77 Bandit Restoration Video

My 1977 Pontiac Trans Am "Bandit" Restoration Video, restored by Jason Daugherty of www.transformationrestorations... , video produced by Jeff Adams

[@johnnyhunt9447]

Awesome Love that Tan interior Really Like seeing car restored like this and Finally someone who puts together a late 70’s Trans Am Video with A Great Soundtrack Perfect Music For The Car can’t hardly watch the Videos from the Trans Am Grand Nationals want to see The Different Trans Ams every year it’s like the soundtrack doesn’t at all go with The Cars and what they stand for It is kinda like music if you were walking through cemetery and every year the same. So Great Job Trans Am is Rock n Roll

[@1977fbird]

I appreciate you showing the stages of the resto. I've got ALOT of work to do on mine. I'm trying to turn my '77 Formula into a 9/11 Memorial car I'm calling the "Freedom Firebird Project."

[@legolasok3321]

Unbeleveble work , reborn. That car and Movie is a part that allways followed me thru life.

[@justinsmith5994]

I’ve been drooling over this video since the early 2010’s, and kept coming back to it for motivation while I finished my own 77’ resto mod. Now I watch it again, and do a quick search for Jason Daugherty, PA. Apparently, we got convicted for running a chop shop between 2006-2009 and was washing VINs. He’s now an imprisoned felon. I hope Bill Boshnik didn’t get one of these washed VINs. Very upsetting.

[@Billbosh1]

Fortunately he did not swap my VIN. I think I got one of his last "legit" restorations before things went downhill for him

[@blueflame4509]

appreciate you sharing this, a lot of HARD WORK FOR A CAR THAT DESERVES IT

[@CarguyEd5150]

Great looking car and even greater job restoring a classic. I have a very clean 1977 TA with the same interior, brand new, and plan on having it painted in starlight black with S.E decals. Hopefully it will look like this one. Thanks for restoring an important part of automotive history.

[@sisaacs911]

Car looks beautiful man, great job.

[@Flashvette]

Nice job. Alot of work and patience. I am restoring a 1986 Black Corvette. I thought I had it bad. Buddy, you had alot of rust repair, cutting welding etc. I have none of that to do to the vette. I give you alot of credit for having the patience to see it thru. Good Luck with that beautiful Trans Am.

[@lrgsgvcali]

Love these Pontiacs. Great video. 🖒🖒

[@faithismine128]

Excellent paint and body work.

[@65JD5010]

WOW!!! Great job man!!! Thats alot of hard work and it paid off big time!!! Awesome 77!!!

[@bunabuna9287]

Amazing job and well done!!! looks class!!!! Credit to the bandit

[@fredmaxwell9619]

Fantastic Job, looks great

[@MrBrianemmons]

Best video I have seen in a while, look great.

[@OffroadUnleashed]

Thats amazing

[@Billbosh1]

It took about two months for the drivetrain and six months for the body/interior.

[@MultiCfoster]

Looking good.. what a beautiful car.

[@NSJham]

Awesome TA dude...I have one just like it.....and the tunes freakin rock..Van Halens great to listen to in the TA just like back in high school.

[@giuseppeverdi1253]

Good work on the T/A. I've got a '77 Y82 as well that is in a never ending state of restoration, it seems....like 23 yrs. worth! Lol By the way, if you're gonna overlap music, make sure the two charts are at least in the same key. They're about a half step off from one another...that's like drinking beer and a milkshake at the same time!

[@MrChopp3r]

great restoration, looks like a new car ,nice job.

[@bigbandit9384]

Been there done that...Nice job congrats and enjoy. 😎👍

[@MitchGrooms]

fantastic, another one saved

[@Wamphyrii1]

Awesome work all round not only great video but its of one of the greatest cars of all time and backed up by the greatest band of all time 100% awesome

[@hamatoyoshi8711]

great work

[@jonburrows7695]

Nice,from Liverpool uk.

[@Billbosh1]

Thanks for the good wishes. Luckily, there was very little rust-through. Most of that rust was surface rust that was just sanded out, down to the bare metal.

[@hernancespedes1497]

you make one great job with this 77 trans am, I would take this car and i feel burt reynolds,greetings from Argentina

[@bilalsafwan9557]

Trans am اجمل و افخم سيارة على الاطلاق

[@ericmcginnis9413]

Looks awesome my f body friend!

[@awb21KU]

Hey Bill! I recognize that place. Hope mine turns out that nice! -- Adam B.

[@siu859]

Nice job on the restoration. The 1977 Trans AM's used gothic style lettering which you have on the car. Most restorations use 1978 decals which have a wider, more modern look. However, you do have a 1978 style hood scoop installed which has a higher profile. The 1977 hood scoops had a lower profile.

[@robertruggles6067]

OMG! this video is as good as Fast and loud.

[@michaeldeangelis4600]

My 77 TA was the sharpest looking and fastest ' off the line.'... anywhere I went.. keep your black interior.. mine was white leather w black carpet..and no one ever beat "the blonde in the black Trans Am"..

[@gushbucket5998]

Great turn out

[@Billbosh1]

my bodyman mixes his own special blend- he says that's the only way to make sure it matches and doesn't flake off

[@geraldheckman3524]

Very nice

[@GodofThunder66]

great song

[@mikesuscello2002]

Trans Am and Van Halen... the two best things in life!

[@Pontiacmick]

Excellent, beautiful car, if mine turns out half as good I'll be a happy man. What did you use to repaint the interior plastic.

