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Member ID: bkfirebird

Location: Amherst, NY

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Vehicle Info

1984 Pontiac Trans Am

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed0mph
  • HP0
  • Weight3168lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

Modifications

Performance Parts

  • Custom Intake 
  • Flowmaster Exhaust 
  • Hooker Header 

Interior

  • Recaro Seats 

Car Audio & Video

Ratings

    • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.

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Last updated: Sep 29, 2005

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Jim’s Pontiac Trans Am
“slow84ta”

  • Currently 3.225 /5 Stars.
142 guestbook comments

Progress on the Trans Am
2004, the year of preparation

Here I was cleaning up the bulk of the underbody coating and grease out of the engine compartment.

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bkfirebird's 1984 Pontiac Trans Am

Taken apart the interior for a guage swap, tranny swap, and cage install. Also had some water damage from leaky T-Tops.

bkfirebird's 1984 Pontiac Trans Ambkfirebird's 1984 Pontiac Trans Am

Some pictures from me putting the heater box back into the car and setting up the a/c lines.

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2005, the year of building

bkfirebird's 1984 Pontiac Trans Am


Just a bunch of random parts chilling out.

Just getting the block home from the machine shop were it was, tanked, magnafluxed, bored, rings fitted, pistons fitted, honed, short block assabled, cam bearings, balanced, etc...

bkfirebird's 1984 Pontiac Trans Am

400 Steel Crank, 6 inch Forged Eagle Connecting Rods.

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Keith Block Silv-o-lite .150 Dome pistons with 76cc head for 11.2-11.7ish compression

bkfirebird's 1984 Pontiac Trans Am

7quart oil pan kit with hi pressure/volume oil pump

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Weak stock rear LCA next to the new and stronger BMR LCA. Also a little shot of how the car currently sits (3/6/05)

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BMR rear LCA & BMR adjustable panhard bar installed

bkfirebird's 1984 Pontiac Trans Am

Spohn LCA Relocation brackets. Lowers the pitch of the LCA 2 or 3 inchs. Improves 60 foot time by .10 and is also a must for lowered cars.

bkfirebird's 1984 Pontiac Trans Am

Holley Double Pumper 850cfm carb.
Edelbrock Victor Jr Intake.

Manual Conversion

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For now it's gonna be a nearly new T-5, by this summer I should have a T-56 in there.

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Some more parts

More Pictures coming soon with the rest of build up....

Page 1-Intro
Page 2-03 Pictures
Page 3-Current Progress of ta
Page 4-Other Rides
Page 5-Western New York F-Body

Guestbook Ratings

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latemodelnewbee  

Posted by: latemodelnewbee

11/05/2007 12:02AM

That is a beautiful car, but you should leave it stock they only made 500 with 5 speeds, or atleast keep all the parts when you upgrade. If you don't you kick yourself later when these cars are bringing in big bucks

car_menu  

Posted by: car_menu

05/08/2007 07:49PM

and by the way, I LOVE YOUR INTEROR!!!

car_menu  

Posted by: car_menu

05/08/2007 07:48PM

check out my 84, let me know what you think, maybe this might be the only one you like with no spoilers etc

THEBANDIT1987  

Posted by: THEBANDIT1987

03/21/2007 12:45AM

hey nice ride you have there,i was wondering how hard its been to convert her to manual,cause i would like to do the same to mine

hotmotoj  

Posted by: hotmotoj

11/13/2006 09:01PM

HEY! Awesome ride man. You've put alot of work into it and it shows. When you get a chance, check out my 1985 Trans Am project car that I got for only $500. Sign my guestbook and rate me to let me know what you think!

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Member ID: bkfirebird

Location: Amherst, NY