Check this out.... Monte SS for sale (supercharged???)

[Clone TIE Pilot]

I don't know, to me it looks like a regular person trying to sell his ss for a decent price. I don't see a "tool" or an idiot or a scammer of some sorts, the car looks like it even has the factory ac. i dont see where it says "custom wheels" or anything out of the ordinary (not just something you click or check the box on) I don't see a ton of modification to this thing (just from the pics) that would lead me to believe that it wouldn't pass smog... 4500, not bad! if you can get it in a roll for a while... could even be that it has 68000 miles on it, even if it had 168 it would still be worth 4500... Id pay 35 for it...

In the pictures of the engine, you can clearly see it has an aftermarket open air cleaner which is illegal, and an non CCC, Eddy carb which is also illegal since it disables the CCC system. Aftermarket crome valve covers without closed PCV system (the open air breather on the passenger side), illegal. The AIR system (smog pump) is completely gone as is the EECS which is illegal. Non EGR intake manifold and no EGR valve, very illegal. That engine bay is a hacked up mess, as soon as a inspector pops the hood you're failed.

 

[Lowproelco]

it just depends where you live bro.. in some parts of the country there is no inspections or smog related laws.. i stayed in lake city florida a few years back... about an hour outa jacksonville and there you could run the cars how you wanted. different engine open headers and what not.. did alot of people no, but all you needed was insurance and a plate and your car was legal.. now here in cali all of the above is "illegal' but with everythang you have two choices fix it or you have a friendly smog guy.. either way its still driveable... but like Ls said its a decent car from the pics.. out here in so cal guys selling stripped ss in primer for 3000 grand so if its as clean and runs good as he says and indicated in the pics 4500 isnt bad... im sure 4000 would be even better....

 

[Chris Van]

I don't know, to me it looks like a regular person trying to sell his ss for a decent price. I don't see a "tool" or an idiot or a scammer of some sorts, the car looks like it even has the factory ac. i dont see where it says "custom wheels" or anything out of the ordinary (not just something you click or check the box on) I don't see a ton of modification to this thing (just from the pics) that would lead me to believe that it wouldn't pass smog... 4500, not bad! if you can get it in a roll for a while... could even be that it has 68000 miles on it, even if it had 168 it would still be worth 4500... Id pay 35 for it...

In the pictures of the engine, you can clearly see it has an aftermarket open air cleaner which is illegal, and an non CCC, Eddy carb which is also illegal since it disables the CCC system. Aftermarket crome valve covers without closed PCV system (the open air breather on the passenger side), illegal. The AIR system (smog pump) is completely gone as is the EECS which is illegal. Non EGR intake manifold and no EGR valve, very illegal. That engine bay is a hacked up mess, as soon as a inspector pops the hood you're failed.

I'm not sure where you live but none of the stuff you mentioned is illegal here in Georgia where I live.

But as far as the posting goes..... The dude is a tool. Did you actually read the stuff he said?
I assume you are a car guy or you wouldn't be on this site?
Exactly what does "too fast for local roads" mean?
And where is the supercharger?
Why was the engine replaced if the car has only 68,000 miles on it?
Why was the car repainted if it was always garage kept?
Why did he spend the money to repaint his car only 3 days ago if he is about to lose his house? (pretty sure you don't get that far behind overnight)
Why is the heater not hooked up? Or is that simply because he's in Miami and doesn't need it?

But other than whoever wrote the information being a tool..... it looks like a pretty decent car to me....

 

[axisg]

dont want to nit-pick but the '84 had a blue only interior so someone went thru the trouble of swapping out the complete interior from an 85+ and the guages are 86+. Seats do look comfy though

 

[LSCustoms]

I don't know, to me it looks like a regular person trying to sell his ss for a decent price. I don't see a "tool" or an idiot or a scammer of some sorts, the car looks like it even has the factory ac. i dont see where it says "custom wheels" or anything out of the ordinary (not just something you click or check the box on) I don't see a ton of modification to this thing (just from the pics) that would lead me to believe that it wouldn't pass smog... 4500, not bad! if you can get it in a roll for a while... could even be that it has 68000 miles on it, even if it had 168 it would still be worth 4500... Id pay 35 for it...

