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Forum: Exterior Parts for Sale
01-11-2024, 05:18 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 340
Posted By ghettocruiser

Re: Trans AM Tail Lights and Wiring Harness

A couple guys asked for better pics of the lights to see if there was delamination, or other issues. I gave them a super quick polish years ago when I removed them, and just wiped them off. This is...
Forum: Interior Parts for Sale
01-07-2024, 08:17 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 300
Posted By ghettocruiser

Re: Trans AM Cluster and Cluster bezel

Firebirds didn't get the 145 mph dash. That was a Camaro thing. 140 mph is the highest speedo.

As for the bezel, I'm pretty sure it's the same as a 91. The bottom button area might be a bit diff...
Forum: Exterior Parts for Sale
01-07-2024, 08:08 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 340
Posted By ghettocruiser

Re: Trans AM Tail Lights and Wiring Harness

They are off an 87. The style spanned many years though.

JEG
Forum: Exterior Parts for Sale
01-06-2024, 08:53 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 210
Posted By ghettocruiser

Re: Trans AM lower center air dam

Shooting you a PM!
Forum: Exterior Parts for Sale
01-06-2024, 07:27 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 210
Posted By ghettocruiser

SOLD Trans AM lower center air dam

I have a lower center air dam. It's pretty nice...it's not bent, or scuffed up. None of the mounts are broken but not sure all the clips are there.

I don't want anything for it. Just cover...
Forum: Exterior Parts for Sale
01-06-2024, 07:25 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 340
Posted By ghettocruiser

SOLD! Trans AM Tail Lights and Wiring Harness

I have a nice set of TA/GTA style tail lights. The left and right sides are nice. The center section has broken mounts, I dropped the darn thing. The outer face is nice and has a gold firebird...
Forum: Interior Parts for Sale
01-06-2024, 07:18 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 300
Posted By ghettocruiser

Trans AM Cluster and Cluster bezel

I have a cluster with 103k miles. Also have a decent bezel...I think the one blank has a hole drilled in it but otherwise it's good.

$50 shipped for the cluster. I'll include the bezel for free,...
Forum: Interior Parts for Sale
01-06-2024, 01:28 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 201
Posted By ghettocruiser

SOLD T-top hardware

I have t-top hardware. It's the pin style. Should be most if not all the parts. They're in good shape and ready to go if you are in need!

Pretty sure these can just go in a padded envelope or flat...
Forum: Interior Parts for Sale
01-06-2024, 01:25 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 241
Posted By ghettocruiser

SOLD Power lock parts/conversion

I have most if not all the parts you need to add power locks to your third gen. I have multiple switches, plugs, solenoids, and linkages. The wiring has been cut in a few places but you should be...
Forum: Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Parts for Sale
11-13-2023, 08:51 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 360
Posted By ghettocruiser

SOLD Modified Astro Shafts for Sale

Hey all. I have 20 Astro shafts for sale. These were clean shafts that have been clicked, welded, primed and painted. 15 of them are standard, straight up shafts. 5 of them have a sort of weird...
Forum: Exterior Parts for Sale
09-22-2023, 10:09 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 950
Posted By ghettocruiser

FREE Trans AM front bumper, rear bumper, various parts

Ok guys. I need to get rid of these parts. I still have em on marketplace for like $50 but for my TGO homies, it's free. Just gotta come get it. I don't know what else to do with it, and if it's not...
Forum: Exterior Parts for Sale
06-15-2023, 11:07 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 950
Posted By ghettocruiser

GONE: Trans AM front bumper, rear bumper, various parts

Gone.

Anyone need any of this?

Front bumper cover isn't painted.

Rear is gloss black and would clean up decent.

Door GFX are decent. One has all studs one is missing studs but stud...
Forum: Firebirds for Sale
10-06-2022, 09:49 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,158
Posted By ghettocruiser

Re: 1986 Trans AM - LS 6.0/T56/12-bolt Swapped and MORE

Hey all! Sorry I didn't update this. I swore I did. The car sold, pretty quickly.

