Soop Dogg Posted May 31, 2007 Share Posted May 31, 2007 I remember the first time I went to the States, these had just come out. (1977). I thought they looked amazing and bought a model of one. (I was 11 years old then) Good luck with it. Ultimate Spares of America do a lot of stuff for these cars - all the panels etc are still available - even floor pans AFAIK! (Their website isn't up to much, so probably best phone them!) Service parts are cheap as chips - even though we're talking big block. If you need any more info or ideas on where to get parts, give me a shout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyW Posted May 31, 2007 Author Share Posted May 31, 2007 What are you planning on doing for the chassic work? IIRC they're a unibody design, are you going to remove the front clip and work from there? It's just 1 of the rear chassis legs that need replacing, its an easy job by the looks of it. Rear suspension needs taking off to do it which is ok as i have all new rear suspension to re-fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Thread resurrection, i saw one of these today and this thread popped into my head, did you restore this in the end? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannoSupra Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Ohh you Bi*ch... i'de love to get my hands on 'Trigger' Good luck bud.. keep us posted! I'de love to see the end result, and hear her! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mattsupra Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 out of all the yanks this is one of those love them or hate them versions and sorry im on the marmite fence here as i hate them the bandit did a god job making then something there not but its still a trans am which for me isnt too nice or pretty but im into the muscle side of things like dodge darts and chargers etc but still a good project to work on and it keeps another yank on the road so let us know how it did or did not turn out matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl_S Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Beautiful Car. A true piece of history and a real muscle car. Hope you will do most of the work yourself and drive it around lots. It's the sort of thing I would have loved to have bought. Don't change those lovely wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 out of all the yanks this is one of those love them or hate them versions and sorry im on the marmite fence here as i hate them the bandit did a god job making then something there not but its still a trans am which for me isnt too nice or pretty but im into the muscle side of things like dodge darts and chargers etc but still a good project to work on and it keeps another yank on the road so let us know how it did or did not turn out matt Interesting, what have you owned of these Matt? I've not personally owned any old yank muscle, but a early stang, later charger or challenger are on the 'to die for' list And to Danny, lets have an update fella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mattsupra Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 ive owned many yanks in my time but no as you i would love a charger or challenger but as i said its not my fave american motor tbh the trans am ive put pics up of my f150 on here and ive also been around yanks all my life as my dad started the custom show at doncaster with cliff moore which is now run by ripspeed and at donny race course anything else you need to know you nosey bugger lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyW Posted May 8, 2008 Author Share Posted May 8, 2008 Sorry, only just seen this thread. Turns out the car was a complete lemon, it was a cat C write off, which the previous owner (a member on here) reckons he knew nothing about, even though the claim went through whilst he owned the car Also turns out it wasn't even a real trans am anyway, just a regular firebird with an engine swap, but they hadn't upraded the cooling system, or the suspension to handle the extra power. So i ended up flogging it on to an american car collector for a MASSIVE loss. He said he would probably end up breaking it as it was in a bad state. Oh well, you live and learn, just another reason not to trust people based on face value i suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Sorry to hear that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 What a nightmare, thats really annoyed me Sorry to hear that you lost out and such a shame to see what could have been a nice car busted up. PM on it's way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Not good to hear I hope Darryls PM is about what i think it may be..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyW Posted May 8, 2008 Author Share Posted May 8, 2008 What a nightmare, thats really annoyed me Sorry to hear that you lost out and such a shame to see what could have been a nice car busted up. PM on it's way... Cheers. Replied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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