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Old 04-27-2014, 08:52 PM
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Car: 1985 pontiac firebird t-tops
Engine: 350 with 305 heads
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1985 trans am

picked this up in october but finally got some good pics to post with out snow.
350 with 305 heads and a 450 cam heddman headers with flowmaster exhaust. It has 4th gen suspension seats and center console. And has craiger soft 8 17x9 rims.
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Re: 1985 trans am

Congratulations on your new purchase!
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Re: 1985 trans am

thank you!!!! i have more pictures in my profile of interior and engine.
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Re: 1985 trans am

Check the VIN. If the prefix begins with a 1G2FS then it's a Firebird or Formula (note Formulas didn't appear on ThirdGens until 1987) or if the VIN prefix begins with a 1G2FW then it's a Trans AM or GTA (note GTAs didn't appear until 1987 as well).

From the pictures you posted, it's either a Firebird or if it's a Trans AM it's missing a lot of Trans Am body parts.
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Re: 1985 trans am

1G2FW87H6FL615540
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Re: 1985 trans am

the car is also missing heat and wipers and a plaque on the dash as well
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Re: 1985 trans am

it came with a 305
Old 04-27-2014, 09:16 PM
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Re: 1985 trans am

the car is also missing heat and wipers and a plaque on the dash as well it has a small one that says performance suspension and i looks like there was a bigger one above that
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Engine: 350 with 305 heads
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Axle/Gears: 4th gen rearend with 3.23 gears
Re: 1985 trans am

you can see here in the picture what i am talking about
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Re: 1985 trans am

Originally Posted by JT
Check the VIN. If the prefix begins with a 1G2FS then it's a Firebird or Formula (note Formulas didn't appear on ThirdGens until 1987) or if the VIN prefix begins with a 1G2FW then it's a Trans AM or GTA (note GTAs didn't appear until 1987 as well).

From the pictures you posted, it's either a Firebird or if it's a Trans AM it's missing a lot of Trans Am body parts.

You have a FireBird front end and rear FB bumper cover.Theirs nothing TA about your car
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Re: 1985 trans am

Lack of a.) fender vents, b.) ground effects of any kind (note: no holes for lower door effects even) and c.) non-Trans Am hood (4 vents) also leads one to have doubt as to the validity of the Trans Am claim...

But, also, many things could have happened to the car since 1985. "There's many a slip twixt a cup and a lip"
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Car: 1985 pontiac firebird t-tops
Engine: 350 with 305 heads
Transmission: t-5
Axle/Gears: 4th gen rearend with 3.23 gears
Re: 1985 trans am

so as far as the title matching the vin sticker and door sticker but as said before "the car is also missing heat and wipers and a plaque on the dash as well it has a small one that says performance suspension and i looks like there was a bigger one above that" but yes stuff was changed before because engine bay was painted black. the hood was changed and is original black because there is a rust spot in the middle of it and the fenders and bumper is loosely applied and the car was sprayed primer black and inside the hatch area and the rest of the car is white as it states on the title

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Car: 1985 pontiac firebird t-tops
Engine: 350 with 305 heads
Transmission: t-5
Axle/Gears: 4th gen rearend with 3.23 gears
Re: 1985 trans am

and the vin was also posted before as for verification
1 g 2 f w 87 h 6 F L 615540
us pontiac gm f-body trans am 2 door coupe 305 lg4 1985 van nuys production number 615540

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Car: 1985 pontiac firebird t-tops
Engine: 350 with 305 heads
Transmission: t-5
Axle/Gears: 4th gen rearend with 3.23 gears
Re: 1985 trans am

after alot of digging around i found this vin on the car 1G2FS87H4FN205061 so i apologize for any inconvenience and misunderstandings so its was a lg4 car but not any more. after looking around the only cars that have my bumpers are the formulas and it has 82-84 taillights in it.
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Car: 1985 pontiac firebird t-tops
Engine: 350 with 305 heads
Transmission: t-5
Axle/Gears: 4th gen rearend with 3.23 gears
Re: 1985 trans am

so rpo code
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Old 06-13-2014, 04:49 AM
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Re: 1985 trans am

That's a cowl tag. The RPO codes are on a largish-decal, typically inside the console.
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Car: 1985 pontiac firebird t-tops
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Re: 1985 trans am

well the console has been changed so no rpo codes only for a fourth gen
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