hey guys, i sold my 89 about a year ago, and i want to buy another one. i found an 84 z28 that is a 305HO 5 speed car. car is super solid. it was repainted a year ago. theres pics of it gutted and you can tell the floors are amazing. its a 3.73 posi, 4 wheel disc brake, TREMEC 5 speed car not borg warner, it has new tires, very clean original interior, 100k miles. he says the car runs and drives but the motor is tired. so hes including a 92 5.7 motor with 40k miles on it, another 305HO from 85, and a borg warner 5 speed, and extra set of wheels. hes selling all this with the car for $4500. he was planning to do the 5.7 swap in it, but decided to sell instead. he seems like a very credible guy too. has owned many 3rd gens and had 5 at one time (he showed a pic haha) and one of them is a 1200 horse drag car.

what do you guys think about this deal? i sold my 1989 305tbi car for $4000 last year and this car seems alot nicer than my car was.

 

Sounds like a good deal. I got a car from Illinois that had "minimal" rust on it and while the rust problems are no where near as bad as what I've seen people actually fix on the forums here, the rust problems are far worse than I was led to believe. Truthfully I don't think the previous owner knew about the issues beyond what I was told about. You basically had to gut the interior and go over the chassis with a fine tooth comb to see all the issues. One of them had been patched poorly with a welded in plate and covered over and it wasn't until I took the interior out that I saw the hole coming through the driver side rear wheel well. It isn't insurmountable by any means, but the project basically requires me to either spend an *** load of money at the body shop or learn to weld. I chose the latter, but still, the deal wasn't as good as it sounded from the start. On the bright side the car is in outstanding mechanical condition and the interior was great outside of a few very easily dealt with issues. Dents are few and far between. The moral of the story is this; check the car's body VERY carefully. That new paint job could be a crappy Maaco job that's just hiding rust, bad bondo repairs, etc.

 

It sounds like it is ina lot better shape tan te one I just got. This is coming from your description only of course, but I would say get it. Like the previous post said though, double and triple check to make sure you aren't getting a lemon.

 

Are you looking for a daily driver or a toy? I have a toy that you could look at in Peoria, IL if you are interested.

It's a 1989 Firebird that I have owned since 1992. It has always been garaged and hasn't been driven in 12 years. It is a Washington state car from the dry desert with no rust (a nearly impossible find in the midwest). I grew up in Washington state and brought the car to Illinois about 4 years ago. It's still sitting in my garage and I think I have to face the fact that I will never finish it. 468 big block Chevy, B&M supercharger, TH400, Strange 12 bolt, fully adjustable suspension, frame upgrades, 4th gen leather seating & console, drag radials, ROH rims, and more.

Pictures and information can be found at the following link.

http://cascadecrew.org/phpBB2/garage...vehicle&CID=18

 

Dive alittle deeper into it & if it bites you take it home!! You can do the swap?!? I tell myself every daywhen I leave work--that's 1 day closer to spring!! Just a thought anyway!!

QwkTrip-- I almost ruined the keyboard drooling!! When spring gets here, scrape some knuckles-it's too close to reeking havoc!! HAHA
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