Once my car sells, I am going to buy this. Anyone think it is a good deal or not? We are not really set on the price but it will be close to this number. $2500 and comes with a spare transmission, original style seats and a few other oddball or new parts.. Tell me what you guys think, he said it was a WS6 and he doesn't know of the Recaro seats are original or not but he said they bolted into the stock holes. I know some cars came with them. I forgot to check the body tag so I don't know if it is an S/E or not.
Looks pretty solid for the price. Also looks to have been repainted however, so I would definitely check very carefully for rot.
What plans do you have for it?
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I work at a body shop so repaint will come first as it will be cheap.. Then a 455 will be swapped in since my grandpa has a few laying around.
Main goal once I get it is to rebuild the carb, he said that is all it needs to be road worthy. Then I will sell the Camaro and have like $2000 to play with. Then I will redo the interior. All the panels are nice except for one crack in the dash that he showed me, didn't even notice it. You can't see the crack from inside the car. So all it needs is a headliner and seat covers, already has new carpet. So basically the car will be done after that. If I can manage to still hang onto $1000 from selling the camaro, maybe an LS1 swap?
And yeah, he repainted it himself. Next time I look at it I am going to ask for pictures from when he got it. He already redid the trunk also, and he said it had one hole that he patched.
How is it mechanically? Does the PW's work? Top leak? I would go threw the whole car and see what works, doesn't, and what is missing.
But I will say this...it seams to be a good buy. Just get to know the car the best you can and be honest with what it will take to make it reliable and safe before you buy it...
Yeah everything works and no leaks.. The turbo gauges in the hood didn't work but they were just disconnected or something. He started up the car and it ran fine but he said I needed to rebuild the carb to make sure there wasn't any gunk in there and to help it run smoother. He also said the A/C would work if I added freon. He showed me there was pressure in the lines.
He was a nice guy and didn't act like he was hiding anything on the car. He just said he was burnt out on restoring cars plus he is running out of room and bought this car to help his friend out. He has a perfectly restored 79 SE numbers matching with a 4 speed in the garage so I can see why he would be tired of it. Took a few pics of the car if someone wants them.
Looks like a good deal if there isn't any rust in it. I have looked at second gen Fbody's for the last year and usually for a car that price they are pretty rusty or in various states of disrepair or completeness.
Looks like a good deal if there isn't any rust in it. I have looked at second gen Fbody's for the last year and usually for a car that price they are pretty rusty or in various states of disrepair or completeness.
Around here, $2500 is the average for a nice complete rust free 2nd gen. I found a pretty much rust free 78 Y88 gold car for $1200. Has engine but it isn't in the car. I would get that but I don't want to go through this again like I did with my car. Have the link if you want. It has been for sale for like 8 months now. Stuff here ain't selling.
Thanks for the offer on the link to the other car, I am always on the prowl for the right deal. I am just now going to have a place to really work on a car. I think I will likely buy an aftermarket subframe and build it up first while I am looking for the right car. I am really looking for an early second gen firebird. I like the nose up to around 77 but I like the quarters of the 70-74.
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