1978 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Coupe 2-door 6.6l 400 Automatic on 2040-cars
Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
1978 Pontiac Trans Am. This is a running driving project car. It has the numbers matching 400 still in the car (not the 403 so it's a 49 state car), and it appears the rest of the drivetrain is original to the car as well. This car has been resto-modded a bit as you can see by the "Classic" Cragar weld wheels and a few other cues. It has the 6X heads and an aluminum intake-don't know if it's an original Pontiac piece or not. There is a Holley dual feed carburetor as well. It has a posi rear end, my research shows it should be a 3.23 or 3.42 since it is not an A/C but a heater only car.There are also headers and glasspacks with short tailpipes. It has a painless type aftermarket wiring harness with blade type fuses. It may have been a power window car, as there are switches in the door panels and a remote mirror. It is overall pretty solid, it will need patch panels in both rear quarters in front of and behind the rear wheels, and the outside corners of the floorpans as well as ther rear corners of the trunk pan and the drop panel behind the bumper. Most of the interior is present, but will need a headliner and to be reupholstered. The subframe and rear frame rails have some surface rust but nothing deep, should clean up ok. The car spent the last few years with a military man on base in Oceanside, CA and it has a clear Florida title. It does not have the California emissions so it was never titled here. I am representing this as a car in need of total restoration, but a good starting point for someone. I have no idea what the total mileage is. It will need at the very least tuning and a safety check. The transmission has a leak, probably from around the dipstick tube as there is no upper support. I have driven it around the block a couple times but that's the extent of it. Look closely at the pictures and bid away..Please message me if you have any more questions. Car is advertised locally as well, and listing will be removed if cash shows up at my door. Thanks, Steve
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