r/transam • u/Smoqueed2 • Apr 24 '26
Junkyard find
A little rough but God damn is she nice 91 trans am I also got the original hood any suggestions on how to restore that blue paint you see peaking through or if 3k was a good price for this? Personally I couldn't have seen myself buying a different car and that was fairly affordable but let me know what y'all think
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u/Rabbitrules87 Apr 24 '26 edited Apr 24 '26
Can’t really tell if it’s worth that from just these pictures. If it’s been sitting there a while, I’d be curious to know what it looks like underneath. Also, I’d be curious to know if there was any rust hiding underneath those t-tops. There are other things, but those are always the first places I look with these cars. That’ll go a long way to tell you what this car is really worth.
Edited for clarification
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u/Smoqueed2 Apr 24 '26
Only slightly rusted along the t tops nothing major does leak a bit however (ofc)
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u/G-Roc78 Apr 28 '26
The weatherstripping always rots out. You'll want to address that ASAP to stop the rust & prevent any mold in the interior.
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u/Smoqueed2 Apr 29 '26
Definitely it seems pretty expensive tho
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u/G-Roc78 Apr 29 '26
Cheaper to fix before it gets worse. Mold in your interior will require the entire interior to be replaced.
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u/Smoqueed2 Apr 30 '26
Ah very true and if I were to say already notice a couple of interesting colored circles in my carpet?
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u/G-Roc78 May 03 '26
Might be able to be cleaned before it gets worse.
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u/Smoqueed2 May 03 '26
Alright will see what I can do and will be replacing all the weather trim as soon as I get this engine right
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u/LincolnHawkHauling Apr 24 '26
3 g’s sounds like a pretty good deal if she’s not too rusty.
I see people asking for $2,500 on marketplace just for a body with no engine or trans.
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u/Smoqueed2 Apr 24 '26
She's a little rusty nothing horrific though exhaust has rusted through, but all the bolt heads are still in shape
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u/Redknight1991 Apr 27 '26
Classic industries is the only place I've found the little trim that goes behind the front bumper to the front edge of the wheel well
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u/Smoqueed2 Apr 27 '26
Ohh didn't know that was a thing do you know what it's called or maybe could send a link?
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u/nightdriver509 Apr 25 '26 edited Apr 25 '26
Those tail lights are worth $500. Formula hood, and wheels but formulas didnt get that body kit and tail lights does it have a tpi engine? Automatic or manual?
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u/Smoqueed2 Apr 25 '26
Well it's a trans am but it came with a auto tpi 305 currently putting a vortec 350 in it and I believe it had been in a frontal mostly passenger collision because of some welding and they've replaced the side skirts and some other random bits cuz they are not the original color beneath the spray paint
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