My $700 Trans Am
03-15-2010, 06:39 PM
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Car: 84 Trans Am
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My $700 Trans Am
Picked this up the other day for $700. The guy let it go for that price because he said it would not run. I took a few tools and parts along with me. Long story short, I put in a new coil and drove it home.
03-15-2010, 06:55 PM
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Car: 89 GTA/93 S13/91 Si
Engine: 5.7 350 TPI
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Re: My $700 Trans Am
awsome 
$700 sounds like a steal if u just put in a new coil..nice find and welcome to the forums
$700 sounds like a steal if u just put in a new coil..nice find and welcome to the forums
03-15-2010, 06:57 PM
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Car: 1991 z28 vert/91 rs vert/85 TA vert
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Re: My $700 Trans Am
Any pictures of the interior? You got a great deal....
You got a good steal err deal on that car. 
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03-19-2010, 10:16 AM
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03-20-2010, 08:04 AM
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Re: My $700 Trans Am
Did you replace the coil on his driveway? he must've been not too happy. hahahaha
03-20-2010, 09:12 AM
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Car: 1989 Turbo Trans AM #82
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Re: My $700 Trans Am
wow, thats a steal, i love that era of the black and gold trans ams
06-02-2010, 06:04 PM
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Car: 83 Tran's Am 305-4b/5 Speed /T-Top'
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Re: My $700 Trans Am I have a 1983 look's like your's mine has 31,000 miles on it .
I have a 1983 just like your's but mine has only 31,000 miles on it stored most of it life. it's look close to new inside and out. I had to replace every thing rubber on it. tires belts (windows rubbers seals) brakes lines eng. hoses ect.
06-03-2010, 01:42 PM
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Re: My $700 Trans Am I have a 1983 look's like your's mine has 31,000 miles on it .
Awesome!
My favorite year t/a, too!
My favorite year t/a, too!
06-09-2010, 11:12 AM
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Car: 1984 Trans Am
Engine: LT1
Transmission: T56
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt w/ 4.10 gears
Re: My $700 Trans Am I have a 1983 look's like your's mine has 31,000 miles on it .
very nice! It has the aero kit and everything too... nice deal!
06-09-2010, 11:23 AM
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Re: My $700 Trans Am I have a 1983 look's like your's mine has 31,000 miles on it .
I rarely see any 1984 Trans Ams that don't have that aero package. Personally I hate the aero package. The ground effects look "tacked on" as an afterthought. I've always thought the 1985-1990 cars were much improved appearance wise.
Still $700 for a rust free Trans Am in that condition is awesome. Very nice find.
Still $700 for a rust free Trans Am in that condition is awesome. Very nice find.
06-09-2010, 11:55 AM
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Car: 1984 Trans Am
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Axle/Gears: 10 bolt w/ 4.10 gears
Re: My $700 Trans Am I have a 1983 look's like your's mine has 31,000 miles on it .
I rarely see any 1984 Trans Ams that don't have that aero package. Personally I hate the aero package. The ground effects look "tacked on" as an afterthought. I've always thought the 1985-1990 cars were much improved appearance wise.
Still $700 for a rust free Trans Am in that condition is awesome. Very nice find.
Still $700 for a rust free Trans Am in that condition is awesome. Very nice find.
06-10-2010, 07:26 AM
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Re: My $700 Trans Am I have a 1983 look's like your's mine has 31,000 miles on it .
man, awesome deal. I got my TA for $600, but there was no way she was driving home (blown head gasket).
06-10-2010, 08:04 AM
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Re: My $700 Trans Am
sweet deal.
and nice ws6 in the background
and nice ws6 in the background
06-10-2010, 10:41 AM
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Re: My $700 Trans Am I have a 1983 look's like your's mine has 31,000 miles on it .
The aero package was popular in 84, but was one year only (aside from the 83 Daytona cars) so there aren't all that many out there compared to the later styles. I didn't fully appreciate the look of the 84 nose and ground effects until after owning it for a few years and now i greatly prefer them. I think the 85-90 style ground effects made compromises by having extensions on the front fenders and rear quarter panel, which added more visible seams. I think the 84 is a cleaner look in that regard.
We'll have to agree to disagree on this one.
06-10-2010, 11:46 AM
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Car: 1984 Trans Am
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Re: My $700 Trans Am I have a 1983 look's like your's mine has 31,000 miles on it .
I thinkt he look is anything but cleaned. Like the stuff came from the JC Whitney catalog and is installed with double sided 3M tape. The 1985-1990 cars look like they were built with the ground effects in mind rather than as an afterthought.
We'll have to agree to disagree on this one.
We'll have to agree to disagree on this one.
06-10-2010, 12:48 PM
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Re: My $700 Trans Am I have a 1983 look's like your's mine has 31,000 miles on it .
Maybe you've seen crappy ones that are broken and not aligned properly? They are bolted on with no double sided tape from the factory... i can assure you after removing mine for a paint job. I even made my own mounts with thicker steel plates because the factory hardwar was admittedly a bit flimsier than you'd expect. Anyway yeah, it's just opinion no matter which style you prefer. There are a lot more 85-90 T/As out there so I'd expect there to be more people that prefer them. No need to call anything JC Whitney though, that's just cruel! haha.
06-20-2010, 01:58 AM
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06-20-2010, 08:17 AM
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Re: My $700 Trans Am
Awesome deal, I got mine last year for the same price. She did run fine but needed a complete overhaul, and a lot of original parts were missing. Drove her back from UK to France with a weak battery, a leaky radiator, a dying alternator, and no rear brakes...
What engine/transmission does yours have.
What engine/transmission does yours have.
06-20-2010, 03:49 PM
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Re: My $700 Trans Am
Nice deal! I got my Camaro for $400 cause the previous owner couldn't get it started. One new battery later and she fired right up!
06-24-2010, 01:35 AM
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Re: My $700 Trans Am
Car is now for sale to fund my other 84. Anyone in the south east PA area interested before I put it in the classafied section, craigslist, etc. New Trans, headliner, seats, carpet, sun visors. Straight, no rust.
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