Hey there am looking at a 71 T/A clone. Is a decent car, not what I would have done everywhere but is still pretty nice, rebuilt 383 but 2 bolt mains, rebuilt auto, newer paint, nice interior, started life as a Esprit and was turned into a T/A clone. However there is a fairly large maybe 2 inch area of dash rust in the drivers side corner of the dash. Is the the dash only affected or is there a potential structural windshield frame issue?? Car is $6500 and other wise seems pretty nice. Also is a Arizona car and we do get some rain in the summer, the otherarea of rust that I noticed was surface rust in the trunk under the mat. So is this a go or no go??

 

I'd say no-go. 383SB Chevy is fine for Chevelles and Camaros, but has no place in a Firebird, let alone a pretend T/A (if it was even was a Firebird). Sorry to come off so hardcore Poncho, but this is a Poncho forum, right?

My '72 'Bird also started life as a wimpy Esprit, but the Franken-chicken now has plenty of GTO, Formula Firebird,andT/A parts on it and will pound your kidneys out if you drive it hard enough. T/A clones are pretty, but they gotta have the ***** that make you know you're driving a 'real' Firebird.

Geno