"Shadowfax" - Jeremy's 15th Anv. Trans Am

[hoogiesngrinderz]

He's a member on here, forget his name though.

Having a hard time to finding a new set of wheels for my 'vert, nothing screams "gotta have"

[92conv]

Jeremy I would only do those wheels if you plan to paint the inside of the spokes white. IMO to keep "the look" of the car intact it should have white wheels still.

Here's a picture of a guy from earlythirdgen who put white 17' Firehawk wheels on his car. Looks pretty good too.........

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He's a member on here, forget his name though.

Having a hard time to finding a new set of wheels for my 'vert, nothing screams "gotta have"

I'm having the same problem. And those that do say "gotta have" come with a very hefty price tag.

[Jdseibe]

Jeremy I would only do those wheels if you plan to paint the inside of the spokes white. IMO to keep "the look" of the car intact it should have white wheels still.

Here's a picture of a guy from earlythirdgen who put white 17' Firehawk wheels on his car. Looks pretty good too.........

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I'm having the same problem. And those that do say "gotta have" come with a very hefty price tag.

That is a good point! I plan on keeping the car mostly original with a few tasteful mods, keeping the wheels white is probably not a bad idea, just not a huge fan of the stock 16" wheels haha!

the only thing I have going for me about wheels is that I have a buddy who can get me most anything at wholesale price.

[92conv]

I don't blame you for wanting to upgrade the wheels a little. Looks-wise it would benefit from having a taller wheel, but it has to be in keeping with the anniversary theme.....I had thought about having my extra set of 4th Gen Speedline wheels painted white to put on that car.

[TylerT/AZ28]

the guy on here who has em is this guy http://www.mifbody.com/vbulletin/member.php?3117-86sc5

[Jdseibe]

I have someone offering to sell me a 5.3 that they pulled from a 2003 Tahoe with 88k miles on it. its a complete engine with wiring harness and computer.. only problems it has is 1) no starter and 2) missing one exhaust manifold bolt. he is asking $800 for it and lives about 2 hours away from me..

$800 is more than I wanted to pay.. but the mileage is nice..

im going to try and pick it up for $600 I think.. does that sound reasonable?

[C2YT]

Pull a richard..

Put $600 in one pocket and the extra $200 in the other pocket. So when you show up be like, "Will you take $600 cash?" Then you reach into your pocket and pull on the bills. Make sure its all $100's, preferably wadded up.



On another note, the t56 is going to cost you an arm and a leg. So try and get the price down on this as much as you can.

[Jdseibe]

Pull a richard..

Put $600 in one pocket and the extra $200 in the other pocket. So when you show up be like, "Will you take $600 cash?" Then you reach into your pocket and pull on the bills. Make sure its all $100's, preferably wadded up.



On another note, the t56 is going to cost you an arm and a leg. So try and get the price down on this as much as you can.

I talked to the guy last night, he needs a distributor which I so happen to have.. so he is going to trade me the engine for my distributor and $300 cash which ends up only being about $600.. which seems like a really good deal.

yea.. the T-56 will be a little pricey.. but I've seen them go for like 1200.. so I just need to sit and wait haha!

[92conv]

Find out why the exhaust manifold bolt is missing. If I remember correctly some of the 5.3s had problems with the exhaust manifold bolts breaking off. If the seller has tried to remove the bolt without success I'd shy away (meaning he in some-way messed up the threads in the head.). If it's broken off and still in the head I wouldn't be as concerned, it'll just require some cautious work getting it out.

[DynoDave]

Sounds like a great deal to me, especially with harness and ecm.

[Jdseibe]

He said he'll check when he has a chance and that he never looked.. Just assumed it was missing..

Here are a few pics he sent me.

[C2YT]

I wonder why he didnt put it in that rs.. did he give you a reason for sale? Im guessing since he is taking a partial trade on the dist he is going gen 1

[Jdseibe]

He said he needed cash more than a new engine.. He has a 355 in his Camaro now and is gonna just stick with that

Its not just a simple swap and I think he realized how much more is involved cost wise and decided against it

[C2YT]

Yes there is soooooo much that goes into that swap. That is why I choose not to do one at this time, plus its not the cheapest either.

[Jdseibe]

Well its not THAT bad lol.. I'm gonna be collecting all the pieces throughout the year and by next winter I'm hoping to do the swap