I have a 1988 Pontiac Trans Am GTA, Flame Red Metallic with Beechwood Cloth interior and digital LCD dash (that STILL WORKS!!...A rarity nowadays). It's my project and my toy, and I absolutely LOVE this car. It turns a lot of heads and has come a long way in the few short months that I've had it. It's huge, and it's a gas hog, but I don't drive it all the time and it's SO much fun...so with no further ado...Emma.








Before:


The home-grown paint job...


And the car I sold to get her:

 

very nice.. what under the hood?

 

5.0 V8 Tuned Port. :) Just underwent minor surgery to have all the vac and evap lines replaced. The evap lines were marshmallows and it's a wonder the car didn't explode. Thank goodness, they're gone!!

 

the front shot looks real nice! :D

man you really turn the car around. good job.

 

rikens?

10char

 

Like your car, like your tag! Nothing like "old school", beautiful resto job, but whasup w/ the paint runs on the spoiler?!? How about some interior shots?
'07 VBP Sport 5MT w/ minor appearance & comfort mods!!

 

Huh??

Hey thanks...the runs on the spoiler were from the last paintjob and what the new one was intended to fix. The color was about six shades too purple and the rest of it looked like that spoiler, too.

The interior hasn't been redone yet...but it's still in decent condition...there's one tear in the seat and the console lid has a crack, but most of it's in decent shape.

 

^eewwww to that steering wheel cover.
The car itself is very nice for it age and I like the meshies wheels.

 

dump that bish

 

Nice car, ahh brings back memories of the past.
My brother used to own a 89' TTA (turbo trans am). What a sleeper and was damn fast with only a few simple mods.
For those who don't know, TTA was Pontiacs version of the Buick turbo GN. Had the same 3.8L turbo engine and capable of insane horsepower.

 

i gotta ask, why trans ams? don't get me wrong, I love muscle cars but Ive never actually met anyone that likes the trans am more than the camaro(dead serious, not trying to be rude)

 

should have made it an updated smokey and the bandit car.

 

the meshies looked like riken meshies.

 

Yeah, I'm with you on the wheel cover. Came with the car b/c I need to get the wheel recovered. The leather is missing. It looked better before the car went to the body shop, but I hated it then, too. LOL.

The wheels are actually the stock GTA Crosslaces. GTAs got gold, Trans Ams got black or silver. It's one of the things Pontiac DID manage to get right...unlike the original spoilers.

Plan to... Eibachs. :) Right now, she's still on her stock springs, so she's ridin' pretty low...they're 21 years old...lol!

You've just met your first, then. With Third Gen T/As, I like the sleeker lines on the nose. I quite dislike the blocky nose on a Camaro and it seriously adds to the drag coefficient. Trans Ams just have this low, mean stance with the hidden lights that I just can't get from a Camaro. I think it has to do with the lights, mainly...but the only Camaro that interests me is a 4th gen. Probably for the same reason...sleek lines.

 

What happened to it? Those will fetch a pretty penny now in good shape. And yes, they were VERY fast...most could outrun their stock V8 counterparts.

Ah...thank you.

Nope. Those are stock rims. Occasionally, GM does something smart...but not very often. :-P

 

o man, yea after i thought about it gm used meshies on a few vehicles...jeeps n pontiacs mostly. but yes, sex :)

 

very nice! thats a gnarly steering wheel btw. looks like a cell phone. lol =]

 

Nice t/a....But...wheres the clutch pedal!?

 

Might be an Automatic ;)

 

Yeah, I know... :( Pontiac, in its infinite wisdom, decided there was too much torque behind a 5-speed V8. If I don't rebuild this tranny, I will drop a five speed in. No sense in wasting all those ponies!! :D