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Member ID: 78volaresuper

Location: Brandon/Tampa, FL

Vehicle Info

1978 Plymouth Volare
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Bought: Jun, 1978


Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile13.7 sec @ 101 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed0mph
  • HP0
  • Weight3400lbs

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Modifications

 

Updated on Sep 09, 2012

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78volaresuper’s Plymouth Volare

    • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
     
    • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
     
    • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
     

9/9/2012 New Moser 8.75

Auburn limited slip 3.91 gears

Willwood disk brakes

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8/11/2012
These new pictures are actually old.  Just now been able to upload them.  Most of the car is together with the exception of some final wiring and the new rear end.  We should be ordering it soon.  We are going with an 8 3/4 with a 3.91 gear and willwood disk.

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8/27/07 New picks
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6/7/07 Went to track for first time with new motor and transmission and ran 13.8 at 101.8 with stock 8.25 rear. Next project is reverse manual shift transmission valve body and 8.75 Moser rear with mopar super stock springs.

6/2/07 Hood Installed
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1/26/07 Test Fit Hood
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12/15/06 Purchased a fiberglass hood.
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New Pics
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10/30/06 New Shift-R-Gate and B&M shift knob installed
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6/27/06 Broken lifter is fixed and car is rdy to drive.
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4/10/06 New Motor is in
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78volaresuper's 1978 Plymouth Volare

TCI Street Fighter 727 transmission Soon to be reverse pattern manual shift.
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3/28/06 Bottom Is Painted
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11/19/2005 Motor is out
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10/03/2005 New MSD Ignition installed. Distributor, Coil, and ignition box.

9/16/2005 Getting ready for the track.
Fastest 1/4 time was 15.495 @ 89.66Mph "w/ stock motor"
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7/07/05
Parts for new engine and short block came in.

We went with the Edelbrock performer RPM Package and the 9.5:1 compresion short block.
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This car has only 4663.9 original miles....

This car is 100% all original even down to the original tires with some minor performance upgrades. No body work has been done no rust everything is perfect and i still have all the origanal parts like the lean burn and thermal crap carb.

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2/17/05
Finally got the car insured because of all the hurricanes and we plan on taking it to some car show and to the drag strip to make a few passes.

2/1/04
New TTI dual exhaust system finished (page 2)

This page is pictures of my dads 1978 Plymouth Volare Super Coupe. My dad bought this car in 78 and drove it for 4500 miles and parked it. Its sat in the garage for the garage since 87. The latest things we have done is put on a new edelbrock carb, new plugs, plug wires, and distributor cap and rotor.

MODIFICATIONS
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~Edelbrock performer intake
~Edelbrock performer 600 cfm carburator
~TTI 1 3/4 step headers w/ 2 1/2 dual exhaust; flomaster mufflers (for an A body)
~Chyrsler egnition system (eliminated lean burn)
~Moroso Valve covers
~Moroso air cleaner cover
~K&N air filter
~Holley Fuel Pump
~Monroe rear Air Shocks
~Proform light weight Starter

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Interior
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New 5inch mopar tach with shirt light

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Comrick317  

Posted by: Comrick317

I really like that car, it looks great. My buddy had an Aspen way back in the day. Some fantastic memories in that car.

germanwolf  

Posted by: germanwolf

HOT ride man! 5 stars across

Adrian-Hamburg  

Posted by: Adrian-Hamburg

Looks like a lot of work.
I wish I had more time.
My Volare will stay rusty but running.
Regards from Hamburg / Germany.

purplehaze67  

Posted by: purplehaze67

Wow, Beautiful Job! This is a Very Rare car, and easily the Nicest I've seen! A very special car indeed!

Da87Beast  

Posted by: Da87Beast

Awesome! 5 Star no doubt! Terrific work and the end product is priceless!

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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: 78volaresuper

Location: Brandon/Tampa, FL

 
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