Thank for any interest though!

Justin
Forum: Exterior Parts for Sale
07-04-2022, 12:49 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 451
Posted By ghettocruiser

(SOLD) (5) 17x9.5 Torque Thrust II wheels, (4) with tires, all center caps

I have (5) AR Torque Thrust wheels for sale. (4) of them have Sumitomo HTR40Z tires. All wheels have center caps. I have a full set of locking lug nuts with the key. They are the polished versions....
Forum: LSX and LTX Parts
05-20-2022, 08:16 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 721
Posted By ghettocruiser

86 TA fully swapped ready to go or for donor!

If you are thinking about LS swapping your car, consider the one I have for sale! You could sell your current car and run mine...or *gulp* use mine for parts. Drivetrain, wiring, suspension,...
Forum: Firebirds for Sale
05-16-2022, 06:11 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,158
Posted By ghettocruiser

Re: 1986 Trans AM - LS 6.0/T56/12-bolt Swapped and MORE

Thanks QwkTrip! It was fun figuring all that stuff out all those years ago! Glad that work is still helping people today!

J
Forum: Firebirds for Sale
05-15-2022, 03:29 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,158
Posted By ghettocruiser

Re: 1986 Trans AM - LS 6.0/T56/12-bolt Swapped and MORE

I was going to paint it black! My 87 was black and I miss it. This would be a good candidate for a black paint job as it requires very little body work. It's straight. Fix a couple dings and it's...
Forum: Firebirds for Sale
05-15-2022, 02:20 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,158
Posted By ghettocruiser

Re: 1986 Trans AM - LS 6.0/T56/12-bolt Swapped and MORE

If you are considering swapping your current car...this would make a great donor! Just swap in your engine/trans, and you could probably sell the car off and make some money back.

Average cost...
Forum: Firebirds for Sale
05-14-2022, 05:41 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,158
Posted By ghettocruiser

SOLD 1986 Trans AM - LS 6.0/T56/12-bolt Swapped and MORE

Hi All,

Well... Its been a fun ride! Ive been around for two decades. While I havent been very active on the forums, I still love em! Its time to sell the car. I have it posted on FB Marketplace,...
Forum: Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Parts for Sale
09-14-2020, 02:37 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 734
Posted By ghettocruiser

Steering Shaft Upgrades!!!

Sold out already!! 😳

Hi all!

I have 16 steering shafts modified and ready to go! These are Astro/Safari shafts. They were all very clean and in great shape when pulled. They have been modified...
Forum: Interior Parts for Sale
01-30-2018, 06:28 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 685
Posted By ghettocruiser

Re: SOLD: 4th Gen Trans Am FRONT Seats - Charcoal Grey

SOLD. Someone got a killer deal on these. Judging by the others for sales decent 4th gen seats are getting harder to find. I hope I dont miss them too much! haha.
Forum: Interior Parts for Sale
01-27-2018, 12:27 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 685
Posted By ghettocruiser

Re: 4th Gen Trans Am FRONT Seats - Charcoal Grey

How about $350? I need these suckers gone.
Forum: Interior Parts for Sale
01-26-2018, 07:13 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 685
Posted By ghettocruiser

SOLD: 4th Gen Trans Am FRONT Seats - Charcoal Grey

Hey all. I have a decent set of grey seats from a 1999-ish Trans AM. They are full power driver, and power lumbar/bolster passenger. Everything works. No tears or rips that I know of. Driver...
Forum: LTX and LSX
01-25-2018, 02:27 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 17,363
Posted By ghettocruiser

Re: LSA / Manual swap 88 GTA

I want to do this!!! My next build will not be an N/A motor... This looks like its going to be a great build! Looking forward to following it. Make sure you take lots of pics and guide the rest of...
Forum: Firebirds for Sale
12-27-2016, 02:39 PM
Replies: 2
[PA] SALE HOLD
Views: 1,438
Posted By ghettocruiser

