1982 Trans AM Restoration Part 1

Watch more of my new coming videos on fixing this beast
Help me restore this car by donating
paypal.me/TFD1...

[@TFD1982]

I need your help to restore my trans am I just ordered a carburetor my self but I can’t do it alone I need your help! www.paypal.me/TFD1982

[@80s90sGuy]

Seems to be in great, original condition, straight, still got original stereo, engine bay looks stock etc... I like it.

[@matthoman5215]

Your T/A is a keeper.

[@ephraimfink9010]

Awesome always liked it better than Camaro even though sister ships

[@TFD1982]

MotorScotti didn’t know there were so manny different opinions for the first year of the third gen trans am everyone amazes me on what they know about these cars at the same time I do feel lucky enough to have this car especially since they are now becoming hard to find there is one other near me just as in bad shape but my point being that they are hard to find is because not many people liked them for awhile and if you do find one in completely original shape with no resto those cars are jewels and cars like those must be preserved mine on the other hand will need to be worked to be restored into original factory spec whenever that happens .. thanks Motorscotty and Everyone else following me this whole year I’ve owned this car it’s been a long journey!!

[@matthewspindler2665]

Imagine a 1985 t top firebird on a 3 axle rgn semi- trailer pulled by a totally custom stretched frame 1985 international 9670 big bunk cabover with 3 axles 1 day that dream hopefully pan out for me

[@TFD1982]

Sounds like a plan hope you can accomplish yours unlike mine

[@matthewspindler2665]

@@TFD1982 you get there man your on the right track prolly be 10 years b4 i can even buy the international and likely 20 years to get it fully done started having genius ideas a little to late in life and learned the hard way how to make it possible for far to many years lol my channel not to big right now but i guarantee once i start doin restoration it take off lol

[@matthoman5215]

The Turbo Finned Wheels are super rare and expensive. The Knight Rider community has gobbled them all up for Kitt restorations and clones. Back in 2001 when I was researching how to restore my 83 T/A You couldn't find them for under 500 apiece. The bowling ball hub caps are even rarer because of the fact that if you didn't secure them somehow they would fly off the cars at speeds or when a big bump came along.

[@TFD1982]

Matt Homan wow great to know one of the caps for the wheel is broken I can't find a center cap with a Pontiac logo on them any where so ill probably just replace them all with a firebird logo instead

[@matthoman5215]

There may be reproductions available with a little research online.

[@MotorScotti]

The Turbo Finned Wheels are not the Knight Rider wheels, the "Turbo Cast". the Turbo Cast have the little hooks for the bowling ball hubcaps to click in. The finned wheels are not designed to have hubcaps on them. :)

[@V8AmericanMuscleCar]

Doesn't look bad at all.... Wish you luck with restoration.

[@Zelaznogsiul-63]

The 305 is a Chevrolet engine. The last v 8 Pontiac made was the 301 and that was in 81, after that all Camaro and Firebirds share the same engines, a Pontiac 400 would have been great in the 82 thru 92 trans am, the Pontiac motors had big displacements but they were not big blocks.

[@TFD1982]

Luis Gonzalez sure would have been but I think the turbo 301 would have been a great motor

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

Oh SHIT! BadAZZ! Check out my 83 stroker Sleeper doing burn outs dudes!! /w\ METAL /w\

[@TFD1982]

Nice 👍🏼

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

@@TFD1982 Lol, my 2yr old spam bro... I forgot to mention it's an old VHS from 96' with my friends 70 Challenger and another tape with our friends Charger RT/SE at the drag strip. The Firebird had a 383 custom motor.

[@TFD1982]

THRASH METAL & FUN RIFFS sounds sweet! I was going through people who have commented on my videos last night and came across yours and I thought heck! Why not🤷🏼‍♂️

[@Dave7160]

It has the knight rider and seats which are super rare to find

[@TFD1982]

Yes indeed only were available in 1982 year

[@Dave7160]

@@TFD1982 1982 and 1984 were the only years with the PMD seats also fun fact the Buick Skyhawk 1982 thru 1988 came with the same seats

[@Joesmusclecargarage]

@@Dave7160 Very incorrect! 1982 was the ONLY year for the AR9 Viscount seats in the Firebird/Trans Am.

