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Finally purchased a 74 to restore. Updated 6/12/07
Finally located and bought a 1974 TA 400/TH400 numbers matching admiralty blue to restore. Pretty much rust free except passenger rear lower quarter panel and drivers lower. Under car has a nice factory purple-ish/red oxide primer that is in great condition just needs some clean up and I'll use it as it is. It even has the original gm chrome tips. The guy I bought the car from already had most of the body striped down to the metal. He just lost interest in it.
Need some opinions on what to do. The engine block is the original and trans is original but, the engine has 670 heads on it with a edlebrock intake and carb. The distributor is from a 75 455 car. Should I try to locate the correct carb, intake, distributor and heads for it or leave it along. It runs fine I just like haveing the correct items on the car. What you think i should do??? It also has a build date of 11/73. Here are some pictures of the car. I do know I need several items to make it a complete car. I will have a list of the things i need posted soon so, If anyone has any of these items please feel free to email at transamrip@yahoo.com. Thanks for your input, http://webpages.charter.net/1974ta400/1974ta400.html WEB PAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION Bub Last edited by TransAmRIP; 09-06-2007 at 09:48 AM. |
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TARIP,
Congrats, I usually try to collect parts before I jump head long into a project. Yes, Find all the correct pieces to complete the engine. Finding the carb should not be too hard....The p/n is 7044274,7044266 depending on application. The Intake is P/N 495106 and exhaust manifolds are 490142/490143 each. You should be able to even get your date codes close to your build date. The heads are 4x and since it is an an automatic the secondary code is 7h. This can easily be messed up by getting 1h(455) or 4h(2 bbl 400) heads. The 3h heads would work but are really for 4 speed 400's. My Build date is the same as yours. So it will need a points type dist. I would recommend a replacement dist from say Year One with a pertronix or Crane xr-i conversion. But you know what the plan is. Let me know if I can help further.......
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Appreciate the info on what I need to find. i thought it would be a good idea to get the original back as close as possible. I will let you know if i need additional help. Thanks again Jay, Bub |
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Congrats - love the color, and the standard black interior.
7044266 carb here: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1974-...96917376QQrdZ1
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Peter 1974 Trans Am, 400 4-speed, 3.42 rear. |
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Congratulations and welcome to the club Bub. I have quite a few parts leftover from a '74 400/auto T/A I bought for parts a while back. It was a December 1973 car and pretty original. I have the carb, distributor, alternator, EGR, some black interior parts and so on. Let me know if you need something, be glad to help.
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Dick Winkles 1970 RAIV GTO 4-speed 1974 Original owner Z-28 4-speed 2008 SRT10 Viper Very Orange (was SD TA!) 2015 Challenger Hellcat 6spd (was SD TA!) |
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Actually, I could use all the parts you mentioned. The only interior part I need is the passenger sail panel. Shoot me a pm on the prices. I am starting to collect as much as I can to put it back as close to original as possible. Thanks Dick, Bub |
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Actually, I could use all the parts you mentioned. The only interior part I need is the passenger sail panel. Shoot me a pm transamrip@yahoo.com on the prices. I am starting to collect as much as I can to put it back as close to original as possible. Thanks Dick, Bub |
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Congrats on the purchase. As they said, go slow, gather the parts and put your car back to original. That's your best bet on maintaining value with the car.
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12.84 @ 106.89 with street radials. 12.63 @ 108.39 on drag radials. |
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Looks like you have almost the same car as mine except mine is custom interior, 455 and no air.
Congrats...they are fun cars and not on every row at the cruises.
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Greg Reid Palmetto, Georgia |
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I may have the heads and exhaust manifolds. I will check the date codes to see if they will work......
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transamrip@yahoo.com Thanks, Bub |
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since the car didn't come with original rims am I to assume that the original came with rally II's??? . I can't locate the build sheet anywhere. I've looked behind the rear seat under the front seats on top of the gas tank no luck. Will the phs show what kind of wheels it should have? If rally II's are correct then I will be in the need for a set ofthem with the correct code I believe it is HW???? Help
Thanks , bub |
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Your TA would have had code HM Rally II's, if it had no upgrade. Date would have been around 10-19 to 11-07.
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I never bought the PHS for my Trans Am...I know...I'll get it eventually...but the PHS on my '68 does state Rally II wheel option.
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Hey Mark, 2 hrs left on this 4 speed. It's in Georgia too.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...1475&rd=1&rd=1
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Greg Reid Palmetto, Georgia |
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I actually know Cecil. I think he is looking for 10-12K out of it. It was in a neighbors basement for 15 years with stuff stacked on it. He has been collecting nice parts for it for about 2 years.If I remember right it is all original but had some damage to the front fenders so he fould a nice set somewhere.
He recently found a Corvette though that he wants to focus on. Cecil lives in the DALTON area....very cool car guy..and easy to talk to.
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If you need a points Distributor I got one from a 69 GTO 400 4SPD Don't know if there is a difference but if you find there isnt one I'll sell it to you for dirt cheap.
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What is this????
I know it has something to do with the seatbelts??? Can I find one???
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