From Fun to Frustration: Trans Am Road Trip Fail
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- Опубликовано: 22 авг 2024
- No #roadtrip is complete without a story and boy do I have a few for ya'll. We chased problems in my #transam for weeks and it ended up being something completely different from what I initially thought. But hey - thats all part of the adventure and I wouldn't change it for anything 💯
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It is definitely the first time I've heard of someone restoring an old muscle car while driving it across the country, i guess shadetree is rubbing off on you.
Hilarious!!!
🤣 don’t plan on it going that way but that’s what makes the adventure memorable
😂😎🇺🇸
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Take the T-tops out. Spray the seals with Silicone spray. Put tops back in and let it sit overnight. This will help the new seals form to the tops. Do this regularly.
Thanks! 🙏🏼
that car broke the cool mold..a one car parade..drive it or sit in it with your head held high..Burt is up there smiling..you made him proud ! thank you
"The Bandit" would be proud.
What's more expensive than a vintage motorcycle? A vintage car. But that car sure brings back memories for me and many other brothers. 👍👍5🏍🙋♂️
Your break problem is the flexible break lines that connects to your calipers. Good luck!
Or the calipers I would recommend doing both side honestly
*brake
IT is all worth the headache ..... MY husbands 77 with T tops always had issues but we enjoyed the open sky and the Detroit metal horsepower !! enjoy and create memories
It is all worth it. Nothing like the sound of those doors closing or the feeling of being set back into the seat.
Charlie is acting like why me worry, it's all good bro, just keep driving me around.
Beautiful car! What a trip. Charlie is the cutest❤
My brother had t bar roof on his Z28 that always leaked as well. That era had some beautiful cars.
Adam look in the power stop brakes. I use them on my trucks and on my vehicles. Excellent brakes I recommend them and now my dealership put some on their vehicles that come in with brakes they recommend them to everybody.
Thanks for the advice 👊🏼
wilwood brakes, that is what all the resto mod guys use and seem to be the best for street and light track duty on the big old muscle cars
Thanks!
Ive had 2 vehicles pull like that, one was a sticking caliper and the other was the rubber brake line going to the caliper. If the rubber lines haven't been replaced i would do them for piece of mind. You have had the brakes off a few times now and thats pretty much the only time those lines get moved.
Looks like a hell of a fun trip with adventures and friends and most of memories
Btw…for shocks, that’s tricky. Unless your wanting to get rid of the leaf spring set up. Any shock will work. But if you want ride quality with the proper stance coil overs is the answer. Qa1 makes the best coil overs out there.
When the T tops are finally sealed, you need to pull out the carpet and pad to get all the moisture out and completely dry. Believe me, a car this old has either chips, abrasions, or just a lack of coverage of the coatings on the floor panels. That’s a recipe for rust in the future. Brother, you don’t want that.
Good idea 💯
"Dammit...it was a marble in the ashtray". hahahaha !!! Meh...at least you can be confident the front end will behave for a long time now. lmao
It is all fun and full of good memories
What an adventure with the Transam. At least she’s in much better shade than before
Best dog bonding vlog ever and a new car to boot way to go Charlie. Let’s ride 🇺🇸🐾🍻🏍️ East Bound and Down 🏁
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Old car problems = true ❤ forever and stories for a lifetime!
Mopar guy myself. Are they really horror stories or memories of the loves of our lives?
God bless. Charlie is really growing into that shotgun seat.
Beloved memories, for sure 💯
Nothing like building memories 👍😎👍
A trip you will never forget memories is what its all about
I’m glad you’re getting everything fixed before I hop in and you take me for a ride!!!
Still an awesome car !!
A good friend of mine is staying at your new place in Eureka Springs this weekend. I’m looking forward to his review. !!
Right on! I hope he enjoys his time there
My dad & I ran air hoses in the back, drilled a spot to put an air intake valve (like a tire stem) & put hair shocks in the rear of my 1968 mercury Montego MX. It was bare bones, I used to have to go to the gas station & use the air hose to fill/raise the rear.
Interesting!
Damn Brother!!!
Been there done that!!!
Nice ride.
From New Mexico, stay safe and stay blessed my friend. 👍🇺🇲🤙🇺🇲✌️
I had a T-top TransAm. Once a month I did my seals on the tops, doors and rear hatch with a silicone based grease and never had any leaks. Your problem is that you have a new upgraded motor but still all the old low grade suspension and driveline components. Thru experience, I can say that these cars were a blast to drive but were never worth much as cross country drivers. In the day they spent all the money on badass motors and cheaped out everywhere else they could. That’s why they sold for less than 7k back then. I have had my share of muscle cars but they are a pain sometimes. Good luck Bud.
