73rd Indy 500, 20th Anniversary Trans
Am Official Pace Car. Photos from actual race.
Page Updated June 26th 2005
TTA #1078
Project Details
Seat Belt Receiver Red Push Buttons Replaced
The push buttons fade badly and in worst case
break making the seatbelt receivers useless.
This is however an easy fix and can be replaced in 10 min
For before and after pictures, including pictures of the GM kit to order, click here
Front Seats Logo Head Rests
For Pictures, click here
On it's way to the Body Shop, click here for more pictures
April 5th, 2004
At the body shop, ready for paint, click here for more pictures
At the body shop, painted just waiting for final
polish,
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April 14th, 2004
At the body shop, hood and hinges done,
still to be polished
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April 16th, 2004
New Windscreen Installed
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April 16th, 2004
Car Done on it's way home again
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April 16th, 2004
T-top and Door Weatherstripping installed
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April 20th, 2004
Misc Parts in Primer at Bodyshop
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April 21st, 2004
Rear Bumper, Tail Lights and New White Bird
Installed
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April 23rd, 2004
Picked up the last parts from the bodyshop
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April 23rd, 2004
Got the Left Fender Installed, still need to
be aligned once the bumper been installed
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April 23rd, 2004
Door Mirrors Done
April 23rd, 2004
Front Bumper Done with New Nose Emblem,
Powder Coated Reinforcement and License Plate Bracket
Seats Cleaned and Ready to Install
April 23rd, 2004
Brand New Front Nose Cone, reinforcement
installed along with fron license plate bracket and of course the 20th
Anniversary Emblem
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May 1st, 2004
Front Bumper along with fenders, brand new fog
lights etc installed.
Misc pictures including doors etc.
Check
out the cool looking clear side markers / indicators (using orange bulbs)
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May 1st, 2004
New Stickers Installed, inside of hood and fuel filler door
May 31st, 2004
New Speakers Installed Both Front and Rear.
No wires cut, adapters made to plug into original wire-harness
Front (4"x6") : JBL GTO6426e (click hyperlink for specifications)
Rear (6"x9") : JBL GTO936e (click hyperlink for specifications)
May 31st, 2004
Interior Coming Back Together, Everything Cleaned and Looks Nice
June 25th, 2004
New Emblems Installed
July 3rd, 2004
New Front Spoiler Kit Installed
July 20 - 22, 2004
Properly Undercoated
July 23rd, 2004
TTA Washed and Cleaned
July 23rd, 2004
Door and Windshield Decals Installed
July 24rd, 2004
Completly Waxed and Cleaned
September 5th, 2004
Brand New Panhard Bar from BMR Installed
Part of Suspension Upgrade Project
- Rear End Got All Poly Bushings In 2003
- LCA's Been Boxed When Poly Busings Got Installed
November 5th, 2004
Original Dual Stainless Steel Exhaust Tips Installed
All TTA's came with dual
stainless steel exhaust tips,
I got hold of these from a very low milage TTA and
had the rear pipes bent like the stock exhaust and
the dual tips welded in place
November 30th, 2004
Custom Strut Tower Brace Fabricated and Installed
Using the existing strut tower mount bolts for
easy removal without
any additional holes drilled as some other STB's on the market.
Will be powder coated shortly, so more pictures will be added then
December 30th, 2004
New tubular rear control arms from UMI Performance Inc installed
Below: Before and after
pictures of headlights; taken apart and all parts blasted and powder coated
prior to assembly
Below: Front Bumper
Reinforcement; Before and after blasting and powder coating
Below: Bolts and Clips stripped
and either electroplated or black phosphate plated
