1987 Pontiac Gta 5.7 T56 Holley Stealth Ram on 2040-cars

VIN: 1G2FW21F7HN239653 Year: 1987
Number of Cylinders: 8
Make: Pontiac
Model: Trans Am
Trim: GTA
Power Options: Air Conditioning, Power Locks, Power Windows
Drive Type: T56 6speed
Mileage: 199,999
Exterior Color: Black
Disability Equipped: No
Interior Color: Black
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty

Condition: UsedA 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.Seller Notes:"90% restored."

  Up for bid is one 1987 Pontiac GTA. Originally a 5.0 T-5 car. Black exterior, black interior. Car is 90% complete. Have all parts to complete final assembly. This car has spent most of its life in Florida or South Carolina. I recently moved here to PA in the past 2 years. Car has never been driven in snow. I purchased this car approximately 7 years ago to restore and mildly modify for an every day driver that would scream when necessary. The car looks completely stock. Paint is good. Deep black shine. Unfortunately there is some small rust on drivers side roof, most likely from improper surface prep. (see picture) and the throttle body on the motor touches the underside of the hood and has cracked the paint. (again see pic) . Other than that paint is above average and gets comments everywhere I go. I installed a fiberglass  4th gen rear spoiler specifically designed to replace the crack prone wrap around spoiler that comes stock. I pulled the anemic 5.0 TPI and slushy T-5 and replaced it w a fresh GM L31 2 bolt short block. The same short block you cant kill that's in all GM 1500 trucks from the mid 90's. Bolted on a fresh set of L98 type Edelbrock aluminum heads. Along w a TPIS hydraulic roller stick cam. The TPI intake just did not do this engine justice so I replaced it w a Holley Stealth Ram. The car now pulls hard all the way to 6000rpm. The engine is controlled by a Painless Wiring computer system which is completely laptop programmable. The tune is almost dead on. Some part throttle parameters need to be fine tuned for optimum A/F ratios. The T56 is really what makes this car. I purchased it from a shop that only deals in manual trannys. The unit was a take out from a mid 90's recall on T56s in Camaros and T/As. The owner of the shop bought dozens and I was lucky enough to get one of the last ones he had. The gear box was completely gone through and all updates completed. It also has a fresh stock clutch and is topped w a B and M ripper. The rear end is the original Australian 9 bolt w a 3.45 gear ratio. The rear was flushed and serviced when the motor swap was done and is quiet and smooth however it has a lot of mileage on it and the posi cones have long lost there positive traction grip.  

          The car drives out great. A lot of fun to drive this car with the 6 speed. Idle is pretty lopy and sounds great through the Edelbrock headers and Jegs 3" aluminum exhaust. She'll cruise all day at 2000rpm and 80mph in 6th gear. When necessary the motor pulls strong and smooth through all gears. I have not had the car dyno'd but this combination should be good for no less that 330-350hp. The Eibach springs, which lowered the ride height approx 1", and KYB struts and shocks hold the car tight around turns. Steering is quick as all WS6 T/As are. The front tires are fresh BFG's 245/50/16, the rears are Nitto drag radials 255/50/16 and are wrapped around the proper and restored non dimpled cross laced 16x8" rims. The car stops confidently on fresh stock brakes. Power windows are typical slow GM 80's design, power door locks have new actuators. Cruise control is there but non functional. A/C blows cold, heat is not hooked up. Speedo is not working but I have the unit to marry the stock speedo to the T56 which uses a different baud rate. All lights and electrical work minus rear defrost. Front windshield is new. Interior is good. Front seats reupholstered. Small rip in head liner. Car interior has also been completely Dynomatted. New CD player and speakers. New carpet.  Interior needs final assembly. Last pieces of drivers side door panel and passenger side door panel. Along w hardware holding rear hatch panels.
         Im selling because I simply have no more time to put in to this vehicle, I own 2 other T/As and a Yukon so driveway real estate is at a premium at my house. I have over 13k in parts alone in to this GTA my reserve is set at less than half of that. This vehicle is listed locally so I reserve the right to end this auction at any time and is being sold with no warranty expressed or implied.
          This car is perfect for the person that likes to fine tune and put the final touches on a vehicle. It's a blast to drive and gets looks all day long. The sound this car makes hits every octave a hot rodder wants to hear and will look great in your driveway. Ive described this car to the best of my abilities I thank you for your time and I will be glad to answer any questions you may have through email. I will also be glad to show the car if you're in the Pittsburgh area. Bid soon and bid often.