79 Trans am help
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I've got a 79 403 trans am and was wondering are there any Trans am enthusiasts that can help me locate a few things on my car? I cannot for the life of me find where the dipstick is supposed to go. Also if anyone has some sort of diagram on how the wiring harness is supposed to go would be great because I'm trying to figure out why my turn signals are not working. Also there is a mysterious green wire poking out of the fire wall. Any help would be appreciated.
Nothing under that hood is stock. You gonna be chasing down the wiring yourself.
>>15447668
any more advice?
>>15447598
>I'm trying to figure out why my turn signals are not working
your best best is getting a haynes manual for it and a power probe or multi meter and check all the fuses
>a mysterious green wire poking out of the fire wall
see if it has any power to it with a meter
>>15447714
I'll get out a meter and check it out in the morning.
Op post a picture of your like the whole thing? I have a 79 z28 I love how old friends f bodies look
>>15447724
I used to have a 79 Trans Am, my turn signals worked but just barely. Replacing the relay fixed them perfectly.
>>15447792
Whole car, engine, or wiring?
![IMG_0228[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/fYOXDGu.jpg "IMG_0228[1].jpg")
>>15447792
Here is the whole car
![IMG_0234[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/Ok4pW7x.jpg "IMG_0234[1].jpg")
>>15447836
>>15447842
>>15447853
here is a video of it running if anyone is interested.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DrvvgJYcyY
>>15447836
>>15447842
>>15447853
can i be you
Gorgeous car op absolutely beautiful
>>15447836
>>15447842
>>15447853
I was looking for a 79 when I got my 98.
Yours is my favorite nose style.
Super awesome dude.
Any power figures or strip times?
>>15449824
She has a massive cam in the engine but until I get the engine timed right I won't know how much power for sure. Anyway, the 79 is also my favorite year too. I always thought it would be cool to take a 3rd gen camaro front end and slap it onto a second gen camaro. The 79 trans am looked close enough so I like it the best.
>>15449690
Thanks, Once I get the wiring harness figured out and time the engine it will become my new DD.
>>15449091
I bought this car with a $5000 budget and ended up getting it for $3700. I was genuinely surprised how cheap these cars can be in terms of repairs and insurance. As long as you have a basic skill of unbolting and and replacing or can watch a youtube video of how to do it most minor repairs can be done in a garage. For example we removed the whole non functioning A/C system in about 4 hours in the garage.
>>15449974
you dislike ac? weird i would have kept it and kept cool. ac is nice.
whats wrong with the timing?
>>15447598
Olds dipsticks were on the LS of the engine between cylinders 5 and 7. I see yours has headers and that probably caused a fitment issue so the dipstick was left off until something could be figured out and then never was.
>>15449986
The timing is off and makes it have a really low idle. The A/c didn't work anyway and I had no room in the engine compartment for what was left of it since most of it was already taken off to put the valve covers and headers on.
>>15450124
so why not adjust the timing its not rocket science. could have done that yesterday
>>15450133
I'm waiting for my dad help me out with it since it's a project we have been working for a couple of weeks.
>>15450074
What would be the best way to mount the tube for the dipstick with the headers on the engine?
>>15450247
You'll have to get some tube and bend it to fit. A traditional steel dipstick probably won't work with multiple bends like will probably be necessary so you'll likely have to go with a cable style dipstick, or maybe a plastic one.. Lokar makes a variety of types you could check out for ideas at the least.
>>15450247
lokar makes one like that.
its flexible. look it up
its probably at jegs
>>15449960
I DD my 79 camaro
>>15450424
is yours a 5 speed?
>>15450309
>>15450380
Thanks! I'll check them out and see what I can do.
>>15450424
What's it like? Working on getting an '81 to DD
This one in particular of I can
https://newhaven.craigslist.org/cto/5655702558.html
>>15450433
>>15450465
Nope th350 3 speed. It's pretty fun to drive but gets like -8 mpg and is noisy as fuck. Lots of compliments though
>>15450492
the lack of overdrive is the suck. im not sure i can deal with that.
why not swap it out for an od tranny
>>15450492
I'd probably end up doing a swap, they made these things during the oil crisis and the height of emissions standards, barely manages to make 170hp as-is
That and how much fuel it sucks down
>>15450537
one hundred seventy from a 400ci engine? is this a joke?
>>15450543
I wish it was
That particular turn of the decade was a bitch for car manufacturers and enthusiasts alike
>>15450554
They were marketed as grand tourers, not sports/muscles
My engine is rebuilt to fuck and back, cam pistons heads intake carb rockers everything. I have a 700r4 tranny in my firebird but I like the oomph of my built 350 in the 3 speed off the line. It just sucks revving it to hell and back to get to 100 on the freeway. Might drag race Sunday in San Diego for fun
>>15450590
They MADE good grand tourer's, but people recognized and treated them like muscle/sport/pony cars, rally drivers put better engines in these and took 'em to the speedway
