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1968 Pontiac Firebird 400 Convertible on 2040-cars

US $24,500.00
Year:1968 Mileage:1
Location:

Irvine, California, United States

Irvine, California, United States

1968 FIREBIRD 400 CONVERTIBLE

THIS IS A CAR I RE-BUILT / RESTORED IN 2011-2012

I HAVE PUT 4-5,000 ON THE CAR SINCE THEN AND SHE IS SETTLED IN AND VERY RELIABLE

I HAVE GONE THRU FROM TOP TO BOTTOM ALL MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF THIS CAR.

I WILL DO MY BEST TO LIST ALL THE RESTORATION AND UPGRADES THAT WERE DONE TO THE CAR.

I ALSO WILL ATTACH A LINK FOR A FLICKER ACCOUNT TO SHOW MORE PICTURES/DETAILS;

https://www.flickr.com/photos/116789541@N02/

I HAVE DONE SEVERAL CARS OVER THE YEARS AND AM A PONTIAC GUY AT HEART.

SO HERE IS A LIST OF WHAT I WENT THRU;

FROM BOTTOM UP, NEW BODY BUSHING, CENTER FRAME SUPPORTS FOR F-BODY, FLOWMASTER 50'S, NEW DRIVE SHAFT,

NEW TRANMISSION/TURBO 400, TOP END ON MOTOR, EDLEBROCK INTAKE, AND NEW CARBORATOR,

NEW STREET/STRIP DISTIBUTOR, PLUGS, AND PLUG WIRES, ALL NEW SENSORS ON MOTOR, NEW ALTERNATOR, NEW WATER PUMP, NEW POWER STEERING PUMP

NEW POWER STEERING BOX, ALL NEW HOSES, ALL NEW SUSPENSION BUSHING, NEW SPRINGS IN FRONT, NEW SHOCKS, NEW REAR LEAF SPRINGS, NEW SWAY BARS FRONT/BACK,

ALL NEW STEERING/FRONT END LINKAGE, I USE MOOG FOR EVERYTHING, NEW A-ARM BUSHINGS, NEW FRONT RADIATOR SUPPORT,  

NEW AMERICAN RACING TORQUE THRUSTERS, NEW TIRES

NEW REAR END, POSI/ 3.63, 4 WHEEL DISC BRAKES, CPP BOOSTER, NEW RADIATOR, ELECTRIC FAN,

3 GUAGE CLUSTER, ALSO RESTORED IN DASH ORIGINAL 2 GUAGE UNIT, NEW BUCKET SEAT FRAMES, ALL NEW UPOLSTERY FOR FRONT BUCKETS, REAR BENCH,

NEW CONVERTIBLE TOP, WITH REAR GLASS, HOTCKISS CENTER SUPPORT, DYNAMAT ON ALL FLOORS AND FIREWALL,

TRUCK CARPET, STEREO / BLUETOOTH, AND OTHER IMPROVMENTS THAT I CAN'T THINK OF RIGHT NOW. 

I BUILD MY CARS FOR RELAIBILITY AND POWER FIRST, SO SHE WILL EASILY PEEL THE TIRES WHEN I'M IN THE MOOD TO BURN THE IMPORT KIDS

WHAT STILL NEEDS TO BE DONE;

THE PAINT IS WHAT I WOULD CALL "DAILY DRIVER", THERE ARE SMALL NICKS, SCRATCHES, AND SOME RUST IN DOOR FRAME CORNERS, AND IN A COUPLE OF SMALL SPOTS. 

MY INTENTION WAS TO CLEAN UP THE SHEET METAL, TIGHTEN UP THE DOORS FRAMES, AND RE-SPRAY THE CAR. I HAVEN'T HAD THE TIME TO FINISH THESE AT THIS POINT. 

I TRIED TO PROVIDE AS MUCH DETAILS AS POSSIBLE , BUT I'M SURE I MISSED SOME THINGS THAT I HAVE DONE DURING THE RESTORATION.

IF YOU ARE SERIOUS ABOUT THE CAR, FEEL FREE TO GIVE ME A CALL AT 949.400.0181 / MIKE, AND I CAN GO OVER ANY QUESTIONS.

TO DATE I HAVE IN THE LOW $30'S INTO THE CAR. SHE IS A LOW PRODUCTION VEHICLE AND IS A GREAT DRIVE.  



