im new to the 2nd gen camaro so i would like some help on what i should look at/for on a car im looking at right now.
what i know is that the 79 has a 305 in it, interior needs to be redone, body looks in great shape and it does run the vin# is 1Q87G9L628079 which i believe means made by chevy, sports coupe, 2 door, 305, made in 79 at the van nuys plant; is this all correct? also is it ok i put the vin up? first time doing this so if not ill take it off

for rust areas, i havent looked at this one car to hard just yet, but the seller said there was rust in the trunk and that he was redoing it starting with the rear of the car, and working his way forward, i looked at the trunk and it looks great(inside), he also had a few of the panels pulled out, i believe the sail panels?(ones by the rear seats) and the kick panels were out, i glanced at the areas and didnt look like rust was there.
i have heard that the corners of the dash by the windshield are common spots for rust so i will check that out, and when i look at the car again this weekend i will be looking a lot harder before i decide to buy it
also, i know the engine has a few quarks, like the guy said it has a vacuum leak but im hoping its just the gasket and needs a rebuilt carb, there is a miss but one of the plug wires is resting on the exhaust manifold and is arching(sp?), plus some smoke is coming from the tail pipes, which im hoping is only a valve seal or is valve train related as i wont be to thrilled if i need new rings, although a comp check should let me know right?