Well I found exactly what I was hoping to. A black Gen1 GT.
I had been search for a few weeks and one popped up on Craigslist overnight. The owner had bought it to, in his words "drive it till it stopped" which is what happened. The clutch went out on him and he didn't want to deal with getting it towed and having a shop replace the clutch after he was given a quote of $950 to do it. So he put it up on Craigslist for $1000. By the time I sent him a message someone else and already made an offer to him for $650 but had backed out on him. A couple hours later I show up with a tow dolly and pay him $750 for it.
I started a through cleaning of it today and noticed a musty, damp smell to it. Found the source in the spare tire storage compartment. It appeared that the previous owner had spilled a litre of soda and had not cleaned it up. So I pulled the drain plugs and liberally applied water and elbow grease. No more musty, damp smell. I have left the doors, all five, open to give a complete cleaning.
I also went online and ordered the parts for the clutch replacement.
EXEDY KTY14 OEM Replacement Clutch Kit -
http://goo.gl/xkb0nu
LuK LFW287 Flywheel -
http://goo.gl/0fMNnx
Red Line (50304) MT-90 75W-90 GL-4 (3 quarts) -
http://goo.gl/1jYUaI
ARP 203-2802 flywheel bolts (Thanks trb!) -
http://goo.gl/1jHOCc
LOCTITE 37421 271 Red Heavy Duty Threadlocker - 6 ml Tube -
http://goo.gl/dzHdrP
2003-2008 Pontiac Vibe 1.8L 2WD Engine Motor & Trans. Mount Set 4PCS for Manual -
http://goo.gl/hql1Wj
As well as some new spark plugs and anti-sieze.
4 New NGK Iridium IX Spark Plugs BKR6EIX-11 # 3764 -
http://goo.gl/IAUYjT
Permatex 81343 Anti-Seize Lubricant, 1 oz. Tube -
http://goo.gl/OgOmO5
The seats are going to require some serious cleaning. I applied some foaming fabric cleaner on them, and it made a huge improvement but I would not be surprised if they have been cleaned in the past decade.
I definitely want to color match the cladding and take care of the roof. I'm leaning towards a vinyl wrap but am undecided as of yet.
Without further ado here's some pictures of her.
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