Heye everyone.... youll love this!!!
Hey everyone,
Im a complete noob to cars all around. My name is Luke and Im 24, from Illinois. Ive been interested in cars( mainly classic muscle cars...GTO's, roadrunners, etc...) for well over 10 years, but have never had the opportunity to own one, drive one, take care of one, etc.... So here I am, I received a 1978 Trans Am as a gift. Its completely original(6.6L 400/4 speed tranny). The body is in great shape with one or two SMALL rust spots. Its Cameo white and the hood bird is worn a lil. The interior is immaculate(except for the cover on the center console/cubby hole). Ive been to several T/A specific sites and have ordered 3 catalogs to order parts/decals from................. Now here comes the bombshell lololololol:) :rolleyes: :CRY: .
The first thing I want to do is get this thing painted and replace the decals, so I figured Id strip the lights, chrome, etc. to save me some money when I take it to the paint/body shop........ Well I thought I was halfway mechanically inclined but I cant even get the HOOD open.. Yes, the HOOD..... There is a T-bar underneath the grill, that much I figured out. But my hands are too big or something else, I guess, because I cant find the lever that releases the hood. If anyone could at least throw me a bone on that I would greatly appreciate it. The other thing that worries me is the chrome seals around the windshield, back window, and door windows. Oh yea, I guess taking off the door panels to remove the door handles and keyhole worries me somewhat too.....
If anyone can help me out somewhat I would appreciate it........ Or you could flame me if you want, I wont mind......
Could anyone list exactly what I should strip before I take it to the paint shop???
Thanks everyone
Re: Heye everyone.... youll love this!!!
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Originally posted by Bowserbird
Hey everyone,
Well I thought I was halfway mechanically inclined but I cant even get the HOOD open.. Yes, the HOOD..... There is a T-bar underneath the grill, that much I figured out. But my hands are too big or something else, I guess, because I cant find the lever that releases the hood. If anyone could at least throw me a bone on that I would greatly appreciate it.
If anyone can help me out somewhat I would appreciate it........ Or you could flame me if you want, I wont mind......
Could anyone list exactly what I should strip before I take it to the paint shop???
Thanks everyone
YAYYYYY!!!!! Someone LIKE me!!!!! Hey...I have the same prob with my 81...took me 2 weeks to figure out that I was missing the hood pull assembly ha ha!!! Anyway...now that i've got that...it really almost takes 2 people to open the hood...i'm getting better at it an sometimes I can get it myself...I'm not sure if the opener is the same on the 78's as the 81's but I can pull the opener and slip my fingers under the hood at the moment it pops...theres a latch there an you have to time it just right...pull & push up on the hood before the d%#* latch catches...if it catches ya gotta start over...if there's extra ppl around I get someone to pull the release an I get my grubby little fingers under there the moment it releases an lift...Post some pics if ya can! Have Fun! Jeri
Re: Re: Heye everyone.... youll love this!!!
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Originally posted by Jerilynne1965
YAYYYYY!!!!! Someone LIKE me!!!!! Hey...I have the same prob with my 81...took me 2 weeks to figure out that I was missing the hood pull assembly ha ha!!! Anyway...now that i've got that...it really almost takes 2 people to open the hood...i'm getting better at it an sometimes I can get it myself...I'm not sure if the opener is the same on the 78's as the 81's but I can pull the opener and slip my fingers under the hood at the moment it pops...theres a latch there an you have to time it just right...pull & push up on the hood before the d%#* latch catches...if it catches ya gotta start over...if there's extra ppl around I get someone to pull the release an I get my grubby little fingers under there the moment it releases an lift...Post some pics if ya can! Have Fun! Jeri
I just remembered that I didn't say that my hood pull is under the nose/bumper...that's why it's hard to do both...I checked out a 78/79 firebird recently an it had the same assembly as mine...