@ToArmsInDixie I feel its the nices front end on the trans am...then the 1970..then the 1977 bandit year....and its a great fun car to drive..like a race car the way it handle...on rails when you turn...alot to be said about that car..and compared to bigger hotrods like olds and chevelles..
we had 1 of these with the original factory 400 and 4 speed and my old man traded it for a GOD DAMN pick up truck!!!! A GOD DAMN PICK UP TRUCK!!!!!! I'm not pissed at him, God rest his soul, but I am still a little sick to my stomach.
I just watched 77-78 TA videos and then 79+ and I'm starting to think you're right. They are pretty ugly. 0_o The front end was too far ahead of its time to be on that body.
@SGJH22 no, a lot of modification would be needed to be done for that to happen. 2 headlights going to 4 with separate high beams. hood style different.
i got a 4 row radiator and a different thermostat car was running hot withthe bigger motor.
the high beams look stupid with the hid lights so i ordered the headlight housings for the high beams but will just run with the hid not gas charged bulbs for the high beams. not much more to go now.
@ccg1171 yes it is...sucks the gas!!!..but well worth the fun....mines never been in the snow, had it four 15 years,,,becomes a baby to you...u just have to live with it...
You people need to stop calling these Trans Am Bandits. Unless it's a '77 SE Black with gold trim, black leather interior and a CB radio it's not a Bandit
Well, Im mostly with you, but after the Movie he cars were being sold as SE Bandit Editions,with the highest sales ever in 1979 of 80,000 units...this one happens to be one of 250 made with SE solor gold..and the same pinstriping that folowed the movie minus T tops...This is information givin by the Bandit Club..Not me..all and all Dosn't matter to me there all awesome!!!!!!...
@hotroddug thanks for the info i allredy have 3 16x8 but i guis i can run 16x8 rear and 17x7 in front and use a larger profile tire in the rear that should suit the car well
My dad told me he got this first trans Am in 1973 and had it till 1990. he gave it to a freand for a 1969 something idk what it was had that till 1995 then got a 93 buick lol
@hotroddug Go for it. I look at the contrasts of everything I've shot before and after HD and there's simply no comparison. At the time though the pre-HD stuff looked great but technology marches on. Best wishes.
no shit , i had two stolen from me, the 1st was a 77w/400 pont. motor back in 93 and the 2nd was a 1971 gto 455 motor w/ a 4 speed back in 99. both were recovered within a week unharmed. joyriding i guess. i feel lucky for that. if you own one , keep your eyes on it always.
See you young buck's!,..if you get one, learn from wht we say...or it will be gone!!!!!....another story, I sold a car to a guy in 1989..told the guy this will be a hot car one day, it was only a 1979 lemanse...but...I said keep your eyes on it or it will be gone...stolen from him in a week...! thts the trend...so boys keep an eye on your new GTOs and Impalas..or eles!
Sorry to say, all the people I know who had one when i first got this one in 1991. Had there stolen, bye being away from it for a meal or somthing..it was a car not to take your eyes off of!!!!...I hate thief's...
Hey , hotroddug.. what size are the tires? I have a set of 17x9 wheels on the way for my T/A and would like to get the tire size you used so I don't have any complications with the tires contacting anything . Thanks!! Good looking car by the way..
Its in storage, ill check for you..Its been a while. but they work great and no rubbing at all...I had others that just were a pain in the^%$# so Im sure youl be happy when i get it to you..
Well what do you own, loser...because for one thing I would buy this one 10 more times becuse its one of the best cars in the world...and i own 3 super cars and you have no idea what your talking about!....you think 150 mph isnt fast...yahh right...my other car does 180mph and it still doesnt go off the line like this also its furturistic styling. And I also own A Buick Stage One..that Can blow away a Lambo...What do you own?
Unseen, but not unheard with the requisite fartcan exhaust on your stupid Civic . . . not to mention slow unless you go with forced induction and an aggressive (read impractical) set of gears.
Yes, because a Civic is the only alternative in the world. I was saying it was a horrible choice, not that you were unfortunate enough to own a Honda in real life. Read the post - "your" was just as hypothetical as being forced to choose one or the other. FWD FTL There's nothing quite like transferring weight away from the driven wheels under acceleration and then overburdening them under braking and cornering loads.
Should there be a comma after "Civic" in your last post, karaloca?
Didn't know it was a lesson in English. When writing on YouTube I tend to drop detail as 500 characters isn't always enough. But if we want lessons then maybe you could've just put a comma rather than ". . . " you also don't need the comma before the word "but". Thats without looking too hard.