SALE HOLD

Sorry for the deletion. Circumstances have required that the sale be put on hold. I was getting a good number of inquiries, and I dont want to jerk people along, so I will respond and put the ad...
Forum: LTX and LSX
12-14-2016, 06:56 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 9,675
Posted By ghettocruiser

Re: Vacuum line hookup, LS1 swap

As others have said... one line is hooked to vacuum to supply the HVAC controls with vac power. The vac canister/reservoir is good to have, because when you stomp the gas or anytime the vac goes to...
Forum: Interior Parts for Sale
10-07-2016, 06:50 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 896
Posted By ghettocruiser

Re: Grey Seat Belts (Low Miles) and Wiring Harness

Anybody want this harness? Its a nice original/unmolested harness from a low mile car. I would hate to throw it all out, but I cant just keep it around. Ill never use it.
Forum: Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Parts for Sale
09-06-2016, 06:43 AM
Replies: 546
Views: 74,503
Posted By ghettocruiser

Re: Jeep cherokee steering shafts

What exactly did you need to weld on the XJ shaft? Those are basically bolt in as is. Just curious...

Justin
Forum: Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension Parts for Sale
09-05-2016, 02:36 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 312
Posted By ghettocruiser

Parts Gone.

Gone.

J.
Forum: Interior Parts for Sale
09-04-2016, 08:52 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 896
Posted By ghettocruiser

Re: Grey Seat Belts (Low Miles) and Wiring Harness

Sorry guys. Belts got sucked up quick. Judging by the amount of pms I got I guess I priced them competitively. Lol.

Still got the harness!

Justin
Forum: Interior Parts for Sale
09-03-2016, 05:10 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 896
Posted By ghettocruiser

Re: Grey Seat Belts (Low Miles) and Wiring Harness

Couple more pictures of the harness since pics are limited to 15....even with IMG tags.....

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Forum: Interior Parts for Sale
09-03-2016, 05:09 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 896
Posted By ghettocruiser

Grey Seat Belts (Low Miles) and Wiring Harness

Hey all. Was over at my parents cleaning out the garage and noticed I still had some odd ball parts laying around. I would rather see them go to some of you than into the dumpster. So buy them!! ...
Forum: Body
05-11-2016, 07:35 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 4,948
Posted By ghettocruiser

Re: when someone calls your car a p.o.s...

Mine gets called a p.o.s. all the time. Especially now that the clear coat has gone awol.

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I just smile and....

Welcome to JEG's Garage! - YouTube
Forum: Body
05-11-2016, 07:19 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,204
Posted By ghettocruiser

Re: Painted car on Sunday

Well this is inspiring.... Your paint booth looks VERY similar to what I was planning on doing haha.

Did you run into any issues keeping the nose and rear bumper cover on? Any paint bridging or...
Forum: LTX and LSX
03-15-2016, 07:15 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 32,262
Posted By ghettocruiser

Re: Heater control valve for LS swap. Part number and pics.

Honestly Im not sure where I got the connector. I think it was in an assortment pack from Autozone. It could have just been in my pile of misc junk. Like..left over from gauge installs or what...
Forum: Members Camaros
11-02-2015, 12:59 PM
Replies: 405
Views: 46,699
Posted By ghettocruiser

Re: 1985 Iroc Complete build

Man... I want to sue that body shop from turning such an awesome project story into such a tragedy. I HATE hearing things like that. I really wish you got money back from that shop. Maybe you did...
Forum: Interior
10-23-2015, 12:09 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,057
Posted By ghettocruiser

Re: 3rd gen dash, 4th gen column?

