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          Trophy Collection              Pontiac 2005 Show & Go
                Lahaska 06                       Zaino'ed photos                    97 TA Best Timeslip
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1997 Trans Am website news: The 97 TA runs a new best time at Englishtown on Oct 20th: 12.567

97 Trans Am: production #4005.

Message Board name: "97TransAm" | 03/06/2008 mileage: 77,971

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Englishtown October video (24megs)
Three runs from October 20th, 2007

F-Body Nationals at Island Dragway

Concept Trans Am
By Kevin Morgan

The 97TA is proud to be contacted by Kevin Morgan the designer of the Concept Trans Am. Please check out the Concept Trans Am at www.kevinmorgandesigns.com for merchandise and news on the possibility of bringing the legend back to life.

There is also a petition to be signed that Kevin is forwading to GM to bring the Trans Am back into existence.

Kevin Morgan has been named "Official Designer of The Trans Am Nationals" in Dayton, Ohio!

The 97 Trans Am proudly appears (p 153 & 154) in the
"Firebird, The auto-biography" by Marc Cranswick.

Available from Veloce Publishing and from Amazon.com.

F3 class winner of '06 F-Body Nationals held at Island Dragway,NJ

Appearance mods:

bfranker.badz28.com Vinyl overlays and graphics.
WebElectric Sequential Turn Signals (video)
SLP AAM cast aluminum differential cover
Pa-performance black powder coated Alt
March Alternator fan
Pampered-Z black water pump
"Trans Am" throttle body cover plate
"Trans Am" splash guards

Free mods:

Throttle Body bypass
shifter mod (photo)

Performance mods:

SLP Cold Air Induction
SLP Flow Booster
SLP Loudmouth exhaust
SLP Manual Fan Switch
SLP Sub-Frame Connectors
3:42 gears
Zexel Torsen differential
Jet-Hot coated MAC Headers
Hi-flow cats
Crane Cam 109841, also known as a GM847
COMP Cams Pro Magnum Roller Rocker Arms
COMP Cams Springs 26918-16
Summit Extreme Duty double roller timing chain
Comp Cams HYD chromemoly pushrods
OBDII programming by MadZ28.com

Goodyear Poly-V Gatorback belt #4060642

Stock Tires: Firestone Firehawk P235/55R16
(Previous: Drag Radials: g-Force T/A P275/40R17)
Present: Mickey Thompson ET Streets P275/40R17

Misc. mods:

Escort Passport 7500 radar detector.
4 Kenwood KFC-1668S speakers

Vinyl overlays arrive from bfranker.badz28.com. Order two sets as the drag radial rims were purchased from "Projectz28" and the center caps were donated from "GREGG 97Z ", both from CamaroZ28.com.



Vinyl Firebird overlays from bfranker.badz28.com on the old "ABS" centercaps. Definitely a nice change.

Front fascia firebird reflective insert from bfranker.badz28.com
"Daytime"...	"Night time"...

Throttle Plate	Powder coated Alternator with March fan

Zaino Z8 shine

Pontiac Power
1997 Trans power plant

My "Black" Bird
1997 Trans Am

Of the 8,656 produced in 1997, this Black Bird TA is number 4,005.

Total production numbers for 1997

*************************************************************************************
Firebird			16,394
Firebird convertible			1,226
Formula			2,766
	1LE WS6	14
	Formula WS6	473
	Firehawks	29

Formula Convertible			324
	Formula Conv. WS6	41

Trans Am			8,656
	Trans Am WS6	2,827

Trans Am Convertibles			1,390
	Trans Am Conv. WS6	463
*************************************************************************************
Total Production			30,756

Option by percentage / numbers

Option Type	Percent	Numbers	97TA

Cruise Control	92.8	28,542	X
Power Locks	91.3	28,081	X
Power Windows	90.1	27,712	X
Dual Power Mirrors	90.1	27,712	X
Rear Defroster	83.0	25,528	X
Aluminum Wheels	81.8	25,159	X
Automatic (A4)	77.4	23,805	X
CD Player	76.7	23,590	X
Keyless Entry	68.3	21,006	X
T-tops	65.0	19,991	X
Limited Slip	58.1	17,869	X
Anti Theft	35.3	10,857	X
Leather Seats	32.9	10,119
Memory Seats	23.4	7,197
Premium Sound	23.3	7,166
Chrome Wheels	19.2	5,905
Manual (M6)	13.9	4,275
Power Seats	12.4	3,914
Manual (M5)	8.7	2,676
Traction Control	7.0	2,153	X

Tips to understanding your vehicles serial (VIN) number

They are as follows:

1st character- Identifies the country in which the vehicle was manufactured. For example: U.S.A.(1or4), Canada(2)

2nd character- Identifies the manufacturer. For example; Chevrolet(1), General Motors(G), Pontiac(2or5).

3rd character- Identifies vehicle type or manufacturing division.

4th to 8th characters- Identifies vehicle features such as body style, engine type, model, series, etc.

9th character- Identifies VIN accuracy as check digit.

10th character- Identifies the model year. For example: 1993(P), 1994(R), 1995(S), 1996(T), 1997(V), 1998(W), 1999(X), 2000(Y)------2001(1), 2002(2), 2003(3)

11th character- Identifies the assembly plant for the vehicle.

12th to 17th characters- Identifies the sequence of the vehicle for production as it rolled off the manufacturers assembly line.

For convenience: All General Motors Regular Production Option (RPO) Codes.
RPO's are located on the driver's side door, jamb and sometimes on the inside of the glovebox door, depending on the vehicle.

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