I only mention that because it changes the meaning of what you were saying. The way you had written it made it appear that you were referring to the Civic in a negative way. A comma would have directed the word at me. I tried to give you the benefit of the doubt. Instead, you went and just showed that you didn't understand what I was getting at. If I wanted to randomly nitpick your grammar, your last comment has more than enough to errors to choose from.
Thank you!...I fell in luv with this car a long time ago, and I had it for 15 years...and it looks better then ever....and I drive it all the time...and beat it to the road,,,and know probs...when you find that car you like buy it!....it feels good to see this car every chance i get to glance at ti.....
Well this car has little body work!..and the taillights are original...so no need to do anything....but after some time the black tint paint will wear and need to be repainted...I would like to see your TA sometime!
my TA's on my page. you think if i go with 15's in the front & 17's in the rear, i'll be alright? im running 15x8's all around, 255/60/15 front 295/60/15. I'm just worried about tire clearance
Those cars can get squirrely...So I ran traction bars that are the old lakewood style that bolt to the leaf spring bolts also air shocks to control the sway to power ratio. It really sinks the tires down. Good luck!
Hey, I have a 1980 bird, and would like to fix it up a bit... Was left to me by my father when I was a younger (age 4 now 19) And it sat until I was about 17 when I started it up again. I want to make it purrrr but have no idea what to do... Its all the original stuff, needs some work, but i would really like put another engine in it... anny suggestions?
great car man! gold is an excellent color for the 79! i was considering torque thrust II's for my own 79 which currently rolls on '77 snowflakes. by the way the 403 olds is an awsome motor. reving high is suicide, but it has much thicker cylinder walls then a pontiac 400 and can easily be built to handle tonnes of torque. i have a rebuilt 403 in my 79 Trans am with 500ftlbs that hauls ass and peels tires everyday of the summer. see my video. "ron's 79 trans am"
I had a 79 non emission w a 4speed 4wheel disk and a 400.that was a fun car,turning radius was unbelievable for a fairly long car. I will say this I always beat the 403,always.these cars were heavy and soo much fun to drive with posi! really could turn with the throttle,to tighten or butter out on the straight. fun fun sled
403 cars were fitted with 2.73 gears where as I bet you had a 3.23 as most 400 cars had. About 94,000 of the 109,000 TAs made in 79 had the 403 Olds. Highest production year 1979. 403 is an underrated motor.
Man that's a sweet trans am! I find it hard to get one like that nowadays.
stonedpuppy87 1 month ago
The front of that bird at 0:08 is just badass.
ToArmsInDixie 6 months ago
@ToArmsInDixie I feel its the nices front end on the trans am...then the 1970..then the 1977 bandit year....and its a great fun car to drive..like a race car the way it handle...on rails when you turn...alot to be said about that car..and compared to bigger hotrods like olds and chevelles..
hotroddug 6 months ago
that is one lucky kid.
zanrath12345 8 months ago
we had 1 of these with the original factory 400 and 4 speed and my old man traded it for a GOD DAMN pick up truck!!!! A GOD DAMN PICK UP TRUCK!!!!!! I'm not pissed at him, God rest his soul, but I am still a little sick to my stomach.
deme7063 9 months ago
looks great man i like the wheels they got a nice flair to em that you dont see on too many 2nd gens
caudice 10 months ago
bad ass...for sure
toothmaker22000 10 months ago
@SGJH22 why would you want to do that....79 front ends are fucking ugly...get ur self a 71 front end and do your car justice,
CrazyForCooCooPuffs 1 year ago
@CrazyForCooCooPuffs
I just watched 77-78 TA videos and then 79+ and I'm starting to think you're right. They are pretty ugly. 0_o The front end was too far ahead of its time to be on that body.
Da1RiSiN1sMoKe 1 year ago
me love!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!,and drool!!!!
kohlerjo 1 year ago
@SGJH22 no, a lot of modification would be needed to be done for that to happen. 2 headlights going to 4 with separate high beams. hood style different.
zwebwolf 1 year ago
thts a beautiful car torq thrust rims are a bit big imo 15s would look good or course the snowflake rims but still great car
samus1003 1 year ago
@samus1003 thanks you!!.....i like the rims,, but i may try out the new 17 in snowflakes from yearone there very badass...
hotroddug 1 year ago
@hotroddug best rims for a t/a are the year one 17s.
camirocz 7 months ago
I would trade my 2000 silverado z71 reg cab stepside for this anyday
HomeCRAFTON11 1 year ago
Sharp car !
atomicplayboy4u 1 year ago
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go check out the hid lights i installed.
i got a 4 row radiator and a different thermostat car was running hot withthe bigger motor.