Well the cover is what handles the delay. So if its busted, that coudl be most of your problem. There are two contacts that are spring loaded that make contact with the inside of the cover. If...
Forum: Car Audio
10-23-2015, 10:43 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,169
Posted By ghettocruiser

Re: New head unit to long

I have a firebird...but have dealt with it in two ways. On my car, there was no duct, but a bracket that the stock radio pegged into. So i cut it. Before I did that, I was using an install kit...
Forum: Interior
10-23-2015, 09:25 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,057
Posted By ghettocruiser

Re: 3rd gen dash, 4th gen column?

Did your car originally come with delay wipers?

J.
Forum: LTX and LSX
10-21-2015, 07:28 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 664
Posted By ghettocruiser

Re: I think something's wrong

Alex,

Glad you sorted it. Hopefully you're not like me, and experiencing issues with the wiring degrading. I'm using an original 99 LS1 harness. Ive been chasing gremlins for a while now, and...
Forum: LTX and LSX
10-21-2015, 07:23 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,706
Posted By ghettocruiser

Re: Need a lot of help!!!! Opinions

Youve got yourself a good looking car there! Great way to start! Nothing was better than swapping my unmolested 86. So clean, no one elses mess to deal with.

As for the wiring, the engine has...
Forum: Interior
10-21-2015, 06:54 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,057
Posted By ghettocruiser

Re: 3rd gen dash, 4th gen column?

From the firewall towards the interior of the car, the columns are basically identical. The guts inside are identical. Neat huh? GM didnt do much different with their steering columns until...
Forum: LTX and LSX
10-15-2015, 10:27 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 856
Posted By ghettocruiser

Re: Anybody hear from pocket lately??

Hope he's around!! I was just about to contact him haha.

J.
Forum: LTX and LSX
09-25-2015, 01:27 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 9,568
Posted By ghettocruiser

Re: Are you guys running LS1 radiator and fans?

Drilling and tapping isnt that bad. The water pumps dont seem to fail that often.

But what port on the radiator are you talking about using an 1/8" Npt barb on? if you have a 4th gen rad, the...
Forum: LTX and LSX
09-02-2015, 10:07 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 9,568
Posted By ghettocruiser

Re: Are you guys running LS1 radiator and fans?

Nooooo haha. Im running the entire 4th gen a/c system exactly as it came on the 99 Z28 donor car.

It requires one of two courses of action.
1) Mold the front half of a 4th gen hvac box to the...
Forum: LTX and LSX
09-01-2015, 08:42 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 9,568
Posted By ghettocruiser

Re: Are you guys running LS1 radiator and fans?

nhra-trans-am - I REALLY like that hold down you made for that... I might steal that idea one of these days.

Im running 4th gen rad, fans, hoses and a/c condenser using the stock 3rd gen hold...
Forum: Car Audio
08-27-2015, 11:55 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,998
Posted By ghettocruiser

Re: How To - Installing Universal Power Antenna w/Video

The mast housing is just aluminum tube. Very thin wall. I just cut it with a hack saw. I made sure i drew a line all the way around and made the cut straight.

As for the total length, I...
Forum: Interior
08-24-2015, 07:13 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,177
Posted By ghettocruiser

Re: Dash chirp

I found a lot of the squeaks in my 87 were due to the underside of the dashpad. You can look where its rubbing on the plastic spots, because its a smoother surface you get a squeak.

My solution...
Forum: Interior
08-11-2015, 09:05 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,052
Posted By ghettocruiser

Re: Cerullo race seats installed

WOW those look amazing! Do they sit lower than stock seats?

That price is way out of my budget...but good info to have in case I find a pot of gold haha.

J.
Forum: Engine Swap
08-03-2015, 09:04 AM
Replies: 202
Views: 30,703
Posted By ghettocruiser

Re: Found my original '88 Camaro - Rebuild

Awesome! This car came out sooo nice!

I love that he took his shoes off in the starting picture haha. Ide do the same thing! Just dont be afraid to drive her now!

Justin
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