hear are some dash pictures all lit up enjoy

 

here are some more with my 82-84 silver firebird logo steering wheel and 82-84 window and mirror switches


all these pictures make teh deep black look pale or not as deep black as it looks in person so just keep that in mind

 

heres my 82-84 automatic handle i like it over the gray t-handle the car originally came with

 

i just installed brand new white/clear clean coolent and water jugs

 

some other close ups

 

4 brand new general tires with deep curved threads for when it rains

 

just soem quick photos i took of the car at a show i went to

 

nice headliner. when u say ABS headliner, do u mean that where it would normally be fabric its actually plastic?

 

when i said abs headliner i mean its the new aftermarket kind you see on ebay and its a abs plastic shell instead of fiber insullation wrapped in black fabric

 

nice job on your restoration! looks like you may have a little buddage growing on your work bench..

 

thanks, keep the comments coming guys i'll answer any questions

 

82-84? My 87 GTA has the same mirror & window switches. Just the T-handle, not the **** button style.

And you called the dash 82-84 too, but it's the same as my 87 dash, switches & gauges.

 

from my knowledge my dash is from 82-84 trans am, it may have continued in the firebirds but every trans am ive seen from 1985 and up including this 1986 the car originally came with the newer gray dash face plate with vertical style headlight dimmer switch and buldging ac/heat vent on the right

are you the only ower of your car? maybe a previous owner did what i did and switched them out? not sure

and the mirror switches and window switches are teh same switches from 82-92 but 82-84 to my knowledge were black and gray after 1985

like i said everything ive seen in pictures and in ebay listings black siwthcs are 82-84 trans am and gray 85-92

the dash plate is from 82-84 trans am and cannot confirm what firebirds came with because i dont care about the firebird model in general

sorry if my information is alil off just basing it on everything ive seen and read the past 2yrs i recently came into the world of trans am

i have no knowledge of firebirds or GTA's only basing my dates to trans ams

if anyone can shed some light on this please do and this is the first time in 8months someone has mention this to me. let me know guys and i'll correct myself

thanks

 

Since the GTA is really Trans Am GTA & for 87, the GTA wasn't considered an option package (by that I mean most of the individual options had to be selected individually besides Y84-GTA, starting in 88 they were grouped into Y84) maybe there were more changes to the GTA package starting with 88 than I thought? Dunno.

But my 89 GTA had the same dash. AFAIK, all GTAs got that unless they got the Digital Dash.

 

ok good to know, ive only seen the newer gray dash frm 1985 -1992 in gta's(not sure which years) that didnt have digital.

so since im not up with the times for everyone who reads this just know when i say 82-84 i guess i'm going to start referring to it as eariler style dash or earlier style buttons etc....

 

Well, I do know 82-84 F-bodies were different in several ways, I just know all of them.

Like the Pontiac (I say Pontiac since some people try to distinguish between Firebird/Formula/Trans Am/GTA too much) door panels. 82-84 were the same as the Camaro ones. Then, certain details were changed.

 

Thats definitely not an 85-up dash. The dash pad is (no grooves on the front face), but look around the gauges and you'll see the fake torx head bolts, the small pocket/recess under the headlight switch, the squared off ledge below that, etc.

 

My bad....I see the details of the torx heads etc. now & notice the difference in the details.

I guess ignore my previous statements. While the arrangement is the same, the details of the face of the plastic IS different.

Thanks for pointing those out.

 

great i'm glad thats sorted out haha

 

They may look similar but they are different. Those are 1982-1984 only switches.

 

exactly thank you. i just prefer black over gray thats why i went with the older style switches and bezels

the dremel was my best friend to make everything fit just right

 

all i can say is that im lovin this car on the road. handles great for my needs engine is good considering its mostly stock with some bolt on upgrades.

and getting lots of turning heads with the digital setup.

thanks for being a part of this whole project TGO

 

just some nice photos after buffing and waxing smoothed out most of the orange peel

 

some more photos

 

sorry one more just wish you can load more than 3 at a time.


let me know what you think i love replys

 

Great job on the whole project! I love the originality of the parts you matched together...came out really nice. I have an 86 myself, and I am more partial to the way they came in 86 (bumpers, ground effex, interior). I still think yours looks great though, and people must get surprised when they see the better TPI motor under the hood on a car that looks like an older model. I have owned mine for about 5 years now, and it was my first car. I am 23 now too, and have learned everything from reading and asking questions. Nothing feels better than doing something yourself, and having it come out awesome! Keep up the great work!

 

thanks a lot whitedevilTA

Yea i do like the 85-90 style as well. If i were to buy another trans am from those years i would leave it as is. i completely dislike the corvette style look from the 91-92 models but thats just me. nothing against those who do like them and i know a bunch do just not for me.

yes people do get surprised. the other day a guy asked me if it was an 82 haha

i said its an 86 i made it look 82-84.

and i'm not done yet i'm trying toi find a 82-84 center console or 82-92 camaro console. i tried to wrap the gray 86 console in black and it didn't come out right at all where the brake lever is just cuz of the way its shaped.

so i'm goign to convert that as well since the early firebird/all camaros were black plastic from the start


and your right doing it yourself feels amazing thanks again whitedevilTA

 

i installed a black camaro console to replace the 1986 gray trans am console

 

one more pic of the console and i also installed a rear cargo lid.

 

i installed a rare 1984 trans am knee/leg cushion, had it re-wrapped also

 

i installed these for the time being. they were the closest i could find for red illuminated pedals

 

Love the car!! With 4 coats of clear, you should be able to wet-sand all you want.....

