HI I might be buying a gta it has the 350 tpi but this is what the guy said was wrong with it "The car comes with a set of aluminum heads already on it, but the intake manifold does not bolt up to it so the original heads will need to be put back on, or a corvette intake manifold can be put on to increase the HP".If i just want put back the original heads how much is this going to run me if i take it to a shop he was quoted $400 labor.Any help we be appreciated thanks

 

Why not just do it yourself and sell the aluminum heads and have some spending money to play around with

 

Cause i don't trust myself to mess around with a 350 tpi so i prefer someone who know what he's doing.And i kinda want to upgrade to vette manifold but im not sure yet.

 

First off, since the car isn't running you need to cut the price he's asking way down. Who knows what the condition of the motor, trans, rear, brakes, ect?

Then, if it turns out to be a good deal I' just use the heads that are on it. Why does he think the stock manifold won't work? Give me details and we'll get you up an running.

 

ya he did he was asking $2800 went down to $2200 but I'm going to tell him $2000 cash it has 130k miles perfect body and no rust its the only problem he says it has.Been parked for 6 months all the fluids are drained.about the stock manifold he said it doesn't bolt up the the aluminum heads he tried found out and left it like that.

 

What year is the car? Is the engine original? What aluminum heads does it have (year is important)?

Sitting with all the fluids drained is horrible! Condensation can ruin stuff from this. I've seen rears left like this that get so rusty inside that when they are put back on the road the rust particles ruin the beairngs in a matter of weeks.

 

91 gta
original 350
has corvette aluminum heads
just the engine is drained the rear and trans are fine with fluids

 

If those are centerbolt vette L98 heads, you can make the camaro intake fit by just ovaling out the center holes in the intake

 

91 gta
original 350
has corvette aluminum heads
just the engine is drained the rear and trans are fine with fluids

 

For all the possible problems, I think 2k is still too much. You cant test drive it to test brakes and such, heck you cant even start it to see if it smokes, has a miss, throws any codes...etc..

I got my car for $2500 and everything works, no rust, no dents or door dings...

I would pass at that price, I am a believer in that if you wait a bit longer than you want, you will get what you want at the price you want

 

I agree, I wouldn't buy a car that I couldn't test drive first. He seems to want to get rid of the car, so I would be very cautious as to what he is not telling you.

 

thanks guys i agree.i'm going to pass on this one thanks

 

thanks guys i agree.i'm going to pass on this one thanks

 

Glad to hear it. I paid $1,000 for my car and it needed to be completed after a motor swap. Ordinarily I wouldn't have paid that much for a non-running car, but it had a brand new Cervini 2" cowl hood on it ($400 new) and a set of Edelbrock TES headers ($350 new). I figured that even if the car was a total loss I could easily get my money back by parting it out.

For some reason I had some kind of retarted attraction to the pile of bolts because I kept sinking money into it despite numerous problems. Many thousands of dollars later it's mostly finished. Okay, so it's mostly working anyway.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that these cars can be found in perfect working order for pretty cheap. If you spend a bit more up front you will be much happier in the end.

 

your right TKO but down here in Oklahoma Nice third gens are very expensive i see beat up 85-87 firebirds selling for $2000-$3000 and base 91 v6 birds from $2000-5000 yes $5k.if i was to get the gta running i could defiantly make money on it.at least sell it for $4-5k but i don't have time or cash to do this.It was a nice gta red t-tops 350 tpi fully loaded no problems except the ones i mentioned and the radio.oh well looks like ill have to enjoy my Lt1 9c1 caprice I'm getting.thanks for your and everyones help.