This site is dedicated to the restoration of my 1979 Pontiac Trans Am. Over the years I have collected thousands of photographs that document the work done to my Trans Am. They are posted on this site to help educate and inspire others.
01/27/09 This site is finally up and running! Now I just need to get all the pictures and updates up.
08/03/10 Oh my. I have been so busy that I havent updated this site since I fist made it over a year ago! I'm working on it now... stay tuned.
Little is known about the cars history before my ownership. However, the car's title said it was first registered in April of 1979 in Arizona and its original price was $6883
In 2005 my brother was making a living flipping cars in Tucson Arizona. He would go to the local “Junk for Jesus” car auction, buy cars at auction, do a few simple repairs, and then sell the cars on eBay or Craigslist.
In August of 2005 my brother at auction stumbled upon a brown 1979 Pontiac Trans Am. He knew I had always wanted a Trans Am and thought this would be an excellent opportunity for me to buy a rust free Arizona car. He snapped a couple of pictures with his camera phone and sent them to me. Based on his description and two very small photographs I decided I wanted the car.
When the car went to the block there was only one other person bidding on it. Ultimately my brother prevailed and won the car for $1,000.
I had the car shipped home to New Jersey using DAS auto shipping for $800. I took possession of the car on November 1, 2005 with a total cost of $1,800.
1979 Pontiac Trans Am WS6
Engine:
350 Chevy - 4 bolt mains
GM Performace Vortec Cyclinder Heads - 64cc chambers, 1.94/1.50 vlaves, max cam lift .475
Edelbrock Vortec Performer RPM intake Manifold
Summit Camshaft - 224/224 Duration, .465/.465 lift
Zoom Timeing Chain set with +4 Cam Degrees
GM HEI Distributor
Plug Gap @.060
Holly 4150 Street Avenger Carb - 30cc pump, 65/65 jets, # 31 squirter
Transmission:
Automatic Turbo 350
Differential:
Axle ratio - 3.73
Posi
Factory rear disk brakes
http://www.dasautoshippers.com/ - The car shipper I use.
http://www.classicindustries.com/ - My favorite Trans Am parts supplier.
http://www.tcelectronixx.com/ - The company that made my sequencer tail light kit.
http://www.jegs.com/ - High performace parts.
http://www.summitracing.com/ - High performace parts.
If you have any questions regarding the restoration or would like a quote for me to make you your very own car site, you may email me: spalaia@comcast.net
