What a find. I'm physically hurting for the poor thing tho (those 3rd gen Pontiacs are my fave 🚗 in the whole world). I hope it will be restored so we can see it on the roads again. 🤍
The 200-R4 was used in the 1989 Turbo Trans Am. The 700-R4 has a Chevy bell housing while the 200-R4 has a universal GM bell housing that will bolt up to not only Chevy but Buick Olds and Pontiac engines as well.
@@mikee2923you are correct on the GTA. I had forgotten about that exception. And yes the 200-4R has what's called a uni-case. Fits both GM and BOP. All one piece including tail housing.
I don't doubt it. if I had a title for It, I would have definitely saved it and found something else for the 55. The good news is that it lives still. Thank you so much for commenting. I really appreciate it.
Awesome, can you please educate me on the difference? Because there’s a lot of markings on the car that actually said Trans Am. Unless somebody put them there.
@@bigwrenchtech A lot of these people would put tags or stickers saying they were Trans Ams etc. From 1986 and up All the IROC-Z and Trans AMs had the 145 MPH speedometer in them, the 110 usually was a V6 or a TBI injection for the Firebird or RS Camaro, if it was a real 8 cylinder car! Would look at your 8th dight of your car, F was a 305 Tuned Port, 8 was a 350 factory car. A lot of these Performance cars came with a posi track rear end, usually nothing for the Firebird or RS Camaro, but it was a option, you could put a posi in a V6 etc. Them rear ends are junk and only made for V6 cars, their 7.5 ring and pinion, GM did have a Performance unit back in the 80s where you could have ordered a Dana 44 with the 8.5 ring and pinion. GM are dirt bags for selling these cheap rear ends, so you blow them up, you'd have to buy another one, a 6 cylinder rear end in the quarter mile? Lol. Have a great day and I hope I've helped you out on your help?
No they didn't. The standard engine for Trans Am in 1987 was a 305 with a Quadrajet. Starting in 1988 they went throttle body injection (TBI), which is what this car has. TPI was standard on GTAs and optional on T/As.
It a tbl 5.0 with a 700r4 look at the rpo codes to see what rear gear I drive a 91 t/a and it doesn't look as good as this but that the price I paid it was completely Rattle canned and it thick😑 but my floor board look good 😅 I wish I had the money for the rear wing But the wheels on fb they will sale 16x8 mostly found on the GTA cars though my 91 had them stock it a non GTA hope this helps
