As much as I hate to do this I am putting the car I have treasured the past couple years up for sale. It is an 86 SE with the 4 speed muncie and 135,000 miles on the body and less than 1500 on the rebuilt engine. I bought the car and all it needed was a fuel pump, so I replaced the fuel pump and the car ran. But would squeal when going into gear. So I dropped the cradle, and installed a new clutch kit and throughout bearing and the car drove. Soon after I replaced all plugs and wires, remanufactured calipers in the front as well as new pads, and calipers from a member on here, drilled and slotted rotors and new pads on the rear. I replaced the parking brake cable and it is functional. I then got a leak in the radiator and replaced it with an all aluminum one. It has the gt rims with tires that have less than 1000 miles. I installed a grand prix cd player and it is fully functional. It has kyb all around. New sway bar end links, and bushings as well as new outer tie rods all the way around. Installed 7730 ECM and had the chip tuned by Ryan with sinister performance. I drove the car to get an alignment and around town a couple days and got a trueleo intake and went and got it, my valve covers, and thermostat housing all powdercoated red to match. I removed the water lines run to the throttle body, the cold start injector, and egr. Once installing the trueleo the car would not start. I replaces the cap, rotor, icm, the plugs again, and haven't had any luck. One injector was stuck open and flooded the engine but I have replaced it and changed the oil. The car will crank if I put a little oil in the cylinders until the oil is burned out the cylinders and it won't start again unless I do the oil in the cylinders again. Recently the starter bell housing broke off so it now needs a starter. I don't think this is a very extensive job to get this thing on the road, and other than the starter could be free and just involve some labor. I installed a fuel pressure gauge on the fuel rail to monitor and see if it was leaking or an injector was stuck open. I hate to sell the car, but I need to have the motor in my truck rebuilt before it leaves me stranded, and this is where I'm hoping to get some money to do that. Poor college kid = low money. The thread in my signature is a long 20 pages with lots of pictures and details on everything I did with the car. Interior is ok seats need to be redone both are ripped, headliner board is solid but I removed the material from it. Dash just needs cleaning and has small chip on the driver side corner IIRC shifter surround is warped but solid, center console is just dirty and the bottom tabs are broken. Car has one thin base coat of black, I was in the process of painting and stopped to install truleo intake and never could get it to run so I never finished the paint. Sail panels are glass and are solid. Everything on the car works except fuel gauge. Exhaust is dumped under the air canister. I removed the air box in the fender well and installed an intake tube from the side scoop to the air canister, and dremeled out the little tri piece in the bottom of the can like the part Rodney dickman sells. I can talk all day, and truely love the car, but its just not practical for me at the time. I have to keep my priorities straight. I will try it again when I graduate. I am open to any and all offers best offer takes it. It's hard to put a price on a non running car. My phone # is 912-618-0545 and email is matt_1142009@yahoo.com
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2002 5.4 Ford F-150 SuperCrew 1986 2.8 Pontiac Fiero 4-Speed
I also have parts that will go with it, I have side skirts, some power window and lock doors with great dew wipes from a gt, random quarter panels, miscellaneous interior pieces, and extra 7730 computer and memcal, the stock computer and memcal, everything I have taken off I held on to. I still have the stock rims that came on it, but they are painted black. I really just need the money to make sure my daily driver will last. I have another 87 gt fastback that is in rough shape cosmetucally but just needs a fuel pump which I already have, so it may be for sale soon too once its running. If I run into more problems, I will convert mine to fastback.
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01:30 PM
Jan 9th, 2012
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Posts: 749 From: Statesboro, GA Registered: Aug 2010
I have an 87 GT that I picked up from a friend that I will also sell, either with the 86 or without. It has new brake calipers, pads, and rotors. New fuel pump, and slave cylinder, and a new oxygen sensor I haven't installed yet. It does not run as of right now, but I will be working on it the next few days, and if everything goes well it should be running soon.
Pics availble on the last page of my build thread. I have all panels and will be installing them over the week, car was rough and had to be pieced together over the last few months.
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Jan 15th, 2012
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Posts: 749 From: Statesboro, GA Registered: Aug 2010
Thanks Tbone, I thought so too, I really hate to get rid of either. It's just not practical right now. And I want mine on the road and I know someone out there can fix the minor problem.
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Jan 23rd, 2012
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Posts: 749 From: Statesboro, GA Registered: Aug 2010
Both cars still available. At promised price. I have a trueleo intake, kyb coilovers in the rear, a 7730 swap, and many new parts on the car. Someone should be getting a heck of a deal.
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Posts: 749 From: Statesboro, GA Registered: Aug 2010
Or, what if I offered someone my 87 and any other parts I have to help me get my 86 running? I would still need to sell it, but it would probably sell easier of it runs.
I have a few people wanting the Trueleo Intake and Coilovers off the car, so if someone wants the car without those items, I could do $1200 for the car. Of course, I will put the stock struts back on, and the stock intake manifold back on so it will still be complete.
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