1988 Pontiac Trans Am Gta on 2040-cars
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Engine:5.7 Liter 350 CI Tuned Port Injection
Body Type:Hatchback
Vehicle Title:Clear
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
Interior Color: Sandlewood Tan
Model: Trans Am
Number of Cylinders: 8
Trim: GTA
Drive Type: RWD
Mileage: 171,700
Power Options: Power Mirrors, Original Tape Deck with MP3 Jack, Air Conditioning, Cruise Control, Power Locks, Power Windows, Power Seats
Sub Model: GTA
Exterior Color: Black
I've decided to part with this as it's become too difficult to get my 2.5 year old in and out of it - That and the seats hurts my wife's back - so it's a losing battle in this family! Here is the quick story:
Purchased in 11/12 from second owner from PA (this means the care DOES have rust - nothing major, but it's there). This owner was a mechanic so he took good care of it. He rebuilt the transmission about 2,000 miles ago and the engine (bottom half) was rebuilt around 120K and bored .40 over. He did not have the receipts for everything he did but I have been in constant contact with him as I continued work on the car so I have 100% confidence in all the work. Has Bosche 25lb fuel injectors and an MSD ignition, as well as adjustable fuel pressure regulator and high pressure oil pump (gauge usually reads off the chart)
These cars were designed to run hot from GM so both cooling fans are controlled by 2 toggle switches tastefully mounted to the dash. This gives you control over how cool you want the engine to run.
The original tape deck works and I had a 3.5 jack installed on the front so you can plug in an iPod/DROID/CD Player or any device that uses a standard headphone jack. The steering wheel controls work perfect.
Here is a list of NEW parts on this car:
NEW fiberglass rear spoiler with fresh black paint
Spohn Weld-in Tubular Sub Frame Connectors - These came bare metal and I painted red. They make jacking up the car SO EASY!
Spohn Wonderbar - steering brace - This is also red
Edlebrock 3 point strut tower brace - this is black but I have NOT installed it yet - Will come with car
New Strut tower mounts
New Monroe front struts
New Monroe rear shocks
New 4 tires - less than 200 miles on them
New Alignment
All new buttons for power windows & mirrors as the old ones had faded writing
New turn signal/Cruise control stalk as the old one had faded writing
New BLACK carpeting with MAS backing - trunk piece has been installed - the rest is still in the box
New throttle body
Brakes have plenty of meat on them
New 160 degree thermostat
NEW AC compressor
NEW AC condenser
AC is all new and filled and ready to go
New GTA emblems
New dashpad
New headliner
New Rear hatch struts
New rear hatch pulldown motor
New door lock actuators
New oil change
New alignment
New fuel filter
The engine runs really strong (at 170k it would feel like a dog if it hadn't been rebuilt) It has no leaks underneath, and there is no slipping in the transmission. The drive train is just very solid and should give many more miles of trouble free driving.
Here is what the car needs:
Exhaust - has Edlebrock TES Headers > Y-Pipe (needs replacing) > high flow CAT > Magnaflow 3' back ( all needs replacing)
Minor surface rust underneath, one bigger spot in rear wheel well
Driver side seat rip
Cigarette hole in rear seat
Spoiler mounted brake light does not work - must be a wire somewhere as I have replaced the bulbs
I'm sure I am missing a few things - the car is 25 years old so you will discover something else it needs that I may not have remembered - It's in the PROCESS of being restored - so be smart and expect that. The paint is almost 2 years old but has a few marks here and there - it was a $2,000 paint job but it's an 8 out of 10 I'd say - Looks fantastic when polished but you see imperfections when looking closely.
I will help with arranging shipping, or even deliver or meet you within a hundred or so miles. Email with any questions
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