Where can I get one?
What transam to get it off?

 

They were available on the GTA for a couple years. Very rare. (Not to be confused with COLLECTABLE.) There is no source for a new one as far as I know. You will just have to keep your eyes open on e-bay, craigslist and of course, here on thirdgen. Be prepared to pay a lot, though. They are usually between 500-1000, depending on condition. Good luck!

 

**** that, Ill fiberglass a custom one before I pay 500-1000. I was thinking about removing the back glass and make it all fiberglass. Do you think that would look good?

 

It would be really difficult to build one... If you really want one, you should hunt junkyards and the internet. Somewhere, there is someone who is thinking "I bet I could get rid of that thing for 50 bucks"! If you really look hard, there is one to be found, somewhere. I am very good with fiberglass, but I wouldnt even try to make one without a mold.
Good luck!

 

Hawks makes one. I have it, pretty good fit.

 

http://www.hawksthirdgenparts.com-notchback hatch

 

Cool! I had no idea anyone made a new one. (Still, not for me.) The price is lower than I would have thought.
, too.

 

Just a minor correction. They were only available to the production 1988 model year GTA. They had fitment issues. Pontiac says there was only 718 Notchback GTAs built in 1988.

The item pictured above is not a factory Notchback from the 1988 model year GTA. It's an aftermarket one. Side by side, it's a noticable difference between factory and aftermarket.

 

Slowmaro, there's one on ebay right now, good 'buy it now' price too. Too far for me or I would get it. Later.

 

Thanks for the info JT! I was never sure.... I knew there werent very many of them made, and I have never seen one that fit "Right" factory or otherwise. LOL

 

Even the factory never got it right.....
"While going over some of the plans for the decklid, one of the people from Auto-Fab said offhandedly to some of the GM people in attendance that they didn't understand the fit problems that were in evidence as A-F had built the decklid "to print" (GM spec). At that time, one of the GM brass piped up and said that was most likely the problem.... since the 3rdGen F-cars were "1/2 inch out in the RH rear corner".

So any time you look at a 3rdGen F-car and notice that the rear panel overlaps the taillamps just a bit.... now you know why.

The fit and alignment problems on the decklid itself were never really satisfactorily solved during the short time the option was available. If you have a Notchback, you know what I'm talking about. There is virtually no way to adjust it and get all the panel gaps in correct alignment. You pretty much have to get it as good as you can and just leave it; luckily for those of us who have these cars, most people are so taken with the design and appearance of the decklid itself that they never seem to notice the shortfalls on panel alignment."