the high beams look stupid with the hid lights so i ordered the headlight housings for the high beams but will just run with the hid not gas charged bulbs for the high beams. not much more to go now.
ytwoktt 1 year ago
It's amazing, gold would not really work on any other car, but it just seems natural for the Trans Am.
muta157 1 year ago
I love the black, but this looks very very nice in gold...Good work =D
ccg1171 1 year ago
@ccg1171 well thanks!!!!
hotroddug 1 year ago
@hotroddug N/P man =)
I have a 2002 35th Ann. Z28 Camaro..Its pretty quick..I made a quick vid of it =)
ccg1171 1 year ago
@ccg1171 I like it ...very nice...looks like you should hold on to tht one...
hotroddug 1 year ago
@hotroddug Thanx man..Its good for the summer thats it..& its a gas guzzler, Im sure you know about that?? Mi car is a 5.7 is your the 6.6??/
ccg1171 1 year ago
@ccg1171 yes it is...sucks the gas!!!..but well worth the fun....mines never been in the snow, had it four 15 years,,,becomes a baby to you...u just have to live with it...
hotroddug 1 year ago
@hotroddug how much would you say the mpg is, 10 mpg?
dal3fan88 1 year ago
your car looks great im looking a nice wheel set up for my 79 and i think i found it
chevellenut1968 1 year ago
@ClefDeDavid88
Thanks....many years of hard work..
hotroddug 1 year ago
You people need to stop calling these Trans Am Bandits. Unless it's a '77 SE Black with gold trim, black leather interior and a CB radio it's not a Bandit
81TransAmJunkie 1 year ago
@81TransAmJunkie
Well, Im mostly with you, but after the Movie he cars were being sold as SE Bandit Editions,with the highest sales ever in 1979 of 80,000 units...this one happens to be one of 250 made with SE solor gold..and the same pinstriping that folowed the movie minus T tops...This is information givin by the Bandit Club..Not me..all and all Dosn't matter to me there all awesome!!!!!!...
hotroddug 1 year ago
are thouse 16 or 17 inch rims? please email me the size
chevellenut1968 1 year ago
@chevellenut1968
these are 17" bye 8"...
hotroddug 1 year ago
@hotroddug thanks for the info i allredy have 3 16x8 but i guis i can run 16x8 rear and 17x7 in front and use a larger profile tire in the rear that should suit the car well
chevellenut1968 1 year ago
what is that in the back seat?!
rawnie79 1 year ago
@rawnie79
My Son!!!...lol
hotroddug 1 year ago
his first sorry btw it was a 1969 ford f150 then he got the 93 buick park. today we have a 2005 buick
67tr876 2 years ago
My dad told me he got this first trans Am in 1973 and had it till 1990. he gave it to a freand for a 1969 something idk what it was had that till 1995 then got a 93 buick lol
67tr876 2 years ago
31 yearsold and still looking Badass!
TheHornet79 2 years ago
Check out BIRD PROJECT for video of 74 Bird
musselshell 2 years ago
79s are my second favorite. nothing beats 77s or 78s but still a stunning car :)
nevbot222 2 years ago
Beautiful.
These cars ruled the streets in their day and yours still does, obviously.
Very nice.
TralfazConstruction 2 years ago
I want one D:
tudythegangster 2 years ago
I think im going to update this picture in HD....
hotroddug 2 years ago
@hotroddug Go for it. I look at the contrasts of everything I've shot before and after HD and there's simply no comparison. At the time though the pre-HD stuff looked great but technology marches on. Best wishes.
TralfazConstruction 8 months ago
no shit , i had two stolen from me, the 1st was a 77w/400 pont. motor back in 93 and the 2nd was a 1971 gto 455 motor w/ a 4 speed back in 99. both were recovered within a week unharmed. joyriding i guess. i feel lucky for that. if you own one , keep your eyes on it always.
l82corvette 2 years ago
See you young buck's!,..if you get one, learn from wht we say...or it will be gone!!!!!....another story, I sold a car to a guy in 1989..told the guy this will be a hot car one day, it was only a 1979 lemanse...but...I said keep your eyes on it or it will be gone...stolen from him in a week...! thts the trend...so boys keep an eye on your new GTOs and Impalas..or eles!
hotroddug 2 years ago
@l82corvette: Amen to that.
MiracleMile90 1 year ago
Sorry to say, all the people I know who had one when i first got this one in 1991. Had there stolen, bye being away from it for a meal or somthing..it was a car not to take your eyes off of!!!!...I hate thief's...
hotroddug 2 years ago
What kind of wheels, size, etc? I'm getting ideas for mine
tom95stang 2 years ago
ive heard 17's all the way around are just perfect.
