Vehicle Info
Bought: Jan, 2002
Bragging Rights
- 1/4 Mile13 sec @ 108 mph
- Top Speed140 mph
- HP400
- Weight3600 lbs
Major Upgrades
- bore-increase
- port and polish
- engine swap
Modifications
Performance Parts
- 1972 360, 2.02 heads, 484 lift 284 dur cam
- 8 1/4 copcar axle with 3.55 suregrip
Car Audio & Video
- Factory AM/FM indash CB radio
- NOS fender mounted 3-way CB antenna
Interior
- 1978 Volare Sunrise interior
- Volare center console with floor shifter
Exterior Styling
- 1978 Volare from doors forward
- mounted to 37,000 original mile 1979 LeBaron
- inherited from grandfather.
- Removed landau vinyl roof, mig welded holes
- Painted two tone, 1978 Spitfire Orange
- and flat black front and roof like the Volare
- SuperCoupe from 1978 only
- Car was originally baby blue with blue velour
- bench seat interior and column shift.
New pics on page two, three and four!
The car got painted on October 24,2008 The pic on right is an internet pic of what my car
looked like when I started with her! Boxy sedan!
This is where I'm at so far. The bumpers are getting coated urathane black. This will have the look of a 1978 Volare SuperCoupe from the front end.
This car started out as my wife's grandfathers' baby blue 1979 LeBaron Medallion sedan. It had crushed velour baby blue bench seat interior and a blue landau vinyl roof with a wide metal band over the roof. That was removed and all the holes mig welded in and smoothed out. No rust on the car and the doors forward were donated from a 1978 Volare. Because the M-body LeBaron and the F-body Volare share the same platform, everything from just behind the front seats forward match up. All the sheet metal lines right up and the mounting points were identical. This car now looks like it never had a vinyl top. The factory even put that vinyl on the top edge of the trunk lid!
Cop car 15x7 wheels painted argent and added the center caps and trim rings to mimic the Volare SuperCoupe wheels. The trim around all the windows will be blacked out as well as the door handles and factory sport dual mirrors.
Even though a LeBaron was never offered with an automatic on the floor, the sheetmetal was stamped to accomodate it just like the Volare was, so it was a direct bolt in.
The tailights are 1978 LeBaron because they are a smooth flat lense instead of the 3 box style of the 1979 taillight. They just look more muscle car and less luxury car. The surround trim has been painted flat black and the rear bumper will be flat black also.
1978 only Volare "Spectrum" or "Sunrise" interior will complement the Spitfire Orange paint. The door panels also match these seats with the color combination. Factory AM/FM/CB in-dash radio works better than a fuzzbuster! The truckers always know where the cops are.
**This pic is of Private Leonard (Gomer Pyle) Lawrence, it's not me!** He was played by actor Vincent D'onofrio in the movie, "Full Metal Jacket" where the recruits recited the famous line below. Each time they said the word gun, I changed it to car and changed shoot for drive and kill to beat for purposes here.
"This is my car. There are many like it but this one is mine. My car is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. Without me, my car is useless. Without my car, I am useless. I must drive my car true. I must drive straighter than my enemy, who is trying to beat me. I must beat him before he beats me. I will. Before God I swear this creed: my car and myself are defenders of my country, we are the masters of our enemy, we are the saviors of my life. So be it, until there is no enemy, but peace. Long live Mopar. Amen!"
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Posted by: rick_rawker
05/09/2009, 07:38am
Hello !
CarDomain still has not fixed our 'send group bulletin' , so I am contacting everyone individualy. We do have a new show off now. I have not spent much time at the site lately because I am helping me two of my three son's with their Mopar projects (http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3108388/13)
Here are the messages I have received lately :
Hi Rick,
Sorry I haven't been in touch.. Haven't been on the computer in awhile..
I hope all is well. Tom and I are both looking for jobs and
my daughter is going to have a baby boy any day..
I was wondering if you would post a message in embassadors group that Tom and I would appreciate every ones help in the Shell Nitrogen photo contest entry #11220.. Thanks .. I appreciate your time and help...
Dropped ya a ten on OCS..
Sherrie(silverdream)....................http://www.cardomain.com/id/One4me
I deleted my account once again due to a music player on my page causing problems. I decided to merge my tC w/ my g/f's account. Would you be so kind as to come and rate my tC again?
If you feel my tC is good enough Show Off Of The Week, please nominate me. Thank You!..................http://www.cardomain.com/id/BlueSapphire7981
Hi Rick,
Rides looking good as always..
I went to the group page and its been awhile since anyone's been there.
Since you have everyones email I was hoping you would send out a help vote for me notice for the castrol contest on cardomain.
My entry number is 10660
Here's the link:
http://castrolgtx.cardomain.com/?utm_source=hp-exclusives&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=hp-exclusives
I would gladly vote for anyone else that wants to try and win thousand dollars..
I hope all is well.. Have a great summer and Thanks a bunch!!!!!...........http://www.cardomain.com/id/One4me