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.

　　Come see our 1979 Trans Am that could com