[mrrat1]

Hi Guys, I have searched but can't seem to find a site to decode the cowl tag.

7905A2FS87 N 208168
12N 24L 24U L
A51 29M
BU1 840629

Thanks in advance....

[mrrat1]

I bought as a roller...has racing seats and Interior has multi color plastics & belts in trunk are blue & tan.
I know its a 403 auto car. Has an 8.5 rear 2.4 or 2.5 rear gear. Haven't removed cover to count the teeth in gears.

I've found A51 is bucket seats & 29M is Nocturn Blue paint.

What is the interior color.

[johnta1]

24L & 24U are the paint codes: Atlantis Blue (I think?)
29M would be the interior color
Sure it isn't 24N?
(I don't show a 29M)

The BU1 is a secondary interior color.

[mrrat1]

Thanks & ok that makes sense John 24U = upper & 24L = lower

I will double check it but pretty sure it was 29M maybe medium blue

[Aus78Formula]

12N is oyster for interior, it may not be there now but do you have two-tone blue and white interior? Blue belts too, as Norwood plate.

[johnta1]

24N would be a blue interior (standard)

[mrrat1]

Is A51 deluxe bucket seats in vinyl?
Dash is blue and looks to be original. Rear belts are blue and look like they were never changed out. Had blue front belts in the trunk & tan receivers. The racing seats had after market belts. Back seats are black cloth. Manual windows, but tan console with pwrwindow switches. Wrong steering wheel & column. Interior is just a huge mismatch of parts.

[johnta1]

A51 is for bucket seats, which all 70-81 Birds had.
(nothing to do with color)

BU1 would make the dash and some other stuff Blue.
Yours is not Custom if it is 24N (or 29N even if real number)

[mrrat1]

So I'm thinking Oyster seats, door panels and plastics. The dash, console, carpet, belts & package shelf blue...... Thanks Very Much!!!

[mrrat1]

Who would you guys use? Firebird Central or Classic Ind for floor pans.

[Grand73Am]

Whereever you find the best price for the pans and cheapest shipping. The dealers all sell the same pans. Of course, shipping will be less if you buy from a place closest to your location. National Parts Depot has several locations in different regions of the country which could help with shipping for example. You can google for other Firebird/Trans Am restoration parts companies, to find more of them to compare prices and locations.

[74Grandville]

http://www.78ta.com/Pages/vincowltag.htm

http://www.78ta.com/Pages/1979.htm

http://www.78ta.com/Pages/rpo.htm

79 - 1979
05 - May
A - First Week
2 - Pontiac
F - Firebird
S - Firebird
87 - 2-Door Coupe
N - Norwood, OH
208168 - Fisher Body Unit Number

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12N - Oyster Vinyl (deluxe)
24L - Atlantis Blue
24U - Atlantis Blue
L - Lacquer Based Paint

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A51 - Bucket Seats
29M - ?????
BU1 - ?????

840629 - Fisher Time Date Code

[mrrat1]

thanks for the links 74G.......pans ordered. 2 fronts with toe boards, 2 under rear seats & trunk.
$625 shipped from Classic Industries.

[Aus78Formula]

FS - Firebird body model, not specific option. They all have that there, base model to TA, although unusual for a Norwood-build not to also list W66. They seem to pick and choose which sometimes makes their absence questioned.

[mrrat1]

Confirmed the 29M on the tag...Could it be the Nocturn blue color around the bottom and on the bumpers? I did see a pic of one on the internet.

[mrrat1]

https://www.google.com/search?q=1979...hEocPJCm1g2eM:

[johnta1]

Originally Posted by mrrat1

Confirmed the 29M on the tag...Could it be the Nocturn blue color around the bottom and on the bumpers? I did see a pic of one on the internet.

I think you are correct.
I looked at some buildsheets which had some codes like that for Accent paint (but not 29M).

29 would be the Nocturne Blue color. Probably different color codes for the different paint.

19M was a Gray Accent color
80M was for the Red Bird Accent color