1989 Pontiac 20th Anniversary Turbo Trans Am & Indy Pace Car on 2040-cars
Fort Worth, Texas, United States
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Up for sale is a rare 1989 20th Anniversary Trans Am Turbo Indy Pace Car. This is #970 of only 1550 produced. This car has been restored completely and is very nice. Car has 2 previous owners, the last one being a local police officer who drove this car to and from work everyday for years. It is a high mileage car with restoration of everything completed within the last 3 months. Car has less than 200 miles on it since restoration, and those have been driving it back and forth to local car shows. Here is the breakdown:
Engine & Transmission - Both completely and professionally rebuilt. The engine was balanced and blueprinted by local machine shop and engine builder specializing in turbo GMs of this era. Camshaft was replaced with a custom grind, billet roller and lifter set with matching valve springs, timing chain and button. Heads and block are numbers matching to the car, as is the intake and exhaust manifolds. Exhaust and intake manifold were all blasted and ceramic coated with heat barrier along with the turbo housing, heat shield, and inlet pipe. Valve covers and upper intake were also blasted and powder coated to original color schemes. All brackets were blasted and powder coated along with the engine cradle, control arms, steering and suspension components. New oil pump, injectors, relays, sensors, switches, module, coil, radiator, fan motors, overflow and reservoir tanks, aftermarket caster-camber plates for better alignment, struts, headlight motors, etc. Car starts right up, runs great, shifts crisp and is a blast to drive. Adjustable turbo gate was also installed with a scanmaster digital read out to monitor engine data. Easily a 10 on a 1-10 scale. Exhaust - Replaced with 3" all the way back. Got rid of those horrible chrome tips, but I still have them. The exhaust now is hidden above that rear valance. Mufflers are flowmasters. Sound good. Since I am not too found of loud cars, I rate the exhaust in means of quality and function at a 9, but mufflers at a 5 because I like more quiet cars these days. Suspension, Steering and Brakes - Everything new (balljoints, bushings, tie rods, center link, idler, struts, shocks, rotors, calipers, wheels, tires, etc.). I did powder coat factory PBR brake calipers red and rebuilt them using cross-drilled and slotted rotors. Wheels are original to the car, just re-finished and look amazing. Tires were replaced when wheels were re-finished (BFG Comp TAs). Even the lug nuts, lug nut black covers and center caps were replaced new. Rear brakes are factory - I was going to do the same as I did to front, never got around to it. Rate this area a 10 as well. Very nice. Interior - Again, new everything (carpet, leather seat covering, dash, headliner, weatherstripping, leather shifter knob, leather e brake handle, door panels, switches, etc.). I had the dash wrapped in leather material to match shifter and e brake and looks SO much better than that plastic they used. Gauges were all taken out, cleaned, worn out gears replaced, and re-installed (odometer was set to ZERO to represent when restoration was complete). Original leather purchased and installed (very expensive) and extra leather used as inserts in door panels (looks great). Dynomat installed under carpet and upper sails and roof. Console, radio bezel, door handle inserts and gauge cluster panel were all carbon fiber dipped because that original checker-board patterns looks so bad after time. They all look really good (see pics). Rear hatch release new and functional, ttop covers and straps work and look great, cargo cover refinished and functional. Hard plastic seat belt covers for front seats are torn and side panels are cracked. I have new ones and will be installed today. New speakers in dash and back and work with factory stereo, as does the steering wheel controls. AC blows cold, Heat blows hot, and everything works fine. I rate this section a solid 9 just because I am so picky when it comes to interiors of cars. Exterior - I have not re-painted the car, but it looks really good up close and afar. With that said, I would bet it was re-painted at some point in its life and it was done right. I did have the front and rear bumpers re-sprayed because those parts just crack and look like crap over time. I also installed a fiberglass rear spoiler to replace that weak plastic one that always falls apart over time. New Indy decals as well as all new weatherstripping. Car looks awesome. Doors shut nice and solid and do not sag. Headlight go up and back down, fog lights work, third light replaced and functional. Never has had window tint, which is weird. I rate this a solid 8.5 because this is a driver and not a store in a warehouse and not drive car. It could easily be stored that way because it is that nice. Basically, everything you can imagine has been rebuilt or replaced and the car looks and runs great. All hard parts (block, heads, internals, rear end, etc.) are factory and number matching to this car. Very nice restoration with classy touches made along the way. |
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