Father-daughter project- 79 Volare Premier

[Mr C]

Nice looker! Interesting a Premiere with no A/C.

I thought that was funny too. It has what I think is an odd combo of options...the Chronometer, Cruise, intermittent wipers, rear defrost, but no power windows or AC.

I tried to influence my daughter to make a road runner out of it, but she likes it as it is...she thinks the hood ornament is cool. Looks like I'll be diving into the leaning tower of power to see if I can fix it on the cheap (Oil is up and trans fluid is clean and red.)

More to follow...
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Here's some pics of the dreaded front frame area and trunk...totally solid with a little surface rust only! There's still original colour visible on the rails.

 

[Justwondering]

This is so cool to watch as you go through the project!

 

[Jack Meoff]

Looks like it won't be too nightmarish at all.
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So are you saying that putting a 2015 engine in a 1977 car means you have to also bring along all the computer controls as well?

I thought I was reading where folks were bypassing epa add-ons.. she asked naively.

That's pretty much impossible with a newer style engine. Cam sensors and computer control out the wazoo.

 

[Darth-Car]

His plan is for the entire drive train to come out of the 2015 donor. He has to bring all of the computers with the engine, because there are the engine computers, and the trany computers.

 

[Justwondering]

Does that mean you have to bring the entire wiring harness and somehow patch it into what you have
OR
do you bring the entire wiring harness and remove all of the original wiring harness in the car?

 

[BudW]

Most likely (I guess) he will be removing wiring harness from donor car and merging the two harnesses together (maybe 25% original and 75% newer harness, will be my guess).
The body and dash harness will need some tweaking, but engine and transmission harness will mostly have to come from the donor).

BudW
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Actually, if a person could put a even intake runner fuel injection on the /6, that would a nice setup.
Even better would be a split runner intake with RPM dependent flap (like most newer engines have) would be really sweet.

 

[Justwondering]

so from my 1 experience pulling the front end off a fifth avenue and that time sink, you would probably buy a wrecked car, bring it home and harvest what you need from it?

It seems like it would take a lot of time to pull the wires from it and all the nooks and crannies that wires go to.

 

[BudW]

My guess is it would take a person about two to 2½ hours to remove the underhood wiring harness from your 5th Ave. Less time if engine was removed.

About the same time to re-install it.

 

[Mr C]

Initial clean up/ assessment:

Car cleaned up very nicely. It is original paint that buffs up well "Classic Cream" (Y3) is the color.

All fluids are good and up.
Brakes work well for now- emergency brake works like new.
Charging the battery.
Key would not turn in column anymore- fixed that.
Trans linkage was unhooked to push car around- fixed that too.

Needs carb (the 1 bbl is seized up) and power steering pump (pulley is missing too).

After that I'll clean up the plugs wires cap rotor, flush the line, give it new gas and see if it runs.

 

[Jack Meoff]

She shines up like a new penny.
Very nice!

 

[Justwondering]

thanks for taking us on the journey with you.

 

[Darth-Car]

Great looking machine!

 

[Mr C]

Update: bought a battery, rebuilt the 2 bbl (yes, it's a Super Six) filled it with new premium fuel and it fired right up.

I should have taken a video, nobody would believe it hasn't run in 6 years the way it this thing runs.

Now it needs some touch ups and a new vinyl top...but for now she's a driver.

 

[Justwondering]

pictures of somebody driving that machine ....

 

[Jack Meoff]

If it's a Super Six I'd never doubt it for a second.

 

[Mr C]

Spent some time cleaning up under the hood...drove to the gase station and filled it with premium.

Needs brakes and an alignment, but drives like a new car in every other respect. This thing is a time capsule.

 

[old yellow 78]

Classic Cream (Y3) was a one year color only (1978). Its a really nice subtle yellow and I really like it with the dark tan interior and top. OY has the same colors. When is the last time that you saw a yellow car that wasn't the shade of French's Mustard? You have a very nice little coupe there!

 

[Justwondering]

engine looks wonderful

 

[Jack Meoff]

Looks very nice all cleaned up.
Is that a 1 bbl or a Super Six?

 

[Justwondering]

Has your daughter driven it yet?