my cousin has an 82 recaro trans am, 4spd, 305 carb, hes going to crush it because he doesnt want it anymore, so he asked me if i want anything off it for my 86, what is worth taking off it? im already taking the disc brake rear/lines/booster.

is the rear just a 10 bolt 7.5?
is the 4spd trans anything special?
would the sways be an upgrade over what i have?

what else should i grab?

 

how about the whole car
four wheel discs are rare i believe that one might be a WS6 car bec four wheel discs are standard with the WS6

 

take the whole car!!!

 

i dont really have room for it, does anyone know the specs on these? rear end gear ratio, if the 4spd is stronger than the 5sd, if the rear is differant than the later models, what diamiter the sway bars are.

also i have a q, what is the 9 bolt and what cars were they found on?

 

dont be a fool, take the whole car, and sell it to someone who can take care of it, dont part it out

 

and don't let him crush it

 

i may do that, the engine is junk in it, but i do have a pontiac 428 i could drop in it, since its mechanical linkage i could just drop an m22...or ill put my 305 from my 86 in it and put my 350 in my 86.

I still need the specs on it though!!

 

eihter keep it or sell it It's free thats like someone giving you free money and saying no thats okay I dont want it

 

What condition is the car in overall? Basically it is only a Regular 1982 Trans Am with Recaro seats, and if the wheels are stock, they are gold vs. silver on a regular trans am. Also the door handle inserts should say "Recaro T/A" Other than that, there is no difference. The Crossfire Injection was the more popular engine and you could only get it with an automatic. The 4speed is a mechanical linkage type and was replaced in '83 with a 5speed. I wouldn't trust the 4speed to a strong engine, I mean stock these TA's only had 160 hp with CFI so the carb is probably a little lower.

As far as specs go, just look up the specs of an '82 TA.

 

thats not true, there were more differances than the seats.
http://www.ohok.com/82recaro/appearance.html

=1982TA;3263684]What condition is the car in overall? Basically it is only a Regular 1982 Trans Am with Recaro seats, and if the wheels are stock, they are gold vs. silver on a regular trans am. Also the door handle inserts should say "Recaro T/A" Other than that, there is no difference. The Crossfire Injection was the more popular engine and you could only get it with an automatic. The 4speed is a mechanical linkage type and was replaced in '83 with a 5speed. I wouldn't trust the 4speed to a strong engine, I mean stock these TA's only had 160 hp with CFI so the carb is probably a little lower.

As far as specs go, just look up the specs of an '82 TA.[/quote]

 

Why dont you post it for your brother on this site. Sounds like there is interest in this car.

 

Basically that is what I said above.

Recaro's were only Black w/gold trim.
Had Recaro Seats
Had "Recaro T/A" door handle inserts.
Had Gold Turbocast wheels with gold pontiac logo hubcaps
Had rear disc brakes WS6

so basically it is just your regular Trans Am with Recaro seats, door handle inserts and different colored wheels w/gold logo hubcaps.

There is no other performance options to make it better than a regular TA. It was basically an appearance package. And while Recaros got priority for disc brakes, it doesn't mean a regular TA with the WS6 package couldn't get them either, however there were shortages for regular TA's w/ the WS6 package later on.

One other thing to note, there were 2 variations of the door panel bird insert. There was a red bird with silver outline, almost looking like a second gen bird logo, and there was another one with the new thirdgen logo and it was gold. I do not know if these were on Recaro's or not since nobody can ever give me a straight answer. However the red bird logo (2nd gen looking) DID NOT COME IN GOLD. I don't care what anyone says, if you see them on Ebay as I have countless times, THEY ARE NOT GOLD, they never came in gold. They look gold because they are old, faded, and oxidized. I bought 2 sets off of ebay thinking they were gold, and they looked gold...untill I cleaned them up with plastic polish and then they were in fact SILVER!

Just a side note.

 

Just a Trans Am with nice seats?

" Many perks that would otherwise be invidivually optional are bundled into the Recaro Edition package. For example, 4-wheel disc brakes, positraction, t-tops, WS6, and quicker steering ratio are all included in the Recaro package"

Look for the gold PMD arrow on the hubcaps, I doubt that they are still there, but non Recaro cars had the red arrows.

Sounds like it has a LG4 mill, there should be no cowl induction, plate is blocked off (1982 trait)

Dont crush it!

