Bought my first car! Found the car for $7000CAD and got it down for $5000CAD. Runs and sounds great no dents no rust. It turned out to be a formula edition - too bad someone spray painted the entire car even over the stickers. Interior is nice. The previous owner bought it for $4000 and has receipts of a bunch of work totalling around $4800! He bought it 5 months before covid since he was a huge knight rider fan. I just love the look of the car and the t-top; my brother has the exact same one 1989 but v6. He got into an accident and the v6 firebird was parted out.

This one is a 305 TPI 5 speed manual with T5.

Few issues I need to fix:
Replace the audio speakers someone cut the wires.
Both headlights wont go up or down.
Rear hatch seal needs replacing.
T-Top seal needs replacing - it seals but looks brittle.
Door seals are brittle.
Needs new paint
Valve stem seals are starting to leak (smoke on startup for 10 seconds)
Passenger seatbelt wont retract (spring shot out)
Screw holding the panel covering the speakers beside the back seats is stripped.
Hatch is too far back.
Buy the original aero spoiler!
Rear diff leaking from the cover.
Missing TPI runner/plenum bolt.
Replace headliner.
Exhaust leak bad muffler.
Replace radio antenna.
Fix rear hatch motor ****.

Oh yeah its got 200km on it. I am going to attempt to replace the valve stem seals with my dad and replace the valve springs since they are old. No idea what springs I should get for the LB9 TPI apparently the cam is bigger on a L03. Need more research.

The car is amazing. Feels like being in a bat mobile knight rider. The 305 runs great sounds great couldn't be happier.

12P WHEEL COLOR,SILVER METALLIC (12P)
19Q MOLDING COLOR,BLACK (19Q)
41U EXTERIOR COLOR,PRIMARY,BLACK (41U)
82B TRIM COMBINATION,CLOTH,MEDIUM DARK GRAY (82B)
82I INTERIOR TRIM,MEDIUM DARK GRAY (82I)
829 SEAT BELT COLOR - MED DK GRAY (829)
AN4 RESTRAINT PROVISIONS,CHILD(CANADIAN) CHILD RST PROVISIONS(AN4)(CANADIAN) 1,575
AR9 SEAT,FRONT BUCKET,DRIVER,PASSENGER,MANUAL RECLINING(EUROPEAN STYLE) MAN RECL FRT BKT ST,DELUXE(AR9)
A90 LOCK,REAR COMPARTMENT LID,REMOTE CONTROL,ELECTRIC RELEASE ELEC REL LID LK(A90)
B84 ORNAMENTATION,EXTERIOR,BODY SIDE MOLDING(USED WITH LT Z11,GT Z21,TEMPEST Z50) BODY SI MLDG(B84)
C49 DEFOGGER,REAR WINDOW,ELECTRIC ELEC RR WDO DEFG(C49)
C60 AIR CONDITIONER,FRONT,MANUAL CONTROLS A/C MAN CONT(C60)
DC4 MIRROR,INSIDE,REARVIEW TILT,DUAL READING LAMP(USED WITH GRAND PRIX Z7K,LE Z7L,SE Z7M) I/S DUAL READING LP RR VIEW MIR(DC4)
D35 MIRROR,O/S LH REM RH DIRECT CTL,PAINTED PAINTED O/S MIR(D35)
D42 COVER,REAR COMPARTMENT SECURITY(SHADE) R/CMPT SECURITY SHADE(D42)
D5T Unknown
D81 SPOILER,REAR,AERO WING RR AERO WING SPLR(D81)
D9E Unknown
E5Z ADAPTER - SPEEDO - DELETE 1
E9Z KEY - SPEEDO - DELETE
FE2 SUSPENSION SYSTEM,RIDE AND HANDLING(USED WITH CALIFORNIA SPECIAL WE9,PERFORMANCE PACKAGE Y56) RIDE & HANDLING SUSP(FE2)
GM3 AXLE,REAR,3.45 RATIO 3.45R(GM3)
G80 AXLE,REAR,POSITRACTION,LIMITED SLIP POSITRACTION L/SLIP R/AXL(G80)
IPB TRIM,INTERIOR DESIGN (IPB)
J65 BRAKE SYSTEM,POWER,FRONT AND REAR DISC 4-WHL DISC BRK(J65)
K05 HEATER,ENGINE BLOCK(CANADIAN) ENG BLK HTR(K05)(CANADIAN)
K68 GENERATOR,105 AMPERE 105 AMP(K68)
LB9 ENGINE,5.0L(5.0F),V8 EFI CAR ONLY 5.0F(LB9)
MK6 TRANSMISSION,MANUAL 5-SPEED(BORG-WARNER) 5-SPD M/TRANS(MK6)
MM5 TRANSMISSION,MANUAL 5-SPEED PROVISIONS(MERCHANDISING OPTION) 5-SPD M/TRANS PROVISIONS(MM5)
NA5 EMISSION SYSTEM,FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS FEDERAL EMIS(NA5)
NP5 STEERING WHEEL,SPORT,3-SPOKE,LEATHER WRAPPED(USED WITH SE Y92) LEATHER WRAPPED STRG WHL(NP5)
N10 EXHAUST SYSTEM-DUAL HORIZ DUAL/EXH(N10)
N64 WHEEL AND TIRE,SPACE SAVER SPARE(ALUMINUM) STOWAWAY SPARE(ALUM)(N64)
PE0 WHEEL,16X8,CONCAVED,FOUR BLADE STACKED RIBS,LIGHT WEIGHT,COLOR CODED(ALUMINUM)(USED WITH FORMULA W66) STYLED LGT WT AL WHL(PE0)
QLC TIRE,ALL P245/50ZR16/N BL R/PE ST TL HWY TIRE(QLC)
R7K CONTROL - SALES ITEM NO. 36
TR9 LAMP GROUP,COURTESY LP GRP(TR9)
UA1 BATTERY,HEAVY DUTY HVY DUTY BAT(UA1)
UB3 CLUSTER,INSTRUMENT(OIL,COOLANT TEMPERATURE,VOLTMETER,TACHOMETER,TRIP ODOMETER) GA(UB3)
UF6 LAMP,INTERIOR,CONSOLE & COURTESY INTR CNSL & CTSY LP(UF6)
UM6 RADIO,AM/FM STEREO,CASSETTE,ETR,INCLUDES CLOCK STEREO CASSETTE(UM6)
UQ1 RADIO,PROVISIONS FOR STEREO STEREO RDO PR0VISIONS(UQ1)
UT1 BUZZER,TONE GENERATOR WARNING TONE GEN WRNG BUZZER(UT1)
U19 SPEEDOMETER,INSTRUMENT,KILOMETERS PER HOUR KPH SPEEDO(U19)
U25 LAMP,INTERIOR,REAR COMPARTMENT COURTESY RR COMPT CTSY LP(U25)
U29 LAMP,INTERIOR,INSTRUMENT PANEL,COURTESY I/P CTSY LP(U29)
U62 SPEAKER SYSTEM,4,DUAL COAX FRONT,DUAL COAX PACKAGE SHELF 4 SPKR SYS(U62)
VAN Unknown
VK3 LICENSE PLATE,FRONT MOUNTING PACKAGE FRT LIC PLT MTG PKG(VK3)
V73 VEHICLE STATEMENT - US/CANADA US/CANADA VEHICLE STATEMENT(V73)
WS6 PERFORMANCE PACKAGE,SPECIAL(MERCHANDISING OPTION) SPECIAL PERFORMANCE PKG(WS6)
WX1 PAINT,TWO-TONE(DELETE) WX1)
W66 FORMULA OPTION(MERCHANDISING OPTION) FORMULA(W66)
X05 Unknown
Z31 IDENTIFICATION - PRICE SHEET ADVANCE
Z49 MANDATORY CANADIAN BASE EQUIPMENT MODIFICATIONS(CANADIAN) CANADIAN(Z49)



