1976 Trans Am Anniversary Restoration

[Rick76]

I am starting down the long road of restoring my 76 TA.

A few pics of the car before starting.

 

[Rick76]

I media blasted and painted the suspension and some other parts.

Thanks, 2nd get,n for the table full of suspension pieces.

 

[Rick76]

It's nice to have some time off.

I stripped out the electrical, heater box, steering column, bumper, and tail lights.

Removed the power windows and locks.

Cut out the windshield and back glass.

The door glass and back window are date-coded and original.

It's time to get the car on my rotisserie to weld some patches in the floor and a new passenger quarter

 

[Rick76]

I dropped the gas tank, rear end, and subframe.

I need to pick up some steel to make the brackets for attaching the back.

I don’t want to use the spring perch; I will try to use the bumper hole.

 

[Rick76]

These are the brackets I made to mount the rear of the car to the rotisserie.

 

[Rick76]

I am lucky that Ames performance is in New Hampshire.
I went and picked up the floor pan patch panels yesterday.I can’t say enough good things about Ames.They are so helpful.

 

[Rick76]

On the rotisserie and stripping paint.

I love the look of bare metal.

 

[Rick76]

The panels are bare metal; luckily, there have been no surprises.

If the weather is warm, I can push the car outside, and media blast the bottom, trunk, firewall, and subframe.