In the pictures of the engine, you can clearly see it has an aftermarket open air cleaner which is illegal, and an non CCC, Eddy carb which is also illegal since it disables the CCC system. Aftermarket crome valve covers without closed PCV system (the open air breather on the passenger side), illegal. The AIR system (smog pump) is completely gone as is the EECS which is illegal. Non EGR intake manifold and no EGR valve, very illegal. That engine bay is a hacked up mess, as soon as a inspector pops the hood you're failed.

it would prob pass smog with very little issue or change needed out here...

I'm not sure where you live but none of the stuff you mentioned is illegal here in Georgia where I live.

But as far as the posting goes..... The dude is a tool. Did you actually read the stuff he said?
I assume you are a car guy or you wouldn't be on this site?
Exactly what does "too fast for local roads" mean?
And where is the supercharger?
Why was the engine replaced if the car has only 68,000 miles on it?
Why was the car repainted if it was always garage kept?
Why did he spend the money to repaint his car only 3 days ago if he is about to lose his house? (pretty sure you don't get that far behind overnight)
Why is the heater not hooked up? Or is that simply because he's in Miami and doesn't need it?

But other than whoever wrote the information being a tool..... it looks like a pretty decent car to me....

point I was trying to make is, its hard to judge someone's character solely based on how they write a for sale ad... the car looks to be in decent shape for a decent price... and yes I am a car guy and wouldn't be fooled by anything he wrote in his ad, there would be many things I checked out before buying the car, I wouldn't care if he said there was gold in the block... maybe I didn't read the ad thoroughly because I didn't see a mention of a hidden super charger, etc. I didnt like the apparent rust on the brake booster either and there may be other rust issues, etc. It looked to be in its surface a decent project car for the money... maybe a whole other issue underneath its surface...

no biggie, was just kinda irritated a little with some of the negative opinion (reading it so early in the morning after a long crazy shift), so I gave my opinion to vent a little... a lot of statements made without any validity sounds the same to me as some of the statements made in the ad...

 

[LSCustoms]

I see in the title of his ad it says "Supercharged SS" so that answers my question...

 

[jasonreid]

Did anyone notice that the moron put Sport Utility for the Body Type on the details page?

As for the 305, you can get over 300HP with the right setup. All you have to do is open up the intake and exhaust to allow the engine to breath right. Do that by changing out the heads and intake and go with vortec for both and then add headers and replace the stock cam, preferably with a roller. Swapping to EFI will also give you an impressive boost.

Google Popular Hotrodding Magazine 305.

It's certainly not anything you'd drag with but you'll have some decent street power with better mileage than what you'd get out of a larger CID engine. Even if you feel the power isn't enough, everything you slid into the 305 can be slid into a 350.

 

[pontiacgp]

Did anyone notice that the moron put Sport Utility for the Body Type on the details page?

but that's what it is..all his pictures are of the car off-roading...

 

[Clone TIE Pilot]

I don't know, to me it looks like a regular person trying to sell his ss for a decent price. I don't see a "tool" or an idiot or a scammer of some sorts, the car looks like it even has the factory ac. i dont see where it says "custom wheels" or anything out of the ordinary (not just something you click or check the box on) I don't see a ton of modification to this thing (just from the pics) that would lead me to believe that it wouldn't pass smog... 4500, not bad! if you can get it in a roll for a while... could even be that it has 68000 miles on it, even if it had 168 it would still be worth 4500... Id pay 35 for it...

