this isnt the drag strip

[band1t]

took my 1979 trans am auto crossing today.
and people couldnt believe I had the car there
young guy said "i see these old cars at the drag strip but not here"
saw 90s and up F-Bodies, Vettes, Hondas, BMWs,
Sadly I didnt do the car justice cause frist time out.
got alot of tips from smart and good guys
sadly one thing IS A MUST to change on the car is stock seats and belts are not the best to hold you in place cause I was getting pulled around inside the car

[MrQuick]

ohh where was this? We need to get Mary Pozzi out there with her beat up Camaro. Or Newman and his 55 grocery getter. LOL

[Vicinity]

ohh where was this? We need to get Mary Pozzi out there with her beat up Camaro. Or Newman and his 55 grocery getter. LOL

I wouldn't really call it beat up anymore. But I do agree. :)

[LeighP]

Try this website...they make a neat locking device for the regular seatbelt that will keep you anchored in your seat....
http://www.cg-lock.com/index.html

[406 Q-ship]

You should have seen the strange look when my 71 Monte Carlo was out at the cone killing.

[Bandit]

Sounds like a blast! You have any pics? I would love to see the old TA out beatin it up!

I know what you mean about seats, that was the first thing I noticed when I did wheels, tires & suspension all in one shot, I took the off-ramp by my house and was like "holy sh*t!" as it flatly stayed glued into the turn, then a second later as I accelerated into the loop I was like "HOLY SH*T!" as my @ss started sliding out of the seat sideways and it felt like I was going to go flying straight out the window! Sadly, I have yet to remedy this problem...if I ever get around to re-doing my interior...

Anyway congrats on getting out there!

[Trevon]

I know the feeling. haha A lot of people at my auto-x didn't expect me to run or do too well... and I wasn't near last! Finished in roughly the middle of the pack and that made me extremely happy. The second oldest car was a '90 NA 300zx. Most were miatas, there was a boxtser...I love (almost) showin' those people up with my 3500+ lb car that's wider and longer as well :smoke:

[79-TA]

Great job getting you and your car out there!

Yea, Trans Am seats aren't much on lateral support. I find myself either bracing myself with my knee against the door, or sometimes I allow myself to go back to the bad habit of grabbing the bottom of the seat with my left hand.

[pedro gonzalez]

I had enough of my factory 79 transam seats,splurged and bought corbeau LG1's not installed yet very anxious would love to have a ridetech tigercage to tie harness's to.

[Trevon]

Forgot to say... at least you got your car on a track! That's awesome! And I have Procar Rally by Scat seats and they have pretty good side bolsters; I didn't notice myself sliding around at all.

[Bandit]

One more thing...sorry I already took the username you were trying to get. No I'm not. Well, ok, maybe a little. ;)

I've been a stranger on this site for quite awhile so I don't think I've seen your car previously, but just so you and anyone else reading this knows, I still have my TA and hopefully she will be coming out of her hiatus soon...so I plan on getting back into wrenching on and driving her again, and I would love to try the autocross thing too!

Looking forward to hearing more from you and about your TA!

[Randy67]

I've run a few oddballs in autocross, people in our region know me more by my car than name. The 67 El Camino and 00 Dakota R/T are the two that surprise most people. Especially since I was using the Dakota to tow the Elky, now I am running the Dakota until I finish the 81 Camaro. The Elky did fairly well, but was an underdog in CP. The Camaro and the 03 Mustang GT (sold now) are the only two normal cars I have autocrossed. I started with a 92 Achieva SCX W41, so I guess oddballs are in my nature.