Thanks for tuning in 👊🏼
Dude, I live really close to The Cove and Scooter Haven. Cool to see you, via video, visiting these places
I would definitely visit both again 💯
No matter what's done to the car it's still one of my favorites. Just keep on truckin
I've had similar problems with my 68 Camaro. Old cars. I've diagnosed my steering noise to the rear differential too. I'm hoping what you did will fix mine as well.
It just might!
Adam look at it like this. This was a test drive so you could get all the issues fixed. You don't know what you don't know until you go thur it. Good luck with that great iconic muscle car. I rode in a friend's Trans. same color. I believe it was a 1076 or 77 with a manual transmission.
We definitely shook out a bunch of issues 🤣 all part of the adventure 👍🏼
4.0 your cell phone looks like part of the dash😎😎
Those old t tops always leaked in those old cars. Wasn't if it was when.
And I bet you thought motorcycles broke down a lot 😅. It's part of the adventure. Hey Charlie!
At least now we’ve gotten a chance to shake out a bunch of issues 🤷🏼♂️
those t-tops were leaking before they left the factory its just how they were lol
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Charlie is a beautiful girl!❤❤❤ I'm gonna go all out and buy the 2024 street glide! Always wanted one but the new tweaked version seems to be incentive to go ahead and just do it. I've been wanting to ride to the campground ever since u opened up the first one but my heritage isn't in long distance shape but now I may ride to the new campground 😊 I'll ride long distance in a heartbeat with a reliable steed. I'm a HUGE dog LOVER so I can't WAIT to meet Charlie ❤ o and u too of course 😂😂. Stay safe!
Hope to see you and your new bike on the 2024 Great American Convoy
Thanks Adam
Nothing like taking a Erica trip to rebuild your TransAm😳😎😎
Get some slotted rotors with good brakes. You could have a sticking caliper, but check your grease after you changed your wheel bearings. You may have a wheel bearing too tight or not enough grease. Also could be the brake proportion valve. But since it’s just started I would say the earlier problem checking. Hope that helps brother. Once you get everything lined out, she will be one bad mofo! Already is! Good luck ✌️
Thanks for the input 👊🏼
What a wonderful testament to perseverance, friendship, and making lemonade from lemons … and PS, my homie Detroit in the day had a reputation for planned obsolescence. Our family cars averaged three years before one thing after another ...
“Smokey & The Bandit” Trans-Am sure gave you a workout! 😮
It’s still a beautiful car tough. I’m glad you & Charley are home safe & sound Adam……🙏🏼👨🏻🦰🐶
My 35 year old Toyota Hilux had the same brake issues,turned out one brake caliper was seized and not working.
Thanks for weighing in 👊🏼
Having watch you and your adventures for quite a a number of years, this road trip and repairs are nothing compared to your old war horse on your original adventure! As for the classic car - I am old enough to say I have never seen a 100% dry T top car!
glad nothing was broken so bad it stranded you! sounds like the right front caliper is working and the left frt is not, probably left frt brake hose and caliper replace should fix you up! maybe get an autoload set up for the rear?
Yea it might be an 45 year old car and has had a lot of problems but guess what it still looks freaking amazing and if I was driving it I would feel like the smoky and the bandit lol 😆
I love it too!
If the car pulls to the right, the left caliper is failing when braking hard. Try a Wilwood or some other known brand name for new set up or replace with stock. Chassis Engineering makes great suspension kits that would be a bolt on.
Thanks for the tips! I’m definitely going to have to do something
I swear Josh ends up in EVERYBODYs video lol. Looks like you're getting it sorted out. Love the car, dude. Sorta makes ya wanna take up a career in the bootleg beer business, dunnit?
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I love t tops but when you have that much power the cats twist and tweak the chassis and can't keep em from leaking
Check your drain holes on your t top. Plugged drains will pool up water.
Good idea! 👊🏼
This is an excellent video, just like your earlier ones from a few years ago. These are what I love to see. These experiences all go to make us stronger. Best of luck with all your endeavors!
Thanks for tuning in 👊🏼
Hi Adam I am long time viewer. It is kind of funny hearing your issues, as I am fixing a ton of the same stuff on a 27 year old truck I M fixing for friend that I gave him many years ago. He has a ton. Of the same problems. Minus the t tops. But I would strongly recommend for the t tops putting a good quality stiff vacuum line or fuel line and shoving it through the hollow portion of the seals in the tops. I have done that for big door leaks in the past. Works great. Best of luck. Thank you so much for all the content put out. Love it all. Btw. Charlie is adorable.
