1977 Pontiac Trans Am abandoned and saved from the crusher.

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2 ай бұрын

While out last week picking up a project for the second channel ‪@Rpmatuomoto‬
Found this 1977 PONTIAC TRANS AM that was going to be heading to the crusher or parted out. Well, made a cheap purchase!

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@SnepperStepTV 2 ай бұрын

I can see it coming back together. Looks rough now but the soul is there.

@enjoythesho1992 Ай бұрын

Those trans ams are absolutely stunning vehicles shes deserves a full restoration

@michaelsmall6818 Ай бұрын

Other than the floors, that old girl ain't in too bad of shape... tons of aftermarket parts for them old girls... looking forward to seeing the progress 🎉

@fultonguyy 21 күн бұрын

Original owner of 76 trans Am, currently painting a 79 trans Am, you can put her back together, plus side is you doing most of the work👈🏾 i saved my self thousands of dollars doing my paint body, engine, and electric upgrades took me some years, but worth it👍🏽

@josemontano7767 29 күн бұрын

Wow this dude is a true craftsman if he puts this T/A back on the road.

@RpmAuto 29 күн бұрын

Just keep watching

@ronaldohagenow1467 2 ай бұрын

I went to Hemet California in 1977, my roommate had a black Trans Am, 403, automatic, it was awesome, this brought back memories, I’ll watch your progress, looks pretty rust free, from my vantage, lol

@bradlybaldwin9564 27 күн бұрын

Good save

@jamesdamron2065 Ай бұрын

Cool find!!😂 its fate would have been bad,, but you saved it cool

@robertmungo5428 Ай бұрын

Yes! It should!

@whitaker2107 29 күн бұрын

that is a true se by the decals which these days makes it worth alot of money

@windowcreek1798 Ай бұрын

Please save this Trans Am. Its a beautiful car and deserves to live again. Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease.

@RpmAuto Ай бұрын

I am going too👍

@gw9017 Ай бұрын

i love the 77-78 T/A i have a 1974 formula 400 here in sweden

@frankartale1026 Ай бұрын

I do this for a living. I would not touch it without a bank account with 100k in it. At that point iwould buy a mint one for $40k and have 60 left over. I tried saving my 77 400 4spd t/a back in 1995. I wound up buying a mint 79 t-top Formula for $800 and swapping everything over. Best decision i made !

@RpmAuto 29 күн бұрын

Yeah. I think I can get it together to make a runner for like a cruise in car or something. I have plenty of extra parts laying around. Plus a junk yard I know of that have plenty of stuff. I can do %80 of the work myself.

@classicreaction5340 Ай бұрын

Definitely a power window car. They only drilled holes through the door post areas for cars that had power windows. (for the wiring harnesses)

@googleusergp Ай бұрын

Or power locks which were a free flow option. This was a power window car as it has A31 on the cowl tag.

@classicreaction5340 Ай бұрын

I'm seeing gold on the steering wheel, remnants of gold on the dash bezel, and the correct gold pinstripes.......I think you may actually have a real Y82 Special Edition Trans Am.....otherwise known as a real "Bandit" Trans Am. I would definitely send the VIN number into Pontiac Historical Society and see if it's a real Y82. If it is, you have a pretty valuable car right there that is definitely worth saving.

@RpmAuto Ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment and that's a good idea I will check on that VIN number

@classicreaction5340 Ай бұрын

@@RpmAuto check the bird emblem on top of the shifter knob if it's still there. If it's a gold bird, it's another indication that it's a real Bandit.

@googleusergp Ай бұрын

@@classicreaction5340 It's "evidence", but remember a lot could happen in nearly 50 years. It could have had a repaint or even new people would pay the dealerships to swap decals and "make it look like the car in the Smokey and the Bandit movie". But yes, it's shaping up to be a Y82, but the PHS is going to be the final checkmark.

@bighank796 Ай бұрын

Damn, that car is riugh. Yeah it's git some solid bones but wow.

@googleusergp Ай бұрын

Rebuild, not build. GM already built it, the hobbyist rebuilds it. That might be an RPO code "Y82" Black Special Edition Trans Am, but the Pontiac Historical Society report is needed to gotten to determine that 100%. That's done by providing them the VIN # and they match it to what's in GM's records. Yes, that is a Hurst T-top car. Hurst tops were used from 1976 to mid-1978, and then in mid-1978, Fisher tops were used (GM, in house). The Fisher tops are bigger and you can easily tell them apart from Hurst tops. There were two versions of the 400, a regular L78 with 180 HP and the higher performance W72 version which had 200 HP. The VIN won't tell you that as both were a "Z" in the 5th digit. The PHS, build sheet or other evidence paperwork (invoice, sale paperwork, etc.) is needed to determine that. Correct, it would have had a THM350 three speed automatic transmission. The VIN for the win would be something like this: 2 for Pontiac, W for Trans Am, 87 for two door coupe, Z for 400 V8 with four barrel, RPO code "L78", Pontiac produced, 7 for 1977 model year, N for Norwood, OH assembly and the rest is the production sequence. The Norwood, OH plant closed in August of 1987. We got the tag, we can brag: ST77 for 1977 model year, 2FS87 for Pontiac (2), Firebird (FS), two door coupe (87), N for Norwood, OH assembly, 64N for Buckskin (tan) Custom vinyl interior trim, A51 for bucket seats, 19L and 19U for Starlight Black lower and upper exterior paint, 07B for the second week of July 1977 (or July 1976) production, A31 for power windows, WS4 for Trans Am option, SKN for Buckskin secondary interior trim (carpet, package tray, etc.). The radiator support appears to be original as I spot "77" in the stamping date. That date (I can't read the rest) should proceed the July build date of the vehicle since the parts come before the assembly date. Yes, it was a power window car originally, that's what the "A31" means on the trim tag. The body tag has items that only Fisher Body was worried about, and power windows was one such item. No, WS6 came out in 1978, so this would not have WS6. The mileage would be in the speedometer, not the tachometer where you were looking. LOL. It's a five digit odometer anyway, so it won't really tell you much. It could have flipped over at least once.

@classicreaction5340 Ай бұрын

Lots of good information here. Nice post! 👍

@RpmAuto Ай бұрын

I agree.

@RpmAuto Ай бұрын

I am definitely going to do some more investigating on it since you brought that up.

@googleusergp Ай бұрын

@@RpmAuto If it was ordered with the W72 (200 HP version) of the 400, that would typically show on the PHS report as that was an upcharge. It would show on the build sheet, but I'm going to figure that is long gone by now.

@googleusergp Ай бұрын

@@classicreaction5340 Thanks.