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1978 Trans Am - Project Almost Finished Check It Out!! on 2040-cars

Year:1978 Mileage:0 Color: Green /
 Black
Location:

Lincoln, California, United States

Lincoln, California, United States
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Transmission:Automatic
 Body Type:Coupe
 Vehicle Title:Clear
 Engine:Pontiac 400
 Fuel Type:Gasoline
 For Sale By:Private Seller
VIN: 2W87K8L162380 Year: 1978
Number of Cylinders: 8
Make: Pontiac
Model: Trans Am
Trim: Trans Am
Drive Type: 2wd
Mileage: 0
Disability Equipped: No
Exterior Color: Green
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Interior Color: Black
Condition: Used: A vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections. ... 

This project started as a chesterfield brown 403 A/T trans am. When I got it, It had no motor but everything else was basically there.


First, the car was completely disassembled and then media blasted down to bare metal. All the floor and undercarriage was painted with POR15.
All bodywork was done and then it was primered twice. Then it was blocked down and painted a dark metallic jade (green). 
I used a base/clear system and then wetsanded and polished the paint. It's not perfect but is a nice paint job.
That's the body portion. Good amount of money in the paintjob.

I put all new bushings, shocks, ball joints throughout including rear end pads, shackle bushings, control arm bushings, upper and lower ball joints, etc.
It has brand new monroe shocks, front 2" drop spindles and eibach lowering springs up front. It also has brand new brakes and brake lines all around.
New rotors, pads, calipers, etc. P.S. it has power steering but manual brakes. It's all set up to put power brakes but I didnt like the look of a brake booster.
This should make for a nice ride. Theres about 1500 dollars in the suspension

As far as the drivetrain, It has the original 10 bolt posi rear end and a reconditioned driveline. For the motor, I bought a 71 400 engine.
I had it rebuilt in Yuba City, Ca at Clay and Paquette Machine Shop which is known all around the west coast for great engines. 
They punched it .030 over and it has flat top pistons with small valve reliefs.
It has 1969 firebird 400 #62 heads that were fully ported and polished. They were gone through and have new valves, springs, etc at the same machine shop.
It has a single plane tomahawk intake manifold with a performer edelbrock carburetor on top. Electric fuel pump from summit and a holley regulator.
Accel breakerless distributor, supercoil, wires, and plugs. Edelbrock elite valve covers. Flowkool waterpump. Very very very good engine.
Its supposed to put out 410 horsepower and 465 foot pounds of torque.
It has new hedman headers 1 7/8 tube to a 3 inch collector connected to 3 inch glasspacks. Very loud.
Behind it is the original Turbo 350 thats been rebuilt and beefed up to withstand 500 horsepower. 
The whole thing operates through a hurst vmatic 2 shifter. It also has a new lokar throttle cable. It also has a new fan, fan shroud, power steering pump, and hoses.
It has a brand new aluminum radiator too.
I have about 8000 dollars in the drivetrain.

In the interior, it has a brand new painless wiring harness and dash cap. It has the original gauges. The seats are all there but need to be recovered. All the plastics and trim pieces have been painted black. It needs recovered seats, new headliner, new carpet, new rear deck cover, seat belts, radio, speakers, and sill plates. 
It doesn't have a console. This is the only real part that needs to be finished on the car. All the parts are available at multiple places though so it's not a tough fix.
It also has a new steering wheel and flaming river steering column that costed about 900 dollars.

The wheels and tires are not included unless the bid goes high enough or they will be available to the seller for an additional cost.
It comes with a set of American Racing Turbine Wheels.


Feel free to contact me with questions. Good luck and happy bidding.
Someone is getting an awesome car!
There is a lot of time and money and tied up in this car

ALSO, THESE PICTURES WERE DURING CUT AND BUFF SO IT IS SHINIER THAN THIS








On Jul-21-13 at 18:04:46 PDT, seller added the following information:

This project started as a chesterfield brown 403 A/T trans am. When I got it, It had no motor but everything else was basically there.


First, the car was completely disassembled and then media blasted down to bare metal. All the floor and undercarriage was painted with POR15.
All bodywork was done and then it was primered twice. Then it was blocked down and painted a dark metallic jade (green). 
I used a base/clear system and then wetsanded and polished the paint. It's not perfect but is a nice paint job.
That's the body portion. Good amount of money in the paintjob.
Also, put on a brand new set of fender flares and front spoiler from danko productions. ($400)

I put all new bushings, shocks, ball joints throughout including rear end pads, shackle bushings, control arm bushings, upper and lower ball joints, etc.
It has brand new monroe shocks, front 2" drop spindles and eibach lowering springs up front. It also has brand new brakes and brake lines all around.
New rotors, pads, calipers, etc. P.S. it has power steering but manual brakes. It's all set up to put power brakes but I didnt like the look of a brake booster.
This should make for a nice ride. Theres about 1500 dollars in the suspension

As far as the drivetrain, It has the original 10 bolt posi rear end and a reconditioned driveline. For the motor, I bought a 71 400 engine.
I had it rebuilt in Yuba City, Ca at Clay and Paquette Machine Shop which is known all around the west coast for great engines. 
They punched it .030 over and it has flat top pistons with small valve reliefs.
It has 1969 firebird 400 #62 heads that were fully ported and polished. They were gone through and have new valves, springs, etc at the same machine shop.
It has a single plane tomahawk intake manifold with a performer edelbrock carburetor on top. Electric fuel pump from summit and a holley regulator.
Accel breakerless distributor, supercoil, wires, and plugs. Edelbrock elite valve covers. Flowkool waterpump. Very very very good engine.
Its supposed to put out 410 horsepower and 465 foot pounds of torque.
It has new hedman headers 1 7/8 tube to a 3 inch collector connected to 3 inch glasspacks. Very loud.
Behind it is the original Turbo 350 thats been rebuilt and beefed up to withstand 500 horsepower. 
The whole thing operates through a hurst vmatic 2 shifter. It also has a new lokar throttle cable. It also has a new fan, fan shroud, power steering pump, and hoses.
It has a brand new aluminum radiator too.
I have about 8000 dollars in the drivetrain.

In the interior, it has a brand new painless wiring harness and dash cap. It has the original gauges. The seats are all there but need to be recovered. All the plastics and trim pieces have been painted black. It needs recovered seats, new headliner, new carpet, new rear deck cover, seat belts, radio, speakers, and sill plates. 
It doesn't have a console. This is the only real part that needs to be finished on the car. All the parts are available at multiple places though so it's not a tough fix.
It also has a new steering wheel and flaming river steering column that costed about 900 dollars.

The wheels and tires are not included unless the bid goes high enough or they will be available to the seller for an additional cost.
It comes with a set of American Racing Turbine Wheels.


Feel free to contact me with questions. Good luck and happy bidding.
Someone is getting an awesome car!
There is a lot of time and money and tied up in this car

ALSO, THESE PICTURES WERE DURING CUT AND BUFF SO IT IS SHINIER THAN THIS

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