Rumbles ride

I have allways like the later B body cars. Not a damn thing wrong with the older ones at all. But I also don't think the newer ones get any thought or looks. Though mine is different being a 2 year run nameplate, it will every once in awhile, get noticed for what it is.

I introduce to you, my 1979 Magnum;

A Cordoba by any other name lol

I always liked the styling of the Magnums. I liked the "Cord" inspired grills in them. Never driven one, but made a mad dash across town once cause someone told me about a Magnum GT they saw for sale.

was gone when I got there

A little rusty, alittle crusty, all mine, this project car turned everyday driver was picked up off the 1 and only owner whom purchased it new for himself.

After many years of service and well documented record keeping, even light bulb replacements, he told me he handed it over to his daughter for collage for 4 years. And then his son for 4 more years. Both atteneded schools upstate New York.

I live on the Island and it will take you an hour to get off this damn sand bar without crazy traffic. His kids did come home on the weekends since they were only a 2 - 2-1/2 hours away. And of course, kids being kids, they drive everywhere and record nothing but memories and good times...........and a few tickets.

He then used the car for approx. a 10 year run as a daily comuter from his house to NYC where he is a fireman. I know the miles, it's 50 one way to work for him, 100 daily, 500 weekly, get the picture?

Well, he stopped recording in 1989 with over 300,000 miles on it before the kids got it. Hummmmmm, just how many miles are on that 318? I don't know, but this could be a 1/2 million mile engine.

While collecting parts for this project, I came across a '78 Cordoba. And since it was to be modified some, and the Cordoba had a P code 400 that comes with the 727 and a 9-1/4 w/3.21 sure grip equiped rear that is all a bolt in ........... Hummmmmmmmmmmmmm................

Yep, the 318 made way for the 400. It's on!

Heres a few better shots.

Funny you mention that. That's the next part of this little tale.

I spied the car for sale in a local paper for $500. I was like, screw it, WTF, I'll go look, you never know.

Advertised as a "GT", I get there and said "I have only one question, I don't mean to sound like or be an ass about the car, it is sold for the price, no argument, but you did advertise it as a "GT" and........."

I was cut off by a way of the hand, which opened the door to reveal the GT stripe inside the door. He came out and said he had been hit a few times. (LOL, maybe, ... 3 times. I don't know, but theres alot of replacement panels going on there!)

He told me he purchased it off the showroom floor and it had stripes on it with a pair on the hood that ended in a GT at the bottom. HEY! OK and ALLLLLLLLLLLLLRIGHTY THEN!!

I'm good. here the cash! And home I went, smilin big. This is my second one. My first one, you would not be able to tell the difference between them sitting side by side. Seriously, I mean that.

The only differenceis that I grabed another K-frame and used a swap kit to install the big block. The old K-frame looked like this;

Now that I have a mig welder, I can save these things if need be. It really isn't hard to do. Makeing it look good when your done is hard when you don't weld often. Since I didn't have a welder at the time, but enuff money to get a K-frame else where, a dude by the screen name Carbide6 from the style took the time and sent me a 99.5% rust free K-frame and I sent it out for a blasting and epoxy coating.
(Next time I do it myself!)

I couldn't get rid of the 318/904 for free. It's amazing that even when it was for free, people still wanted something extra in the deal in order to take it away.
SO! The 318/904 became a new project since the Magnum is an everyday driver. You now how it is to work on something you use everyday right? A PAIN!

AND, while being bored, a glutton for punishment, I got a '74 Duster and used the 318 as a show you all project that can be seen here; http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=10508&page=1&pp=20
They'll be updates on it soon. I'm doing floor pans now, carpet & dash cap on the way.

Wow...that is one trashed K and one trashed duster. I thought the floors in my Sedan were trash (and they are) and the lower quarters. and the bottoms of the front fenders. and maybe the bottom of the doors..........

On the other hand, the rails and trunk floor are good

That Duster isnt Trashed, Thats L.I. sheet metal at its finest ! My Barracuda was pretty solid till I moved to the Island for 2 years, Got back to CT and it had no rockers left.

