1978 Special Edition Gold Y88 on 2040-cars
Kalispell, Montana, United States
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:400
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
Number of Cylinders: 8
Make: Pontiac
Model: Trans Am
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Trim: 2 door coupe
Options: T-Tops, CD Player
Drive Type: RWD
Power Options: Power Windows
Mileage: 120,895
Exterior Color: Solar Gold
1978 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Special Edition Gold. Y88 package. Numbers matching car. Have documentation from the Pontiac Historical Services. 1 of 1356 built. 400, 4-speed. Posi. T-Tops.
Purchased car in fall of 1999, that winter the car was stripped and disassembled. Any rust was cut out and replaced with new panels. When car was reassembled, it was painted with RM base coat/clear coat Solar Gold. All windows (front, back and side) were replaced with new PPG glass. At time of restoration many interior parts were unavailable for Pontiacs' custom interiors so a local upholstery shop reupholstered the seats, door panels and touched up and painted all plastic parts including the console. Dash was refaced with a new cover. Interior color changed from camel to buckskin. In 2001 the emgine was pulled out and sent to a local machine shop where it was rebuilt and upgraded, bored .30 over, forged pistons, and rotating assembly was balanced. New cam bearings, Edelbrock cam and lifters, heads milled, 3 angle valve job, bronze valve guides, new seats, Edelbrock valve springs, retainers and clips, screw in studs, roller tip rocker arms. Edelbrock intake manifold. Carburetor sent to Jet Performance where it was remanufactured. K&N air filter. Flame Thrower distributor. Transmission sent to a local transmission shop. New syncro's, bearings and seals installed. New clutch, pressure plate, throw-out bearing and shifter installed. Front end shop aligned and replaced front and rear brakes. Steering sector rebuilt and put KYB shocks on it. New tires and wheels. Muffler shop installed Flowmaster mufflers and subframe connectors. All work started on car with 114,400 miles on odometer. Car now has 120,000 miles. Only driven 6,000 miles in last 12 years. Car also comes with car cover and a file folder full of receipts. E-mail cobrajoe@bresnan.net for more information or call Joe at (406)885-4198. Will not respond to text messages.
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