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Forum: Members Firebirds
07-28-2018, 02:16 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 14,975
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: Nightmare of a 1985 Trans Am

I wish I could say fun, so I'll start with a couple of decent pictures.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/850/41887736840_2f957f00ae_z.jpg
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Forum: Members Firebirds
05-14-2018, 10:59 AM
Replies: 120
Views: 14,975
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: Nightmare of a 1985 Trans Am

Disclaimer: I had this post almost fully typed after 20 minutes, and my dog ran past and tripped on my power cord. Since I don't have the time to re-type everything, I'll give basic points.

Start...
Forum: Members Firebirds
05-14-2018, 09:51 AM
Replies: 120
Views: 14,975
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: Nightmare of a 1985 Trans Am

Alright, more overdue updates. My time to work on the car has been very limited due to switching to night shift a few months back, but I manage to make it out there every now and then.

First off I...
Forum: Members Firebirds
02-07-2018, 07:47 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 14,975
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: Nightmare of a 1985 Trans Am

I was looking at it as more of a simplicity factor being that it's basically just an intake and crank pulley swap with a single carb. I figured 5-7 lbs of boost with a baby shot of spray to cool the...
Forum: Members Firebirds
02-05-2018, 08:07 AM
Replies: 120
Views: 14,975
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: Nightmare of a 1985 Trans Am

Thanks!


My thoughts exactly. That would be my second choice to the factory GTA hood, but I'm not 100% on buying a hood just to maybe have to cut it yet. I'm half and half with finding a Weiand...
Forum: Members Firebirds
02-04-2018, 06:58 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 14,975
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: Nightmare of a 1985 Trans Am

Also, I need to come up with ideas for hood clearance. In my opinion, every cowl hood made for the Firebirds look horrible. I'm half inclined to cut up a mailbox and toss it on the hood as a scoop...
Forum: Members Firebirds
02-04-2018, 06:56 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 14,975
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: Nightmare of a 1985 Trans Am

I was forced to drive the car to work for a few days while the transmission was out of my S10, so naturally the car blew a trans cooler line leaving work the last day that I was supposed to drive it....
Forum: Members Firebirds
12-19-2017, 10:38 AM
Replies: 120
Views: 14,975
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: Nightmare of a 1985 Trans Am

Quick updates, car caught on fire shortly after putting an overly aggressive 350Z in it's place. Luckily my hood was off so I could run up front and blow it out.
Turns out my zip tie broke that held...
Forum: Members Firebirds
11-07-2017, 09:26 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 14,975
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: Nightmare of a 1985 Trans Am

Thanks everyone!



I'm not, I've driven the car maybe 5 times since it's been together. I still have the racestars with street tires to drive around on.
Forum: Members Firebirds
10-29-2017, 07:05 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 14,975
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: Nightmare of a 1985 Trans Am

Little bit of an overdue update, but the car has been running for a couple weeks now with the 385.
http://youtu.be/NlG4O__nc2o

We thrashed and thrashed from the beginning of October to get the...
Forum: Members Firebirds
08-31-2017, 05:50 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 14,975
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: Nightmare of a 1985 Trans Am

Here are some of the missing pics from the previous post,
if anybody has trouble seeing them,
let me know.

Also, I've decided to rip the 9 inch and bilstein shocks out of the Camaro before I...
Forum: Members Firebirds
08-21-2017, 04:10 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 14,975
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: Nightmare of a 1985 Trans Am

Sounds like I'll be switching everything over at some point. Thanks for the link!
Forum: Members Firebirds
08-15-2017, 04:00 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 14,975
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: Nightmare of a 1985 Trans Am

Side note, is anybody else having problems with photobucket lately? Images were showing up at first and now I'm having issues.
Forum: Members Firebirds
08-15-2017, 03:59 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 14,975
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: Nightmare of a 1985 Trans Am

You didn't miss something if I didn't include it. I've been trying to stay more on topic with the thirdgen.

But, unfortunately the Z06 was totaled when a college student ran into it on a gravel...
Forum: Members Firebirds
08-14-2017, 05:17 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 14,975
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: Nightmare of a 1985 Trans Am

Unfortunately for me, my fourth gen has taken most of my attention being that the drivetrain is out and sitting on someone's shop floor once again while I'm working two jobs. I have since caved in...
Forum: Members Firebirds
08-14-2017, 05:13 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 14,975
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: Nightmare of a 1985 Trans Am

Progress has been slow to non existent from working two jobs, but there has been a little done in the past 4 months.

