- Mar 3, 2003
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My first car was a red 86 trans-am. Great condition, T-tops, I loved that car. It had a little bit of pep, but not a ton.
Later, I bought a 94 Z-28 (1 year old at the time). I kept my first car, but damn did that Z-28 move.
Now, I'm looking at doing a restore of the Trans-Am. But what's eating me is whether I should do a straight restore, or whether I can turn the car into a true sports car with 400-450 horsepower and have some fun.
I'm a little worried it's the wrong platform - with the T-tops the car is already not the stiffest in the world. So should I just restore the thing to drive for fun once in a while, then buy an old beat-up Z-28 I can drop a supercharger on for the horsepower I want?
I love my first car, but driving that Z-28 was a blast.
Later, I bought a 94 Z-28 (1 year old at the time). I kept my first car, but damn did that Z-28 move.
Now, I'm looking at doing a restore of the Trans-Am. But what's eating me is whether I should do a straight restore, or whether I can turn the car into a true sports car with 400-450 horsepower and have some fun.
I'm a little worried it's the wrong platform - with the T-tops the car is already not the stiffest in the world. So should I just restore the thing to drive for fun once in a while, then buy an old beat-up Z-28 I can drop a supercharger on for the horsepower I want?
I love my first car, but driving that Z-28 was a blast.