Ha ha ha, you all have a point there. L.I. has some salty roads and weather and beachs, lots-o-beach here. You can smell it in the air miles away if the wind is right. No joke. But thats my hell I have to deal with. Some of you other guys have, oh, I don't know, tornado's, hurricanes, stupid hot heat that you'll never convince me dry heat isn't so bad. OH, retarded amount of snow falls in some places. Not so here. I do mean it can dump 2-2-1/2 in a pop, but that doesn't happen alot. Rare actually, but it does happen from time to time.

On that Duster thread, I'll be posting pictures in about a week. I have the drivers floor pan up next and the passenger is done. Rears are on there way with Carpet and dash cap.

The nice thing is ... so far ... the pans covered more area than what is rotted. So I just traced the pan, subtracted about an inch and cut out the shape. Presto, new floor pan and looking good. Welded it up and seam sealed it, then a little rust encapsulator on top of everything. And under, inbetween and over it again.

I ditched the seats seen in the thread to try and hook up beige 01 Chrysler Concord seats. Not to shabby, 6 way power and comfy.

The real trick is the outside rear 1/4's. Since I never done this before and my welding skills are close to Fido's ass after a week long drinking binge and Taco Bell feast!!!!

Hey, I know it looks bad, but it's all melted togther real good.

Ah, your welding will improve as you go........no worries from the looks of it.....when you do that much welding, it gets easier and better.........

Have you thought about a paint scheme? Street sleeper, 2 tone, ??? ........and I'm not up to snuff on that 400........What kind of HP do you expect?

Same showroom floor paint sceme again. I really like the stripe and hood treatment. The only other color option is a two tone black and silver. That is an eye popping combo.
Look below.

What I wanted to do was ..... heads up, pipe dream coming back alive........

A 500 (Or so) cube engine, lay on an Indy top end if the intake could fit in. (I have a feind that would be nice enuff to let me use his stuff to mock it up over the winter) and hook up a hair drier style blower with intercooler. The super charger store would take care of that part. Cam would have been moderate for useage with a heavy car but pushing it is what I like to do.
(Yes, that also creates nightmares, but this is what I do and figure out.)

The trans would have been swaped for a 5 spd tremac and pistol grip.
I would have left the rear as it is in it's current state with the 3.55's.
If it proved an ill choice, I'd do a DANA or Moser Ford style 9 w/4.10's.
Tub the rear and move the axle springs in.

Right now, the 400 is getting tired and eating a quart of oil every tank. 200 miles. It's about ready for the valve seals to be done. Since it is a '78 engine, it did have when new of course, 190 hp @ 3600 & 305 lbs. of torque @ 3200 rpm's. (Chiltons ref.)

A healty engine with Headman Elete headers with a 2-1/2 inch H piped exhaust and upgraded ignition with an MP unsilenced air cleaner should pump up and out a good 30 HP or more. But I just think it isn't so. Also I'm running a Carter Comp series 750. The T-Q cracked. I have a replacement, but have not got there yet. No rush in doing so ethier.

I think it was car and driver, or equal of the day, grabbed a '78 big block Magnum and ran the 1/4 with it. I do not remember exactly the speed throught the traps, low to mid 90's in mph, but the 1/4 times were somewhere, IIRC, around the mid 14's.
I have the same basic set up I have. 400/727/9-1/4 W/3.55's.
I know my tires are slightly larger @ 245/60/15's than the tested Magnum of the day. But it is not a big deal.

I need to tune the car a bit better. When I stab it like the ripper, it dumbs down and then takes off. I can walk it out OK. On the street it isn't as bad. Once warmed up right good, it'll spin some tires. But not till fully warmed up. Which was the main issue at the track. The Chrysler big blocks like to be really warmed up. Just sit and idle for awhile. I noticed, the longer I run the car, the better it performs everywhere.

My track numbers from E-town last month from the Atlantic MP nat.'s are;

............Rt..........60ft.......1/4.....mph
run#1....1.923......2.631...15.956...88.37
run#2....R/Lght.....3.205...16.584...88.26
run#3....813.........2.45....15.782...88.61

That black and silver scheme is OUTRAGEOUS.........Now I'm stinkin' jealous..............

