Re: 72 TA : New Project
 

Looks great Steve... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

Re: 72 TA : New Project
 

Thanks to Norwood and his expertise (no doubt using surplus, Area 51 Alien replication technology), he has come out with another unique part for our cars. This time it's the heat riser shroud mounting bracket for the 72 455HO engines.

Here's is the problem. The only repro available for the 72's is the wrong style bracket that is used on the 70s and 71s. Pictured on the top and bottom, it has two big &quot;ears&quot; that come up to protect the vacuum hoses. This was not used in 72.

http://i599.photobucket.com/albums/t...20SD120206.jpg

Here is a borrowed shot of an original 72 bracket on top, and Norwood's exact duplicate on the bottom:

http://i599.photobucket.com/albums/t...68c/hobrkt.jpg

And a borrowed photo of the 72-only shroud unit that employed a locater tab to engage in the slot in the bracket:

http://i599.photobucket.com/albums/t...ture20016a.jpg

Compared with the repro piece that is sold by all the venders and mistakenly described as fitting all the 70/71/72 cars. The triangular piece needs to be trimmed down into a small tab, and then it works just fine with Norwood's bracket:

http://i599.photobucket.com/albums/t.../IMG_0419s.jpg

And the modified shroud and new bracket, assembled and mounted. (...and it looks like I need to do some detailing and repainting over the winter).

http://i599.photobucket.com/albums/t...c/S7007555.jpg

Re: 72 TA : New Project
 

I just got a heads up from a guy on the Performance Years website that they spotted my T/A in the Hemmings 2012 Muscle Machines calendar. Just in case anyone is interested. (I bought one as a Christmas gift for the in-laws, at my wife's suggestion since they are car-people, too and get a kick out of following my antics) [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

http://www.hemmings.com/store/detail...roduct_id=1377

Re: 72 TA : New Project
 

Cool Steve! Looks like Sam's Deuce is in there as well! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif[/img]

Re: 72 TA : New Project
 

Well, here is the update of the century. The 72 sold today to a very happy new owner. We were both quite pleased with the transaction. If the new owner wishes to announce himself publicly I will leave it up to him.

I know what you're thinking: how could you spend seven years working toward something and then sell it? Well, it's kind of like the biblical story of Jacob and how he had to toil for seven years under Rachel's father Laban, before being allowed to marry Rachel, only the morning after the wedding ceremony he finds out there was a switcheroo and it's Leah he married and not Rachel. So he had to work another seven years to get the girl (car) of his dreams, Rachel.

That was kind of how I felt every time I'd open the garage and see the 72 sitting there. All I saw was seven years of labor and not the good feeling of owning the car I always wanted. So, off she went and now I am hunting for &quot;Rachel&quot;. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

This now leaves me with a bit of funding for the next project, whatever that may be. Hopefully something will come up soon. (or at least sooner than in the next seven years. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/wink.gif[/img]

Re: 72 TA : New Project
 

I thot her name was Christina? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img]





Congrats Steve and good hunting. Anything in mind?

Re: 72 TA : New Project
 

Naw, that's the Charger.

And it's Ms. Christine to you buddy!
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Re: 72 TA : New Project
 

Steve...you need an SD Formula [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img] BTW, congrats on the sale!!

Re: 72 TA : New Project
 

The new owner got a fantastic car and a VERY long thread to go with it not too mention some ink as well! We wait in patience for the next &quot;build&quot;. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif[/img]

Re: 72 TA : New Project
 

The never ending saga of Steve's projects. I am looking forward to another large project build thread to follow [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/laugh.gif[/img] Glad I got to see it in person a couple of times. Or maybe it is a local guy and I may see it around?

Re: 72 TA : New Project
 

I'm sad to hear you let it go Steve. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/frown.gif[/img]

But the new owner should be thrilled that they bought a car that had a top notch, proper resto, by someone dedicated to &quot;getting it right&quot;.

[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]

Re: 72 TA : New Project
 

Whatever you get for a new project, remember who has the Goodyears lined up for you!!!!

Re: 72 TA : New Project
 

Wow awesome work here, i like your new restored part!

Re: 72 TA : New Project
 

If you want to see what I sold the T/A in order to get, go here and see the new project:

[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img]

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ubbt...291#Post487291

Re: 72 TA : New Project
 

Who on earth is still reading this! We are almost at 1,000,000 views this week! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img]

This is crazy!

Re: 72 TA : New Project
 

And don't forget...the new owner has agreed to join us at MCACN in November with the T/A and of course, Steven will be joining us with his Formula AND he has promised to do a wheelie demonstration on his Raleigh Chopper.

Bashton
MCACN Managing Member

Re: 72 TA : New Project
 

That's great news! (about the car being at the show, not the wheelie thing - I wouldn't want to blow out the rear tire trying to pull the front wheel off the ground) [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

Re: 72 TA : New Project
 

I just got a message that the collector that bought my 72 T/A featured in this thread is interested in selling it, and a couple other of his cars, to acquire another couple cars he has been hunting for.

If anyone is interested, PM me and I will put you in contact with him.

He also has that time capsule 13,000 mile red 73 455 4 speed (nonSD) T/A that is up for sale as well as a 69 H/O and a 70 Cuda 440+6. All the cars are amazing and he is a very good guy to deal with. I have driven the 73 and it is nice!

I will post something in the for sale section.

Re: 72 TA : New Project
 

In case anyone wants a souvenier from this never-ending thread, I have the original set of Armasteel connecting rods and the 9799103 nodular crankshaft for sale. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ubbt...578#Post511578

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ubbt...577#Post511577

Re: 72 TA : New Project
 

Looks like she is on the market by the collector who just received her in a trade:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/121523640696?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&amp;ssPa geName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

http://www.ebay.com/itm/121523640696...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Ebay item #121523640696 in case link doesn't work.