79TAYuNgBLuD 2 years ago
Sweet ride, wanna sell???
ccg1171 2 years ago
its really cool.
eldorado303 2 years ago
i love how the front end looks on those things
tjkillduff 2 years ago
are those 17 or 18s you have on it? either way looks great
laupy1 2 years ago
beautiful car can't beat a TA anyday!!
jasonmac11 3 years ago
words of wisdom. =)
115mL 3 years ago
lol the 79 is ok but the front end on that thing looks horibble
Sarcasticscum 3 years ago 2
it doesnt look bad. 79-81 firebirds looked that way. mines a 79 and i think it looks great.
cjm1210 3 years ago
Well I'm sorry but that is my opinion. sorry if I pissed you off
Sarcasticscum 3 years ago
thats cool, u didnt piss me off. everyone has the right to their own opinion.
cjm1210 3 years ago
I agree.
That's why i'm putting the '78 bumpers and everything on mine
QTurkCorp 3 years ago
Hey , hotroddug.. what size are the tires? I have a set of 17x9 wheels on the way for my T/A and would like to get the tire size you used so I don't have any complications with the tires contacting anything . Thanks!! Good looking car by the way..
MOTORHEAD8835 3 years ago
Its in storage, ill check for you..Its been a while. but they work great and no rubbing at all...I had others that just were a pain in the^%$# so Im sure youl be happy when i get it to you..
hotroddug 3 years ago
I always liked the gold cars.I still remember a brand new 79 Gold Edition coming up on me on the highway.Burned into my memory.
bulldog1961 3 years ago
That was me!...lol
hotroddug 3 years ago
You'll have grown up by then, and want a real car.
There are reasons we don't drive things like this anymore - because its all horsepower, all noise and they aren't even fast.
Even a new one can only manage 150MPH! The old ones are like donkeys.
karaloca 3 years ago
Well what do you own, loser...because for one thing I would buy this one 10 more times becuse its one of the best cars in the world...and i own 3 super cars and you have no idea what your talking about!....you think 150 mph isnt fast...yahh right...my other car does 180mph and it still doesnt go off the line like this also its furturistic styling. And I also own A Buick Stage One..that Can blow away a Lambo...What do you own?
hotroddug 3 years ago
he probably has like a ford focus or a prius lol. trans ams are probably one of the best cars ever made.
Louisville111111 3 years ago
And I think there still pretty modern, the size is long but not large.Its fast and can run on E85 if you want to mod it...
hotroddug 3 years ago
fuck you prick, what you rollin in, a civic?
bolli6 3 years ago
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Given a choice I'd choose the Civic and go unseen.
Better then driving this and looking a cunt.
karaloca 2 years ago
Fuck you, muscle ftw not chavvy shit hondas
bolli6 2 years ago 2
Shut the fuck up baby dick. Only pencil neck cunts drive Hondas and Toyotas. Grow some balls and get a real fuckin' car.
holypoop88 2 years ago
Unseen, but not unheard with the requisite fartcan exhaust on your stupid Civic . . . not to mention slow unless you go with forced induction and an aggressive (read impractical) set of gears.
Firebert79TA 2 years ago
I don't drive a Civic shitbag - read the post.
If I had to chose being unseen or looking a twat, I'd go unseen (Civic)
karaloca 2 years ago
Yes, because a Civic is the only alternative in the world. I was saying it was a horrible choice, not that you were unfortunate enough to own a Honda in real life. Read the post - "your" was just as hypothetical as being forced to choose one or the other. FWD FTL There's nothing quite like transferring weight away from the driven wheels under acceleration and then overburdening them under braking and cornering loads.
Should there be a comma after "Civic" in your last post, karaloca?
Firebert79TA 2 years ago
Didn't know it was a lesson in English. When writing on YouTube I tend to drop detail as 500 characters isn't always enough. But if we want lessons then maybe you could've just put a comma rather than ". . . " you also don't need the comma before the word "but". Thats without looking too hard.
karaloca 2 years ago
I only mention that because it changes the meaning of what you were saying. The way you had written it made it appear that you were referring to the Civic in a negative way. A comma would have directed the word at me. I tried to give you the benefit of the doubt. Instead, you went and just showed that you didn't understand what I was getting at. If I wanted to randomly nitpick your grammar, your last comment has more than enough to errors to choose from.
