Hello all.....

[LeighP]

Hi guys and girls.
Found your site through a link off another forum to one of your members project cars.
Great site, I'm hoping to take my 77 Trans Am in a direction that will improve handling and braking...basically bring the car up to modern day standards in a few areas.
I'm located in Sydney, Australia. I've owned this particular T/A about 4 years, I've slowly been sorting problems etc and driving and enjoying the car. Latest upgrade is to add some 17" alloys in 8" for the front (with 255/50x17 Nitto NT450s) and 9" on the rear (with 275/50x17 Nitto NT450s).
I've replaced the body/subframe bushes with poly ones (probably should have gone alloy, I suppose) and I have Alston subframe connectors and G-braces for the subframe to add soon. I'm also putting together the parts needed to swap to 1LE 12" front discs.
Anyhow, heres a couple of pics I took after fitting up the rims the other day.
All the best, hope to chat to a few of you along the way.

[tones2SS]

Nice looking car.
Is it all original?

[ProdigyCustoms]

I love those cars. We have been sending a lot of parts to Australia. Looks like a lot of you guys love our American muscle over there.

Welcome aboard!

[XcYZ]

2nd Gens are definitely getting more love these days.

Welcome aboard.

[YENKO/SS]

'' Im in high speed pursuit of a black Trans Am, he's all mine, so stay out of the way" Quote by Sheriff Buford T. Justice

Nice Trans Am. The annual Trans Am Nationals are located here in Dayton, Ohio @ the Dayton International Airport every fall. The streets are filled with poncho's all weekend. Good luck with your build.

Mike

[98ssnova]

Looks good I like the color combo. waht size motor do you have?

[SWAPMEETCRAZY]

Owned 4 of these in the day!!! still have fond memories--would out handle a corvette of the same vintage any day!! the 455 was a torque monster!! nice car---jim

[NOT A TA]

Welcome Leigh! Good to see ya signed up over here. Those new wheels look good. One more set and you'll have a set for each season!

[68LS1]

Hi Leigh

Good to see another Aussie, great site here, lot's of help available

Maybe look at http://www.kore3.com/ for brake upgrades and definitely speak with Frank at http://www.prodigycustoms.com/ if you are after good prices and great service

cheers Roger

[LeighP]

High guys,
Thanks for the warm welcome.
I'll try and answer everyones questions.....
Car is a numbers matching 400 / TH350. Aside from the new wheels, I've customised the paint scheme (added the stripe), new decals (were charcoal/red - didn't work with a blue interior), added a customised Formula hood thats cut to work with the shaker and the shaker itself is modified to lift up high enough to fit properly with the Formula hood. My last engineering modification was to upgrade the cooling system to twin thermatic controlled fans and high flow waterpump and replace the timing chain while I was there - much better now.
I have a 455 that I'm putting together to replace the 400, which will be stored. I've gone the 1LE brake upgrade as it can be accomplished very economically and still lets you run 15" original equipment alloys (if you want to). At the rear, I'm planning on using the MPB large diameter drum upgrade, an "all new parts" kit to use full size car finned drums in place of the F body smaller drums. This car is planned as a touring car for road driving, rather than autocross/track type competition use, so I don't see the need to spend big on converting to rear discs.
I've attended the T/A Nats in Dayton a couple of times, great show and thanks to the internet I've got quite a few friends to hang out with and chat.
Another good thing about the T/A Nats is that Woodward Ave Dreamcruise is always on the weekend before, so my friends and I get to check that out as well.
My car will always be a budget controlled project, I expect it to be a slow metamorphisis into my idea of a classy touring car...but I'll get there. I'm not in any hurry, lol.

PS - Frank, love that 69 T/A convertible you guys did....fantastic!!!!