The BW 9 bolt was first installed in 3rd gens by Pontiac in 1985 and has several advantages to other rear types.

 

im still not a 100% sure its a recaro, i havent seen it and i didnt tell him about the whole recaro thing yet, however he said it has disk brakes in the rear for sure and he says he thinks it has the gold wheels, so i asked him about the door handles and he will check tonight

basically, if its a recaro ill take the car, if not ill take the rear and some other parts....btw how strong is the saginaw? and what size are the sways?

 

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ok, i found out today the car is in fact a recaro, i havent seen it yet, but he says the seats are covered and the wheels are in good shape, it also has the recaro door handles. how much are these parts worth?

 

any idea how much the seats, wheels, door handles, and door panels are worth?

 

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Being a Recaro and an 82 it MIGHT have the aluminum hood, it was an option in 1982 and the original purchaser may have opted for it...

The hood in itself is worth $1000 if its in good shape, if its perfect I might suspect somoene would give you more for it.

John

 

The trans isn't really a performance piece and neither is the rear-end and the rear disc brakes on those cars were particularly problematic (corrosion, seizing, falling out of adjustment). However, as a whole on a relatively rare, complete, and original car they are a small peice of history worth keeping and restoring. I would put it on e-Bay long before crushing it!

 

i know the hood isnt perfect, but ill put a magnet on it and see if it sticks.

 

free money is a good thing, take it

 

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the cars junked up guys, i dont have the time or money to fix it up, i will sell stuff off it, and keep what i like, i may have the seats redone, and keep the ground effects and fenders, maybe the recaro door handles, as well as the disk brakes and trans.

 

Agreed, she's rough as a corn cob. Is that hood latch area completely rusted-away?! The seats look fairly ratted-out too. If you do part it out I'd be interested in the seat tracks!

 

anyone know how much it would cost to have the seats redone??

 

Hey, I was wondering if the bump strip on the drivers side fender is in good shape?? It's the one in the second to the last photo. It looks like rust behind in on the fender but I can't really tell. I'm pretty sure the metal part was aluminum and wont rust, but I believe they were just stuck on there with adheasive. Anyway, I need it! Would you be willing to CAREFULLY pry it off and sell it to me?? They don't make those and repros are non existant.

Actually I guess they would both be the same on either side, so if one is better than the other, I'd like the one in the best shape.

let me know.

 

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There is nothing special about the horn pad or the tail light assembly. They were all the same in any Firebird/Trans Am for '82-'83 except that the rear taillight bird was gold, but EVERY black and gold TA had the gold bird, it wasn't specific to the Recaro. My black and gold TA has one, and the one in the pic looks pretty beat up.
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I've heard of Recaro's getting the "thirdgen" bird emblem on the door panels. I'm not sure if regular TA's got them also, but if they came w/his car they are probably correct. They are probably a little more "rare" than the red/silver bird like you and I have in my TA.

 

ewwwww... that car has seen better days! Still plenty of good parts though, definately take it home and start a "parting out" thread in the classifieds!

 

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The wheels on the car are from a Camaro.

The 1982 Recaro only had gold N89 wheels with black caps and a gold arrowhead.

 

Those wheels are NOT original to the Recaro or any Firebird/TA for that matter. They would have came with the turbocast wheels you pictured above, with a gold pontiac logo in the hubcap. These wheels are not even listed in the parts manual...Not sure why you would think they are originals just because I stated the door panel emblem is original even though it differs from your's. I have seen both types on many '82 TA's. It is just one of those weird things that GM did. I can't explain it, and it seems nobody else can either so I just accept it.

 

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Weather or not they are worth more depends on who buys it. Just because it's "rare" doen't make it worth more. There was a 1982 Recaro that sold on Ebay not too long ago for $3000 and it had the original rims with hubcaps. I bought my "Plane Jane" regular T/A for the same price.

 

Why is it so hard to realize that someone just put Z28 rims on it at some point?

 

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i'd like to know this too. i might be picking up a recaro in pretty much the same condition as that one.

what about the disc brake setup? is that of any interest? how much is someone willing to pay for it?

 

Last time I priced this out it was going to cost almost as much as it would to buy a new recaro off the net.... I would just try to sell them outright unless you can find a decent upholstery shop to redo them for a reasonable price. From the look of them they'll need to be stripped completely and have new foam and material.

 

I am looking for door handles for a recaro t/a, one of my decals came off somewhere on the road. are there any available and shoot me a price

 

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