79 Firebird/ Trans Am

[Bruce69Camaro]

Anyone on here know about 79 Firebirds or Trans Am's?

My brother-in-law bought what he was told was a Trans Am and from what I've seen, it looks like it is just a Firebird with a TA hood and scoop. It looks like a fresh paint job and they applied the bird decal on the hood.
whomever had this car, really did a sell job because it has been nothing but a money pit and now, he's coming to me to do work on the car.

I think it has a 400 motor in it, but the tranny was changed from 4 speed to auto.

He wants to change the interior color from red to black. Did TA's come with red interior?

What things could I look for to tell me if this is a TA or just a clone?

Also, how hard is it to install a new dash pad in one of these cars?

Thanks

Bruce

[slightly tweeked]

Anyone on here know about 79 Firebirds or Trans Am's?

My brother-in-law bought what he was told was a Trans Am and from what I've seen, it looks like it is just a Firebird with a TA hood and scoop. It looks like a fresh paint job and they applied the bird decal on the hood.
whomever had this car, really did a sell job because it has been nothing but a money pit and now, he's coming to me to do work on the car.

I think it has a 400 motor in it, but the tranny was changed from 4 speed to auto.

He wants to change the interior color from red to black. Did TA's come with red interior?

What things could I look for to tell me if this is a TA or just a clone?

Also, how hard is it to install a new dash pad in one of these cars?

Thanks

Bruce

Hey Bruce,Look up the vin number or call a local gm dealers parts dept and give them the vin.They can tell you sounds like it could be a formula firebird.