1976 Trans Am Resto-Mod

[ryeguy2006a]

Thanks Uglybird. I am really jealous of your t56 though. I look forward to seeing the progress on that as that is on my list of things to do to my car.

[70Uglybird]

Thanks Uglybird. I am really jealous of your t56 though. I look forward to seeing the progress on that as that is on my list of things to do to my car.

They are pretty sound transmissions, so picking them up used is not a big deal and if you ever had a problem with one let me know one of my best friends rebuilds them and is a sponser on LS1Tech.

If you have any questions about it let me know I went through alot of different options before going the "expensive" route. But if you could make your own crossmember you could probably do the swap fairly cheap. Quite a bit cheaper than a Keisler 5 speed. In fact even with all the high $$ parts I got I think I'm less than a 5 speed...of course that would have been NEW and a direct fit.

If it makes you feel better I'm jealous of A LOT of things on your car You really have done a great job and are going to have an incredible ride when its done!

[ryeguy2006a]

I worked on the car for a few hours on Saturday and I was able to get a few things done. I installed my new battery and that seemed to get rid of the problem I was having with the "Draw", just ended up being a bad battery. I was able to get the other headlight installed and wired up. I want to give a big thanks to richduty455, on TAC, he went above and beyond to get me a headlight retainer.



I also put on my door trim, which was the last piece of trim that I needed to install.



I won't be able to work on the car this coming weekend, but I am looking forward to getting a lot done for the following weekend. I sent in the request for registration for vintage plates yesterday. I hope to have that back soon and then I will be able to legally drive the car on the road.

Cheers,
Ryan

[Trans]

I worked on the car for a few hours on Saturday and I was able to get a few things done. I installed my new battery and that seemed to get rid of the problem I was having with the "Draw", just ended up being a bad battery. I was able to get the other headlight installed and wired up. I want to give a big thanks to richduty455, on TAC, he went above and beyond to get me a headlight retainer.



I also put on my door trim, which was the last piece of trim that I needed to install.



I won't be able to work on the car this coming weekend, but I am looking forward to getting a lot done for the following weekend. I sent in the request for registration for vintage plates yesterday. I hope to have that back soon and then I will be able to legally drive the car on the road.

Cheers,
Ryan

How comfortable are the seats?

[tlowe6]

I will be watching this closely.

I just purchased a 76 myself.......

[ryeguy2006a]

How comfortable are the seats?

The seats are really comfortable actually. They are original untouched 1973 Deluxe seats.