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Old 07-09-2026, 11:40 AM
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Default Correct Radiator and radiator tag id

Hi,

I bought a driver condition 76 Trans Am 455 4 speed, no ac 50th anniversary car last fall. Car has 45k miles, but the radiator in the car started leaking and is beyond repair.

Radiator shop has a radiator from a 76 trans am with the following that they could restore for me...

stamped CV on the passenger side tank (manual)

ID tag has:
IF.... FA (FA are large letters)
CV
156

I can't find my build sheet, looked under the dash, in the doors, or in/under any of the seats. I didn't check behind the rear interior panels yet.

From old parts manuals and looking at other 455 4 speed and 400/455 50th car build sheets, most seem to have FA, FC, or FO.

Should it be part number 3030189, 3030111, 3033156?

Some tags have the entire part number on them, this one has 156. Is that the part number or mean it was manufactured on the 156th day of the year (June 5, 1976). My car was manufactured July 1976 per phs sheet.

Would the FA radiator be an accurate radiator to purchase and restore for my car?

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2002 Trans Am WS6 6 Speed (1k miles)
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