Thread: help with trans cable, mabye.. 87 gta

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i bought an 87 gta, today.. little lost on some stuff...


theres a cable unattached, furthest on the throttle body to the outside... it run to this black thing, hah i have no clue what it is.

its the black thing directly left of the washer bottle in the pic...



well also i found a black plug or harness or something that is burnt to hell, heres a pic.. its on the drivers side.



theres a 2nd cable unattached, its under the consol, middle cable thats supposed to connect to the shifter... remember its an auto...

the car was running pretty bad, bad exhaust leak an so fourth...

pics of my new ride hah





i thought i knew about chevy motors.. until i checked out one in a street car, lol egr stuff, vaccum lines and cables... plus tons of wiring lol

the car is remarkably solid underneith, i still cant find 1 spot of rust... not bad for $1500????

The one you're holding in your left hand in the pic goes to the A/C compressor.

ha great, 2 things ill never need! once i get some stickers on it im pulling off the egr stuff and making my own exhaust...

Ditto the above - I'll bet your A/C and cruise control don't work just now. The car has some awesome potential. I've always like the lines on this body style. Get yourself a good manual - http://discountautorepairmanuals.com...tegory_Code=P1 and start with the little things.

Good luck,
Glenn

ha no im going to get some straight long tubes and run sidepipes, that and some E cutouts welded to the longtubes. plan on the car is basically this

its already taped up, the paint is awful so its getting some sleeper black spray can paint job(dont worry it wont look ghetto i paint it and then buff it all out, looks legit) then im going to get under it and get 100% of everything undercoated, make sure all the suspension is legit and functional, replace all fluids and start on the engine.


im shooting for 400whp, ovbiously not with stock internals but in the end, a nice n/a motor i can throw a procharger on and make some legit power.

Originally Posted by yamaha6611

ha great, 2 things ill never need! once i get some stickers on it im pulling off the egr stuff and making my own exhaust...

If you pull the EGR stuff, expect some computer error codes to show up. I don't know if the chevy computer can be "tricked" like the 5.0 Mustang engines, by using resistors in the EGR plug, but it might be worth looking into.

Sure is a lot of crap under the hood on modern cars..sheesh Perhaps you can dispose of the AC, and cruise stuff, and clean things up a bit under there.

ha yea as soon as i knew that was the cruise i tore it out of there, AC is out already, im ready to throw on a carb and call it a day haha

is this the right forum? camaro and firbird forums just have a bunch of nobodys on there that think they own a fast car because its got a CAI and a set of shorty headers. what is the focus of this forum?


even if this is the wrong site thanks for all the help everyone

Focus of this forum?

I think it covers all and any, makes, years and models, that car nuts have an interest in. Since there is such a broad range of subject matter, usually you can get help, and info on just about any project, issue, or modification, from some very friendly knowledgeable people. Some are better informed in some areas then others when it comes to certain things, while some are better in other areas.

Basically it's just a bunch of guys that love cars. Fixing, rodding, showing, or driving them.

You should stick around.

ah everytime i go to post, it says the mods have to check it first!

well, here i go, lets see if it works!


i painted the TA, cause that red was just horrible, peeling and whatnot..
















looks good, but it still had to dry... well it did, and then it rained today, looks fresh, i think.

The black color certainly makes the car look tougher/meaner, compared to the red!

ha thanks, id love to post up more pics of the wheels, but my phone is dying, i lost my charger and wire for the camera. heres a nasty pic i sent to the internet from my phone...




car looks great with the black wheels, a lot more modern, per say.

okay well, here i got the pics up.. also found a problem.. when i took off the center consol the one cable is not attached... whats it to???






and some good stuff lol



painted the wheel wells, and suspenion, red calipers... looks decent








-matt