Just got around to watching the Gas Monkey Bandit show

"Bandit" (2bandit) 12/11/2013 at 22:58 • Filed to: gas monkey, fast n loud, trans am

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Why the hell would you buy and restore Trans Am with a 403 without doing an engine swap and deleting some of the smog crap?!

Why?

Cherry_man1 > Bandit 12/11/2013 at 23:03

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The guy wanted it original .

daender > Bandit 12/11/2013 at 23:04

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Because just about everyone in these "reality" shows are idiots trying to make a quick buck by cutting corners. I can't watch those desert car hooligans because it's horrible watching them struggle to make a profit on their car because they didn't want to invest enough in it. Case in point that GTO-clone they built for one of those boy-big high-quality auctions, they should have went the extra distance of turning that Tempest into a Ram-Air III GTO Judge clone instead of a base-model GTO. Then they bitch about barely making a profit.

Aka, Wheeler Dealers or nothing anymore, at least their stuff is enjoyable to watch.

TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H! > Bandit 12/11/2013 at 23:05

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WhWy would someone restore a Trans Am and fuck up the decals like that? Ruined it for me.

Bandit > Cherry_man1 12/11/2013 at 23:05

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But... but... that's stupid! Most '77 and '78 SEs came with the better Pontiac 400. Grrr. Bandit is kerfuffled.

ihm96 > Bandit 12/11/2013 at 23:06

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The guy who bought it clearly didn't care very much... he didn't even want a manual. They have no reason to spend extra money on a new engine unless they can get more money for it... oh wait they rebuilt an engine twice

Bandit > TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H! 12/11/2013 at 23:06

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Seriously! I want to win that contest, remove the decals, do an engine swap, then tweet them "this is how it should be done."

Cherry_man1 > Bandit 12/11/2013 at 23:07

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Tis what it tis~

Just take it and walk away

Bandit > daender 12/11/2013 at 23:07

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Eh, this show isn't too bad. It's certainly better than many of the "car shows" discovery has tried before.

Bandit > ihm96 12/11/2013 at 23:08

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Well, can't fault him for the auto. Finding a 4-speed car is so much harder than finding an auto. I wanted a manual but couldn't find one so I ended up with an auto.

Birddog > Bandit 12/11/2013 at 23:22

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I want to find an unmolested 1981 Z28. ?
Why not?
The 403, for a "smog motor", wasn't really horrible.
It's not like they tried building a 301 or 265, or worse.

Bandit > Birddog 12/11/2013 at 23:36

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Luckily for you Camaros never had Olds 403s... but they did have aweosme graphics!

It's a chevy so the engine swap options would be so much nicer and easier to complete than what I had to choose from.

The 403 was just... meh. It had less than 200hp, they have relatively weak blocks compared to 400s, and they are more expensive to build.

webmonkees > TheLOUDMUSIC- Put it in H! 12/12/2013 at 00:54

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Agreed. I like monkeys, I like Trans Ams. I'll admit even considered hood designs for the Brat. That would not be it. Mothra, actually.

Chase > Bandit 12/12/2013 at 07:17

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When a man walks up and says he'll give you a ridiculous amount of money for a car, you don't question why he wants it original. Time was also kind of a factor (not that the engine dying twice really helped)

Stef Schrader > Bandit 12/12/2013 at 11:42

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Most of the aesthetic and mechanical choices on that show make me scratch my head.