1989 1le Trans Am
07-08-2018, 08:40 AM
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1989 1le Trans Am
I am looking at a 1989 1LE Trans Am that was raced in the GM Players series...It has been sitting outside for 20 years ....original motor/trans/diff /brakes etc...probably all seized up....rusted floor.....guy wants 3k for it...I think it is only worth buying for parts as restoring it would probably cost 10-15k.....feedback from this forum appreciated ....Thank You
07-08-2018, 08:49 AM
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Car: 1989 IROC-Z. Original owner
Engine: LB9. Dual Cats. Big Cam
Transmission: World Class T-5
Axle/Gears: BW 3.45
Re: 1989 1le Trans Am
Pics would be good, but if there is a 3rd gen worth restoring, this would be it. $3K (Canadian?) is pocket change for a Player's car, especially if it's all there.
07-08-2018, 10:57 AM
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Car: 1989 IROC-Z. Original owner
Engine: LB9. Dual Cats. Big Cam
Transmission: World Class T-5
Axle/Gears: BW 3.45
Re: 1989 1le Trans Am
If you decide not to get it, I'm certain someone here would snap it up.
07-08-2018, 01:28 PM
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I think most of us around here have got too many projects already. See a lot of good projects go to scrap because no one here has room or time for another.
07-08-2018, 02:18 PM
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Car: 87 player's trans am a4u (pepsi car
Engine: 305 tpi
Transmission: 5 speed
Axle/Gears: 3:42
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If you decide to pass, please forward info on to me please. Good luck as they are cool cars
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Car: 1989 IROC-Z. Original owner
Engine: LB9. Dual Cats. Big Cam
Transmission: World Class T-5
Axle/Gears: BW 3.45
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I wonder how many $3000 cars I’d have stacked up , if I had unlimited space ?
07-09-2018, 08:36 AM
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Rust is a deal breaker for me too, not so much on something you want to build into a hot rod, but it's a deal breaker for a nice correct restoration. Just too hard to fix on a car like that because you don't want to see patches and welding everywhere, and repair panels aren't available for rockers etc. It's not valuable as an original car if it's got evidence of a bunch of welding and panel replacement. But that car will have a treasure trove of hard parts that are usable, especially if it has a PBR equipped Dana 44 in the rear. It's worth a little money just to part it out.
07-09-2018, 12:41 PM
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Car: 1989 Camaro-1LE
Engine: TPI(s)
Transmission: 5 speed (MM5, MK6)
Axle/Gears: 3.45, 3.73
Re: 1989 1le Trans Am
I am looking at a 1989 1LE Trans Am that was raced in the GM Players series...It has been sitting outside for 20 years ....original motor/trans/diff /brakes etc...probably all seized up....rusted floor.....guy wants 3k for it...I think it is only worth buying for parts as restoring it would probably cost 10-15k.....feedback from this forum appreciated ....Thank You
Mark.
07-12-2018, 10:19 AM
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Car: 1989-92 FORMULA350 305 92 Hawkclone
Engine: 4++,350 & 305 CIs
Transmission: 700R4 4800 vig 18th700R4 t56 ZF6 T5
Axle/Gears: 3.70 9"ford alum chunk,dana44,9bolt
Re: 1989 1le Trans Am
Very nice!! You may have got to it b4 it became a parts car.
Looks like some "work" has been done under the hood, my mild ocd says that the heatercore hose is on backwards.
Looks like some "work" has been done under the hood, my mild ocd says that the heatercore hose is on backwards.
07-12-2018, 11:24 AM
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Re: 1989 1le Trans Am
I also have a decent 88 GTA that I have just installed 1LE brakes on....not sure if I want to tackle this project yet?..may resell it!!......also used to have a 87 Players series T/A.....as much as I like these cars....can only drive one at a time!
07-13-2018, 12:01 PM
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Car: 1989 Camaro-1LE
Engine: TPI(s)
Transmission: 5 speed (MM5, MK6)
Axle/Gears: 3.45, 3.73
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Great find. Bring back one the race cars. There is a FB group with original drivers and car owners. Might luck out and find yours.
07-13-2018, 12:05 PM
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Car: 1989 Camaro-1LE
Engine: TPI(s)
Transmission: 5 speed (MM5, MK6)
Axle/Gears: 3.45, 3.73
Re: 1989 1le Trans Am
BTW ... your VIN shows up as the last one made of the R7U batch. I have the two VIN's of the first two TAs with 1LE that came to Canada (GM engineering cars).
And you also have the correct white crosslaced wheels and correct centre caps.
Mark.
And you also have the correct white crosslaced wheels and correct centre caps.
Mark.
07-13-2018, 11:53 PM
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I'm wondering why the 1989 SPID indicates 19P Black wheels?
Were all Player's cars wheels supposed to be factory painted White in 1989, as they were in previous years?
I know that 11P white wheels were available in 1988, but I thought the only TA wheels colors in 1989 were 16P Silver, 18P Gray, and 19P Black?
Were all Player's cars wheels supposed to be factory painted White in 1989, as they were in previous years?
I know that 11P white wheels were available in 1988, but I thought the only TA wheels colors in 1989 were 16P Silver, 18P Gray, and 19P Black?
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07-14-2018, 01:40 PM
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Car: 1989 Camaro-1LE
Engine: TPI(s)
Transmission: 5 speed (MM5, MK6)
Axle/Gears: 3.45, 3.73
Re: 1989 1le Trans Am
I'm wondering why the 1989 SPID indicates 19P Black wheels?
Were all Player's cars wheels supposed to be factory painted White in 1989, as they were in previous years?
I know that 11P white wheels were available in 1988, but I thought the only TA wheels colors in 1989 were 16P Silver, 18P Gray, and 19P Black?
Were all Player's cars wheels supposed to be factory painted White in 1989, as they were in previous years?
I know that 11P white wheels were available in 1988, but I thought the only TA wheels colors in 1989 were 16P Silver, 18P Gray, and 19P Black?
Mark.
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