Thanks for being part of the channel
Ridetech and detroit speed make some nice suspension upgrades for that bad boy.. one of them says you can hit 1g in the skid pad
Damn man... really hate to see this.. you deserve so much better.. next time you are near NC just drop that heap off at my house so you dont have to deal with them headaches anymore 😂.. seriously though. You should have a nice solid car when it finished and it was all done at once lol
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But it looks damn good doing it!!!
Your braking issue is most likely the rubber brake line from the hard line to the caliper. It is will be the one on the side opposite the way it pulls. However, you will probably want to replace both. Would do this first before replacing the calipers.
Thanks for the advice! 👊🏼
Unless you buy something fully restored, you're always going to be chasing problem. On an old car like that, you're probably going to have to change rotors, calipers, brakes, brake lines and possibly the master cylinder. That's what I would do, start fresh
Seems like starting fresh is the way to go. Good thing I’m part way there 🤣
Adam, depending on how deep your pockets are and how much you want to do to the LS, power wise, (ie turbo, nitrous, etc) spend good money once and make the car do what you want it to do, as far as suspension goes, Hotchkiss, or QA1 suspension will make that thing corner like its on rails, as far as brakes, look into wilwood, because all the power in the world isnt gonna help you if you cant stop, T-top leaks, Silicone spray or a little vasoline and let it sit over night where its warm, ( as long as the new seals are rubber! ) if i think of anything else ill let you know. Cheers from the Great White North.
I appreciate the tips! You’re the second person to tell me wildwood brakes. I’ll have to look into them 💯
@@adamsandoval wilwood brakes are like brembros for the hotrod world
chief saves the day 🙏
Still a lot of people that would love to have a car like that, I would love to have another 79 Bronco some day. Be safe
Heck of a trip .. the car is worth it ! Money well spent !
As some others have suggested, the inner wall of the dual wall rubber brake line has collapsed. Change em both out and bleed and should be good.
Thanks 👊🏼
Sounds like a brake hose is collapsed and dragging on one side, usual sign of one brake pulling
Thanks for weighing in 👊🏼
Pur hoses on the front brks, go ahead replace the calipers might as well do the rotors and pads too. Peace ✌️ ofcourse bleed the entire system DOT 3 fluid put regular shocks on it if it sets to low springs
Sounds like a cross country trip on a Harley. Where's the next dealer.?
The joys of older cars they sure can turn into money pits unfortunately, live learn and love, take care drive safely Cheers 🤗👍✌
It definitely adds to the adventure 💯
Awesome 😎
For the brakes, either Wilwood or BAER for the best
I’ve been hearing Wildwood a lot. I’ll have to look into them 👊🏼
Also, consider replacing the rag joint in the steering colum. Maybe it?
I’ll check it out 👊🏼
Well it pissed me off to no end!!!
As a lover of everything old we learn the difference between owning and affording, Thank goodness you are at the stage of being able to afford. My eldest daughter stole my Willys pickup with it's inline 6/ Hurricane 6 carbureted and a year later I had to go to Colorado to install a projection intake system to make her life in the mountains easier. I slept better knowing a bunch of young Army wannabe wrenches weren't messing with it. Wait till your son takes a date out in that car, which will cause you more worry?
I had been looking forward to your riding Triumphs and BMWs or Hondas or even Victory (not indian) touring rides but that's another video for later. Thank Wakan Tonka you are home safe. The point is Mr. Sandoval, we enjoy you and your family and friends so Thank You for taking us along.
With Love and Respect, you are in my prayers
Hoka Hey
What year Willys pickup? Sounds awesome!
The pickup is a 46 with an "after market" four wheel drive but my 47 Station Wagon came with the Hurricane 4 and 4X4. I can't prove it but I think a previous owner did that work.
The drive from Texas to Florida SUCKS
Are those a newer version of your magnetic sunglasses. The arms look a lot slimmer than the original. 😎😎
Old cars require lots of fixing before they are ready for a road trip. It does look like you and Charlie had fun.
One thing I was all ways told if it’s in your front steering you will feel it in your hands , if you feel it in your butt it’s probably in the back end
Good advice 💯
You might have to go back to work😮. If you keep buying old cars😅 safe travels. 🎅🏼🏍🇺🇸
I do work, every single day. Running two campgrounds and managing all the other balls in the air puts me working somewhere around 80 hours per week
My Brother says he highly recommends QA1 coil over shocks.
Thanks!
