Chopping up my trans am?
 

Ok I've been trying to sell my 78 gold trans am for ever and I'll have to give it away to get rid so I have some ideas running through my head just want to hear everyone's opinions. I may find a decent 70-73 firebird and swap all my parts into it or should I use them on a camaro? I rather own the bird but I'm always looking to sell my stuff so what do you do you think? I couldn't buy to parts to build another car for the $40k I'm trying to get out of it, so I might as well use it and try to sell the tub and parts left over. The next one will have a back seat and a/c! Thanks Telly

Run it at Jackson or Mecum and live with the consequences.

If you sell it an auction, then it could go rather low in price than you expected. If you like the trans am, then I suggest you keep it. Since you are doing most of the work, then your cost will be rather low. On my 67 RS Camaro, I just upgraded for the past 30 years. I have no intention in selliing the car, because it is exactly what I want.

Jeff

What about painting it black, make it a 'Bandit'.

You might come out further ahead then the other scenarios.

Painting it black is a great idea!

I rather part it out than loose any more money. I'm taking to a track day at Sebring june 8th see how it does with slicks on it.

The car is a bargain at that price with the list of parts. If it were a 67-69 Camaro, you would have parted ways with it long ago. I think even changing the parts over to a 70-73 Firebird/TA would be a tough sale. Even with it being one of the more popular years of TA's, it is still a TA and they don't seem to bring the money that Camaros do. I will probably face worse hurdles if I ever try to sale the 74 Firebird that I am building. It will be similar in regards to the quality of parts going into it (C6 subframe, 418, 4 link), but it is an off-year car and the market is limited for a)people wanting to buy a Firebird b)people wanting to buy a PT car and c)people that actually understand the money you have invested in parts.