(PICS DELETED DUE TO BROKEN LINKS)
Forum: Members Firebirds
04-20-2017, 03:45 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 14,975
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: Nightmare of a 1985 Trans Am

Progress has been even slower than normal lately. My daily driver s10 started knocking so I've been in more of a rush to finish my 4th gen.

One thing I DID manage to do, is finish off the port...
Forum: Members Firebirds
04-14-2017, 01:06 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 14,975
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: Nightmare of a 1985 Trans Am

I realize that, which doesn't worry me near as much as this. (My old coworker, stock 10 bolt with gears)
http://youtu.be/nUKAZB7kZ9w
Forum: Members Firebirds
04-10-2017, 03:44 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 14,975
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: Nightmare of a 1985 Trans Am

Hoping so, I'm getting tired of swapping engines.


Even better, it's a 4th gen 10 bolt.
At least it has disk brakes so I won't shoot an axle out.
Forum: Members Firebirds
04-07-2017, 09:29 AM
Replies: 120
Views: 14,975
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: Nightmare of a 1985 Trans Am

Update: Believe it or not, I have actually put some work into this mess. I'm pretty well finished working over the block. Sorry in advance for lack of pictures.

Started out by opening up my front...
Forum: Members Firebirds
03-08-2017, 01:56 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 14,975
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: Nightmare of a 1985 Trans Am

Update: Block, rotating assembly and heads are dropped off at the shop. I'll be working with the shop owner in any spare time to get this thing together. I will attempt to go into detail with this...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
02-27-2017, 01:54 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 594
Posted By Skinny Neb

Best Flowing Carb Intake Manifold Under Stock Hood?

I did a small amount of searching to find no real answers, but what do people on here run for carb intakes that clear the stock hood? I've been running a weiend Xcelerator IMCA intake and very well...
Forum: Members Firebirds
12-08-2016, 07:27 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 14,975
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: Nightmare of a 1985 Trans Am

I received my rotating assembly last week as well, given funds and time I'll slowly get to work on this poor car.
Forum: Members Firebirds
12-08-2016, 07:25 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 14,975
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: Nightmare of a 1985 Trans Am

I am too, atleast now.

Also, that 406 I bought above a while back ended up having next to no run time like they told me, but due to an oiling issue (bearing installed wrong) the crank and block...
Forum: Members Firebirds
11-27-2016, 10:53 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 14,975
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: Nightmare of a 1985 Trans Am

Oh, and since I never posted, some puzzling info on the last 383 that made it's way into the car.

The rotating assembly wasn't properly torqued, as some of the main and rod bolts backed right...
Forum: Members Firebirds
11-27-2016, 09:06 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 14,975
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: Nightmare of a 1985 Trans Am

Bump. Spoiled this car by loading it up on my old work trailer and giving it a garage.
317054...
Forum: Members Firebirds
05-29-2016, 03:05 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 14,975
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: Nightmare of a 1985 Trans Am

Small update: The 406 I bought to toss in the car was no good. Line bore was too far out of whack, block is not salvageable.

Also traded my nitrous kit for some tires.

Lastly, my priorities...
Forum: Members Firebirds
05-29-2016, 02:52 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 14,975
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: Nightmare of a 1985 Trans Am

You probably met Justin in 08. It's crazy seeing the history on the car and people telling me stories about it. One guy came up to me at a car show and said "the first time I was legally drunk was in...
Forum: Members Firebirds
03-06-2016, 02:32 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 14,975
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: Nightmare of a 1985 Trans Am

:lmao: A little bit! Anymore I've ran out of things to do, so I'm a little discouraged about my car.

Roommate 1: Tearing down and re-doing parts he doesn't like about his 4.8 LSx sonoma....
Forum: Members Firebirds
03-05-2016, 11:44 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 14,975
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: Nightmare of a 1985 Trans Am

I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE THAT THIS UPDATE IS ALL OVER THE PLACE, AND ABOUT MORE THAN JUST THE THIRDGEN
If you don't feel like reading all the nonsense, scroll to the bottom to get the summary about...
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
03-05-2016, 11:07 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 12,778
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: Sacrifices to the gods of speed, power and acceleration

I'm in no way fast, but with the amount of things I break, I'd do a damn good job convincing someone otherwise.

