Carolina Road Hugger - my 98 Trans Am build

[4birdman]

With the Patriot Dream Camaro in the metal shop, I sold one of my other cars and put some money into some much needed work on my 98 Trans Am. Started out a bone stock automatic TA when I bought it 4 years ago. Over the years I installed some BMR lowering springs, Bilstein front shocks, BMR LCA relocation brackets, BMR tubular SFCs, Spintech exhaust, Pacesetter off-road longtubes with off-road y-pipe, and a Whisper lid.

A lot of things bothered me about the car, and the brakes were worn out, and the LS1 oil pump was suspect. So here I started the project.
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So, I started out by working on some things under the hood. I relocated the hood release cable, the wires on the passenger fender, and the TCS module.
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[4birdman]

And then I started in on the brakes. The pads were completely worn out and the calipers were on their last legs. I beat the hell out of this car, so didn't surprise me.
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[4birdman]

And then I bought 6LiterEater Designs C5/C6 front brake kit, RotorsOnline.com rotors, The Caliper Factory front C6 calipers and rear F-body calipers, and Hawk pads.

Gonna test them out when it stops raining.
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[4birdman]

Next week I'm going to start swapping out the automatic for a 6-spd.

Tick Performance did a stage 2 rebuild on a T56 for me, and I got all the swap parts wherever I found them cheapest.

Going to run an LS6 clutch and do the drill-mod on a new master cylinder.

Also powdercoating all the pedals and frame in semigloss black and putting a set of Modo Innovations pedal covers on them.

And then after that is done and I sell the automatic swap stuff, I am going to have HRT Performance in Durham redo a set of 5.3L heads for me. I got a Professional Products Typhoon intake from them, and got a good deal on a 238/242 cam. And maybe some nitrous if I have cash left. We'll see. :)

[WS6]

sounds like fun Bryan. Good luck with it

[brans72]

did you do the powder coat yourself??? Joel at HRT had a friend of his do mine and they turned out GREAT figured you might be him after reading up on the patriot dream car.

[1971CHEVELLE]

nice car go for it have fun:1st:

[bonecrrusher]

This car going to Autofair?

[cdoggy81]

Are you going to mill the heads any or just leave the stock CC size? What is the LSA & lift on that cam??? Are you going to fly cut the pistons or let the valves do it for you... :)