kairles

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thought I'd post









88 GTA 350TPI 700R4 9 bolt w/3.27, has a couple mods and runs good

pick it up on wednesday for $1900. this will be my new daily driver

vindeezl

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Congrats Terrell!

I saw that one on CL and it looks just like the old 87 we used to have. Nice price!

Was it in a wreck? What's with the primer panels?

Does the information center work properly? How about the Pontiac OK thing above it? Those worked when they wanted to on the old 87 GTA and other than that the digi dash was pretty sweet!

Please steal that wing from Eric.

kairles

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Im not a fan of the digi dash either. the "information" center thing kinda works.

last I heard eric sold the wing, but I kinda like it with out it

vindeezl

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Hey bro if you like it that way I mean it's your car.

But the aero wing MAKES the GTA!!!

Just imagine Del-i sandwiche's car sans wing, I mean sure he sat on it and all, but it would look weird.

kairles

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I know what your saying but some cars look ok with out the wing and some need it. as of right now I don't think it needs it. down the line as I add my touch to it if that changes then I'll add a wing.

vindeezl

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Some inspiration for you, the ol' GTA was even the same color!

Too bad the new owner who was all jazzed about it, sold it soon thereafter because he got peer pressured into being a Rustang f@g like all his buddies.

Should have kept it but at the time I had like 5 cars @ my place

With a 5spd swap and 4th gen interior it would have been sweet.

Cadillac

I saw that car on Craigslist too. I can't wait it see it one day!

87tpi

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Nice,now there's another bird.Does it have more power than your iroc did?Atleast I don't have the ugliest paint anymoreEngine bay looks pretty clean.

EatFordShtDodge

damn i looked at that firebird on CL everyday for like the last 3 weeks. wondering if there was something wrong with it or not. but since i dont have the money to buy it (trip to hawaii soon) i didnt bother looking. hope it works out for you. if not, you know you have a buyer

kairles

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I don't know about the power. I haven't got on it due to it needing a torque arm mount, but I'll let you know

vindeezl

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I snapped my torque arm mount off doing a burnout and drove it all the way home "getting on it"

What're a few dents on the trans tunnel?

Open that bad boy up!

87tpi

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I have a few dents in my tunnel too.The new es mount is nice.

EatFordShtDodge

let me know if you want that mount

87tpi

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Are you taking it to the track anytime soon?

kairles

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It wont go to the track for a while. there's a couple thing I wanna do first.

ditch the crappy autolite platinum's for some AC's
ES torque arm mount- on the way
ES trans mount- I have
trans cooler(car has a stall)- I have
fuel filter- I have
oil change w/ filter
trans fluid change w/ filter
check brakes- they fill kinda funny

you know just stuff you do when you buy a used car

vindeezl

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Sounds like a good plan and that she'll be well taken care of, too bad you didn't buy my old GTA

It will be weird to see you driving a thirdgen haha

OUTATIME GTA

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Nice to see another 'bird. Hope it treats you well.
I had an '88 Gunmetal GTA w/ digidash for a short time before my current one.
Looks like it's at Bennie's shop already, haha.
You going to sell the Nissan and focus on the IROC still?

kairles

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yup the POSzx needs to go, and most likely the money will be spent on a T56 for the Iroc. I don't have many mods planned for the GTA.

its at bennies now, hes doing the mounts and cooler. I need another jack that will fit under the car.

OUTATIME GTA

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Oh yeah, how many miles are on it? Any other cool rpo codes?
I don't read CL for cars obviously, never seen it.
I've got a full container of Redline diff. fluid I was going to give to Will if you want to change that too.

87tpi

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Yep,I need a new jack also.There's only a couple places on the t/a that it will fit now.Plus I want aluminum one.

kairles

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it has 148,??? miles, but I'll have a motor(short block) ready for it in a couple months

how is the redline? I used mobil in the Iroc, and was gonna try the royal purple.