Maybe I can get the wife to sell the Buick and get one for our daily driver....

Her face would look something like this....:eek:

See, I told ya it looked killer. Eye popping and for surely a catcher like fly paper. IMO that is. The "GT" models have fender flares. Extremely hard to find. Last set I seen was old used crack but in very good shape that was priced at $500.

I do believe the car above has the GT wheels.

These forgotten B bodies go on the cheap side. Aftermarket parts are near an absoulte zero and theres really no demand for them save a few flag wavers like me. The nice part about these Late B body cars is they will accept ealry B body parts. Some without modification, most with minimal mods.

Some parts, if had in full, like a rear end for example, the whole thing from springs on down can be swapped in from an earlier B body. It is a bolt in. Exhaust can be tricky due to large feul tanks. 20+ gallons. Except the '79 which is 18 gallon. But you can use a Road Runner system from front to rear.

These cars will respond just like any other MoPar when you appraoch it the same way save the few odd parts or minor mod in a swap. The one and only thing I say that must be done is an ignition swap to at least the min. of a MoPar Orange box set up kit. The stock carb has no provision IIRC for the vacuum advance. (Enter aftermarket carb?) But that "Lean Burn" set up is dangerous. They will just simply cut out while driving down the road.

Heres the ride a bout 6 months ago, or so. I forget. But, this is what it sounds like. Headman headers, 2-1/2 H piped exhaust, Hooker Aero Chamber mufflers piped to the tail.
I go through a few RPM's.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3OTEn5mrCs

I bought the "X" a 78 Magnum XE, 400 B/Block car. Red interior with buckets and white exterior. Pretty car like yours. I did a stock rebuild on a 440, put headers on it and she raced it on club clash nights. Only managed low 16's. OK for an over two ton tank!
It was a Colorado car and in very decent shape. I wish I still had it.

Nice comfortable dailey driver you have there rumble!

Thanks and welcome aboard the site.

The 400 in there now is very tired and I have to change out plugs often. It's a real nice daily driver. Better when gas was a $1.30 for regular. I could handle the mileage with that price! Building a S/B for it now 360/727.

I'll be real happy when I can tear it down for a proper work effort on it.

Nice ride and nice work, Rob.

It's possible to get these heavies moving. The 68 Satellite 9 passenger wagon I built with a 440+6, auto, 3.55, P/S, P/B, and A/C went a best of 14.74 @ 94.6 weighing 4580 empty

It's possible to get these heavies moving. The 68 Satellite 9 passenger wagon I built with a 440+6, auto, 3.55, P/S, P/B, and A/C went a best of 14.74 @ 94.6 weighing 4580 empty


I don't deny it, they can be made to move. This one happened to have a 2.73 something rear end and was @ 5,200' altitude. It was just a low compression real mild rebuild.



Rumble, thank's for the welcome! I also hang out on FABO as well as BBD. All nice sights. I love the 66 to 72 b bodies!

Wow. It ain't goin nowhere with 2.73's. That's running pretty good then

Top end ought to be a screamer with 2.73.

Hey SCredneck . welcome aboard. I thought you might like this new place. More focused and with lots of people to help.

Theres a fella by me with a Magnum. He popped in a 440 6 pak. Nice ride he has.

So Rumblefish360 and SCredneck, has anyone dropped a four speed manual in a late B-body that you know of? Will parts from an earlier car work?

Yes, the pedals from the 72 - 74 cars work I beileve. I'll look for that thread I have saved, somewhere in this messing thing. A dude dropped in a 383 4spd and a 8-3/4.

Thanks Rumblefish360. If you could find that old thread that would be great. As far as beefing up the suspension, are there specific things to look for?

Here is the link to the 383/4spd in a Magnum thread; http://www.magnumgt.com/pistolgrip.htm
You'll find everything you need to know, for the most part, right on there on that pages and it's links on the left side of the page.

