New '78 T/A Project

[85coupe50]

What a great looking T/A. Excellent progress.

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Good looking gold t/a glad to see ya stayed close to stock with it..

[Torquedork]

Well we finally got around to getting the engine in the car.

Bolting up the B & M transmission

Engine in

[Torquedork]

Thought some might find this interesting.

Started looking at what we need interior wise and found a unique and strange fix on the brittle plastic door panel reinforcements for the 2nd Gen Camaros and Firebirds. Pretty funny! Somebody ate a few Popsicles!!!!

[Torquedork]

Man I HATE puttin' emission crud on this engine!!!

[gold79ta]

Are those valve cover bolts From totally stainless?
If not where did you get them?
I need to change the valve cover gaskets on my 403 and would like a set of those.

[Torquedork]

Are those valve cover bolts From totally stainless?
If not where did you get them?
I need to change the valve cover gaskets on my 403 and would like a set of those.

Actually no. They were just shoulder bolts in our nut and bolt bin. By the time all the crap goes on the engine, probably won't even see them.

[Torquedork]

Update,

Kinda took a bit of a break from the T/A over the holidays but did hang one fender and get the new dash painted.

Still have to go back and loosen the suspension with more weight on the nose, then drop it like a rock!

[chunger]

So, full length headers are ok for emissions? This car has cats, right? Thought anything in front of the cats would have to be CARB approved, no?

[10Aniv]

Looks incredible. I am currently restoring a TATA although my progress was slowed due to the job situation

[Torquedork]

Well got the other fender on and managed to fit the nose

[NYTRANSAM]

Very Nice, Keep up the good work. Love the updates.

[Torquedork]

Managed to get the hood to fit.

[LeighP]

Looking good! I know those noses are always a fight to get them to line up with the hood.

[John Wright]

BEFORE

AFTER
FINISHED ENGINE (Well Pretty much)!

Amazing what a little elbow grease and paint will do...LOL... :thumbs up:

[Motown 454]

Nice Job your making some nice progress. You do excelent work.

[boneheadzz]

Looks beautiful. Glad to see someone did a 403 instead of chucking it. My 79 TA has the 301 and I probably be won't re-use it! Keep the updates rollin'!

[Torquedork]

Looking good! I know those noses are always a fight to get them to line up with the hood.

Yeah Leigh they are a bear but I think we're close. Got the grilles in.


Also forgot to post a photo of the Mark 7 aluminum radiator we're using.

[ZuperZport]

Very Nice, Keep up the good work. Love the updates.

Second that.....great updates........the "HD-TV" of project updates!

TA looks really sharp!

[Uneek68]

very quick progress and awesome job gold birds are very uncommon thumbs up!