1983 Pontiac Trans Am T-Tops w/ Knight Rider Light - $1500 obo
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Hi Everyone, here is the story behind this car. It is an automatic 1983 trans am with a 305 crossfire inj. v8 engine and T-Tops. I bought this car in wisconsin about 2 months ago with hopes of restoring it to its original glory, thinking I had the entire summer to work on it. I have since taken a contract job that will eat up most of the next 6 months. I would rather not have this car sitting around for that long, so i am reselling. Car runs and drives. I drove it from wisconsin to LA without incident. I paid 2500 for the car and have since put 1500 into repairs. The repairs included a tune up and whatever was necessary to get it to pass smog inspection in California. Looks like they replaced a lot of hoses and stuff. I have a reciept from the mechanic listing everything done to the car. In the past two months the engine has started smoking when shutoff and at idle. Also the engine has been leaking oil and bogs a little bit when given a lot of gas. I had another trans am owner look at it and tell me that this is common for these cars and that the valve cover gaskets need to be replaced. I am not a mechanic myself so I cant confirm this. Body is in pretty good shape. There is a rust spot on the back passenger side above the wheel that can be seen in the pics. Looks like someone spray painted over it. Interior is in fairly good condition except for the driver seat which has tears in the seat and has a cover on it now. Also I think the head liner should be replaced. Trunk hatch shocks need to be replaced. The dealer told me they got the brakes up to 75%, whatever that means. They seem good but they pull the car to the left slightly when applied. Center console is missing cover Also the fuel guage always reads full. Car could probably use new shocks and struts. Has a working knight rider light!! Thats about all i can think of. Feel free to email questions and anyone in the area is welcome to see the car. Good Project Car.
Hi Everyone, here is the story behind this car. It is an automatic 1983 trans am with a 305 crossfire inj. v8 engine and T-Tops. I bought this car in wisconsin about 2 months ago with hopes of restoring it to its original glory, thinking I had the entire summer to work on it. I have since taken a contract job that will eat up most of the next 6 months. I would rather not have this car sitting around for that long, so i am reselling. Car runs and drives. I drove it from wisconsin to LA without incident. I paid 2500 for the car and have since put 1500 into repairs. The repairs included a tune up and whatever was necessary to get it to pass smog inspection in California. Looks like they replaced a lot of hoses and stuff. I have a reciept from the mechanic listing everything done to the car. In the past two months the engine has started smoking when shutoff and at idle. Also the engine has been leaking oil and bogs a little bit when given a lot of gas. I had another trans am owner look at it and tell me that this is common for these cars and that the valve cover gaskets need to be replaced. I am not a mechanic myself so I cant confirm this. Body is in pretty good shape. There is a rust spot on the back passenger side above the wheel that can be seen in the pics. Looks like someone spray painted over it. Interior is in fairly good condition except for the driver seat which has tears in the seat and has a cover on it now. Also I think the head liner should be replaced. Trunk hatch shocks need to be replaced. The dealer told me they got the brakes up to 75%, whatever that means. They seem good but they pull the car to the left slightly when applied. Center console is missing cover Also the fuel guage always reads full. Car could probably use new shocks and struts. Has a working knight rider light!! Thats about all i can think of. Feel free to email questions and anyone in the area is welcome to see the car. Good Project Car.
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Man if i had more money I would come get it but thats a long trip from Texas, Ive got the cash to buy the car but I would have no way of gettin there, would there be any hope of settin anything up?
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uh.. is there a lot of work involved in that
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thanks for the suggestion, but i listed this car twice on ebay and both times the highest bidder never responded. leaving me with 80 bucks in ebay fees.
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Re: 1983 Pontiac Trans Am T-Tops w/ Knight Rider Light - $1500 obo
I sent you a pm on the car last week asking some additional questions about the car. Did you get the pm? Thanks
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Re: 1983 Pontiac Trans Am T-Tops w/ Knight Rider Light - $1500 obo
Would you be willing to drive the car a portion of the way, for a small fee?
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Re: 1983 Pontiac Trans Am T-Tops w/ Knight Rider Light - $1500 obo
Hi, i'm interested in your car, i'm from italy, and all i need from you (obviously after i paid you the car) is to change the title and drive the car to an L.A. address. Tell me what you think please.
Diego
P.s. I sent you some pm's last week
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P.s. I sent you some pm's last week
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Re: 1983 Pontiac Trans Am T-Tops w/ Knight Rider Light - $1500 obo
http://www.dasautoshippers.com/globa...transport.html
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OK Nobody wants it off to the junkyard!
Just kidding, I couldnt do it. So I shipped the thing across the country to my dad who is an old school hotrod guy and he is gonna bring it back to life. Any suggestions on what I should do with it?? Id like to get some of those 82 turbine rims. anyone no where i can find some??
Ill post pics soon
Just kidding, I couldnt do it. So I shipped the thing across the country to my dad who is an old school hotrod guy and he is gonna bring it back to life. Any suggestions on what I should do with it?? Id like to get some of those 82 turbine rims. anyone no where i can find some??
Ill post pics soon
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Re: 1983 Pontiac Trans Am T-Tops w/ Knight Rider Light - $1500 obo
If you are refering to the Turbo Cast rims then check ebay, but be willing to digg deep into your pockets as they go for quite a penny
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Re: 1983 Pontiac Trans Am T-Tops w/ Knight Rider Light - $1500 obo
OK Nobody wants it off to the junkyard!
Just kidding, I couldnt do it. So I shipped the thing across the country to my dad who is an old school hotrod guy and he is gonna bring it back to life. Any suggestions on what I should do with it?? Id like to get some of those 82 turbine rims. anyone no where i can find some??
Ill post pics soon
Just kidding, I couldnt do it. So I shipped the thing across the country to my dad who is an old school hotrod guy and he is gonna bring it back to life. Any suggestions on what I should do with it?? Id like to get some of those 82 turbine rims. anyone no where i can find some??
Ill post pics soon
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