but one thing...i that you could only get an auto with the 5.7?
either way, i didnt really read so its probably a swap, but i still love this car!


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...&category=6427

 

i tried to buy this one, im not relaly a firebird fan, but i saw this one and loved it. if it was t tops, and a manual, i would find the money to get it...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...479698414&rd=1

 

You are right. It says in the auction though that the car originally came with a 5.0 and he swapped a 5.7 in there.

 

is it just me, or does it look like he lens flared the pic of the wheels....its just as bright on the chrome as it is on the paint!!

 

Thats purdy! Beware however, the guy that I bought my '85 Z28 from said that he had put a 5.7 in it, but it turned out to be the original 5.0.

 

ditto.

 

that black firebird with the hood and mecham/saleen wing looks insane... that pred body kit looks nice on the bird.

 

Hmm, lets see here, VIN says its a 5.0....looking under the hood I see stock heads, stock intake, and stock exhaust manifolds. Who would waste their time dropping in a 350 and keep everything stock? IF it is a 350 it is probably a crappy standard rebuild that puts out a dismall amound of torque and HP as I am betting it doesn't have L98 heads or cam.

 

that GTA doesn't sound like a "9 on a scale of 10" to me.... unkown mileage??? No engine documentation??? Gauges replaced??? looks like the front is a little bit different color, too... I dunno... I think $2500 is about all I'd pay for it- if that.

 

does seem a little fishy, but i guess if you really love the car go for it...

 

ya, that black one is a good looking car, if i had the money i would buy it

 

I like the black one.

 

black one is sexy

 

So do you get both hoods if you get the black one (I didn't read the description) but there are two different hoods on it... just an observation

 

This happened to me last week, wife and I looked at an IROC ragtop, had a "5.7 tuned port injection" emblem on the bumper. Guy says, before I said a word about the engine, "It has a 5.7 in it." I say, "Did you swap that engine in yourself?" He says, "No, it came with that engine!" So I say, "Well, sorry to break it to you, but GM never put a 5.7 in an IROC convertible." He looked at me and said after a minute..... "You're right. I'm sorry, it does have the 5.0."

You gotta watch out for this! I had to set the guy straight who sold me my t-top car, he swore up and down that the car had a 5.7, that the guy who sold it to him told him it was a 5.7, and that when he bought parts for the engine, he bought 5.7 parts. (plugs, filters, etc) Only after I printed out a VIN breakdown sheet and showed him that it was an F-code car and not an 8-code car, did he start to believe me. Not everybody is purposely trying to decieve you.... they may actually believe that they have the 5.7. Just something you need to be very, very careful about!

 

i love when you make someone feel tiny after knowing more then they do

 

black is a hard color to keep clean but it would look awesome with some polished rims and black tint.

 

oh, I don't like the black bird either... I hate the ground effects, the hood does not belong on a firebird, and whatever he did to the front is... wierd. I like the wheels and the A$$ end but that's about it.

 

They ALL say that.

When you hear some owner selling the car say "5.7" or "350", the english translation for such is known as "BS". I can't tell you how many times I hear this. Typically they are either full of chit, or don't know chit about the car. Either way, be -very- careful. Only after you decode the casting and head numbers would I buy a car as a 5.7, without verifying assume 305.

 

i like the black one but what wing is that? it looks nice but id like a straight behind shot of that wing and more of a side shot of it too. does anyone else have that wing and could supply these pics?

 

Isnt the altenator on the right on LB9s and the left on the L98s?

 

My 5.7 GTA has it on the left side not sure about the 5.0s.

 

no, both tpi motors are driver side alt from factory.... other non serpentine cars had em right

 

I love the second one. The GTA is a nice mix, but the firebird is just awesome.

 

Well it looks to be very nice... hope it all works out for you!!!

 

yeah when I got my car the people told me they swapped in a 350.... but when we were changing the starter a couple of weeks ago my dad saw the stamp at the back of the block or something and confirmed it was a 350 for sure so that's good. But too bad it's a stocker 350, and as you know a stock 350 ain't super special, I mean if I was going to drop in a new motor I'd at least go for the cams and/or heads... but hey

 

such beautiful cars, i've seen the second one before, I love it so much

 

DITTO