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Firethorn Red Trans am (1976)
Hi: If anyone has a Firethorn red Trans am, preferable 76 can you post a pic of the Phoenix decal on the hood, or tell me the colors of the decal.
Trying to figure out what the actual factory color was. Mine is aftermarket which is now (clear gold mustard black.) Thanks Charles
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68 Firebird. IA2 block, 505 cu in, SD Performance E-head, Solid roller 3600 weight. Reid TH400 4:11 gear. 29" slick. Best so far 9.95@134 mph. 1.43 60 ft. 76 Trans am, TKX .81 o/d, 3.73 Moser rearend, 468 with KRE D-ports, Doug headers, 3" Exh. Last edited by chuckies76ta; 07-21-2011 at 06:23 AM. |
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Here is a friend of mine..
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68 Firebird. IA2 block, 505 cu in, SD Performance E-head, Solid roller 3600 weight. Reid TH400 4:11 gear. 29" slick. Best so far 9.95@134 mph. 1.43 60 ft. 76 Trans am, TKX .81 o/d, 3.73 Moser rearend, 468 with KRE D-ports, Doug headers, 3" Exh. Last edited by chuckies76ta; 07-21-2011 at 06:23 AM. |
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Hey Chuck,
Did you see the low mileage black 1976 TA 400 auto in the autotrader.ca located in Quebec, amazing low mileage and condition, price is good too ! |
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No I didn't see it. Well have to check it out. Thanks for the info. Just looked it up, nice car..
Charles Anybody, else!
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68 Firebird. IA2 block, 505 cu in, SD Performance E-head, Solid roller 3600 weight. Reid TH400 4:11 gear. 29" slick. Best so far 9.95@134 mph. 1.43 60 ft. 76 Trans am, TKX .81 o/d, 3.73 Moser rearend, 468 with KRE D-ports, Doug headers, 3" Exh. |
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Hey Chuck,
Give Rocky Rotella a call, or pm him. you know he did all the research on 76 TA's.
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70 Bonneville 455, survivor (Third Owner) |
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Hi Mark: Was hoping Rocky would chime in. Thanks
Charles
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68 Firebird. IA2 block, 505 cu in, SD Performance E-head, Solid roller 3600 weight. Reid TH400 4:11 gear. 29" slick. Best so far 9.95@134 mph. 1.43 60 ft. 76 Trans am, TKX .81 o/d, 3.73 Moser rearend, 468 with KRE D-ports, Doug headers, 3" Exh. |
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Pontiac used gray/red/black decals on all T/A colors during the first few months of production. Once Starlight Black was introduced (in about October), gold/yellow/black was used on a majority of the colors from that point forward, and Firethorn was among them.
When my dad took delivery of his Firethorn Red '76 T/A, it had gray/red/black decals on it. He took it in for servicing a short time later and saw another Firethorn Red T/A at the dealership and it had gold/yellow/black decals. He said it looked much more vibrant and immediately walked over to the parts counter and ordered a set for his car. |
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Thanks Rocky. It seems mine is a little more of a mustard color versus an yellow. I'm happy with it anyway.
Had the car out with the 3.73's and what a difference.. I think there's a 12.5 in it.. Charles
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68 Firebird. IA2 block, 505 cu in, SD Performance E-head, Solid roller 3600 weight. Reid TH400 4:11 gear. 29" slick. Best so far 9.95@134 mph. 1.43 60 ft. 76 Trans am, TKX .81 o/d, 3.73 Moser rearend, 468 with KRE D-ports, Doug headers, 3" Exh. |
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Well, technically, it's gold, matte gold, and black. "Yellow" was for simplicity.
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Very interesting.
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Here's some pics for ya.
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1981 trans am: 74 pont 350 1989 bronco: 302: R.I.P. Last edited by transamfan1981; 04-28-2009 at 05:13 PM. |
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Some fender and decklid decals. I can post more pics if you'd like.
This isn't my car. This car was for sale on ebay back in feb., but I saved the link to the auction, so I can get to it even though it ended.
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1981 trans am: 74 pont 350 1989 bronco: 302: R.I.P. Last edited by transamfan1981; 04-28-2009 at 05:33 PM. |
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Thanks for pics TAF1981.. Looks pretty close to what I have..
Thanks again Charles
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68 Firebird. IA2 block, 505 cu in, SD Performance E-head, Solid roller 3600 weight. Reid TH400 4:11 gear. 29" slick. Best so far 9.95@134 mph. 1.43 60 ft. 76 Trans am, TKX .81 o/d, 3.73 Moser rearend, 468 with KRE D-ports, Doug headers, 3" Exh. |
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I just bought a '76 T/A project car and am planning to repaint the car in Firethorn red- anyone know what is the best brand and type of paint to use? I've used PPG single- stage acrylic enamel in the past and was happy with the results, but I think I want to do a clearcoat on this T/A.
Geno P.S. sorry to stray off subject |
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