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Forum: Tech / General Engine
03-20-2014, 11:53 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 288
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Tool Recommendation

I picked up an automatic 85-92 shift plate for my T/A off of ebay in good condition but I need to cut the wholes for the window switches. Does anyone have any recommendations on what tool I can use...
Forum: Fabrication
03-14-2014, 03:37 AM
Replies: 827
Views: 90,168
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: BlackTopKing's "Concrete Angel" Build

Been following this thread. Your skills are amazing. Like someone else said the only thing that doesn't flow with the theme are the wheels in my opinion but the rest of the car looks beastly! Good job
Forum: Tech / General Engine
03-03-2014, 10:35 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 15,632
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: Speedometer way off

Yes you did and I decided to play with the gears so upon ordering them there was a choice between cable or electronic.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
03-03-2014, 09:50 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 15,632
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: Speedometer way off

Actually if it is electronic, there is a different one.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
03-03-2014, 08:12 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 15,632
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: Speedometer way off

I'm about to order a 15 tooth drive and 43 tooth driven but now I see there's and option for the driven gear between whether it's a cable driven speedometer or electronic. Does anybody know if the 87...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
03-01-2014, 02:18 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 854
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: My heat doesn't work to well.

I recently blew out the heater core. I did clear out some gunk however it still didn't fix the issue of not having any heat. I too have check out the blend door and hopefully that will solve the...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
02-28-2014, 03:03 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 15,632
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: Speedometer way off

I understand frmula88 but what the guy also said was it was going to be a hit or miss type of thing where he would have try several different combos which translates to me as bullish?t and lots of...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
02-28-2014, 12:27 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 15,632
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: Speedometer way off

Would I be correct to say the drive gear needs to be changed if the speedometer is off around 25 mph to high because if that's true I'm gonna have to bring it to a transmission shop because removing...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
02-28-2014, 09:48 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 15,632
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: Speedometer way off

Thanks for the replies. Before I remove the speedometer gear housing, should I drain all the transmission fluid first?
Forum: Tech / General Engine
02-28-2014, 03:00 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 854
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: My heat doesn't work to well.

Hey John did you ever get into your blend door issue?
Forum: Tech / General Engine
02-28-2014, 12:06 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 15,632
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: Speedometer way off

John62591 the speedometer actually works but what I was saying is that is not accurate due to the 373 gears being installed
Forum: Tech / General Engine
02-27-2014, 08:00 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 15,632
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Speedometer way off

Can anyone give me a concrete answer on how to get the speedometer working accurately again? I've been reading some threads about this but I felt that there was many different ideas to the solution....
Forum: Auto Detailing and Appearance
02-25-2014, 03:42 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 709
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: Advice

Nah I decided not to do it.
Forum: Auto Detailing and Appearance
02-25-2014, 12:37 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 709
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: Advice

Ok looks good. I take it you have used them?
Forum: Auto Detailing and Appearance
02-25-2014, 12:26 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 709
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: Advice

Manta I haven't got them yet but this company on ebay sells these in a variety of colors.
Forum: Auto Detailing and Appearance
02-25-2014, 12:21 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 709
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: Advice

Hey RedLeader I agree with you and the guys here. I had the idea in my head but knew it wasn't right to do and probably never would of done it. I just wanted to hear how other fellow 3rd Gen lovers...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
02-25-2014, 12:13 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 677
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: Can anyone identify this wire?

Thanks man now I'll be able to sleep a little better!
Forum: Auto Detailing and Appearance
02-25-2014, 12:11 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 709
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: Advice

I gotcha. I'm not going to do that but I might get red transam decals affixed after it's painted instead of the silver ones. I like the red on black look. Also I bought these for my black center caps...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
02-25-2014, 12:00 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 677
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: Can anyone identify this wire?

I had a 305 TPI
Forum: Body
02-24-2014, 04:36 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 558
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: Some advice please

Post them again?
Forum: Body
02-24-2014, 04:34 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 4,107
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: pics of my car in body shop

Hey utfan how much are they charging you for the job with the weatherstripping replacement?
Forum: Body
02-24-2014, 04:14 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 558
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: Some advice please

Ok but what if I changed the color of the transam decals from silver to red on a black paint job?
Forum: Body
02-24-2014, 04:12 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 558
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: Some advice please

lol ok thank you for the honesty.
Forum: Auto Detailing and Appearance
02-24-2014, 04:10 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 709
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: Advice

Good point. I forgot about that
Forum: Body
02-24-2014, 03:58 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 558
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Some advice please

I have a straight up Trans am and have been running the GTA wheels since I had the car in the mid 90's. Ok so my question is would it be wrong to have the GTA emblems affixed when I get the car...
Forum: Auto Detailing and Appearance
02-24-2014, 03:56 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 709
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Advice

I have a straight up Trans am and have been running the GTA wheels since I had the car in the mid 90's. Ok so my question is would it be wrong to have the GTA emblems affixed when I get the car...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
02-24-2014, 03:47 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 677
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: Can anyone identify this wire?

