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Looks good, How is the paint everywhere else? Id say it was worth it. Mileage is pretty good also for a driver. Have fun with her. Put in a cam and an aftermarket intake if 5000 RPM is no fun... Thats what I did.
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88 Firebird Formula 350 89k miles 13.1 @ 105... 1.8 60ft W/ low compression in 2 cylinders and smaller cam... Superram- Trickflow AL Heads- 268XFI *3290 LBS*
To Do List: Tranny (#3), Rearend (#3), Paint... Then DONE!!!
The paint is spiderwebbed on the nose right in the center, but otherwise good. A cam and intake are on my list, along with a bunch of other mods but I'm going to try to fix what's broken first. I see in your sig you have a fiberglass spoiler, mind if I ask where you got it? How do you like it? What's the cost on something like that?
Nice! That is definitely an orginal CD player, very hard to find now a days. I have never actually seen an 89 with the factory CD player option. The RPO is U1A, check for it in the SPID sheet in the center console.
__________________ 1992 Trans Am "RARE 92" ----- Jamaica Yellow, L98, 147K, All Original CA car 1991 Trans Am GTA ------------*2,800 miles*--1st Place Stock, TA Nats 2009 1992 Trans Am "PMD 92" ------47K, Best of Show, ThirdGen Fest 2008 1989 Formula 350 "PMD 89" ....Sold.... Redline Performance Machines
Nice! That is definitely an orginal CD player, very hard to find now a days. I have never actually seen an 89 with the factory CD player option. The RPO is U1A, check for it in the SPID sheet in the center console.
I was told once that there were only about 110 1989 Firebirds built with factory CD players but I don't know if that's true. I hope it is because I've got two of them. Both of mine came from '89 Formulas.
__________________ 1)1982 Firebird (white) 327 (Thirdgen Fest '05 --- Best Restoration)
2)1982 Trans Am (white) 305 (FOR SALE)
3)1983 Trans Am Daytona pace car 305 CFI
4)1983 Berlinetta (red) V6
5)1984 Trans Am (black) 305 HO
6)1984 Trans Am 15th Ann. (white) 305 HO
7)1984 Trans Am (black) 305
8)1985 Trans Am (silver) 350
9)1988 GTA notchback (white) 350 TPI
10)1990 Formula 350 (black) 350 TPI
11)1991 Camaro RS B4C (blue) 350 TPI
12)1991 Firebird (white) 305 TPI (FOR SALE)
13)1992 Z28 1LE Heritage Edition (red) 305/5-speed
I was told once that there were only about 110 1989 Firebirds built with factory CD players but I don't know if that's true. I hope it is because I've got two of them. Both of mine came from '89 Formulas.
Denny you are a dirty car hoarding bastard!
Is it Memorial day yet?
__________________ 1992 Trans Am "RARE 92" ----- Jamaica Yellow, L98, 147K, All Original CA car 1991 Trans Am GTA ------------*2,800 miles*--1st Place Stock, TA Nats 2009 1992 Trans Am "PMD 92" ------47K, Best of Show, ThirdGen Fest 2008 1989 Formula 350 "PMD 89" ....Sold.... Redline Performance Machines
You're lucky getting a factory player. Yours is the only other F-body I've seen with one.. As mentioned, check your RPO list for U1A.....
I wanted a factory CD player for my 90 GTA to keep it all stock. I hunted for 8 years looking for one in reasonable shape for a decent price. I managed to pick one up at a local wrecker a few years ago. I think I paid $150 for it.
do you live in warrensburg? reason i ask is i see a white GTA with t tops exactly like that every time i go to my friend's house...he has an 88 GTA that we have been fixing up that will soon be mine.
To answer one of your questions about the power lumbar on the drivers side, what does it do? If it runs for a split second and then shuts off you probably have a kink in your lines. If the pump runs without adjusting something then you might have a hole in a line or the bag OR something may be simply pulled apart.
How it works is actually BOTH front seats run off the same pump under your drivers seat, when you push a button there is a valve that opens and then it pushes or pulls air into and out of the air bags that are in the seat calling for air. There are some lines that go under the carpet & under the center console. I found that on my car when I installed the seats that I had to make sure the lines were not kinked when the seat backs were in the upright position... Lean the seat forward and see if it works.
as for CD players 2597 Camaros and 1095 Firebird in 1989... I actually have one for my 1989 Formula 350 Vert
Wow you got a good deal on yout gta. The cd player is rare on 89 f body cars. I bought my gta with 80,000 miles a few months ago and is just like yours except for the cd player. Does your car have dual cat. converters on it. Mine has them and I have owned a blk and tan gta with dual converters on it, I was surprised to find another one when I bought mine.