 

thanks

yea i finally manned up and tried it out. i spent 15-20 hrs over the past few days and wetsanded with 1200 grit and buffed and waxxed the crap out of it.

still not perfect enough for barrett jackson car auctions but definately very smooth and shiny im very pleased with my results

 

i stuck on door molding makes the car look more original or like a car period not so plain

 

i got pulled over and was given crap by a state cop about my plate in my windshield. just a verbal, it was a check point getting on the highway. they used it as proper cause to pull me over and look for other stuff im sure. it was a young cop and im sure wanted to stick by the book.
"said it wasnt visible"

drove 3months passed cops almost everyday and never got even a look. plus ive seen other cars do it no problem, regaurdless of what the law says i thought as long as it was visible from the front

i have nothing against cops. just try to avoid them and theres no way im drilling holes in my bumper sorry

ANYWAYS...

found other posts on this and bought a hidden flip lisence plate bracket. installed it so it flips up in front and can be folded down and slid under the bumper

i put it up for driving and down for car shows


go on utube and find video of hidden lisence plate


and to those who are cops on here no offense i know i know the law is the law. i dont want any trouble just to enjoy my car and how it looks

 

well done with that front plate, hope the cops around here are a little more laid back so I don't get a ticket for my plate. those side moldings look great btw

 

thank you, yes most cops here are fine just this one incident

also...

just for those who didnt know, my door handles came with my car and is stock from the factory with the "FUEL INJECTION" lettering just think its neat and glad i have them because not all these cars came with that

 

ok boys and girls,

this car will never be finished. Its official

I drove to Mass. and picked up a rear window louver.

i know some of you will be haters cuz its the plastic/aluminum kind

but....

everyone else wanted too much money and none had all the brackets

i came across one in decent shape with all brackets/tabs and decent price

so here it is and i think it looks great with my metalic gray/black two tone


let me know what you think

 

a few more pictures of the rear louver

the rear window used to hold the original wrap around spoiler before i put on the firebird/knight rider spoiler

so i had to bend/cut off with a dremel and other tools to get the spoiler brackets which were spot welded on the window frame.

i did this so the louver could fit properly onto the window

 

I think the car looks good man!
I see a couple things I would change though.
1.put a serp. pulley setup on that eng.
2.new taillights
3.digital HVAC unit(haha,just kidding)I know your looking for that!Good luck,
and if you get one I can help ya out if need.

 

I like the car!!! It looks killer. My favorite piece is those speaker covers in the back!! How much did they cost you?

I have a 1986 T/A where is your third break light?

 

ha, yea i get the taillight thing a lot on this site.

i like all the taillights but this set in genral u dont see as often and i like it

i still have my 1985-1990 trans am tailights i can put on in a blink of an eye

and the engine is still internally original. one day when the emmisions is lifted on it and i have a few grand to spit into it ill do alot to it

and i would love digital hvac but... i dont feel like ripping out my dash and gutting the o entireld analog system

but yea i seee what u mean thanks timmy
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speaker covers were free. i got the idea and my dad knows a close friend who does embroidering for shirts and hats and he just did it once i gave him the logo design

and shhhhhhh.... about the stupid third break light haha. i transfered everything to pre 85 style before third break light. not on purpose but the rear window i replaced my rotted one didnt have then holes in the glass for the 86 light and my new spoiler didnt have one either. been driving for half a yr with no crap about it at all pass cops alll the time

so until i do get pulled over or i come up with some cool way to install one ill just leave it the wonderful way it is hahaha

 

HAHA, yea my bro's IROC third break light was not working unitl a few days ago when I fixed it, our mechanic told us to get it fixed multiple times, but he passed it anyway! LOL.

Do you think I could get an estimate for those speaker covers?

 

estimate? how so? i got them for free.

but you could look around locally to seee who does embroidering and get the guy a jpg image of the logo like i did and ask him how much

i dont wana get into making a business out of this because the guy was nice enough to do it for me real quick cuz its me but he is really busy doing 100 shirt orders or whatever for tons of companies going to him for their company shirts and uniforms even camps lol

dont over think the speaker covers i wouldnt spend more then 20-40bucks even 40 i think is too much

just look around locally for auto interior shops and graphics stores they can hook you up in no time once you give them an image and pick a fabric. i went with the foam backed fabric worked nicley

 

I am sorry to rehash this thread, I did not explain myself, I assumed you talk to the upholster once in awhile, and thought you could ask him how much he would charge. you dont have to do that. Any updates on the car?

 

oh ok yea he moved anyway. cant have him do it anymore.

the only update is i bought the mio KNIGHT RIDER GPS system.

i like it. i was gona buy a gps for 200-300 anyway and the knight rider one is perfect for our 80's trans ams

i'll post pictures later but for only 270 im satisfied with the system. havent lost satelite reception once yet its great and the voice is so cool and it has my name in the database

 

Where did you get htat??? that sounds amazing!! Does the voice sound like KITT?

I cant wait to see this!!

 

yea its available online and at radio shack

its a neat toy nothing more. its just a really cool gps sytem

just go on google.com and type in knight rider mio gps

you'll see what im talking about and i'll post pictures once i can clean my interior this weekend

and type in the same thing on youtube.com theres test driven videos of it in action or go to mio.com the company who makes it

 

UR talking about this correct?http://www.knightridergps.com/available in any color as long as its black!Haha!

 

u are correct sir!!!! haha

and yes only in black and with the original william daniels kitt voice not val kilmer