1989 Pontiac Firebird

5.0L 305Cu. In. V8 GAS OHV Naturally Aspirated

T5 5 SPEED MANUAL

1G2FW2188KL205483

Gasoline

1989 PONTIAC TRANS AM GTA. THIS CAR WAS ORIGINALLY A 305 5.0 V8 WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ORIGINAL MOTOR AND TRANS REMOVED AND SWAPPED WITH THE 5.7 TPI & T5 T SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. RUNS GREAT, SHIFTS GREAT - SWAP WAS WELL DONE! CLEAN BODY CAR, NO RUST ON BODY OR UNDERNEATH! EXHAUST SYSTEM IS A BRAND NEW $1100 SYSTEM - Y PIPES, HEADERS, HI FLOW CATBACK SYSTEM! SOUNDS SWEET!!! NICE T-TOPS, SEAL UP WELL WITH GOOD WEATHER STRIPPING AND JUST A FEW MINOR SCRATCHES! BLACK CAR, NICE CLEAN ORIGINAL PAINT, ORIGINAL WHEELS, EVERYTHING IS STOCK BUT THE MOTOR, TRANNY, AND EXHAUST! ODOMETER SHOWS 130K, BUT SPEEDO CABLE WAS DISCONNNECTED WHEN MOTOR WAS SWAPPED AND HAS NOT BEEN RE-CONNECTED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE MOTOR AND TRANS HAVE ROUGHLY 60K ON THEM (UNVERIFIED AS THE PREVIOUS OWNER DID THE SWAP). MOTOR RUNS GREAT AND IS VERY STRONG, TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FLAWLESSLY, LOTS OF POWER! WHERE ELSE ARE YOU GOING TO GET A 5.7 TPI WITH A 5 SPEED?!?! PROS - RUNS AND SHIFTS GREAT, T-TOPS ARE MINT, LEATHER INTERIOR, CLEAN UNDERBODY AND PAINT, $1100 CUSTOM EXHAUST WITH HEADERS, Y PIPES AND TIPS, AIR CONDITIONING BLOWS ICE COLD, ALL GLASS GOOD SHAPE, TAIL LIGHT COVERS MINT, GREAT START TO A SWEET EASY RESTORATION. CONS - LEAKS OIL FROM INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ONTO EXHAUST AND STINKS WHEN DRIVING, NO STEREO, POWER LOCKS DON'T SEEM TO WORK, POWER SEAT DOESNT SEEM TO WORK, NEEDS ALIGNMENT AND PROBABLY TIE RODS / WHEEL BEARINGS, TIRES ARE OK BUT SHOULD BE REPLACED, SPEEDO CABLE DISCONNECTED, SOME GAUGES WORK, SOME DON'T, DRIVERS SEAT IS IN ROUGH SHAPE, PASSENGER SEAT HAS A SMALL TEAR, BACK SEAT IS VERY NICE. DRIVERS DOOR IS STICKY AS IT WAS BUMPED BY ANOTHER CAR IN A PARKING LOT (BARELY NOTICEABLE AND VERY MINOR BODY WORK TO DOOR WILL FIX). IT STILL LATCHES CLOSES FINE AND IS HARD TO EVEN SEE UNLESS YOU LOOK FOR IT. CAR CAN BE DRIVEN (I HAVE DRIVEN IT 150+ MILES WITH NO ISSUE) BUT AT BUYERS OWN RISK. BEING THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING IN STORAGE AND NOT ON THE ROAD, I WOULD RECOMMEND A TUNE UP (NEW PLUGS, ETC) AS I AM SELLING THIS THE WAY I BOUGHT IT AND CAN ONLY PROVIDE THE DETAIL KNOWN AS TOLD IN THIS LISTING. RUNS GREAT, DRIVES DECENT, NEEDS WORK - THIS IS WHAT I WOULD CONSIDER A "TURN KEY" RESTORATION PROJECT. IT'S A RUNNER DRIVER WITH ALL THE HARD WORK DONE, AND ALL OF THE FUN EASIER STUFF LEFT TO DO! ENGINE / TRANS SWAP WAS DONE 3-4 YEARS AGO AND EXHAUST WAS ADDED SHORTLY AFTER. INTAKE MANIFOLD STARTED LEAKING OIL AND THE CAR WAS BASICALLY PARKED SINCE. I'M GUESSING 4,000 MILES HAVE BEEN DRIVEN SINCE THE SWAP. CAR IS SOLD AS IS WITH NO WARRANTY CLEAR TITLE IN HAND, MAKE AN OFFER! CASH IN PERSON (LOCALLY) OR PAYPAL ONLY! I WILL NOT STORE THIS CAR - ONCE IT'S SOLD YOU HAVE 7 DAYS TO PICK IT UP! CAR IS FOR SALE LOCALLY AND IS SUBJECT TO LOCAL SALE AT ANY TIME. OUT OF STATE BUYERS MUST PAY VIA PAYPAL IMMEDIATELY UPON AN OFFER BEING ACCEPTED. THEN PICK UP WITHIN 7 DAYS. GREAT PROJECT, RESTORE THIS BLACK BEAUTY!