Hey everyone... A quick update, I finally replaced the slave cylinder on the 'Bird and she really purrs now... runs like a charm.. just gotta start tackleing the little things like no dash lights, no taillights (but brakelights), no wipers.. etc... but with removing the under dash pad I found a kill switch! With it flipped, key wont do a thing. Anyway, on to the question at hand...
A quick bringing up to speed....The '85 'Bird has a 350 rebuilt and bored
60 over matched with a B&W 5-speed. It does not have t-tops, and the a/c parts have been removed with the swap was done.I originally wanted to take the 360 5-speed out of the 'bird and swap it with the 305 auto out of the Formula (Which has T-tops). I just had a friend tell me his brother had a shot in Dubuque, Iowa.. 20 miles from me, do a t-top conversion for $400 for everything and guaranteed leak free... Now I haven't talked to the shop yet... but I have heard horror stories about car that were converted. Is it something to pursue? The problems I see are that it has a pretty powerful engine and a 5-speed transmission. Since the car didn't have T-tops as a factory option, it isn't reinforced. The body seems in much better condition than the Formula as well though. Any and all comments are welcomed.
-Geno
1985 Blue Camaro 2.8L auto w/T-tops
1988 Blue Firebird Formula 5.0L auto w/T-tops
1985 Brown Firebird 350(360) 5-speed NO T-tops Still looking for an 82-84 T/A w/T-tops