[@Dave7160]

@@Joesmusclecargarage I was talking about the 1982 thru 1988 Buick Skyhawk Jbody. with the pmd seats.

[@Joesmusclecargarage]

@@Dave7160 AR9 Viscount. Not “PMD”.

[@nigelweir6697]

How can I get my hands on a pontiac trans am 1982 what is the price?

[@TFD1982]

nigel weir I got mine for free since I got it from my uncle I am not selling you have to look for yourself there's some out there you just have to look

[@gamercat7004]

u have the same one same color bad paint and needs alot of work and its on the yard getting old i want to get my car running again

[@TFD1982]

George Serrato they are great cars just have to run them once a week to keep them strong and healthy

[@menaceperformance82]

Where did u find it

[@TFD1982]

I guess I never replied to you sorry about that. But my uncle gave it to me since he saw I had an interest in cars and he didn’t want it to sit in his driveway anymore.

[@MrCougar214]

Do yourself a favor next time. Vacuum out the engine compartment before you start it. A little cleaning is better than a fire in your engine compartment that's gonna destroy all your wiring.

[@TFD1982]

MrCougar214 did that a few days after I got it

[@MrCougar214]

@@TFD1982 the point is to do it BEFORE you start the car when you buy it.....lol

[@Alex-pj8eu]

The thing i hate about these cars is the fact that they either need to be retrofitted with a pre smog sbc or upgraded to a modern LS engine to really reach their potential. And the fact that many only have 80k on the odometer and are ragged out.. My first car (10 yrs ago) was a 25 yr old 82 Camaro that was in this kind of shape, or worse way back in the 90s long before i started driving and was fixed up gradually.. Anyway we put a fresh sbc in it and i fixed it up more later BUT having owned 2 4th gen f bodies since, both the 3.8 and the ls1 I can say I dont miss my 3rd gen and probably wouldnt own another one, atleast as a daily driver, the 4th gens are night and day better on handling, the 80s were a bad bad time for cars, honestly for the results and time you'd probably be better off getting a late 70s to 81 if youre going to do all this work, or just getting a newer 93-02 instead to fix up.. Ive worked on all and drove all, just my opinion esp if its going to be a daily driver, still a very cool car I'm not knocking it, but just be aware these cars arent worth a ton of money and they just fall short on not just the performance side but with quality with the generations before and after it

[@TFD1982]

Alex58924 17 I plan on just fixing so I can drive it for a while the when I'm much older I'll restore it

[@Alex-pj8eu]

TFD ! I hear you. Good luck. You can find all the mechanical parts cheap but you might struggle finding good used interior parts, you can use the seats and console out of a 4th gen which are plentiful in the junkyard, you really will be hard pressed to find any 3rd gens with a decent interior, they made a ton of these cars, but its tough to find any in decent condition so just beware alot of things may just have to be upgraded to 4th gen, you can also put a 5.3 out of a late model chevy truck or tahoe which would be awesome, I wouldn't put an 80s smog engine back in it or even fool with getting one back up and running and 350s are stupid cheap to build

[@TFD1982]

Pretty fly for a WiFi you got that right I’m so happy I own a piece of history, but sadly it won’t idle at all and is blowing black smoke while just means it’s running too rich I have yet to drill out the adjustment screws since the Quadra jet cab has never been touched so hopefully soon I can do a video on the current state of how it is running. I just need to figure out if I can set up a go fund me to help fix er up I have a job now but I need help so I’ll mention that too.. please don’t forget to subscribe 😁😁

[@CaptainFALKEN]

What Pontiac is after 1981??? 😂😂😂

[@TFD1982]

this? why... this is a 1982 Trans am LG4 305 chevy with the 26D interior and 21U gm paint got anything else funny to say