Recent content by RowanAmethyst

Okay, priced out everything on Summit i want to do to up the 318's performance, and it comes up to about $2k. That's not including everything to get it street legal and running properly, that's just upgrades for after everything else is sorted. Anyone in the market for a (heavily used) kidney?

Thanks BudW for all that info! I have the FSM books, I have a steering wheel puller (somewhere), and I have a good amount of automotive electronics wherewithal, I was just thinking to go cheap and easy. But you're right, the short might be a quick fix, it wouldn't hurt to take a look. I'm not...

Well, I have a small business making costumes for historical reenactment, I jst need to get fabric and churn out some stuff and the money will come eventually. My husband wants to help with the car, but he's not very mechanically inclined so he can only really help financially. Between the two...

Okay, an update on the update: Thinking about saying goodbye to the 318 and swapping in a 360 Magnum, maybe wait a bit on that and get what fun out of the 318 that I can. I haven't had much of a chance to even look at the Volare since my last post, except in fleeting glances as I look out my...

My Volare has three pedals too! Gas, brake, and parking brake :p

Mine looks a shade darker than that, but it could just be the lighting. I know what I'm doing with the wiper bushings, I just haven't gotten around to it yet. As for AT vs. MT, I prefer manuals, but an auto is fine for what I want to do with it (hoon around the countryside, maybe come in last at...

Good to know! That'll save me some time and money, not having to convert to manual.

Yeah, I figured. Still, dreaming can't hurt. More likely I'll just clean up the engine, maybe new headers, carb, etc, and just drive it 'til it explodes. I was thinking of a junkyard turbo setup, and summit has an EFI TB for the 318, or I could probably just pull one off something else. Hell, I...

It's more the repairs it needs than the inspection itself. But I applied for a new job the other day and if I get it, I'll be making enough to start fixing it up. The job is at A Certain Major Retail Store, installing car electronics (which I specialized in while I was at tech school). I'd be...

Okay so maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration but the point is, I can't afford to get the thing street legal :p

Well, it's about that time again: time to talk about my Volare. I haven't really touched it since last year, though last time I started it, it fired right up. I wouldn't want to try that again until I drain the tank and put fresh gas + stabilizer in there, the gas in that tank is a couple years...

Ok, it's raining so I couldn't do much, but I looked under the plastic cowl and sure enough, the linkage is in pieces. I guess the next nice day I'll be taking the whole thing out. Also! I checked the clips and they're a perfect match! that's two out of three things that I have a clear plan...

Oh, that's good to know! I was going to do it the hard way, which because I have (or, had) A/C in the car is so much harder than it has to be. But if I can just pop off a few bolts, take the whole thing out, and do it on the bench, that sounds much better! Edit: And dang it, I forgot to check...

Oof, none of those sound fun to fix. I hope you can figure it out!

Holy crap, I may have actually found the clips. I won't know until tomorrow, but from the picture they look about right, part #6003219 if I'm not mistaken. I hope it's the right one!