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Old 07-02-2012, 12:14 PM
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1989 Pontiac Trans Am GTA

1989 Pontiac Trans Am GTA, 5.7L TPI 350, 700R4 automatic trans, 190000 miles but lots of work done. All new head and intake gaskets, all new 22lb Bosch type 3 fuel injectors, fuel pump, aluminum radiator, Hedman long tube headers with true dual exhaust with summit racing mufflers (flomaster style), Manual G-body steering gearbox, Trans has constant pressure vale body with corvette servo, barely used Falken ZR16 tires, has all 4 gold GTA lace wheels with centercaps. All new plugs, wires, cap, rotor, ignition coil, module, pickup coil, egr valve, coolant temp sensor. Drilled and slotted rotors all around. Alpine head unit with Alpine speakers all around. $3200. Flint area, Michigan.

Extras: Comes with 2 more hatches, 2 more sets of T-tops, nose fascia, non-cracked dash pad, miscellaneous parts.










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Re: 1989 Pontiac Trans Am GTA

Can you provide me with the list of rpo for your car
Old 07-02-2012, 12:25 PM
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Can you provide me with the list of rpo for your car
I will have to look tonight after work. I'll post them here tonight.
Old 07-02-2012, 06:49 PM
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Can you provide me with the list of rpo for your car
I can't find an RPO sticker. From what I can find online it's supposed to be in the console but if it were it's long gone now. I tore apart the rear hatch plastics and there wasn't anything there either. Is there something in particular you were looking for? Let me know. Thanks.
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Re: 1989 Pontiac Trans Am GTA

I want to make sure the rpo code y84 is in place since you no longer have the decal it's pretty hard to tell if its a GTA or not I'll pass thanks for looking
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I want to make sure the rpo code y84 is in place since you no longer have the decal it's pretty hard to tell if its a GTA or not I'll pass thanks for looking
As you can tell from the fading on the hood and the roof it still has the original California paint job and the GTA emblems are aged as well. I highly doubt this would be a fake for if it were it would have to have been faked very early on in it's life. I've only owned it for about the last 3 or 4 years. I don't have any RPO codes to prove it's heritage but I'm sure if a "pawn stars expert" checked it out he would believe it to be genuine. Thanks again.
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Re: 1989 Pontiac Trans Am GTA

I think he's a bit skeptical because it has the wrong spoiler on it and the GTA badges aren't in the right spot. Not talking ****, just an observation.
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Re: 1989 Pontiac Trans Am GTA

Yes its gta u see seats its for gta, glovebox u see pics its gta.. ..
Old 07-09-2012, 11:22 AM
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I think he's a bit skeptical because it has the wrong spoiler on it and the GTA badges aren't in the right spot. Not talking ****, just an observation.
No biggie. I can understand anyone being skeptical. I do have the orginal hatch for it with the matching vin sticker but it doesn't have the wing. I always hated the wrap around wing so I swapped the hatch out for the straight wing style. As I said earlier. If someone were to see the car in person and the consistency of years of aging you would be inclined to believe it original. GTA or not it's still a nice third gen specimen.
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Re: 1989 Pontiac Trans Am GTA

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No biggie. I can understand anyone being skeptical.
Lock the front tires in place using wheel chocks, then jack the rearend up in the air. Place the transmission into neutral, mark the top position of the tire in conjunction with the very top of the universal joint, then rotate the wheel one full turn accordingly while observing the rotation of the universal joint. 1989 L98 GTA's came with the G92 option (3.27 gears), non GTA's with the L98 came with 2.77 gears. This will at least help point you in the right direction as to which model it is...

Edit: You already indicated 3.27 gears in your profile. It's more than likely a GTA from what I can see in the pics, although the center caps leave me questioning myself. The emblems could have just fallen off at one point, then put back on in the wrong location by the owner. Either way, nice car...

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Re: 1989 Pontiac Trans Am GTA

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Lock the front tires in place using wheel chocks, then jack the rearend up in the air. Place the transmission into neutral, mark the top position of the tire in conjunction with the very top of the universal joint, then rotate the wheel one full turn accordingly while observing the rotation of the universal joint. 1989 L98 GTA's came with the G92 option (3.27 gears), non GTA's with the L98 came with 2.77 gears. This will at least help point you in the right direction as to which model it is...

Edit: You already indicated 3.27 gears in your profile. It's more than likely a GTA from what I can see in the pics, although the center caps leave me questioning myself. The emblems could have just fallen off at one point, then put back on in the wrong location by the owner. Either way, nice car...
The reason I know it has 3.27 gears is it still has the tag on the rear end. I know that the drivers front fender has been replaced because you can see blue paint on it when you open the door. That may be why there is a discrepency in the emblem location. I'm by no means an expert on third gen forensics and I'm not saying that 100% I know this to be a GTA. There's a lot of evidence to support that it is but without the RPO sticker or running a dealer scan of the vin (if that even really works) you just have to take it at face value. The car was missing one of the center caps when I bought it and I got one on eBay to replace it. Chances are they've all been replaced at some point.

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Re: 1989 Pontiac Trans Am GTA

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The reason I know it has 3.27 gears is it still has the tag on the rear end. I know that the drivers front fender has been replaced because you can see blue paint on it when you open the door...
I personally feel that it is a GTA, all the signs are there...
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I personally feel that it is a GTA, all the signs are there...
Thanks for the faith. It's still for sale if anyones looking for a real GTA .
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Re: 1989 Pontiac Trans Am GTA

I dont know if you have looked, but my rpo codes were on the back side of the rear storage compartment door. GLWS
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Re: 1989 Pontiac Trans Am GTA

Mine are missing too and I don't know where else to look. I hate these stupid idiots that remove them without knowing what they are and now we that care for these cars don't have the info we need.
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