1974 Pontiac Transam 455 - Page 3 - Repairs and Partial Restoration
From January 2005 through to mid June I spent almost every spare minute I had working on the Transam. This included 2 weeks full time when I had leave from work. First on the agenda was to try and start the motor which had not been running for years. With a new battery fitted, and some precautionary preparations, the motor fired up no problems and sounded quite healthy.
A new alternator and various other new parts were fitted to the motor. I repainted the entire engine bay too, and tidied up the wiring, which was a complete mess. The battery had been moved to the boot by the previous owner, I fitted a new battery tray and moved it back to the original location under the hood. Many routine maintenance type items were also completed, such as a full cooling system and radiator reverse flush, front end grease, etc etc etc.
There were many electrical problems and faults throughout the car, the wiring was terrible. These faults were all corrected and all wiring was neatly tidied up.
Some minor rust was found in the car, with a few very small holes in the boot floor, and some rust under the rear spoiler on one side. The front valance and filler panel were basically stuffed, and "trailer" lights were fitted front and back for indicators. This was all tidied up, properly repaired, and repainting was done on the front and rear of the car. The entire car has now been "fish oiled". New rubbers were fitted to the boot and the doors.
The inside was cleaned up, many electrical faults fixed, and missing items such as the gear knob, console storage box, and ashtray were replaced. There were also some problems with the steering (long story), and this was sorted as well.
This is just a very quick overview of the work that was done, there were many more repairs that I haven't mentioned here. Some pictures of the progress follow:
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