Chad's 1981 Trans Am

[Chadman27]

Well after some coaxing, I'm finally pulling the trigger on the build thread... as I've stated before, I tried this once taking about an hour to write, and lost it all when posting... doh! So here goes... again...

I've been a long time forum stalker since 2004, forgot password and had change my username not so long ago. I've posted every now and then with questions and always get top notch help and advice. The guys on the forum are truly awesome and a wealth of knowledge!

So the car is a 1981 Trans Am and it was my first car in high school... its been my baby ever since! Growing up I was lucky enough to have a father who was willing to buy me the car and tear it apart with me to teach me how to wrench. 2nd gen's were a little more reasonably priced back in 2004, and 81 being a little less desirable, it was a modest project and I learned a ton. Basically the car was torn down, the puny 305 rebuilt, and all the drivetrain blasted/painted and worked over. Pretty much everything you don't see - interior & paint was worked, but the car wasn't in toooo bad of shape to start and a young chump can't be too picky. I loved it.

Modifiedthe car a little bit in High-school, which included custom Autometer gauges, some refurbed 15x8 Snowflakes, and a ZZ4 crate engine. To make these things happen I rang couple million groceries, dug a couple thousand feet of ditches for electrical conduit, and a couple hundred feet of hand built HVAC systems duct. Even at a young age, you could say it was my money pit .

During college the car stayed at the parents, and I knew once I was making some money I wanted to take the car further. I remember seeing the DSE Quadra-link setup and their 2nd Gen Test car for the first time and saying... right there, that's it

Fast forward a few years after graduation and I now have the means to satisfy my car lust.

I started my project in October 2010, so I have a lot of pics to update to where I am now... so instead of posting everything and risk losing my post again, I'll piece meal this thing out a few pics/descriptions at a time.

Here is how it started in 2010 before the full teardown: 1981 Trans Am, white, red interior, BW 4 spd, ZZ4 crate, 10 bolt 3.73's: 1 of about a ton, but its mine and that's all that reallymatters to me











To be continued...