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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 11:51 AM
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Hey all, just bought first Ls!

Sold my 1989 GTA for $6k and bought this baby for $7k!

1998 Trans Am, Ls1, T56, everything works like new!

Its a 1 owner vehicle.

Motor was new at 50,000km due to rod knock issue, showed me bill.
Have bill of sale and all paperwork.
Car has 299,000 on it, trans was just rebuilt with new clutch (have paper work)
EVERYTHING done at GM
Only driven in summer but on long family trips.
Guy has owned 83 TA, 91 GTA, this 98 and now a G8 GT he just bought.
Everything works like new
All new suspension, new brakes and calipers, new tires
Bought it safteyed and etested for $7000.

Figured it was a pretty good deal so I jumped on it.

Pick it up either Tonight or Monday!





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Old Aug 8, 2009 | 12:10 AM
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Great looking
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Old Aug 8, 2009 | 04:36 PM
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Old Aug 8, 2009 | 07:03 PM
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Great to see another NBM Firebird in Ontario! Welcome to the site!
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Old Aug 8, 2009 | 07:05 PM
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Beautiful car. Never really looked twice at a blue one till I bought one. Might be my favorite color other that SOM or black. Welcome.
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Old Aug 8, 2009 | 10:11 PM
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not bad, congrats.

first thing you will need is an ls6 intake
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Old Aug 9, 2009 | 07:38 PM
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Thanks everyone! I enjoyed what I could in between thunderstorms lol. All I can say is wow.

From an L98 A4, to Ls1 T56 is like night and day haha, so much more responce, and upper end power... looove the interior too.

4th gen FTW
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congrats! Do you already know what mods you're putting in?
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Enjoying it as is right now. Then I want to get tint, exhuast, intake to start
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Enjoying it as is right now. Then I want to get tint, exhuast, intake to start
I'll have an MTI Carbon Fiber lid for sale in a few days. Let me know if you are interested. I live in Ottawa.
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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 06:45 AM
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Thanks for all the advise guys!

Some recent pics of it semi cleaned up, and no rain! lol















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