OUTATIME GTA

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Redline is equivalent to Royal Purple I'd say.
Changed mine last summer, have an extra full quart, has the posi additive already.
I put Redline in my rear diff. and occasionally the water wetter in the radiator.

kairles

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cool I'll take it, guess I need to get a gasket

urbanhunter44

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dont need a gasket for the rear. just clean it off and use silicone. i havnt had one leak yet and ive done at least 50 of them that way.

oh yeah, cool ride, glad you're getting into a third again!

kairles

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I know but I always use a gasket

OUTATIME GTA

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i used RTV.
get a nose plug.
shiet stinks, heh.

TraviZ

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ok whens the track date?

87tpi

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What springs does that thing have?It looks pretty low.

kairles

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the guy said H&R, but I didn't know they made springs for thirdgens

JesasaurusRex

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looks bad *** man, congrats

PHAT89TA

congrats on ur new ride.

87tpi

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Were you looking for a t/a or just a good deal?

TraviZ

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i think he wanted any thirdgen for the tahoe meet heh

porkyzilla

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it definitly sounds good with the open y pipe lol, looks good terrell fix that dash get a maco and shell be clean ill have an extra wing for you once i pick up the ta from down south lol in a couple weeks if i can ever get the crappy iroc out of my garage....

TraviZ

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hey eric i finally fired up my iroc today with your injectors, it idles good again. now its time to send mine in for a nice cleaning.

kairles

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and I really missed driving my Iroc so another thirdgen was the next best thing
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mostly a good deal but Im glad it was a T/A so now I have both

JMJ2003

Good deals + TA's = Sweetness.

kairles

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well the T/A is home for the time being. tranny cooler, ES torque arm mount, ES tranny mount, steering brace(off my Iroc), and fuel filter have been added/changed. I have some AC plugs to replace the autochrap's. new tires are in my livingroom. Im just waiting on the lugs I ordered today from jegs, should get here on wednesday. next week im gonna get an MSD cap/rotor kit from work and a lakewood adjustable panhard rod($75 with my discount ). I also ordered some LCA relocation brackets yesterday. thats gonna be it for this check, my next one will handle the fluids and custom CAI.

I still haven't really got on it but I can tell its not faster than my Iroc was when it was running good. but I think the TPS is bad Im gonna check it again and readjust it and see where im at.

Vin: you'll be glade to know Im thinking about getting a spoiler for it. it looks like its missing something at some angles, like this one

I drove it to work today. feels good to have a little power under my foot and able to see at night

TraviZ

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so basically its not faster then that one night when we first met u ?

kairles

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my Iroc was not running its best for some time before you all meet me. so its hard to say. when I get the new tires on I'll do a little test run and see.

ron reece

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i have a couple spoilers for sale. the stock rubber one in decent condition and a 91-92 style one with the decklid, glass and frame around the window. 125.00 for either one and you pick it up in bakersfield.
email ron09517@aol.com

OUTATIME GTA

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Why are you putting $ into suspension items for it?
I thought it was just a DD, put the $/parts into the IROC!

urbanhunter44

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because this one actually moves

havoxe30

hey man im glad you like the car i loved her when she was mine , i wish i wouldnt have sold her but i moved on to better things , i got a 91 Eclipse GSX running 15psi i eat ls1's already and its just about stock , but take care of the TA for me , latur

Tenom

I've never been a fan of third gen Firebirds without a rear spoiler, on Camaros its okay but not on Firebirds. Overall pretty nice, I've never seen a digital dash before on a Firebird looks sweet.

kairles

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Im just doing things you should do when you lower a car everything else is just things I do when I buy a used car.

don't worry the Iroc will get done. I just stop spending money on it kinda for the time being I need to get rid of some stuff and install some things before I buy more stuff. theres no more room in my living room, ask travis

TraviZ

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yup im suprised his mom puts up with all that crap taking up the whole living room!

87tpi

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Better to have a reliable daily driver right?
I would also stick a wing on it, I don't like seeing birds with there wings clipped.They do look wierd at certain angles without'em though.I noticed a big difference in response and power when I adjusted my tps on mine.

OUTATIME GTA

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Maintenance stuff of course, not sure how a Lakewood panhard bar is necessary though.

kairles

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an adjustable panhard will center the rear end. you need/should have one if the car is lowered

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old pic, I've added a couple boxes