In the pictures of the engine, you can clearly see it has an aftermarket open air cleaner which is illegal, and an non CCC, Eddy carb which is also illegal since it disables the CCC system. Aftermarket crome valve covers without closed PCV system (the open air breather on the passenger side), illegal. The AIR system (smog pump) is completely gone as is the EECS which is illegal. Non EGR intake manifold and no EGR valve, very illegal. That engine bay is a hacked up mess, as soon as a inspector pops the hood you're failed.

it would prob pass smog with very little issue or change needed out here...

I'm not sure where you live but none of the stuff you mentioned is illegal here in Georgia where I live.

But as far as the posting goes..... The dude is a tool. Did you actually read the stuff he said?
I assume you are a car guy or you wouldn't be on this site?
Exactly what does "too fast for local roads" mean?
And where is the supercharger?
Why was the engine replaced if the car has only 68,000 miles on it?
Why was the car repainted if it was always garage kept?
Why did he spend the money to repaint his car only 3 days ago if he is about to lose his house? (pretty sure you don't get that far behind overnight)
Why is the heater not hooked up? Or is that simply because he's in Miami and doesn't need it?

But other than whoever wrote the information being a tool..... it looks like a pretty decent car to me....

point I was trying to make is, its hard to judge someone's character solely based on how they write a for sale ad... the car looks to be in decent shape for a decent price... and yes I am a car guy and wouldn't be fooled by anything he wrote in his ad, there would be many things I checked out before buying the car, I wouldn't care if he said there was gold in the block... maybe I didn't read the ad thoroughly because I didn't see a mention of a hidden super charger, etc. I didnt like the apparent rust on the brake booster either and there may be other rust issues, etc. It looked to be in its surface a decent project car for the money... maybe a whole other issue underneath its surface...

no biggie, was just kinda irritated a little with some of the negative opinion (reading it so early in the morning after a long crazy shift), so I gave my opinion to vent a little... a lot of statements made without any validity sounds the same to me as some of the statements made in the ad...

Depends on where, someplaces are pretty lax, others are very strict. In CA and NJ, that car would never pass unless you find a crooked inspector to bribe and hope he doesn't rat you out someday. I know in my state, NJ that car wouldn't pass since they do pop the hood on cars of that vintage as do nany other states. Now in a lax area it might pass if they don't pop the hood, still run a cat, and tune it well. But even then it's still illegal under Fed law. The law is two parts, the exhaust must be clean, and the car must have all applicable low emission systems. That car "may" still burn clean, but lacks all the applicable low emission systems to make it a legal car for the street. It would take alot of parts, money, and time to revert back to legal form. Probably would need a parts donor car. At any way, the fact that it is an illegal setup is a huge con for some people.

 

[85cut420]

Not trying to sound like a broken record by repeating what was already stated by others and myself in this thread, but this ad is rather shady, which could mean a scam, or it could mean someone can get a sick deal on a sick car. I flip cars for a living, so I write 5-10 ads for Craigslist, Carsforsale, Autotrader, etc a month, and would NEVER write one like this if I wanted to be taken seriously and make money. You don't call brakes breaks. You don't say it's supercharged when any idiot can plainly see no supercharger. You don't call a Gbody an SUV. You don't call stock Monte SS rims "custom". You don't claim the paint is 3 days old and already has decals applied. You don't say you're about to lose your house yet claim you just got it (the car) painted 3 days ago. I can keep bringing up idiocies about the ad, but I'll stop. An ad like this tells potential buyers that it is either a scam, or the seller has NO CLUE what they are talking about. That coupled with the claim the seller is about to lose his house, and all you're doing is inviting a bunch of ridiculous lowball offers, since to a buyer, you sound both desperate and stupid. If I saw this ad when me and my girl were visiting her parents in Orlando last week, I would have called the seller, and if the car was real, I'd have drove it back to NC having spent 2 grand, 2500 at most. Real talk, if you're in FL, call this guy up. If this is not a scam, you can drive that beautiful SS away for a LOT less than 4500.