hey whats up guys finally found a nice 98 trans am in my area with 128k for $5000.... so when i go look at it tomorrow what are some problems i should be looking for that are associated with this car
thanks a bunch
trans ams are designed by god and built by jesus. they have no flaws.
-Borsty
Borsty wrote:trans ams are designed by god and built by jesus. they have no flaws.
It's a fact. It's actually in Genesis, right after God made the world, he made F-body.
go ask at ls1tech.com. i hope u dont find drugs in it like the last one
"and on the eighth day, god said 'i need a kick ass way to get around, charriots are for losers' and it was so"
and so, by the powers above, the Trans Am was made, a charriot for the gods, later handed down to mortal men
Andy
it's not how fast you go, it's how you get there that counts.
ZZP XP cam, 1.6 rockers, 105# springs, speedbuilt FWI, 3.3" modular pulley, TOG headers,
3" exhaust, flomatched injectors
'97 GTP 14.06@100.6mph pre cam w/ 3.5" pulley, I/E
congradulations welcome to the fbody club, its nice having a minature version of God under the hood huh!
Emor8t wrote:thos seats look good for 128k miles.
yeah the whole car is mint like that, it came from texas so no rust what so ever
That is one hell of a car right there. Judging from those pics, it looks like it has 100K miles less then what it has.
One thing though, if you do buy it... . Get the SLP spark plug socket, it makes life easier.
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-----The orginal Mr.Goodwrench on the JBO since 11/99-----
Who is the seller? Private or dealership? Name?
If you plan to modify the vehicle at all, avoid 98's. PCM issues.
Make sure you beat the ever living piss out of that car before purchase. Dont mess around. Test the posi. Do a few high rpm clutch drops. Top speed pulls. Hard Accelerations. Hard Braking. Lots of tight turning. Listen for anything and everything while doing this. If you have someone with you, even better. More ears.
Get underneath the car. Check the underbody very closely. Check the front and rear suspension. Check the paint very closely to find out if it is repainted. Inspect the engine bay for any signs of a nitrous kit. If it is a 6spd, and i pray to Allah almighty that it is a 6spd, be sure to go through *all* the gears in a very liberal manner.
I purchased my T/A in Texas as well. DFW area. I flew in and spent a weekend test driving nothing but Camaros and T/As ... WS6s, SSs, Autos, 6spds, etc. I visited 2 dealerships, and 1 private seller the first day. I singled it down to two by then, and spent the 2nd day driving the ever living piss out of them. Ever wonders how it feels to do 140MPH going through the gears on a highway outside of Dallas in 80deg weather with the T-tops off and nothing but clear blue skies and miles of empty road ahead of you? It feels amazing. So did the numerous donuts and clutch drops .... yup. Posi worked. Paid for my car and flew home. I did my research. Every car I looked at, I had a write up on. GM national service records, VIN search records, insurance records (being on 40 billion msg boards has its perks). Lots of paper. Needed a briefcase.
As several people have already suggested, check out LS1Tech. In fact, make it your new home for the next few days ...
especially these forums.
Good Luck.
WORK wrote:"and on the eighth day, god said 'i need a kick ass way to get around, charriots are for losers' and it was so"
and so, by the powers above, the Trans Am was made, a charriot for the gods, later handed down to mortal men
If it wasnt for the whole 'pride' thing ... that would be my new sig.
Borsty wrote:trans ams are designed by god and built by jesus. they have no flaws.
aside from faulty oil pumps
JinxedZ THE LOVED ONE wrote:If it is a 6spd, and i pray to Allah almighty that it is a 6spd, be sure to go through *all* the gears in a very liberal manner.
Looks like it is an auto....
Rob
Sold 2/2/05
I second beating the living piss out of it. Test drove a manual 86 trans am a few weeks back, if it werent for the highway nearby I wouldnt have found out about its stalling problem at high rpms in any gear above 2nd. then again lt1 not ls1, still congrats and make sure to push it hard the first few weeks to test its weak points.
yessir I did
thats what happens when your boss walks by and you post before you read it again lol
haha...i know the feeling
finally paid for it and got the title today and all that good stuff so its officially mine...
here is a picture of it when i brought it home
btw yes i know the blinker housing is broke...atleast i think thats the blinker
only things wrong with it is the drivers side windows needs a new motor, and the headlights make a funny noise after they go down like they still wanna go down but it stops after like 2 seconds. other then that its mint
If I'm not mistaken, tearing the head lamps apart for the motor is a b!tch. I'm jealous
Have fun!
been out driving it tonight and man have to say its kinda fast...more like scary fast .. atleast to me im used to low 15 to high 14 second cars. this thing though is just insain no way it has only 310hp
also i found out the only mod to it is the SLP loud mouth exhaust...is that a good thing? does that net any power?
o yes sorry btw thanks jinxed and everyone else for there input, sorry just been so cought up in the moment lol
Have fun! Do you have anything planned for it?
The Loudmouth sounds alright with stock manifolds, but if you gets headers then its a good idea to switch to something else. It tends to be very raspy.
