Still Waiting On Parts Trans Am Moving Plan Day 15

"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
03/20/2018 at 12:45 • Filed to: trans amess, trans am, project car, wrench every day, wrencheveryday

It’ll be Friday or Monday before my radiator support hardware is here, so I can’t FULLY mount the fenders, nose, and hood... BUT I CAN START

I started with bolting the inners to the outers... with the very few bolts I had on hand. Apparently since everything up there is structural I need to have a LOT of bolts in all the right places.

The passenger side fender is the nicer of the two, but the inner looks like warmed over poop. Holes cut, filthy, etc.

Meanwhile the oppo is true for the driver’s side. Odd. Trans Am trunks make for nice work benches, BTW.

All bolted up... with a few less bolts then they should, I stuck the nose on there for the lulz.

Now all it needs is an LS....

I also slapped in the rear window for the ride....

It’s not perfect...

Or permanent...

But its in there good enough for me, and I didn’t do too bad for my first butyl sealed window install.

THANKS, YOUTUBE TUTORIAL.

I’m not sure what’s next. I kinda want to put the door windows in, as they (besides the rad suppt. and hood I cannot yet put on) are the next largest parts I do not want to haul separately, and would be nice in case it rains the day I decide to move it... but I’d have to duct tape a lot of holes if I really wanted to keep the rain out.... and I don’t have any door or trunk weatherstrips ANYWAYS...

I mean, I might just put them in out of boredom at this point.

DISCUSSION (3)

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > Takuro Spirit
03/20/2018 at 12:54

Assemble the least amount of things possible so that when you have to take it apart again (e.g. painting parts while they’re off the car, getting at something ridiculous) it’s just easy enough to pop them back off and stick them back on.

Takuro Spirit > winterlegacy, here 'till the end
03/20/2018 at 13:10

I am. Its just fun to see it all in one piece for the first time and I’m enjoying myself.

Plus there’ll be less surprises down the road when I have to take it apart and put it back together... like having all the proper nuts and bolts.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Takuro Spirit
03/20/2018 at 15:13

What? You don’t like surprises?