Trans Am guy here

[1980TransAm]

Whelp.....I'm not too car saavy and I now have a 1980 Trans AM....not sure where to find parts and it's hard for me to get any work done since no one in freakin Kansas knows how to work on this thing...I love my car and I do what I can to keep her alive.


Anyone have any insight for a youngin?

[pdub]

Welcome to BangShift Trans! From my extensive knowledge of cars and mechanical things, if there's a big thump in the trunk, you might want to open the lid and see what's in there. That advice comes straight from the BangShift Boss.

[Deaf Bob]

' pends on whatcha lookin for... Somebody somewhere has got it! Or can make it if ya got the $$$$
Auto manual is your best friend if nobody's there to show you how not to do it...


Welcome to the biggest time waster in my day, and I wouldn't have it any other way!

[pdub]

Bob, I wonder...if we didn't do this, what would we do? Something constructive, probably...no, never mind. This is all good.

[oldsman496]

I've got a fair amount of experience with these types of cars. i usually stop by - quickly in the am and agin' in the evening... if I see you've got questions, i'd be glad to let ya know if I can help ya out with info... glad to see new members! you'll like it here.

[skullbucket]

Go to ebaymotors and type in 1980 trans am and pages and pages of parts will come up for ya.

[Silver68RT]

National Parts Depot has a catalog for '67 - '81 Firebird / Trans Am. I get most of my Mustang parts from them, and most of it is very good quality. You can usually get advice on stuff here if you post a question in the Tech section, or if you start a build thread in the Project Car section. Good luck with it.

http://npdlink.com/67-81-Firebird/Firebird-Restoration-Parts-Catalog.html

[Thumpin455]

Hey you made it! Good to see you here, dont let on what my name here is over there ok? Gotta let these guys know things like budget, maybe skill level, and things like that.

[TheSilverBuick]

Whelp.....I'm not too car saavy and I now have a 1980 Trans AM....not sure where to find parts and it's hard for me to get any work done since no one in freakin Kansas knows how to work on this thing...I love my car and I do what I can to keep her alive.


Anyone have any insight for a youngin?

My advice is to figure out what you want to fix or upgrade, then figure out how to do the repair or upgrade. There are plenty of educational resources between service manual books and the internet. Every journey begins with a single step, and all experts at one time had a wrench in their hand for the first time.

[Deaf Bob]

Bob, I wonder...if we didn't do this, what would we do? Something constructive, probably...no, never mind. This is all good.

Well " constructive"... Cleaning grave sites, installing a spool in a 9 inch...
Time waster=rest time=BANGSHIFT! All good... Get to chuckle too!

[Dan Barlow]

Whelp.....I'm not too car saavy and I now have a 1980 Trans AM....not sure where to find parts and it's hard for me to get any work done since no one in freakin Kansas knows how to work on this thing...I love my car and I do what I can to keep her alive.


Anyone have any insight for a youngin?

Just pretend its a Camaro........thats what I do.