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1980 Firebird 73 Front End Shaker Hood on 2040-cars

US $7,450.00
Year:1980 Mileage:10000
Location:

Shepherdsville, Kentucky, United States

Shepherdsville, Kentucky, United States
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first off I took this car on trade and I'm going to be harsh with my description   I'm going to try to point out every flaw I can find, so please look at the pictures closely ask questions I would much rather discourage you from buying than get it home and be disappointed

my option of the car is its a great car, Has lots of curb appeal, Runs good, sounds mean, and what little I have drove it was a pleasure to drive, had no unusual squeaks or rattle

   this slick firebird started life as a 1980 turbo firebird,

 has power windows, power steering, power 4 wheel disc brakes positrac rear.   It presently has a 400 Pontiac motor, aluminum intake, full length headers, dual exhaust (be aware that all of the emissions controls have been removed) the ac condenser lines have been cut,  has a 350 turbo trans,  interior.... the rear seats have new PUI covers, front seats are aftermarket (hug you pretty good) dash and door panels appear to be original and in super good shape. the car appears to have no rust, I have not inspected behind spoiler or ground effects  the front end was replaced with a 71-73 has shaker hood.... because of the aluminum intake being taller this causes the hood  to be raised slightly on the back near windshield the front spoiler is a mix match of the old and newer firebird if you look close you can tell it doesn't follow the bottom of the front bumper perfectly the paint appears to be a Candy blue color and in spots it wasn't applied perfectly so there are different shades the driver door looks like it has new hinges and the door still needs some adjusting. if you look close at the bottom edge of the door it looks like when you ever replaced the hinges that they had it on some sort of supporting devise and the bottom edge has a very slight bend   you will need to get down on the floor to see.... the driver door glass doesn't roll up correctly I think some adjusting on it and it will be good as new 

has 15x8 aluminum wheels the rear tires are 272 60 15 drag radials and the front are 275 60 15 tires but will need to be replaced as they are old

I have 2 sets of T-tops that go with the car one set is Chrome color and the other set is smoked  I have only one set of T-top bags

If you have any question please ask.... I have this car listed else where and reserve the right to sell until the reserve is met when the reserve is met It will no longer be for sale locally  


On Sep-17-14 at 20:53:04 PDT, seller added the following information:

 just some clarification 

referring to "old" tires.... the rear tires are like new...just the front tires are the ones that will need to be replaced in the near future

referring to the oil leak.....    I started the motor this morning  let it run 30-40 minutes let it sit  till this evening and it left an oily spot the diameter of the bottom of a soda can right under the flywheel dust cover   could be as simple as a oil sending unit or as bad as a rear main seal     I'm not sure this size oil leak could be considered unreasonable for a 69 model motor, but I would much rather you know now..... I have been places that I was asked to put a piece of card board under my truck "just incase"

referring to a trade.... I do trade as this is how I ended up with this beauty

Thanks for asking       

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