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Old 03-28-2006, 05:00 PM
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My 86 T/A Project

Hey, i just bought an 86 T/A and im doing the interior, im thinkin bout doing a complete restoration... im just wondering about how much a new center counsel, new front and back Bucket seats, and new dash Gauge Cluster Would Cost, im very cheap, not lookin for nething "To" Special

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Old 03-28-2006, 05:18 PM
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then junk yards and ebay is your friend, but there still gonna get costly

i buy interior pieces all the time tring to get a 2 tone black grey going , so right now i still got alot of red going on heh ,

i still need seats as well , they usaly run 80 bucks on ebay and are pick up only , same for back seats , also the ventor consol goes for a decent price same for the cluster best bet is to shop around do what you can now and look for the best deal you can get

i am only 20 and basicly if i am not paying my bills(which ant bad casue i still live with my folks) i try to put it into getting my car engine to run right and its still not =)
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Jtufts is right, junk yards and ebay. I found a console on ebay for 20$ not the best in the world but better than what I had (No lid though which I still have yet to find at a decent price). The seats tend to be a pain to find but watch your local newpapaers. In a local auto trader my dad saw someone was parting out an 87 trans am (I have an 85) and I picked up quite a few parts cheap (Both tail lights, tail light center in perfect condition, both front fender gfx perfect condition all for 80$).

So basically just be patient and watch all your resources as often as you can and youll find something that will fit in to your budget.
Old 03-28-2006, 07:03 PM
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O-tay, in order to buy stuff on Ebay u gotta have a Paypal Correct? and in order to have one of those, dont u gotta have a credit card or a Bank? my brother has $$ in da bank, just has 0% knowledge of gettin a paypal, or w/e it takes to buy Crap on ebay, i also had a narrow mind about the price of the bucket seats, i thought they would range from like 120-300 or so, but 80 is a can do
Thanks for the info,
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When your looking at auctions it will tell you usually if they take money orders, many people do and they can be picked up at your local bank or even super market and mailed out. UNfortunately yes more and more ebay sellers are requiring paypal. Instead of explaining it would probably be best to just head over to the site www.paypal.com and read their FAQ about what you need and all that.
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Also there are some other things im curious about, besides the interior, the motor runs, sounds like it may have suttin wrong tho, when it runs u can hear a clickin hummin noise, no idea what this is, But the car overheats easly becasuse the coolant leaks, out the Large hose going into the block, and the gasket is All Sh*tt maybey and the hose rappidly Exspands, more then just Regular Pressure, maybe thats the source of the "Clickin Hummin"? im not sure, and another thing thats odd, i gave it a tune up, bought new rotor, plug wires, Plugs Ect Ect, installed them all put a timin light on there was good, but for only like a few days, then the spark plugs like stop sparkin, and the car ran like Crap, so we put all the old plugs in and it Ran Alot Better, WHHYYYYY.... So odd But any opinions Appreciated THanks
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N/m sry i posted it in wrong area Cancel that, SRY
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