Restore a Muscle Car's 1980 Trans Am Restoration - Lateral-g Forums

restoreamusclec · #1 05-18-2011, 12:44 PM

RESTORE a MUSCLE CAR 1980 Trans Am Restoration

This 1980 Trans Am “Hell’s TA” was a Frame-Off restoration for the original owner, John M. from New York!

Car Features:

Hood Bird by Mike Lavallee - Killer Paint
Transplant LS9 Super Charged GM Crate Engine with DSE Mini Tubs, T-Tops and Vintage AC.
6-Speed American Powertrain Auto Transmission
Detroit Speed Front and Rear Performance Suspension
Baer Brakes
Kicker Sound System
Kenwood DVD NAV Touch Screen
Year One 18" Snowflakes 10" and 12", Door Panels, Deck Lid Spoiler
BFGoodrich KDW2 Performance Tires

This was a feature car at SEMA: http://goo.gl/ecPFJ
More pictures of this car and of Mike Lavallee painting the custom graphics at: http://goo.gl/usDYr

Feel free to contact us at [email protected], 402-465-5756 or www.restoreamusclecar.com. And be sure to join us on Facebook & Twitter!

**4mm** · #2 05-18-2011, 02:40 PM

Excellent, now that's how a TA should be done.

62ChevyII · #3 05-18-2011, 02:45 PM

Glad to see you listing on Lateral-G. Keep putting some of your projects on here. You've got plenty to share.
I had the opportunity to visit your shop on the "garage tour" a couple months ago on a Saturday. Thanks for opening up your shop for the tour!! You have lots of very nice finished and in process there.

I've recently listed a ChevyII project under the Project Updates section here on Lateral-G. Title is "62ChevyII On Target"

Will have to look you up a the cruise nights this spring/summer.
Jim

**tones2SS** · #4 05-18-2011, 05:36 PM

That looks and sounds like a real asphalt ripper. Very nice.

RECOVERY ROOM · #5 05-18-2011, 08:38 PM

Nice to see you here Dave,, I went to their shop last week and these guys got their stuff together. Black paint never looked so good, Very impressive work.

john royal · #6 05-24-2011, 10:29 PM

This car also won first place at a car show this past weekend in New York. And for anyone that was wondering the engine bay cover that wraps around is all aluminium.

coolwelder62 · #7 05-25-2011, 05:13 AM

Very cool.Nice work.

wedgehead · #8 05-25-2011, 07:21 AM

We saw this car at Sema last year. I took many pics for my kid who is also building a T/A. Car was awesome, very nice details that took a little to find.

**Rybar** · #9 05-25-2011, 11:18 AM

Very cool TA, well done.

redfire69 · #10 05-25-2011, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by john royal

This car also won first place at a car show this past weekend in New York. And for anyone that was wondering the engine bay cover that wraps around is all aluminium.

Very nice. You have them available for sale yet? The one that connects to the rad support and fenders.