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Article #2781979 Trans Am, 400 engine
From: Chris Kessel
Date: Sun, 03 Jan 1993 04:37
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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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!ogicse!verdix!cvedc!pcx.ncd.com!chrisk 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 Article-I.D.: pcx.1993Jan3.043706.1375 Distribution: pdx Organization: NCD PC-Xdivision, Beaverton, OR Lines: 54