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GM recalling 1.4 million older vehicles for oil leak fire risk

Tue, Oct 27 2015

General Motors is recalling 1,411,332 older vehicles with its 3.8-liter V6 yet again due to a fire risk. Specifically, there are 1,283,340 of them in the US, and the affected models are the: 1997-2004 Pontiac Grand Prix 2000-2004 Chevrolet Impala 1998-1999 Chevrolet Lumina 1998-2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1998-1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue 1997- 2004 Buick Regal The fault with these vehicles is that oil can drip onto the hot exhaust manifold during hard braking, which can potentially cause of fire. In the last six years, there have 19 reported minor injuries from this problem but no crashes or fatalities, according to the company. Spokesperson Alan Adler also told Autoblog: "GM has reports of 1,345 fires in vehicles that were repaired under two previous recalls for this issue." At this time, GM is still developing a remedy for the problem. According to Adler, the company advised owners to park these vehicles outside for the previous recalls. "The cars can be safely driven. In cases where a customer reported an engine fire while driving, smoke was reported, which would be an indication of a malfunction," he said. This is GM's fourth recall for this problem since 2008, according to The Detroit News. At one point it was believed that aging valve cover gaskets allowed the oil to leak out and drip onto the manifold. A campaign in 2009 covered nearly 1.5 million of these models through the 2003 model year for the same issue. At the time, dealers installed new spark plug wire retainers as a fix. Related Video: GM Statement: General Motors is recalling 1,283,340 older sedans and coupes in the U.S. from the 1997 to 2004 model years because drops of oil may be deposited on the hot exhaust manifold through hard braking, which can cause engine compartment fires. GM is working on a remedy. The company is aware of post-repair fires in some vehicles but no crashes or fatalities. There have been 19 reported minor injuries over the last six years. These vehicles with 3.8-liter V6 3800 engines are affected: 1997-2004 Pontiac Grand Prix, 2000-2004 Chevrolet Impala, 1998-1999 Chevrolet Lumina and 1998-2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 1998-1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue and 1997-2004 Buick Regal. Including Canada, Mexico and exports, the total population is 1,411,332.

Junkyard Gem: 1996 Pontiac Grand Am SE Coupe

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The Grand Am was the best-selling Pontiac model in the United States for every year of the 1990s, and it outsold most of its N-Body platform-mates (including the Chevrolet Corsica/Beretta) during nearly all of that decade. A sporty-looking compact with two or four doors, the Grand Am offered true 1990s radness—and, in some cases, respectable performance — at a good price. Today's Junkyard Gem is a nicely preserved example of the facelifted 1996 Grand Am, found in a Denver-area car graveyard. This is an SE Coupe with base engine and transmission, the most affordable Grand Am available in 1996. List price was $13,499, or about $26,523 in 2023 dollars. The factory-issued Monroney sheet for this car was still inside, so we can see that the original buyer got the car at Bob Ruwart Motors in Wheatland, Wyoming (about 175 miles up I-25 from this Pontiac's final parking spot), and paid a total of $16,054 ($31,543 in today's money) after the cost of options and the destination charge. The '96 Grand AM SE buyer had to pay extra for cruise control, air conditioning, power windows, rear glass defogger and other features we now take for granted on new cars. The base engine was the 2.4-liter Twin Cam four cylinder, a member of the screaming Oldsmobile Quad 4 family. This one was rated at 150 horsepower and 155 pound-feet. A 3.1-liter V6 with 155 horses and 185 pound-feet was an option. If you got the V6 in your '96 Grand Am, however, you couldn't get a manual transmission. This car has a proper five-speed manual, which made for fun driving with the high-revving Twin Cam engine in a machine weighing just 2,802 pounds (which is quite a bit less than what the current Honda Civic weighs). It traveled just over 160,000 miles during its 27 years on the road. The body and interior were still in fairly good condition when the car arrived here, so we can assume that some expensive mechanical problem doomed this car. Perhaps the original clutch wore out and the owner didn't consider it worth replacing. After all, a mid-1990s Detroit two-door with a transmission most people can't drive isn't worth much these days. Though nobody knew it when this car was new, the Grand Am would be gone in nine years and Pontiac itself would get the axe five years after that. It makes the ordinary extraordinary. Husbands and wives would argue for 12 hours over who got to drive the Grand Am, if we are to believe this ad. Proud sponsor of the 1996 Olympic team.

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