hi all i am in the process of buying a formula fire bird a car i have wanted for as long as I can remember it is a 89-5.7 is there any thing i need to look for and do any of yall know a good place to get a new rear windshield the one on the car is bust
I am having a close friend that works at Lexus he said he would look at it. The guy wants 2k for it here are a few pics of her http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g157/zim11911/bird4.jpg http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g157/zim11911/bird3.jpg
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g157/zim11911/bird1.jpg

 

what happened to the power buldge hood or the foam areo spoiler are u sure it isnt a clone?

 

no not sure i am going to see it on wendsday when the guy gets back in town tell me the things I need to look for.

 

Rear widow:
junkyard
call some wihdshield companies out of the yellow pages

For 2K (which is a pretty darn good price these days)--if it runs descent, fairly straight body/ no major rust and does not need any major repairs to be road worthy, it is well worth it! If it was more money, then U could start looking deeper into basic overall condition, but for 2000.00 I'd jump on it!

 

he told me before the rear windsheild was bust it was his daily driver and it has set for about a month now so

 

Good points, the formulas had both, even my 88 305 TBI. They all also have the WS6 suspension package with the different offset wheels (front/rear).

Should be a "Performance Suspension" badge on the lower right dash.

OK, good Formula specific info here: http://www.3rdgenformula.com/

Digit number 5 of the VIN should be the letter S for a Formula.

 

well it checked out 1G2FS2182KL230729 so looks like the buy is still on and i got my donor car and got a free 2002 gt mustang that is killed it rolled needs a new body but i got a t top donor and well if no parts are realy needed then the mustang 4.8 may have a new home along with the tranny but i m only looking at that at the momint

 

Well, first off that VIN checks out as a L98 / 350 TPI Formula. Good score, but the hood and spoiler are not what came on the Formulas. Check it well for serious accidents, etc.

 

i am runing a car facts on it a my freinds dealer ship tomorrow and the will be putting it on a lift be for i buy it

 

Well it has a salvag title and started life in NY has a bad acsident and moved down here was fixed and put t sell we put it on the lift and you could see where the fram was cut and rewealded so any one in houston have a runing f-body?

 

Sounds like you made the right decision by passing on it.

 

not prefect, but could still be a good car, & it has a good price on it.

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/sout...t5-camaro.html

 

good job for passing on that formula! no car with frame damage is worth it! i dont know how far you would be willing to drive but im sure there are a couple of thirdgens for sale on this website North Texas Third Gen Assoc.

 

And there is always auto trader and ebay and of course local newspsper.

OH yeah there's this board also--couple cars on this board heere s well as classifieds section here on TGO.

 

Matt is selling his KITT car for $1800, LT1 swap 6 speed for under 2 grand, its a steal. Of coarse it needs a little work, but thats why it so cheap

 

Man that is a bargain!

 

ok how do i cantact matt

 

Soooo, I know this thread is OLD. But....I bought this car on 6/21/2006 and for some reason decided to google my vin number. Just though it was funny that my vin number pulled up a thread on TGO. I also noticed the "has frame damage" bit, I've had it on a lift and both fenders off along with the hood, looks solid to me. I was hoping the OP might chime in if I revive this.

It was certainly beaten and battered before I got it. Kids had apparently thrown rocks through the rear decklid during the last days of school shattering it. It was the stock hatch, but had a base firebird wing on it (likely due to the Aero wing cracking long ago). It did have the original numbers matching Formula hood on it when I got it though. It also came with WS6 wheels, and all power options except for power seats. The car was stock down to the stock exhaust, which I might add was terribly trashed. The whole passenger side was dented, fender, door, rear quarter creased. The front sway bar had the end links removed and drifted all over the road, headliner was sagging and the seats were torn. But it ran well (after being jump started) and for some reason it spoke to me

So I bought it and it has not been retired from daily driver duty for the last 4 years. It has had the stock 350 TPI, which lasted well into 2007/2008, after it blew a head gasket at about 200k (on the odo) I rebuilt it to a cammed 383 stroker. That motor dropped rings and killed itself. After this it went into a shop for a LSx swap.

It now has:
LQ9/4L60E
XER281HR cam
True Duals
Fresh custom interior hand made by me and my aunt
LS6 intake/F-Bod accessories
LS1 headers

Anyway, I had to add some closure to this thread for the car.
Cardomain: http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2383047

 

nice to see what someone can do with what others would call a waste of time.