Bilshtein shock's and brembo are good.
I am betting its the rear end. I owned a 77 t a. Every 5k mile I had to drain the rear end, and install the Pontiac additive. Aftermarket additive would not work for very long. It was the positraction disc's. Good luck finding Pontiac additive now. This will sound unreal, but the Pontiac additive had whale blubber as an ingredient. The aftermarket stuff did not.
Interesting!
I bought my 77 new in 77. The rear end proablen started at 5k mile and never stopped. I just changed oil and additive every 5-10 k. Pontiac did the first oil change under warranty. One thing they did, and i continued was after fresh oil and additive, go to open area and do full stop hard left and rights turns at slow speed. 6+ each way, the more the better. Helps lubricate all surfaces of the discs. I did this for the 8+ years i owned it. Whale oil sounds like bs. But thier additive worked the best. @adamsandoval
And my t tops leaked also. Bad!! Raincoat time in the car. But Pontiac replaced them after many many tries to fix. After the replacement with different style, no more raincoat needed when it rained.
I bet you never thought you would need rain gear inside the car huh Adam?
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Sir I’m certain that you have a brake line collapsed, throwing the pressure to the opposite side. In the front.
i would go back with stock coils in the front and install good quality shocks front and rear. fix the stock brakes. Make sure the pads and rotors are good and bleed the heck out of them.
Glad you got things ironed out? Old cars are fun! 9” ford rear end?
Ahhh the joys of owning a muscle car. Ya gotta drive’em to work all the bugs out
👆🏼that’s the truth
Your buddy Scott is going to think twice next time before he comes on a trip with you? He will probably want to meet at the destination next time. At least you got most of the bad stuff out and new in you should be good to go but old cars are always needing up keep aren't they buddy!
🤣 Scott’s a trooper
Willwood for brakes!
I’m going to have to check them out. You’re like the third person to recommend them
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That differential fluid looked terrible. By the looks of that it appears that it had never been changed, so I'm guessing the brake fluid has also never been changed and you may be getting a sticky caliper on the right side or the left side just isn't breaking as well. After a drive, if you feel feel both calipers and the right one is much hotter than the left one, then you likely have a sticking right side caliper. I left Wisconsin on my motorcycle on February 1st and rode down to Okeechobee Florida where I've been camping since. Good luck Adam!
Safe travels 👊🏼
Every mile a memory right brother? 🕶️
That’s what my buddy Ryan Full Throttle Hog says 💯
Well if anything else that baby is well worth the time and money
Charlie looks like she has doubled in size.
She’s growing like a weed
Trans Am WS-6 Suspension had 4 wheel disc brakes..
It's such a simple car to work on. Posi Traction was an $88.00 Option in 1979.. My Posi doesn't work anymore need new friction disks. Your rear axle oil looked terrible .. You need 80W-90 oil I always used a tiny bottle of GM Posi additive..
My Camaro sits low I tool a half a coil out of the front springs with a torch .. Now I have very little Travel.. I have much bigger than stock sway bars front and rear... So if you have an LS engine do you have a 4 speed automatic too?
I replaced the Borg Warner T-10 4 speed with a Doug Nash 5 speed but I don't have any overdrive..
In 1979 When I ordered my new Camaro it took 6 months. It was built in Vany Nuys CA.. If I would have wanted T-Tops I would have had to wait 9 months .. and it was a $650.00 Option that I did not want.
Trans Ams do have a nicer Interior than Camaros have.
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Rub die electric greas on the seals it softens them and make them last forever....
Thanks for the tip 💯
All part of the adventure
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i learned back in the 70s to never go Pontiac….chronic problems
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Your t top might have warped with age causing the leak
Why did the left turn signal turn on when you hit the brakes at the end of your video?
🤣 this thing has a mild of its own
@@adamsandovalit's a sweet ride. Definitely a shake down video, but it's a good thing to do. I'm hoping to see it this summer when my wife and I use her Christmas special certificate!
Thoght Charlie was for the boy?
She is our family dog but I’m the one training her. Just trying to set her up for a lifetime of obedience
I almost didn't click...... the title. Thought it was some guy that dressed as a woman and had an AM radio station........ TRANS...... AM darn new age woke people 😂😂😂 nice car by the way. Definitely worth to fix up. I used to have a 88 firebird. I always wanted the trans am
Thanks for tuning in 👊🏼 hopefully you’re subscribed - lots of non woke content coming your way 🤣
@@adamsandoval yes I subbed. Such a beautiful ride you got there. Looks like you make good content. I look forward on checking out your other videos as well.