Dgreen87 can you give me an idea where exactly I can plug that back in? The location of the "outlet" so to speak.
Forum: Wheels and Tires
02-24-2014, 03:36 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 11,150
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: who's running 4 front GTA wheels

Hey TPI what size tires are you running all around?
Forum: Tech / General Engine
02-22-2014, 02:17 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 677
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: Can anyone identify this wire?

It is actually by the coil but I do not have TPI. I have a LT-1 manifold. Is this something that I should reconnect? The car has been running fairly well.
Forum: TPI
02-22-2014, 02:39 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 3,731
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: Going from 305 to 350 this winter !

Hey GTA, how's your project coming along?
Forum: Tech / General Engine
02-21-2014, 06:41 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 677
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: Can anyone identify this wire?

But if that was true wouldn't that mean the fans wouldn't work because the wire is disconnected? Because the fans do work.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
02-21-2014, 05:17 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 677
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Can anyone identify this wire?

Not the best pic but this head is attached to a green wire coming from the back engine wall in the center of the engine bay.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
02-19-2014, 04:15 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,691
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: No heat after rebuild

Anyone have any further insight? I just want some heat.
Forum: Tech / General Engine
02-18-2014, 04:07 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,691
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: No heat after rebuild

I'm having the same issues with my heat. I just flushed the heater core out and I was getting terrific heat! I thought I solved the problem until after having the car idle for 5-10 minutes and all of...
Forum: LTX and LSX
02-15-2014, 11:50 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 21,581
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: 383 LT1 Supercharged Build

It's been a while, do you have any updates?
Forum: Tech / General Engine
02-14-2014, 01:56 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 854
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: My heat doesn't work to well.

Ok thanks, let me know if you find out any further info with your project. Take care
Forum: Tech / General Engine
02-09-2014, 09:21 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 854
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: My heat doesn't work to well.

I know this post is really old but I'm having the same issue and believe the cable that opens and closes the heater core door is broken. The hot/cold lever moves way to
easy and I don't hear any...
Forum: Tech / General Engine
02-09-2014, 12:52 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 441
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: New to the board

Anyone have any suggestions?
Forum: Tech / General Engine
02-08-2014, 08:18 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 441
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: New to the board

Hey guys after seeing what I have in this car so far, is there anything else that I can do to increase horsepower without having to reprogram the custom chip?? Minus nitrous and superchargers
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
02-07-2014, 05:02 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 565
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: New to the board

That condenser would still be ok being that I have an 87'?
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
02-07-2014, 08:36 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 565
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: New to the board

I'm actually keeping the AC. I just have to figure out how to hook it back up with the LT1 setup.
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
02-06-2014, 08:05 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 565
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: New to the board

Thanks. I can't figure out how to post more then one pic at a time. But like I said in another post, I haven't painted it yet so it basically looks like a sleeper. Doesn't sound like one though. Lol
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
02-06-2014, 07:33 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 565
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: New to the board

I honestly which I could, but I had this engine done by a speed shop in 2001. I'm good for doing brakes and some light suspension work but that's about it. I'm really starting to get the itch again...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
02-06-2014, 03:01 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 565
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: New to the board

Ok sounds good. It has 108,xxx original miles on the car not the engine. I had it garaged for 12 years with only moving it every few months.
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
02-06-2014, 02:35 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 565
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: New to the board

Thanks for the tip! Also my steering components are all original (tie rods, idler arm, ball joints, center link etc) but it handles great right now. Should I replace all this stuff anyway since it's...
Forum: Engine Swap
02-05-2014, 03:26 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 529
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: New to the board

Thanks I wish it still looked like that though. That pic was from 2001. I gotta get in there and do some cleaning.
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
02-05-2014, 03:24 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 565
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: New to the board

Doubt I would fit underneath there with the air deflector. Seems so low to the ground
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
02-05-2014, 03:23 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 565
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: New to the board

Wow that does look easy thanks for the pic. While I'm down there I should do the two sway bar bushings with a new pair of polyurethane ones from Hawks as well as the end links. Would those be...
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
02-05-2014, 03:10 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 565
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: New to the board

Thanks just saw it on their website. It bolts on right near the sway bar, right?
Forum: Transmissions and Drivetrain
02-05-2014, 02:49 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 565
Posted By JohnnyT/A

Re: New to the board

I don't have one and yes I was actually gonna get one. Did yours bolt right in? Because I read on here someone got one from Spohn and they had to do some extra work to get it in.
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