Vehicle Description
1979 Pontiac Trans Am Silver Why This Car Is Special The Trans Am
has established itself as a permanent American icon. Production
volume testifies that the Second-Gen Firebird was most popular with
consumers. The beautiful silver with the black painted top 1979
Pontiac Trans Am we have at Skyway Classics is a combination of
beautiful styling, superb handling, and strong Pontiac V-8
performance that makes It highly coveted by collectors and
performance traditionalists alike. Features 1979 Pontiac Trans Am
Silver 6.6 Engine 250 horsepower at 4,000 rpm and 320 lb/ft of
torque at 2,800 rpm Quadrajet carburetor Dual Exhaust Correct
shaker hood scoop Borg-Warner Super T10 four-speed manual
transmission 10-bolt rear axle J65 rear disc brakes Power Steering
Power Disc Brakes Air Conditioning Bucket seats Center console
4-speed shifter Formula steering wheel Engine-turned instrument
panel Rally Gauge cluster Power Windows Rear Defrost Front and rear
spoilers Wheel opening spoilers Silver-grey exterior paint Black
Trans Am Bird on the hood 15�-8-inch aluminum Snowflake wheels
Performance Cooper Cobra Radial G/T raised white letter tires
Mechanical The '79 (5th digit of the Vin # is Z} code-PWH T/A 6.6
was assembled using a 400 block which featured a 4.12-inch bore.
Its bottom end was filled with a 3.75-inch stroke cast-iron
crankshaft, while cast-aluminum pistons on cast-iron connecting
rods filled the cylinders. A 60-psi oil pump dispersed lubricant
and resided within a baffled six-quart oil pan. A Special 800-cfm
Rochester Quadrajet carburetor on a cast-iron four-barrel intake
manifold feeds a custom set of exhaust routing spent gasses into
the dual mufflers before it exits out the Rear. The net result of
the effort is a rating of 250 horsepower at 4,000 rpm and 320 lb/ft
of torque at 2,800 rpm. Our engine looks as it did when it was
built and sits in a very clean and detailed engine compartment with
the correct shaker hood scoop, valve covers, and power steering and
power disc brakes. Backing every T/A 6.6 engine throughout the '79
model year was an 11-inch clutch disc and pressure-plate assembly,
and a Borg-Warner Super T10 four-speed manual transmission with a
First-gear ratio of 2.43:1. Because the WS6 Suspension Package was
required with the W72 Performance Package that year, all Firebirds
equipped with the T/A 6.6 received a 10-bolt rear axle filled with
a 3.23:1 ratio gear set, and new-for-the-year J65 rear disc brakes
on either end. Interior Our 1979 TA great cloth Interior has bucket
seats, center console housing the 4-speed shifter, simulated
leather-wrapped Formula steering wheel, and an engine-turned
instrument panel inlay, the standard Rally Gauge cluster which
included both a clock and tachometer, power windows, and air
conditioning. Exterior Our '79 model featured the Pontiac freshly
redesigned nose and tail sections, both molded from a new, softer
plastic material, front and rear spoilers, and wheel opening
spoilers, all covered in the sharp silver-grey exterior paint and
the black Trans Am Bird on the hood. The front end sports quad
headlamps recessed into individual tunnels, while the blacked-out
split grilles were repositioned below the lamps; turn
signal/running lamps were recessed into the grilles. The tail panel
appeared to be one continuous blacked-out unit with the taillamp
lenses flanking the centrally positioned fuel-filler door, cloaked
in matching trim. Our Pontiac has specific springs and shock
absorbers, stiffer suspension bushings, a constant-ratio steering
box, a larger rear sway bar, and 15�-8-inch aluminum Snowflake
wheels with performance Cooper Cobra Radial G/T raised white letter
tires. Conclusion The 1979 Pontiac Trans Am we have at Skyway
Classics has the looks, performance, and the optional packages that
make the Trans Am into what many already considered an excellent
performer to exceptional, propelling it toward supercar status.
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