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HeadlessNorseman · 05-10-2009, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by NastyEllEssWon

i meant in the value dept. 5 speed v8 third gens (stock) are getting harder to come along

Ah, yes thats true. I regret getting rid of mine for that reason alone. If i ever find another t/a or cam 5 speed for sale im gonna grab it.

String · 05-10-2009, 04:27 PM

I love finding goodies under the hood. Got one big handful out of there.

NastyEllEssWon · 05-10-2009, 04:27 PM

shoulve looked at the car more thoroughly when checking a car out

String · 05-10-2009, 04:30 PM

I was more concerned about the body and frame being my car was a rust bucket. Cheaper to fix mechanically than to do all the body work. Especially when you have alot of parts for it.

NastyEllEssWon · 05-10-2009, 04:34 PM

well yeah but once they describe the condition that the car is in you can start subtracting money off the asking price random crap found like that

String · 05-10-2009, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by NastyEllEssWon

well yeah but once they describe the condition that the car is in you can start subtracting money off the asking price random crap found like that

O i did. got 1000 down. and new wheels. Best I could do, the other guy that was supposed to buy it before me showed up while I was driving it. It was a good time.

maroman88 · 05-10-2009, 05:31 PM

TBI was the base V8 in F-bodies STARTING IN 1988!!!... 87 was the last carb'd year

Teds89IROC · 05-10-2009, 06:49 PM

looks like a clean car, good luck with it!

BigAls87Z28 · 05-10-2009, 09:11 PM

Do you want a set of 85-87 IROC's? Silver color, not gold.

sweetbmxrider · 05-10-2009, 09:35 PM

great, another 3rd gen rear swap. hopefully this one actually goes a bit smoother

i need to work on my car

String · 05-10-2009, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28

Do you want a set of 85-87 IROC's? Silver color, not gold.

Thanks for the offer but I think i'm swapping the rims off my 89 and I also have a set of 4 mags sitting at the guys house, (didn't want to try and fit them in the car).

String · 05-10-2009, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by sweetbmxrider

great, another 3rd gen rear swap. hopefully this one actually goes a bit smoother

i need to work on my car

Hey it wasn't that bad when I did it the first time in the street with a set of sockets, so simmer down.

sweetbmxrider · 05-10-2009, 09:49 PM

so do it again

String · 05-10-2009, 10:02 PM

Fine, be that way.

String · 05-11-2009, 06:08 PM

SeaFoamed the hell out of the car today. Got a headache from all the smoke and fumes. that stuff is great! Thanks bean.

Im gonna get the 89 back over yonder so I or WE can swap the exhaust and figure out the whole fan relay problem. Want to at least do the exhaust asap so i dont die from the fumes coming in the car. Just sucks with having to get everything done from moving at the same time as buying another car, haha. Never enough time.

sweetbmxrider · 05-12-2009, 07:45 AM

hahahaha

String · 05-12-2009, 03:45 PM

The engine light code is coming on because of low temp. I think its because of what the jerkjob did with wiring the fan to constantly run through the power window fuse. what a jerkjob. and thats the only code its throwing.

sweetbmxrider · 05-12-2009, 03:53 PM

i hope we can find that one wire......

String · 05-12-2009, 03:55 PM

Word. What was the wire that was missing? the orange one?

sweetbmxrider · 05-12-2009, 04:17 PM

ya i think so. that was cut out of the harness so i'd say yes. the other one is obviously jumped and going through the firewall.

String · 05-24-2009, 03:19 PM

I think I found the one end of the orange wire. It starts by the battery but goes along the firewall behind the engine. gotta look at it later and see if I can follow it to the other end. working on the exhaust right now. got the back half off but the long pipe has to be cut by the axle to pull it out unless i jack the car, don't feel like doing that haha.

CamaroJoe1987 · 05-24-2009, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by String

O and it doesn't always like to shut off when you turn the key off.

wen it has problems shuting off and it sounds like a tractor, thats called "dieseling", it mostly happens durring the first 5 minutes after you start it, you have to let the motor idle down and after that, you can turn it off normally. Ive had 2 cars that did that on me, durring the colder monthes, its more frequent.

String · 05-26-2009, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by CamaroJoe1987

wen it has problems shuting off and it sounds like a tractor, thats called "dieseling", it mostly happens durring the first 5 minutes after you start it, you have to let the motor idle down and after that, you can turn it off normally. Ive had 2 cars that did that on me, durring the colder monthes, its more frequent.

the idle is high on it all the time. got to adjust it but going to rebuild carb first.

firebirdcrazy · 05-26-2009, 04:51 PM

I had three 3rd Gen. An 86 Formula, 87 Trans am, and 87 IROC. The 87 Trans am was the only one to give me nothing but problems. It was a nightmare plagued with ignition problems, electrical shorts, and tranny problems, etc etc. I later traded it for an 87 300Z.

Syzygy · 05-26-2009, 05:14 PM

i have a T5 sitting behind a 360 pushing 542 hp, so far so good, shifts like the day it rolled off thee assembly line. i just hope to god i never get traction.

take it easy and itll last, never drop the clutch if theres a hope of hooking.