Re: 72 TA : New Project
 

Here is a link that works, I think:

72 TA

Re: 72 TA : New Project
 

Dear Steve and all fans of this 72 TA -

I just wanted you to know that this car is alive and well. I bought it earlier this year in Austin, TX, and drove it back to San Francisco, CA, along the famous Route 66. The collector I purchased it from in Austin thought I was a bit crazy to actually *drive* it home, but I figured a classic American car deserves a road trip on the classic American road. It's a &quot;Trans Am&quot; after all, right? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

I took some footage while I was driving back and finally got around to making a video. I've just uploaded it to YouTube here: Trans Am - Trans America. I'm not a professional videographer, but I tried my best to capture the greatest of this car.

Thanks.
https://miks.smugmug.com/Trans-Am/Tr...IMG_4881-L.jpg

Re: 72 TA : New Project
 

That's awesome. Nice to see that it is back home on the left coast where it was sold new! It's a great car. If you have any questions feel free to PM me.

Re: 72 TA : New Project
 

What an awesome car.. Loved the cinematography..!!.. Great job and glad to see these cars still being driven and not trailered. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/youguysrock.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/Can-I-Have-It.gif[/img]

Re: 72 TA : New Project
 

I watched the video. Most excellent. I love the highway run through the gears - and the vintage 1973 Chevy truck coming the other way. I lost count of how many gears you went through, it was like watching a 1970's car chase with never ending shifting sounds. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Re: 72 TA : New Project
 

Lots of comments on the sister thread on PY:

http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...96#post5474796

Re: 72 TA : New Project
 

[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Re: 72 TA : New Project
 

Really neat video!

Re: 72 TA : New Project
 

That video made my night!

Re: 72 TA : New Project
 

Very cool video. It looks like this was a solo trip. Who was filming the speedo, etc while you were driving?

Jason

Re: 72 TA : New Project
 

Hi all. Glad you're liking the video. It certainly took a while to shoot and even longer to edit, so I'm happy it's out in the world for others to enjoy.

If you click on &quot;Show More&quot; in the info box below the video you'll get a bit more background on the project. I was alone on this trip, so all the camera work was done by myself, much of it while driving (speedo, hood-horizon shots, driving shadow, reflection in windows, etc.). Yes, perhaps a bit risky, but there was lots of open, empty road along the way for much of the trip. I laid the phone on the ground pointing up for the undercarriage shot - that was done in the middle of the road in the middle of nowhere. I did have a small Gorillapod that I used to attach the iPhone to sign posts for some of the drive-by shots, and then I used it around the rear view mirror when making the &quot;Rocket Man&quot; sequence (freeing up both hands so I could steer and shift). It would've been cool to have had a suction mount for the iPhone so I could've stuck it to the car and had shots looking back at or along the car while driving. Next road trip!

I recall somewhere back in this thread that Steve mentioned you needed to photograph white cars at sunrise or sunset to get the appearance right. I got lucky one night driving out of Oatman, AZ with a fantastic sunset - those are the video shots at the start and the still photos at the end. That's how the sky really looked - no photoshop work.

The car got a bit dirty from all those miles but rest assured it received a thorough detail job from the best place in San Francisco and is, once again, pristine.

Steve, nice to meet you. Thanks for the link to the sister thread, and cool people are checking it out there, too (I've updated the video info with that link as well). Will certainly shoot you a PM to touch base.

Re: 72 TA : New Project
 

Did you actually drive it all that way with those vintage California plates on it? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

Re: 72 TA : New Project
 

What a great video! Amazing job...

Re: Spray Day
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: njsteve</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I get more of a kick out of the restoration process than I do after it's finished and just sitting there. It's like a jigsaw puzzle; what do you do with it when it's all finished...take it apart and do it again? This car is kind of neat in that I am keeping as much of it in its original form. The floors will remain in their original (now clean) state. Other than stripping and straightening the upper sheetmetal and replacing a portion of the trunk well, the car will be a &quot;reassemblation&quot; not really a restoration. -a new challenge for me. &lt;img src=&quot;https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...grin.gif&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt; </div></div>

Can I use this term? &quot;Reassemblation&quot;?

Ryan

Re: Spray Day
 

Or &quot;restification?

Re: Spray Day
 

Oh, no you can't. I patented and copyrighted and trademarked every single word I used - just like that corporation that tried to trademark that word that sounds like &quot;sir-bibe-urr&quot; a few years back. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/rolleyes.gif[/img]

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Re: Spray Day
 

I just found this thread, I am 40 pages in and can't put it down!!!

Thanksgiving after turkey reading:-)

Ryan

Re: 72 TA : New Project
 

you can just imagine all the TA guys just cringing when the snow scene pops up.

ive always said they are just cars and where meant to be driven..my hat of to you...not sure i would go that far...but good job

Re: Spray Day
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Ryan1969Chevelle</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I just found this thread, I am 40 pages in and can't put it down!!!

Thanksgiving after turkey reading:-)

Ryan </div></div>

What do you mean, It's been here for over a decade with almost 3-1/2 million views!...(If I only had a penny for each hit.....) [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/no.gif[/img]

Glad you're enjoying it. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

BTW, there are three more sequals after it...just look in the Pontiac section for Part Deux, Part Tres, and &quot;Gramma's Car&quot;

Re: Spray Day
 

Is it too much to ask the new owner to give us a glimpse of it's 8tk demo tape in that vid? [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif[/img]