Don't know where to start
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Car: 1989 Trans Am
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Don't know where to start
I have an 89 trans and I'm just stuck on where to start with the appearance, any tips will help, engine is out. Thanks for looking
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Re: Don't know where to start
Fix anything that's not working first (turn signal bulbs, windshield wipers, headlights). Replace/repair anything that is broken. It's not always what you can add but sometimes it's what you can't take away. For instance, one thing that could be removed could be the pontiac sticker in the back window.
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Car: 89 Firebird
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Re: Don't know where to start
Id start sanding her down getting it ready to paint. Go ahead and paint under the hood and the wheels also while you are at it. Probably going to have to replace that rear spoiler. Great car to build I look forward to your progress. What engine you going back in with?
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Car: 1985 Trans am
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Re: Don't know where to start
We need more info as to what your intended outcome would be. Interior, exterior, engine etc.
Restore? Restomod? Just bringing it back enough to be a daily driver?
You said the engine is out, did you take it out/do you still have it? Is it a 305? 350? V6?
But as for the appearence, like Firebat said, take off that sticker and replace what needs to be replaced.
It's hard to tell how good/bad the car is from those pictures.
Restore? Restomod? Just bringing it back enough to be a daily driver?
You said the engine is out, did you take it out/do you still have it? Is it a 305? 350? V6?
But as for the appearence, like Firebat said, take off that sticker and replace what needs to be replaced.
It's hard to tell how good/bad the car is from those pictures.
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Re: Don't know where to start
Since the engine is out...replace the core heater......trust me
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I took quarter panels of and sandblasted them becaouse of surface rust, used filler primer out of a spray can(hopefully that's good) but I have tiny little crater like holes in panels. Do I use that bondo body filler next or what? That's where I am at. I took out 305 tbi and putting in 383 stroker carburated
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Re: Don't know where to start
We need more info as to what your intended outcome would be. Interior, exterior, engine etc.
Restore? Restomod? Just bringing it back enough to be a daily driver?
You said the engine is out, did you take it out/do you still have it? Is it a 305? 350? V6?
But as for the appearence, like Firebat said, take off that sticker and replace what needs to be replaced.
It's hard to tell how good/bad the car is from those pictures.
Restore? Restomod? Just bringing it back enough to be a daily driver?
You said the engine is out, did you take it out/do you still have it? Is it a 305? 350? V6?
But as for the appearence, like Firebat said, take off that sticker and replace what needs to be replaced.
It's hard to tell how good/bad the car is from those pictures.
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Re: Don't know where to start
We need more info as to what your intended outcome would be. Interior, exterior, engine etc.
Restore? Restomod? Just bringing it back enough to be a daily driver?
You said the engine is out, did you take it out/do you still have it? Is it a 305? 350? V6?
But as for the appearence, like Firebat said, take off that sticker and replace what needs to be replaced.
It's hard to tell how good/bad the car is from those pictures.
Restore? Restomod? Just bringing it back enough to be a daily driver?
You said the engine is out, did you take it out/do you still have it? Is it a 305? 350? V6?
But as for the appearence, like Firebat said, take off that sticker and replace what needs to be replaced.
It's hard to tell how good/bad the car is from those pictures.
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I agree with what Tibo said. Replace that metal or find another panel not rusted it will be worth it. And I wouldn't use that spray on primer, I used it on my truck hood and the paint bubbled up where we had sprayed it.
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Re: Don't know where to start
We used spray can primer on a small spot when we were repainting the hood on our 1975 Mercedes, it also bubbled. And that was "automotive self etching primer" in a spray can.
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