Broke a pushrod
321221...
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
12-26-2015, 12:39 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,951
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: 1982 Camaro as daily driver

:lmao: No girl's dad was happy when I pull up, shaking their house in my Trans Am.
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
12-15-2015, 10:47 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,951
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: 1982 Camaro as daily driver

There's no such thing as too much power to trust on the street.
Forum: Members Firebirds
10-18-2015, 05:29 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 14,975
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: Nightmare of a 1985 Trans Am

Most people are when they hear how often I go through engines.



UPDATE: I haven't touched the car since I pulled the engine, but I sold the drag radials that I had just installed for what I...
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
10-07-2015, 08:38 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,220
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: Trans am VS Turbocharged 5.0 Foxbody

He started to, but nothing too serious. We've actually raced again since then after he dialed in his suspension and while I had the first 1000 feet out front, he came around me at the end and had a...
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
10-07-2015, 01:54 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,220
Posted By Skinny Neb

Trans am VS Turbocharged 5.0 Foxbody

1985 Trans Am
Naturally Aspirated 383
326whp
Street tires
Some suspension work
323478...
Forum: Exhaust
10-07-2015, 01:24 PM
Replies: 605
Views: 467,714
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: Third Gen Dual Exhaust Picture Collection

We ran 3" duals on mine this last go around with 4" Magnaflow Bullets. It gets pretty loud..

Ground clearance is no worse than before seeing that they're just as low as my subframe connectors. The...
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
09-27-2015, 06:39 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 29,153
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: Swaping transmissions how much of a diffrence will it make

You need a lower rear end gear for your amount of power.

When I swapped my 3:70s out for 4:10s and upped from a 2500 to a 3200 stall with similar power levels as yours, it gained .2 on the 60' and...
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
09-23-2015, 06:01 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,784
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: GoPro questions

GoPro makes a free video editing software called cineform. You should be able to find it on their website, it's VERY simple to use as opposed to some I've used in the past.

You may be able to use...
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
09-21-2015, 07:26 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,784
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: GoPro questions

Will they let you use a bicycle mount? I've seen some people at the local dirt track use them on the roll cages.
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
09-20-2015, 11:37 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,784
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: GoPro questions

Here's your example. GoPros SUCK with high and low light.
It may work better for you to mount it to your passenger window, or hanging from your TTops if you have them with a suction cup mount.

No...
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
09-20-2015, 12:25 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,784
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: GoPro questions

I've used a suction cup mount and mounted the camera upside down to the rear hatch glass. Flip it over in whatever editing software you prefer and you're good to go.

If you'd like I can upload an...
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
09-02-2015, 04:27 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 31,437
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: Lets talk drag radials

Most people around here are running hoosiers, and not a single one of us have any complaints.
Forum: Members Firebirds
08-31-2015, 10:53 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 14,975
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: Nightmare of a 1985 Trans Am

Tore the motor down after work today, doesn't look good. The front main bearing was broken, cracked, spun, gouged, everything but decent. Spun the #6 rod bearing pretty bad, took a few thousanths off...
Forum: Members Firebirds
08-30-2015, 11:24 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 14,975
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: Nightmare of a 1985 Trans Am

Well, eventful weekend update. Started out bashing in my inner fender wells because the tires rubbed..

This was after just a couple miles of driving.
324154...
Forum: Members Firebirds
08-27-2015, 07:13 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 14,975
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: Nightmare of a 1985 Trans Am

Couple small things to update, the car now has a serpentine setup for the alternator, it blew out the water pump gaskets, which I replaced two days ago, to blow out again yesterday.

The new tires...
Forum: Theoretical and Street Racing
08-21-2015, 08:45 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 14,482
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: Approximate HP

I'd hate to be the one to crush your dreams of 400, but let mine be an example.

350, 4.040" bore, stroked. 389ci.
10.5:1 CR
AFR 205 heads, 2.055/1.6 valves.
Hooker Longtubes
A large hydraulic...
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
08-19-2015, 05:44 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 5,982
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: Launch at higher RPM?

Thanks for the tips no green!
Forum: Organized Drag Racing and Autocross
08-19-2015, 12:15 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 5,982
Posted By Skinny Neb

Re: Launch at higher RPM?

The bog does seem to be gone, I'm wondering if the 5500DA the times it was bogging had to do with it.

Setting total timing down to 34*, adding some 110 and going some reduced resistor NGK plugs a...
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