crabbeater

Black 1978 Trans Am, for pick up! no delivery
description: All black, has rust spots. holes, cracked windshield. All original rims, rear rims has holes for screwing down slick tires.
built for the strip, but has been fixedfor street .
has current registration and inspection. title, clear in hand.

all lights work, has street tires, extended tail pipes still has drag mufflers very nice sound.
trunk is rusted but comes with a replacement fiberglass.

Engine: 350 small block Chevy .040 over
Cubic inches before/after: 350 / 350 Compression ratio: 11:00:1 Fuel: 93-octane super with octane booster Carburetor: 650 double pumper with 80 jets front and 80 jets back, pro-form main body Intake: Edelbrock Victor Jr. Bolts: ARP bolts on heads, mains, oil pump stud & nut, fly wheel Fuel pump: Holley blue 110 gph, 14 psi
regulated to 7.5 psi: on motor and 9.5 on NOS, Fram fuel filter before entering the fuel pump. Fuel Cell: 12 Gallon Summit fuel cell Heads: 64cc Camel back heads with 2.02/1.60 valves, screw-in-studs, guide plates, double springs, 1.6 Aluminum roller rockers, stud girdles Pistons: Keith black .040 over 2-valve relief flat top. Rods: magna fluxed / counter weighted Oil Pump: High Volume Crank: 350 Camshaft: Comp Cams Solid Roller 575/ 575 lift 300/300 duration, 110 lobe separation, double roller chain Camshaft installed position: straight up Ignition: GM H.E.I. with MSD 6A box Total timing: 38' @ 3000 rpm on NOS, 34' @ 3000 rpm on motor Exhaust: small tube headers, 3in. collectors, H-pipe, 3in. dynomax bullets Drive train Info: Transmission: 350 turbo, shift kit, Raybestos clutches Torque converter: 3500 + Jegs Stall Shifter: stock Rear-end: 10 bolt 8.5, stock axles, and 4.10:1 gears Suspension Info: Brakes, front: GM stock disc Brakes, rear: GM stock drums Wheels, front: 15x5, snowflake wheels Wheels, rear: 15x8 snowflake wheels Tires, front: Firestone Fire hawk P275/60R15, 25psi, Tires, rear: goodyear .
Suspension, front: stock Suspension, rear: stock (Leaf Spring) Interior mods: oil and water gauges, Auto Gauge tach w/shift light, Eight point Roll Cage(side bars cut out can be welded back).
ET Info: Best ET ¼ mile: 12.43 @ 107 MPH Motor Best ET ¼ mile: 11.43 @ 121 MPH Nitrous

reason for selling:
dont need a street machine. Im mainly looking for a cruising car, something t-top or topless.
i have never drag raced it, no NOS bottle. the ET's were from the original owner who race it and built the engine, he said engine only has about 10 miles.

missing center caps for wheels on one side. cracked dashboard.


$3,200 or best offer. reduced from $3,900.

Patrick G

iTrader: (14)

Just a few spots? Looks like a fun project. Sounds like the car's in my neck of the woods. Where are you located?

crabbeater

your in victoria? im in palacios. only an hour from victoria.
I just dont have anytime or place to fix it up. motor runs sweet. just needs body work.

Patrick G

iTrader: (14)

You must drive really fast if you can get to Palacios in 1.3 hours from Houston, LOL!

crabbeater

yeah sometimes i can get home in an hour. driving in my z71. doin 80-90+. havent done it in a while.

streetassasin

iTrader: (30)

Would you conside a trade for a 1989 RS Camaro 305, auto t-tops, 2 12'' sonysa flowmaster catback and weld prostars Its about to get some shorty headers let me know if you want some pics

crabbeater

send me some pix of your camaro.
my email is

frankleetran@yahoo.com


thanks.


frank t.

streetassasin

iTrader: (30)

ok I will send some tommorow but before I do is there any way it would run on pump gas only and how much would you trust it as a daily driver?

crabbeater

i run it around town with premium gas, works fine. doesnt need the extra octane booster, unless u wanna race someone. .I try to drive it once a week. I stay away from driving at night and in the neighborhoods. The exhaust is EXTREMELY LOUD!, and these tires will scream during take-off.The rear end is geared for the strip, and 12 gal tank probably wont run very long. depends on how much driving u are gonna do with it. And also there is something drawing the battery down. but i would just put a main switch on the battery, and add an extra tank, should be fine to drive around. i almost forgot, theres a very light oil leak somewhere, trans or eng. oil cover. gotta check it again, but everytime i look at the dipstick it looks fine, and oil pressure gauge looks fine as well. I'll check it tommorrow and let u know about it.
I trust the engine, sounds awesome and brakes work, all lights work. The body just needs to be fixed up, needs rust cut out and replace with new metal, and change the front windshield, it gets annoying with the crack in it. and these tires dont do it justice, need some street slicks, i can't hook up with these, i'll have to try and warm them up. anything else i can think of i'll let u know. or any questions just ask.

later

streetassasin

iTrader: (30)

After looking at the pics closer I am not sure if Im ready to tackle a project like that since it would be my only car and the trunk pic scares me lol good luck with the sale

crabbeater

yeah, this would be considered a 2nd car, or weekend car.

crabbeater

Ive been driving the T/A for 3 days now, no leaks, runs strong. i'll be driving it again tommorrow if it doesnt rain.

nickdotcom

iTrader: (9)

that thing is badass, i would get it but i don't have quite that much

maybe if its still around when i get my tax return

EDIT: do you think the car would make it back to houston

EDIT EDIT: were was it before you got it? and how did you get ahold of it?

crabbeater

still available, any offers or trades? Its ready for the track, just need to add some slicks and a nitrous bottle.

nickdotcom

iTrader: (9)

were was it before you got it? if you know
how did you get it?
could it make the drive back to houston?

crabbeater

still for sale, make me an offer or trade, motor and parts are excellent, body is not so great. needs a new body.

BizZzatch350

iTrader: (33)

Good candidate for a frame off or some one that could weld

1320FEVER

iTrader: (9)

That looks like a fun project. If only I had the extra space..

crabbeater

only the parts are worth something. unless you have a shop that can put this car on a rotisserie.

SERIALPIMP

iTrader: (4)

I would give you a $800 for it as a roller,
you keep the motor and most of the parts.

you can even cut the cage out and keep it,
and keep the hood,