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Old 05-30-2019, 08:51 PM
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I bought another bird!

Actually, I saved another one. A friend called me and said "Hey, this guy is hauling off old junk cars for scrap. He has a Firebird, the style you like." So, of course I go buy it without even consulting my wife and now it's home! I believe it's an '86, Trans Am, Ws6, posi disc rear, t-tops, TPI, and overall solid and straight. Gave the man $400 and he delivered it!!!! I know you folks in the rust belt will probably be ticked but I'm in the south hoarding all of them I find lol!



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Old 05-30-2019, 08:54 PM
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Re: I bought another bird!

She’s a project!
Old 05-30-2019, 09:02 PM
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Nice find !

A little jealous too !
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Nice grab!
Old 05-30-2019, 09:12 PM
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Nice find! And i am not jealous about u hoarding them i am glad someone is saving the nice ones from the crusher.👍
Old 05-30-2019, 09:25 PM
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Hoard away! Just glad to see another one get saved.
Old 05-30-2019, 10:37 PM
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Re: I bought another bird!

If the wheels are correct for the car, it's not a WS6. 16" wheels were part of the package in 86.

Looks solid enough.
Old 05-31-2019, 08:52 AM
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Well, the car might be an '85, I need to run the vin. I'd guess the gold wheels are likely correct. It has a "performance suspension" badge on the dash. But, I guess it could be F41. Maybe I'll go see if it has an RPO tag.
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Ok, no RPO tag. In fact, almost no console. Looks like there was shifter issues before being parked. Anyway, ran the vin#. It's an '86, Trans Am, LB9. It has a late '85 stamping on one front fender, and a '92 stamping on the other. But, I already knew the driver front fender had been replaced cause the paint is newer than the rest of the car. Also the door tag shows 235/60-15 tire specs. It appears to have pretty fat swaybars although I did not put a caliper on them for measurement. It also has the Borg 9 bolt rear, I think of that as a bonus!
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Looks solid. Title situation good?
Old 06-01-2019, 07:14 PM
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Bill of sale from the scrap guy so have to file for a "bonded" title. Not a big deal.
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Looks like a solid car, would like to see pics after it's cleaned up! Am I the only one wondering why the spoiler is mounted so far up the hatch?
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Re: I bought another bird!

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Looks like a solid car, would like to see pics after it's cleaned up! Am I the only one wondering why the spoiler is mounted so far up the hatch?
I don't think it's mounted, but just sitting there. You can see the bolts sticking up a bit where it should be.
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nice to see these cars are being saved.
Old 01-11-2022, 05:24 PM
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What is going on with this one.
Old 01-11-2022, 07:42 PM
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I don't know.......still up in the air about it.
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Looks relatively unmolested under the hood. Nice find!!
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