Firebert79TA 2 years ago
sweet ride, well kept
115mL 3 years ago
Thank you!...I fell in luv with this car a long time ago, and I had it for 15 years...and it looks better then ever....and I drive it all the time...and beat it to the road,,,and know probs...when you find that car you like buy it!....it feels good to see this car every chance i get to glance at ti.....
hotroddug 3 years ago
Sweet ass ride.
XRacer6 3 years ago
dude what rims r them
volcomnater 3 years ago
hey, how did you restore your taillights? did you buy used one's & painted them? just wondering thnx
79TAYuNgBLuD 3 years ago
Well this car has little body work!..and the taillights are original...so no need to do anything....but after some time the black tint paint will wear and need to be repainted...I would like to see your TA sometime!
hotroddug 3 years ago
my TA's on my page. you think if i go with 15's in the front & 17's in the rear, i'll be alright? im running 15x8's all around, 255/60/15 front 295/60/15. I'm just worried about tire clearance
79TAYuNgBLuD 3 years ago
Im running 17'S all away around the car. so you should be fine!!1....just worrie about offset so that the wheels dont rub in back also!
hotroddug 3 years ago
ok gotcha btw what kind of suspension are you running on your car? srry about all the questions lol
79TAYuNgBLuD 3 years ago
Those cars can get squirrely...So I ran traction bars that are the old lakewood style that bolt to the leaf spring bolts also air shocks to control the sway to power ratio. It really sinks the tires down. Good luck!
hotroddug 3 years ago
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Hey, I have a 1980 bird, and would like to fix it up a bit... Was left to me by my father when I was a younger (age 4 now 19) And it sat until I was about 17 when I started it up again. I want to make it purrrr but have no idea what to do... Its all the original stuff, needs some work, but i would really like put another engine in it... anny suggestions?
somethingtowork 4 years ago 2
why not! have a welder?, you can put in what ever
you want.
hotroddug 4 years ago
what kinda engine you got in there? 403?
ToNGanStuNNa650 4 years ago
403 it is, with a little bore work
and camed to the max! also a few other things
hotroddug 4 years ago
hey i heard you can put a 468 stroker engine into a 79 T/A is this true?
ToNGanStuNNa650 4 years ago
what are the specs on those wheels?
xiNtEnSiTy 4 years ago
great car man! gold is an excellent color for the 79! i was considering torque thrust II's for my own 79 which currently rolls on '77 snowflakes. by the way the 403 olds is an awsome motor. reving high is suicide, but it has much thicker cylinder walls then a pontiac 400 and can easily be built to handle tonnes of torque. i have a rebuilt 403 in my 79 Trans am with 500ftlbs that hauls ass and peels tires everyday of the summer. see my video. "ron's 79 trans am"
rawnie79 4 years ago
What wheels are these? They look awesome!
sebast007 4 years ago
They are called torque thrust 2s, mine are 17"
rims and I like the way they look. You might be able to fit taller ones but they might look goofy.
hotroddug 4 years ago
But need to take it to the track to really know.
also built it for my future paxton super charger
trust me it will get up and go! also posi traction bar
sink those tires down so hard. Future video to come soon.
hotroddug 4 years ago
I had a 79 non emission w a 4speed 4wheel disk and a 400.that was a fun car,turning radius was unbelievable for a fairly long car. I will say this I always beat the 403,always.these cars were heavy and soo much fun to drive with posi! really could turn with the throttle,to tighten or butter out on the straight. fun fun sled
dnzpn 4 years ago
Well,I have taken all emisions off the car. done the bore and stroke thing, max out the cam lift
hotroddug 4 years ago
403 cars were fitted with 2.73 gears where as I bet you had a 3.23 as most 400 cars had. About 94,000 of the 109,000 TAs made in 79 had the 403 Olds. Highest production year 1979. 403 is an underrated motor.
vistacruiser67 4 years ago
do u have a cardomain page?? That is 1 bad T/A!!
elementxrider92 4 years ago
I have some pics in the video catogory at hotrodnews dot net, keep in touch.
hotroddug 4 years ago
The only engine they used in the firebirds that i thought wsa gay was the 301>?>
wcsnoman 4 years ago
ih8japsscraps you wish you had a olds 403, it still is a sweet ride with the 403..I got one. and Japan has some nice shit too, hater.
khanart 4 years ago
Looks like the American Racing Torq- Thrust II rims. ih8japsscraps, I don't think you've even SEEN an Olds 403 lol
JacksonRazor 4 years ago
ahh the olds 403 is a nice engine but doesnt compare to the pontiac 400
ih8japscraps 4 years ago
nice ride, i hope thats the pontiac 400 and not the garbage olds 403 lol, nice ride just the same
ih8japscraps 5 years ago