1978 Pontiac Trans Am Resto Mod!!! Modello 403engine! 400hp 450torque on 2040-cars
Manchester, New Hampshire, United States
This 1978 Pontiac Trans Am has gone through an extreme make over over the past 2.5 years. Restored from the ground up by a professional classic car restoration shop here in New England. The car was completely disassembled to the bare shell, stripped down to the bare metal and refinished in Nocturne Blue metallic. New tri-tone graphics, stripes and the eagle on the hood. Mirror finish 2 stage base coat clear coat PPG paint system that has no flaws, straight body lines, proper alignment to all the sheet metal. Two new front fenders, orig. rust free doors, orig. rear quarters. Complete new tinted glass, new bright work and stainless trim, weather strip, window felts, door handles. New Sno flake factory alloy wheels mounted on P225/70R 15" BF Goodrich TA radials. High grade quality exterior finish. Countless hours of priming, blocking and wet sanding went into the prep work resulting in an extremely straight body that looks like glass. Under the hood is an Olds 403 performance motor built by Modello in CA. This 403 Pro Street engine puts over 440hp and 450lbs of torque, 403 crank, 403 rods, high compression pistons, Edelbrock alum heads, full roller rockers, alum intake. This turn key motor comes with a 5 yr. unlimited mileage warranty from the time of installation. The transmission is a beefed up TH350 2 stage, Modello Launcher torque converter with a 2800 stall converter. Everything is top notch, high performance with a complete list of specs. The rear is a 10 bolt Posi upgraded to 28 spline axles, 2.73 gear ratio. HD 1" rear sway bar, new KYB shocks all the way around. Complete new font end components, such as ball joints, upper/lower A-arm bushings,, inner tie rod ends, sway bar link, all 4 brake rotors, new calipers, brake lines and hoses, complete new suspension, multi leaf rear spring, front coil springs, brake hardware, E-brake system. Complete new exhaust system, 2.5 w/crossover pipe, dual Magna Flow mufflers with new chrome exhaust splitters. Sub frame connectors were also added to strengthen the chassis due to the extreme horsepower this car puts out. Only 204 miles since the car was restored. Check out the fresh interior! Black buckets, new carpet seat covers, door panels, headliner, complete new tilt steering, Kenwood am/fm CD player with two 6x9 in the rear. New rear pkg. tray, new seat belts. All the gauges have been restored, including the clock. New brushed alum applique, rear window defroster, factory AC that works ice cold, retro fitted to R-134A system. Basically, this Trans Am is new through out and ready to drive! Nothing left to do on this "Bad Ass" TA. Over $70k invested...like we say "buy the car done!" Call Roland for more info, tell him you saw it on ebay! 603-361-3693 More photos available: |
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Howard Stern latest in Seinfeld's passenger seat for CiCGC
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This time around, with legendary motormouth Howard Stern riding shotgun, the 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge that might have been a co-star, gets forgotten about almost completely. Instead, Stern spends a tremendous amount of screen time extolling the virtues of his therapy sessions, attempts to dive into Seinfeld's prowess as a lover and generally makes a nuisance of himself. Pretty much to plan, then.
Scroll below to hear Howard accuse Jerry of acting like Jesus, just before declaring himself the greatest radio personality in the history of the business.
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Pontiac Aztek rises from the ashes of infamy in Firebird Trans Am guise
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