Yes, there will be day codes on the ignition wires. It will be a number then Q and then a year which stands for a given quarter of the year. If they are original, they will precede the assembly date of the vehicle. It is missing the small sheet metal piece that goes from the air duct into a hole in the fender. Correct, 1979 was the first year that the high beam control was moved to the steering column. No, that is a E-Core AC Delco filter. I believe the original may have been a PF40 which got later superseded to PF47. I want to say some early literature actually makes reference to using both filters as an either or situation.
That is a really cool specimen! A guy I know has a 80 301 non turbo car he bought with around 5k miles that was really neat to see. I spoke to you about it as I got tye engine, fuel tank and exhaust out of it as he swapped in a butler 455 IIRC.
Beautiful car, my 81 still have the original engine and transmission but I been thinking about to remplace the 301 turbo and going with a 455 but I don know if that’s devalued the car,
Wow ! What a beautiful car. Just wondering what kind of spark plugs did you use or would recomend? I have a 80 turbo as well that i need to replace pkugs as well
The factory/GM side molding was not put on with rivets and end caps, that was done by Rayco/Aftermarket if it was done that way. That looks to be stick on GM molding installed incorrectly or in fact after market molding. That PF47E filter is the current GM offering of the PF47.
@@googleusergpyes both available but any ac delco filter with an E at the end of its designation is to be avoided. the core is cheap plastic and paper…
@@capricetony I'm well aware of that as I have contacts at AC Delco corporate and talk to them all the time. Both the original and E-core versions are supplied by Champion Labs to Delco.
@@googleusergp it’s not a pissing contest, but certainly you see the irony in a company called “Campion Labs” that would manufacture that junk E-core filter. Then again, the E-core filters are a reflection of what “gm” is today. That PF47 is when GM was “GM”. Just IMO, 🙋🏻♂️that Trans Am is gorgeous though, I would have purchased a 79 with the credit option 301 would have been a great cruiser for me 🚙.
