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  1. Maxthe222

    Fire Am - Looking For One To Purchase

    The only way to prove this is to order PHS to find out how your car was ordered factory. Y81 is the special edition code for people who wanted the Y82 SE minus the T-Tops. Here is a link to check: http://www.phs-online.com/
  2. Maxthe222

    Fire Am - Looking For One To Purchase

    A Fire Am and a Trans Am are two different things, all the cars above are just regular T/A's. Say, looking at your interior, is your car a Y81 Special Edition? Or has all that stuff been swapped in?
  3. Maxthe222

    1979 Trans Am vs 1981 Turbo Trans Am Subframe and Suspension

    Identical, there is no difference between a 1979 and 1981 Trans Am suspension. The only difference would be found in whether or not the car was equipped with the WS6 pack. Why not just save both cars? Surely it would be more costly, but keep two T/A's on the road instead of taking apart one.
  4. Maxthe222

    1979 Four Speed Trans Am

    To clarify all that information: It is absolutely a rare car. 1979 400/4-speed part prices are among the highest priced parts out there as they are scarce and hard to find complete. For 1979, W87 denotes Trans Am, U87 denotes Formula. That VIN, without a doubt, is a 1979 400/4-speed T/A...
  5. Maxthe222

    Fire Am - Looking For One To Purchase

    I actually have a white Fire Am, and I can confirm, VSE offered the kits and Fire Am package through dealers and Herb Adams shop between 1976-1981. There were estimated to be around 200 of them made between them (not per year!). Many, many of them were destroyed as they were pretty...
  6. Maxthe222

    Roll Bar installation (Herb Adams)

    Hi Danielle, if you need some help mounting it, check out this video by F-bodywarehouse, it's the mounting instructions for a Hooker Show Bar, which is was VSE used for roll bars. By any chance, would you consider selling it? You do need to cut up your interior to make it fit, and there are...