Hi I am new to the forum and to being a firebird owner. I just purchased a 86 trans am with a L69 engine (according to the vin) with a 5speed standard.

 

Welcome to the club! You will be able to find answers to almost any issue or mod on this forum, so enjoy!

 

Thanks I am sure I will have questions as I have had a car like this in 20 yrs and I forgot a lot I am sure

 

Welcome aboard PaulB,what shape is the 86 in?This is the right place to get ALOT of info on your TA.
Do you have any pics??

 

Paul, do you have any pictures you can provide of the Trans Am as well as the SPID? The SPID is located on the inside wall of the center console and contains a lot of build information.

The 1986 Trans Am with the L69 is very uncommon. We would like to see more information about yours.

If you need help posting pictures, send me an email jt@thirdgen.org

 

I have not had a chance to take any pics yet. The outside is pretty good shape the inside is rough. I will look for the spid.

 

If no SPID (it will be in your center console if it is not missing) Just post the VIN, that would explain some.

Cool find if it is...

 

The vin is 1G2FW87G0GN212456
I am not sure if it is a numbers matching engine

 

According to your Vin,your car came with the L69 with the required 5 speed trans and it was built in Norwood Ohio.What makes you think it's not matching no's.

 

According to what I am hearing that car is a rare car to find and I am not usually that lucky to find something like that.

 

This is what I can tell.
1) it is a real L69, the VIN checks out
2) It is apparently a US car (not shipped to Canada) as it is not in the compnine system which should have thrown back with a RPO listing...

Whether it has the orginal engine or not... Either way it is a neat find. Very rare car indeed as most of the 26 or so L69s went to Canada... Only 4 or something in the US

 

Not sure how I missed this when you arrived, but welcome aboard. I'm pretty new here as well, and have found it very easy to find information (and burn up a lot of time)!

Would love to see a picture or two.

 

Check the engine for the Vin.no.86 would be located in one of these 2 locations.Good Luck,I hope it matches.

 

The numbers I can read on it match the last 8 digits on the vin.
I guess I got lucky on this one.

 

I will take some pics this weekend and post them the inside is in pretty bad shape but the outside looks ok.

 

If memory serves, the last 8 would indicate all you need to know, it shows the year ("G" 1986) the Plant ("L" Van Nuys or "N" Norwood) and the sequence number...

Also I think that is all they stamped on there, other than some engine code information...

Really cool find honestly...

 

Welcome! Whereabouts in oklahoma?

 

Okc

 

Matching numbers...this just keeps getting better!

 

Thanks for the info on the car.

 

Yes it does
Going to have to rethink my original plans for it

 

PaulB,Do you have a SPID in your console?

 

I looked for it in what is left of the console but could not find it

 

Aw,that's a shame,that would have been a great piece of info.Can't wait to see some pics.
PS,You could go to PHS(Pontiac Historic Service)and buy a info package on your car,it will list the major options your car came with from the factory.

 

 

I have one pic of it I am trying to get on the thread it is in my profile just having trouble getting it to post

 

 

I will keep trying to figure out how to post pics

 

Email the pictures to me jt@thirdgen.org and I'll post them for you.