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Am INFO _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FAQS You now own a car from the 70’s era, you need to get familiar with things were designed in a way and some of them seem illogical or designed poorly, here we go: Q: How do I open the hood?
How to Open the Hood on a 1973–1981 Pontiac Trans Am(For first-time owners or anyone unfamiliar with this unique setup)
⚠️ Important Note: Step-by-Step Instructions
1.
Approach the Front of the Car
2. Locate the Hood Latch Handle
3. Pull
the Handle Firmly
4. Move
to the Center of the Hood
5. Lift the Hood
Q: How do you remove the ignition key on a 4 speed manual transmission TA?
⚠️ Important Note:
A: Step-by-Step Instructions
1. Come to a Complete Stop
2. Shift into Reverse (R) 🡒 (Look for the “R” on the shift pattern and push until you feel it engage.)
3. Turn the Ignition Key to
the Off Position
4. Remove the Key
Q: My car seems to have misalignments and gaps here and there on body panels, is this normal? A: This cars were not perfect from factory, misalignments in doors, hood, flares and spoilers are part of the nature of the car. Q: Is it normal that the t tops leak? A: well, yes, THEY ALL LEAK, if you have a trans am from the 70's with 100% leak free t tops please call me, yours is possible the only one on earth, worth to be put in a record book. Q: The car is restored but the t tops have scratches here and there? A: unfortunately Pontiac solution to store and transport the t tops inside the car was a simple bag that has poor protection capacity, t tops are prone to shift and move inside the trunk when not in use and they are prone to get scratched and even dented sometimes. Unfortunately no one makes t top reproductions and perfect t tops are virtually impossible to find and glass polishing we tried to the years doesn’t really remove them. Q: My TA was restored and the doors and or windows don't shut properly? A: this is pretty common, and the reason is the new seals for the doors that are manufactured this days are made of harder rubber compared with the soft factory latex, unfortunately this is an issue we are still trying to get solved with the manufacturing companies, hopefully they will change the quality of the rubber soon, now we have noticed that with time the rubber gets softer, but as said takes time for them to get shaped by door/window pressure. Also the WINDOWS TURN SLOW because same issue with new rubber and the best option is to roll up the window with the door open before closing it. Q: My e-brake cable runs on top of the exhaust, is this right, my mechanic says this is incorrect? A: that's the way was done from the factory, your mechanic not familiar with 2nd gen firebirds. Q: The trunk has some sealer marks under the trunk lid on the corners, looks terrible, was this car in an accident? A: No, those patches are factory sealer and yes they look terrible but that's the way this cars were put together by the plant and it truly makes you think was an unprofessional repair, but is not, there are several places in the trunk and other places in the car where you will find this sealer. Q: My car partial Vin on engine or transmission is off by one digit, or 10 or 100 A: This is not common but has been reported many times and has been proved that workers made mistakes with the stamping machine back in the day at the plant, usually the error is by one sequential digit, sometimes 10 and 100, we have personally seen one digit dozen times in the 2+ decades restoring trans ams, there is not question under this circumstances that the cars are matching numbers.
Q: My bumpers have stress marks, cracks or hairlines, why? A: This is very common, specially early models, and also 1979-81models, the material used in the 70's probably lost its flexibility making this parts prone to cracks, even with the addition of modern flex agent added to the paint they will eventually develop some type of marks or hairlines, pleas be extra careful with this parts and most importantly avoid pushing the car by the bumpers in case you need to push it, push by sail panels or pillars with the windows down, do not EVER push the car by rear spoiler fins. the 1970-73 models front fascias are very delicate and they tend to develop hairlines and cracks at some point, is not if is when. Rubber on front and rear fascias on 1974-75 also very delicate and doesn't reacts well to new chemicals when trying to refinish and may end damaging what's left of that rubber area after 50 years (know that bumper rubber part is not available and near impossible to find)
Q: My car has a stress hairline crack by the corner of the sail panel by the L shaped part were the roof rail weather stripping is. A: this is common, and most frequent in cars with t top cars, the reason lies on the Unibody construction with a partial sub-frame which allows this kind of cars to flex under stress, this cracks are pretty common and will eventually show up. Q: when I switch the ignition key to the on position I hear the fan working, but my a/c control is off. A: Yes, that's the way they were wired, fan always running, even if your a/c is off, this was purposely designed to keep the front windshield fog free. If you have any other questions please call 1.305.412.5000 ___________________________ PONTIAC ADS TROUGH THE YEARS:
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