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#41
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An update: Repaired all dash wiring, found that ignition switch was bad. Rebuilt carburetor, replaced fuel pump, and primed oil pump. I filled the carburetor bowl and it started immediately. I took it on it's first real drive in at least 15 years. Couldn't be happier!
Now I am trying to locate a correct factory radio. On the build sheet box 98 reads RADIO ----. The code for it is UN9 RADIO SUPR. G. Does anyone know which radio came factory? AM? AM/FM, OR THE RED DOT STEREO? HELP |
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if there is a blank in the radio box, I'd suspect it was a car with no radio;
I have spoken to a couple guys who ordered their cars around that time with no radio - apparently like them, most were pissed when they received their car intending to add their own aftermarket radio, and they noticed the car came with a windshield with no built in antenna! I believe there was an option to have the car built for a radio, but without a radio option... It might be worth sending away to PHS for a packet on your car, as that should spell out precisely which radio (if any) it came with. I'm just a little confused, because you seemed to suggest before that it had no build sheet, but had PHS, while your last post seems to suggest you have a build sheet.
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1970 Formula 400 Carousel Red paint on Black standard interior A no-engine, no-transmission, no-wheel option car. Quite likely one of few '70 Muncie three speed Formula 400's left. 1991 Grand Am: 14.4 @ 93.7mph (DA corrected) (retired DD, stock appearing) 2009 Cobalt SS: 13.9 @ 103mph (current DD; makes something north of 300hp & 350ft/lbs) |
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This is what I have. It's a copy of what I was told was a build sheet. I believe it's just a copy of an old PHS documentation that the other owner had.
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#44
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That's a build sheet.
If the details in the top right corner match your vin, then that's possibly better than what PHS can give you. I have heard though that depending on where along the line that build sheet was used, it may be missing information that you're looking for. I would guess, without knowing cars from that year as well as mine, that this was the option code for having all the provisions for a radio in place, even though it would have had no radio in place; Cars without a radio had a plastic block off plate installed. There is a reproduction available, but it's a 1978-1981 radio block off, so it's a bit bigger than the radio opening for a 1970-1977 Firebird. EDIT: BINGO!! https://www.78ta.com/Pages/rpo.htm (look near the bottom of the page) UN9 Radio Accommodation Package
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1970 Formula 400 Carousel Red paint on Black standard interior A no-engine, no-transmission, no-wheel option car. Quite likely one of few '70 Muncie three speed Formula 400's left. 1991 Grand Am: 14.4 @ 93.7mph (DA corrected) (retired DD, stock appearing) 2009 Cobalt SS: 13.9 @ 103mph (current DD; makes something north of 300hp & 350ft/lbs) |
#45
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Here is a better look. Also TGA TINT W/ANT.
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#46
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yup.
The RPO 'UN9' would have included 'U76' which is essentially a windshield with an antenna lead... early on in the second gen run, GM more or less tuck it to cheap buyers if they didn't order a radio by putting in a plain windshield, and making the owner of hte new car either order a really expensive replacement windshield with the built in antenna, or cut their car to mount an aerial.
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1970 Formula 400 Carousel Red paint on Black standard interior A no-engine, no-transmission, no-wheel option car. Quite likely one of few '70 Muncie three speed Formula 400's left. 1991 Grand Am: 14.4 @ 93.7mph (DA corrected) (retired DD, stock appearing) 2009 Cobalt SS: 13.9 @ 103mph (current DD; makes something north of 300hp & 350ft/lbs) |
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U76 is there. Along with UN9, And TGA. I'm confused as to why RADIO was left with ----
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#48
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I would say the original buyer was planning on adding his own (high power) radio/tape setup. So why pay for a radio?
Just needed the hookups, because he planned to take the original radio out when he got it. Was a popular thing back then. (Marantz, Kenwood,etc)
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John Wallace - johnta1 Pontiac Power RULES !!! www.wallaceracing.com Winner of Top Class at Pontiac Nationals, 2004 Cordova Winner of Quick 16 At Ames 2004 Pontiac Tripower Nats KRE's MR-1 - 1st 5 second Pontiac block ever! "Every man has a right to his own opinion, but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts." "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid." – Socrates |
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I would like to thank you all for sharing your experience with these cars. This past Saturday I took it on it's first drive outside of my neighborhood. I never got on it, just testing the waters. I will say that the bottom end torque of this car is amazing.
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Wow, your car looks great! Congrats on your first ride and getting it running so quickly! Drive it like you stole it....
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Thank you, waiting on nice weather for some more test drives. I plan on going through the cooling system. The original radiator is there and needs to be recored. I would like to have the water pump rebuilt, I can't find a kit though. Member frankyboy455 sold me a 1976 Delco am/fm radio this morning. I am also going to remove the factory Walker exhaust from my other 76 and install on this one along with factory manifolds. It's all in time.
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#52
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Another great T/A saved from dormant storage! Enjoy!!!!
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"Spend all your time and money on that Pontiac GTO pile" - The Go-Gos, 1981 |
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Great find! Good luck with it.
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Getting a little off track, but in 1975 I went in to order a new 76 Trans Am at Thomas Pontiac in Daphne Alabama as soon as they started taking 76 orders. I wanted a Starlite Black TA and was told that black was not available. So I ordered a Firethorn Red with black interior 400 auto. Two months later Starlite Black paint was available and was I pissed. I have some AMA papers somewhere in the garage from that time period that states all of this. Early 76 colors that I remember were Cameo White, Sterling Silver, Goldenrod Yellow, Carousel Red and Firethorn Red. I don't remember a blue on a TA, but I do remember black was a late addition to the colors for 76 because I could not order it and they refused a special order. Some pics of the Firethorn I was forced to order with a rare silver bird, most were gold. Another of the black one I bought later.
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great pics. still got the ta and the girl?
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#56
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That TA is long gone. The girl is still with me, almost for fifty years now.
Have this TA now. |
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You mentioned the documents above. If you ever found them, I'd love to see them. |
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