Edit: I have started working on the car already.

 

welcome, judging by the pic yer not too far away. looks like a pretty straight tinkertoy, you'll be doing lotsa that. if the 305 runs great and you couldnt be happier, leave it alone and fix the other stuff first, driving it around is the real fun, you'll have plenty of time fer teardowns, guaranteed... u wont notice any difference after fiddling with valve springs n seals, except fer the down time. fix the springs n seals when you have to go into the motor for something more serious

 

Should feel more like Knight Rider right?

You most certainly could.

Welcome to the forum, have fun with it and post your progress!

 

Congrats, looks like a nice car! Enjoy fixing it up!

 

Welcome. 5 Speed

 

Couldn't agree more! Nice find and welcome. Black 5-speed Formula's are what dreams are made of!

 

Found another survivor with the N10 too! Keep us up to date on the love it gets!

 

I didn't really think to post any updates, but over the past 2 months I have replaced fixed a couple things. New TPS sensor, cleaned IAC and throttle body (it got stuck), new coolant heater valve flow thingy the old one was cracked. Oh I resprung the seat belts so they are snappy now. Lubed them up they feel new! Someone had strapped the rear hatch assembly together... I had to replace the reverse switch, nylon guides, clean out the motor and lube it up. Works perfect now neat feature. Below is the strap job before fixing... no wonder my hatch was crooked.





Then I removed all the interior to convert it to black. I don't like the musty gray. After removing the interior I saw the amount of rust under the carpet... I went along sanded all the rust spots and painted it.
The carpets were dyed black and all the interior pieces were painted in black plasti-dip so that I can restore it later on if I choose to. The dashboard was also wrapped in a leather vinyl to keep it in good shape.










After that was taken care of I sprayed the entire floor pan and trunk with thin rubberized coating. Not really needed but it looked nice, and helps with the sound dampening.





Next thing to do is installed all new speakers, amp, hidden subwoofer, and sound deadening. Keep in mind I have no idea what I am doing, and I have no experience working on cars so go easy on me...

 

You've made some nice progress, keep up the good work!

 

Nice job!

 

Very nice work! Love the 5 spd LB9 combo

 

Finished wiring all the speakers and adding the sound dampening, What a different the sound dampening made. I went with Norco 80mil sheets and some frost king duct insulation for areas that didn't matter much. The car sounds solid now; no more tin can effect. I didn't think it would make that much of a difference.

I installed all new speakers. First time ever doing this... it took a long time. I went with Rockford fosgate 4x6's at the front, Kicker DS 6x9's for the rear all running from a Kenwood 600W amp, and I replaced my spare tire with a 12" Cerwin vega spare tire sub with integrated amp to keep it hidden. Sounds awesome. Learned a lot along the way.






Here is my distribution block I installed behind the drivers side kick panel. Both the sub and main speaker amps connect to it then a 4awg wire runs to my battery with a 70amp inline fuse. The wire went through an existing grommet.








And finally my carpet I dyed black.... I used duplicolor vinyl fabric paint in the end because the dye didn't hold well. It looks good and feels ok but I do want a new carpet in the future. Patched a hole in it under the seat. For now it rocks









Again I still have no idea what I am doing other than I looked at my muffler; it looked like ****. Took it off and turned out it was the wrong size so I will be swapping to a magnaflow muffler soon with the N10 exhaust. I also plan to strip the rust from my t top area where the seals are and replace all that hopefully next week. I just found out I have C&C t tops!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rare I guess.