1998 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Convertible 2-door Ls1 5.7l on 2040-cars
Newfane, New York, United States
Body Type:Convertible
Engine:5.7L 350Cu. In. V8 GAS OHV Naturally Aspirated
Vehicle Title:Clear
Fuel Type:GAS
For Sale By:Private Seller
Number of Cylinders: 8
Make: Pontiac
Model: Firebird
Trim: Trans Am Convertible 2-Door
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Drive Type: RWD
Options: Convertible
Mileage: 140,000
Exterior Color: Blue
Number of Doors: 2
Interior Color: Gray
I have to many toys to work on so this one is up for sale. MOTOR HAS A KNOCK IN LOWER END!!! This is a real bummer as I just put a ton of work and money into the car. I've had the car for a bit over a year. I bought it with a blown motor. I purchased a short block from a 2000 Trans Am with 90k miles on it that the seller said was ready to go and he was upgrading to a bigger motor. I put in a cam, lifters, push rods, oil pump, water pump, fresh heads, new timing set, sensors, etc - lots of new parts!!! I had the tranny rebuilt. Put it all back together and fired it up. It ran great until the afternoon of 4/22. This was only the 4th time I've taken it out and had less then 20 miles on it since I put it back together. I backed out of the driveway and accelerated normally, when I decelerated at the intersection is when I first heard an unusual noise. To me it sounds like the lower end. Oil pressure is still great with 50+ PSI when cold and around 40 when hot. It still runs and drives, but I parked it and didn't want to do any more damage. At this point, I would suggest the motor come back out crank probably ground and all crank/rod bearing replaced. I'm not a professional mechanic and it could be something else. In hind sight, I shouldn't have trusted the seller and had the short block gone through.
It is a 15 year old car. Paint has some flaws including spider webbing on nose and clear coat peeling on deck lid. Interior is OK, but showing it's age. Carpet is wearing in the front and in general needs a little TLC. Top is excellent and goes up and down nice. Pass headlight is finicky - sometimes not popping up. In general, the car needs some TLC to make it very nice, but is a great looking car as is.
When the motor was running nice, it was a fast nice driving car. It's awesome to have a car this fast and mean looking with the top down!! The brakes are good, the rear has a girdle on it for extra strength, it has Magnaflow exhaust, no cats, new Pacesetter long tube headers, MSD wires. It does need tires. Wheels are in great shape.
IT IS NOT A REAL RAM AIR CAR - just the hood.
I'm giving it one week and if it doesn't sell, I'll be yanking the motor out and taking it to the machine shop.
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