1/15/09
Getting another one.... found this one on ebay in Atascadero, Ca.... only 2400 miles away!
Flew out 2400 miles to pick this baby up and drove it 2400 miles back home. California to Tennessee.
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1979 Trans Am. Manual trans (BW T-10 4-speed) with 400 cubic inch, 6.6L Pontiac engine and 3.23 ratio Limited slip rear.
WS6 Performance Package (larger anti-sway bars, 8" Snowflake wheels and 4-wheel disc brakes)
Nocturne Blue with Camel interior.
Great weather in Cali/Az in January... T-tops out.....
Cruising across the Mohave desert..... 80 mph is about 3500 rpm. This baby endured 2400 miles of this abuse in 2.5 days......
Overheated going up the mountains before Kingman, Az...... I wonder why? Had to refill the radiator with a styrofoam coffee cup at this rest stop. Took forever. Very large 4-core radiator holds a lot of water....... Lost a lot of valuable travel time. Pic is of me and the T/A leaving the scene. Goodbye!
Here's a shot of the damage from changing out the 195 degree thermostat..... Knucklebusters hurt!
Cruising down the mountain..... easy as pie.
Here's a shot near the summit of the mountains at Flagstaff, Az. 7300 feet above sea level.... 1.4 miles by my GPS.
The weather was great... the snow was leftover for a previous storm. The temps were so nice, I left the T-tops out and rolled up the windows. A LOVELY DRIVE!!!!!!!!
Notice the snow on the right (shaded area of mountain) and the lack thereof on the left........
Putting the T-tops back in as the sun sinks..... getting a little cooler. Nice snow caps in the background.
Desert sunset in the rear window and t-tops.....
Notice the overturned Semi truck in the back window..................
This train caught me about 4 times. He was movin' on. I got held up in traffic a couple times and had to stop for gas every 200 miles. I was making real good time until I saw him about 4 times.
___Windmill Farm Hundreds of these babies along the ridges.
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Parked at Mom's. 2009 and 1983.
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Engine Code
110926 YD
Block Casting #
9790071
Engine VIN#.
29X199590
Date Code
D12 or 1198
Engine Appears to be a '69 "B"-Body(Full Size) 400 cubic inch block with the stock '79 400 heads and ancillary components swapped over.
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My first Autocross in it ..... I WON 1ST PLACE IN THE "FS" CLASS!!!!!
Just installed the masking tape class numbers while airing up the tires to competition psi.
Long right hand sweeper before the uphill straight away. The big ol' 400 quadrajet really sounded great at this point.
Coming up the uphill straight.... Loved this part.
Rounding out the uphill straight and into the right turn just before the "Chicago Box" obstacle.
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Cruising around US129, aka The Dragon.
