1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Coupe 2-door 6.6l on 2040-cars
Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States
Up for sale is my 1977 Pontiac Trans Am. I purchased this car as seen in the picture with it on the U-Haul auto transport. The car barely ran & didn't move under its own power as the transmission was damaged. The non original engine (orange one my hoist) was shot, so I grabbed a spare and had it rebuilt (I have the paperwork for the rebuild so buyer can see). It has about 9.1:1 compression ratio compared to the stock compression ratio of 7.6:1. The transmission is a rebuilt TH350 with s stock torque converter. The rear differential that came in the car was a 4.33:1 geared rear, anyone who knows Pontiac engines knows that a 4.33:1 gear ratio is way too steep, something like 3.42:1 or lower works better, so for use on the highway I installed a 2.41:1 posi differential to replace the drag differential. This current engine is more than capable of moving this car like it has a 4.10:1 gear ratio. The Rochester Quadrajet is a rebuilt off a 1972 Pontiac GTO 400, the intake is painted alumiblast & is also off a 1971/72 400 without EGR provision. I have a rebuilt starter, rebuilt power steering pump, new 100amp chrome plated one wire alternator, new water pump & divider plate, new fuel pump, hoses, belts, 4 row radiator, new battery, new battery cables, new brake master cylinder, rebuilt front brake calipers, new brake pads, new brake wheel cylinders, new brake shoes, new fuel tank, new fuel sending unit, new header back exhaust system from Jeg's High Performance, new door handles & locks, new stereo (CD, AM/FM w/Aux inputs), interior cleaned up, new door seals (rubber), new trunk seal (rubber), new poly body mounts, new rear shackles, new rear bushings & new windshield. The pictures of the car with the Pontiac Rally II rims are the rims that are currently on the car, however, I will include the 15x8 snowflake rims also pictured on the car, the tires are on another vehicle but I do have the correct lug nuts & center caps. The engine has 3-4 hours of run time plus about 70 miles since the rebuild. this car has some rust issues such as the spot on the hood, the rocker panels and some surface imperfections. I will be shooting close ups of the rust this week, it is a nice driver quality car that could use a repaint and some more finishing touches. My specialty is working on the stop and go and not body repair, this car runs good and drives great especially down the highway at 70mph keeping up with the rest of traffic. This car could be driven home without issue, I would not hesitate driving this car across country as is. the seats are the only interior part that I didn't have the money to recover so that is the only thing left in the interior to be done. This car is in really good shape for being 37 years old, please feel free to ask any questions. Thanks for looking.
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Watch this garbage truck consume a Pontiac Grand Am
Wed, 15 May 2013When an old car or truck offers its dying breath in your driveway and you just don't have the financial or mechanical wherewithal to resuscitate it yet again, you traditionally have to go to the trouble of calling a flatbed or a tow truck to come haul it away. That usually helps to put a few bucks in your wallet and helps recycle some of the vehicle's parts, but the transaction doesn't seem as final or perversely satisfying as the dispatch service that this New Way Cobra Magnum garbage truck offers.
Okay, okay, so this refuse hauler isn't actually designed for this sort of thing, but it's oddly comforting to know that a sanitation truck can compact a hapless Pontiac Grand Am into oblivion. Next time, we won't feel so guilty about slipping that rusty charcoal grille onto the curb next to the cans on garbage day. Watch the carnage by scrolling below.
GM recalling 426,000 sedans over faulty transmission shift cable
Fri, 21 Sep 2012General Motors is recalling some 426,240 sedans that may have a faulty transmission shift cable, according to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration report this morning. The recall concerns a fault within four-speed automatic transmissions equipped on 2007-2010 Saturn Aura models, and 2008-2010 Chevrolet Malibu and Pontiac G6 models.
The report specifies that tabs on the transmission shift cable may fracture and separate. Such a fault could cause a discrepancy between the actual position of the transmission and the apparent position of the shift lever.
GM is currently working to notify owners of the vehicles in question, and dealers will check and replace shift cables free of charge. Scroll down to read the complete NHTSA report.
A case for Pontiac's return
Wed, Apr 5 2017Sadly, many brands have disappeared off of the automotive landscape over the decades. Many people have imagined over the years of restarting defunct automotive brands. A few of those dreamers even made prototypes to shop around and to established connections with investors. But, alas poor Yorick, however valiant an effort, many brands are shuttered for good, rarely to be heard of again except in historical tales or maybe seen in car shows. So, what do you do when you win the lottery? Not just any lottery... In fact, it is a lottery that takes care of you and your loved ones for life? You and your family don't have to work, ever. You can give to charity, pay other people to do those projects that you've been putting off, and so on and so on. But, you're still a Car Nut right? There begins the conundrum. Do you buy and fix cars, new premium cars, old muscle cars, or classics, or maybe, just maybe, do you buy the rights to an old departed automotive brand and bring it back to life. Hmm. Which brand? The problem with the old Pontiac was that it was an additional badge engineered vehicle in the portfolio of GM. The meant the brand was diluted by competition from its own parent company, in addition to the competition outside the camp. So, if it were to come back, it would have to be different. Yet, it would still need to keep true to its roots at the same time in order to wake up its armies of existing fans. Even those that aren't fans of Pontiac cannot deny that Pontiac has a long heritage of legendary vehicles. So do Packard, and Studebaker, and others. So, why would a lottery winner choose Pontiac as the marque to bring back? That's easy! Pontiac's long heritage is closely tied to performance vehicles that made many of a teenager drool. Even more important though is that Pontiac is still fresh on people's minds. The brand itself is only recently departed. So, Boomers, Generation X, and Millenials all would all be able to identify with it as opposed to brand names that disappeared multiple decades ago and that now have a more limited appeal. The return of Pontiac couldn't just be another launch of a badge engineered vehicle. It would have to be performance oriented, yes. But, it would have to be unique in some way, a niche brand. What niche though? Look at the automotive landscape now and you see that Tesla is the one out there grabbing at the wide open electric niche with success.