In Search Of This 5th gen

79or84Elky · Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 9:04 pm Post subject: In Search Of This 5th gen

If you guys could keep a real sharp eye out for my first car i would apreciate it very much. Must be a manual transmission, motor does not matter, must run good and strong, absoloutely no rust. must be a 79-84 non ss, dont really like the front grill very much. thanks in advanced guys.

LeoC2 · Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 11:33 pm Post subject:

What's wrong with 85-87?
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79or84Elky · Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 7:53 am Post subject:

i belive 84 is last year for a stick i might be wrong so i cut it out at 84

1BadElky · Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 3:24 pm Post subject:

81 was the last year for manual. so you'll have the 2 headlight front end instead of the 4 headlight front end.

78 also had manual.

most people dont like those siginaw 3 and 4 speeds though. no overdrive, and they are weak. but if you want a factory MT, thoseare the years.
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79or84Elky · Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:25 pm Post subject:

as long as its a mt i dont mind what tranny is in because the linkage is already there and it is set up for a manual trans so no jury rigging. and the auto to manual conversion is expensive i think honest charlies sells it for like 3k. so its a hell of a lot cheaper to just get it in mt. but thanks