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1979 Trans Am, 400 engine

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From: Chris Kessel
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1993 04:37
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1979 Pontiac Trans AM Special Edition, $6500 or best offer.  

Classic american muscle.  

Full rundown:
+Pontiac 400 engine (not the crummy oldsmobile 403)
+102,000 miles
+4 speed manual "rock crusher" Doug Nash designed, T-10 Borg-Warner 
Transmission.
+8 inch alloy rims
+WS-6 special handling package
+limited slip differential
+power windows
+power steering
+power brakes
+power door locks
+tilt wheel
+factory T-tops (much nicer than any after markets)
+black, with full decals
+air conditioning
+velour, oversized bucket seats
+Goodyear Eagle P275 tires (bought about 1 1/2 years ago)

I (and various relatives) have put a ton of work into this car.  The
engine was rebuilt at 87,000 miles, and the transmission was rebuilt
at 78,000 miles.  The differential was rebuilt somewhere in the early
90k miles, but I forgot to write that one down (I think I still have
the paperwork on it though).  I do have full receipts showing the
tranny and engine rebuilds.  I've changed the oil every 3,000 miles
consistently.  The engine rebuild was 40 over, which has upped the
horsepower a bit.  Also, the hoodscoop has been opened to add a bit
more horsepower.  I'd guess it's up around 270-290 now.  

What's wrong with the car:
- A couple of oil leaks.  The look like they're upper end, and probably
fixed by simply replacing the rocker cover seals.  I may have this
fixed by the time someone responds to this add.  If not I'll knock
down a bit on the price.
- No stereo (stolen shortly after I got the car and I never replaced
it).
- Heater core leaks, but that's been worked around by bypassing it.

Summary:
I truly love this car and it's never let me down over the last 3 1/2
years.  I'm selling it because I found a great deal on a Dodge Stealth
and I can't afford to keep both cars.  The asking price is over Blue 
Book because of the work that's been done, as well as all the extras
that it has.  In addition, since I've bought the car Blue Book has
gone up, not down.  My feeling is that this car will be a classic in a
few years.

I could go on for quite a while :), but I'll save some bandwidth.  If
you're interested then call me at 646-6234 or call me at work at
671-8436 between 8am-5pm.
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From: chrisk@pcx.ncd.com (Chris Kessel)
Newsgroups: pdx.general
Subject: 1979 Trans Am, 400 engine
Message-ID: <1993Jan3.043706.1375@pcx.ncd.com>
Date: 3 Jan 93 04:37:06 GMT
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