[@nilaya80]

Wow, nice! How does the car run today ? And how does she look ? Really good job with everything

[@kingearl2596]

How did you paint the bumpers? It is very difficult...

[@7gerez]

Van Halen my favorite band and my favorite car...

[@andynicoll8566]

Looks like this was 12 years ago, about time for all that bondo to start falling out! Lol looked great though.

[@mercyperna]

Trigger, you mean. Beautiful car.

[@IcelanderUSer]

This one wasn't in terrible condition around the windows. My dads 77 black TA had the paint on the chrome pieces around the rear and front windshield flake off starting in 79 or 80. Mind you it was sitting outside in the baking Colorado sun. But after four years. Also in fall of 77 we towed a uhaul behind this thing from FL to CO and the rear end never came up to normal ride height again. I think the leaf springs were shot. Not meant to tow uhaul. So if you remember seeing a black TA towing a uhaul across the south in the summer or fall of 77 well...also remember that was the summer fleet wood Mac had a bunch of hits on the radio.

[@faithismine128]

I saw a 77TA towing a small boat.A Nissan Sentra pulled out of a Taco Bell and got T- boned hard by a Dodge Dart the TA tried to stop and the boat trailer jackknifed.They all ended up in a pile.It was quite spectacular and no one was killed.

[@59771965]

I turned off the remix but I love the car beautiful job more than well done !! Take it to Barrett Jackson

[@alexfigo07]

how much money did you expend in the restoration?

[@AmandaTimothy1]

Great music but why play 2 songs at the same time?

[@Alolan.Vulpix.Getting.Railed]

stupid boomer

[@Thundarr995]

Car looks good. I'd go buy a 6er of Coors and drive east of TX.🙂

[@sljs3413]

cool car

[@barrycarlisle4511]

$1,523.47

[@hishamsky937]

Any One knows how much the restoration costs ?

[@Thorphor]

Beautiful. So how much you want for her?

[@johncarver3453]

I had to abandon ship. The musical train wreck was killing me.

[@nikifalcon]

Ya know what is a trainwreck? Your entire childhood

[@V8Transam]

How much money?

[@gregmitchell6213]

Great restoration and attention to detail. I'd address the ride height if you haven't already. Rear end looks lazy, or the front is too high.

[@siu859]

I special ordered a 1977 TA from the dealer back in the day and the TA's back then were notorious for having the rear springs sag down. An aftermarket TA supply store sold real leaf height extenders which brought back end up 4 inches to level out the car.

[@thomasmoore2695]

Bondo Bandit ?

[@Billbosh1]

who is he? Maybe I know him.

[@WhittyPics]

Looks great but the real Bandit had a black interior

[@SnepperStepTV]

So this is their vision for their own Bandit car, not 100% screen accurate.

[@Myrrydyn1950]

hey, l like dinosaur rock!!!

[@supercyberfunk]

Does he wear a cowboy hat, a red shirt, and have a Pancho mustache?

[@mariosuarez7638]

O whant buy

[@MultiFelix1988]

Music please?

[@misteraxeman2680]

Hey, 3 years late, did you ever figure out what the music was? Or at least the music in the beginning.

[@Ron-im6mj]

The songs should of been from Smokey and the Bandit movie....

[@specwar64]

Maybe its me but,it looks like you didn't touch the undercarriage at all. No steering/suspension components,tranny,differential or rear suspension,didn't blast and undercoat the bottom or re-do the engine bay whatsoever.

[@Billbosh1]

It’s you

[@0ct31st]

What a piece of crap..you should give it to me😉😬 LoL it’s really amazing very nice job love it

[@mikelarochelle9890]

I wonder what this car is worth at an Eddie Van Hagar auction ????

[@mariosuarez7638]

Break 19

[@myassizitchy]

Shoulda replaced that pass fender. Hope nobdy ever backs into it alll that bondo gonna crack and fall out

[@Billbosh1]

No bondo anywhere on the car- that's primer over metal.

[@EvilMotorsportsLLC]

Good stuff. I did the same thing with a 79'. Check my channel for the video.

[@jamesburchett1630]

all the hard work it take's but look what you have the GREASTEST CAE EVER MADE.

[@julianolopez]

o carro esta lindo... so o dono que feio pra caralho!hehehehe

[@earthmover666]

can't look at this that so called music is total crap

[@Myrrydyn1950]

The music SUCKS, did someone screw up or what. It takes away from the video...

[@boomhauer0079]

Frig off Rob!!, it's up to him for the choice of music. Not everybody listens to the dinosaurs & flinstones rock like you do, ya old dust fart!!!

[@Myrrydyn1950]

HEY, I love SammyHagar, it's just the noise at the beginning of the vid that was outa whack

[@boomhauer0079]

Robert Jones True true, i was only messin around with ya anyways haha

[@Myrrydyn1950]

I'm diggin' it!

[@5150SS]

Robert Jones. The first song is called Finish What You Started by Van Halen which I think fits this video perfectly. The second song is by Van Halen also. ☺

[@codyparks2288]

Restoration work is Fantastic Sound track list is awesome Overlapping music made my ears bleed Had to downvote :-(

[@paulthesoundguy1]

Cody Parks your a bitch.......who cares if you liked the music

[@crapgeey]

a guy lives around me with a better one and i think he has another too

[@paulthesoundguy1]

Van Halen sucks? Hahaha. Even if the music is montage over each song. Hahahah

[@Ladosligese]

wtf is up with the music here :-s .. pick one and stick with it :-s

[@jessedale5985]

Great car bad taste in music