Goldberg Trans Am

[aronhk_md]

Just tuning in here....welcome Bill! Have enjoyed watching you on TV those few occasions I've seen you. LOL Like others here I am a bit partial to the early 2nd gen birds, as you can probably see. Have had a fair share of them, and glad to see them finally coming into their own. I too started out amazed and attracted to stock versions, but I'm not what most call a normal person anyway and it wasnt long before the wilder part of my soul called out for something more individual. More me. So now I have The BEAST......my 73 TA 462 with a turbo.

I really must say I love what you are doing with yours. The minimalist approach to external styling is going to go a long way toward making this a knockout.

Not sure what your plans are beyond what has been outlined, but as a long time 2nd gen owner (and I realize you are too) I'm going to throw some suggestions at you.

First, if you arent already planning to throw one of those beautiful Art Morrison 2nd gen full frames under it, make sure its tied together tightly from front to rear......cage too. I'm putting a tilt one piece glass front end on mine, and with your carbon fiber pieces up front you are going to need it rock solid from front to rear or I see trouble brewing...same as mine. On a stock car you can see every joint up front move tremendously if you lift one corner of the car, and those front fenders/inner wheel wells/core support/nose actually were sort of stressed members.

Second.....space under these cars is at a premium when it comes to headers. If you end up looking at options for headers that come any lower than your LS oil pan you'll be unhappy.....I can get you hooked up with custom built Tri-y headers (not 3 tube...real tri-y's that'll fit a 2nd gen frame) at a great price. I know the guy who builds them. There may be other options out there I dont know of, but this is definitely an option as he's built many sets for 2nd gen birds.....including Roger Bolligers winning 1970 Jerry Titus Trans Am clone in europe. If you havent seen it Bill......you'll love watching the video of Roger mopping up some incredible cars including a 1000 hp 935 porsche on the roadrace course.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv4qouMwhj8

Third, you definitely need some sort of power adder. The best bang for your buck when it comes to leaving everyone else behind. LOL. My vote for your LS motor would be to supercharge it.

I've subscribed to your thread Bill, and look forward watching it come to life. Hope to meet you and your wife someday to share some fun with the smell of roasted rubber lingering on the air.



Aron