On the rear, if you stay with the stock parts, you can get the correct springs for the "ISO" suspension through ESPO.com and with extra lift if you wish. I ordered the springs with the OE ride height. I didn't like it so I added extra long shackles and moved up the rears height.
(To be honest with ya, I don't think they bent the springs properly.)

Espo also has the rubber biscuts that sandwhich the spring but do not have the proper width parts in which they sit in. I looked around and no one has the part in NOS or re-pop.

The late B-body cars come with the 8-1/4 which isn't to bad and the 9-1/4 which is excellent, but both rears are a C-clip design which seem to unerve alot of people.

Shocks ca be had easy. KYB has them and there in my car. Nice upgrade over stock, a little stiffer, but no overkill.

The entire rear suspension can be swapped out for an older one, ut the exact years I keep forgetting. I think I ot it right above, double check me.

On the front suspension, there is a company, the name esapes me at the moment, that offers replacement T-bars. The late B bodies have longer T-bars than there earlier year breathern. It is possible to make the mods for earlier T-bars, but I don't think it is worth the effort at this point since you can get new ones in 2 sizes, both larger than stock.

Again, shocks are not an issue. KYB's reside in my car again. Bushings are also not an issue or strut rods.

You can also get larger front and rear sway bars from ADDCO.
Do both bars at the same time. I would also suggest the 4 shocks and T-bars all at once with 245/60/15's on all 4 corners. Once it is done, the car will handle sooooo much better, it'll actually be an enjoyable decent cornering ride.

I really like your car. i used to have a 79 Chrysler 300, it was a nice road tripping car. i really, really like the later style mopars i also have had a 1975 fury and a 75 coronet. I've always wanted to restore a later model mopar. magnum's , later roadrunner's , cordoba's, 300's i like them all because their different, and you dont see many of them. Is there a website for later style mopars like that? If not, there should be.

Alright then, I will check out the link for the four speed Magnum GT and thanks for the great suspension info.

Alley, ;

Though posting up another web site on B bodies isn't good to get this one to grow, the link above also has within it a link, *I think* to another Mopar site, Moparstyle.com, where they have a sub section within just for the '75+ year MoPars.
It's titled "The forgotten B bodies" or something like that. I post there once in awhile.

Here it is; http://www.moparstyle.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=15
There is also this place; http://www.cordobaclubusa.com/subframeconnectorupdate.html
OH, I forgot, the K frame to these cars have a rubber biscut that isolates some road feel, vibration, noise and can be replaced with iron or aluminum parts. A member over there, "Cudazappa" makes these parts out of aluminum./
You can also get them at Mancini racing for more money.

I used the hi durameter (HP units) from MoPar which can be had brand spankin new. There not a solid as the metal ones, they have some give, but nothing like the OE rubber. The police cars had these units. Good parts.

OK now we are getting somewhere! Thanks for the great info!

How many different kinds of stock and optional steering wheels come in Magnums and Cordobas. I like the three spoke ones that I believe have leather wrapping (may be wrong on this). Have also seen some with a circular plastic wood insert all the way around the rim, then there is the standard one like in Rumble360's first photo in this thread. Any others? Colours?

This guy fabricated his motor mounts. Is the K frame that much different that the factory big block mounts from a slightly earlier B body wouldn't work?

The big block and small block K frames differ on the driverside engine perch. IF you have decent OE mounts, you could - with some work, use them and get it in there.

The Schmaucher kit I used had me cut the drivers perch down and redrill a hole for there new styled engine mount when I went from a 318 to a 400.

It was a very easy job to do and took about a 1/2 total once I started to cut.

On the steering wheel, I noticed 2 types while driving around. The 3 spoke and the straight across 2 spoke like I have. Aftermarket steering wheels from Grant are an easy purchase and you'll need an adaprter for the colum. Might as well get a cool horn button while your at it.

Jonno, do you have a late B body car?

Currently a wannabe. Missed a chance for a very nice '77 Midnight edition Charger locally a couple of years ago just like the one I lusted after in '77 up in North Toronto when I was a young lad. All white with the wonky grill and custom half vinyl roof. Right now I own a 28,000 mile '74 Dart Sport factory 360 which is too nice for me to cut up and drop in a four speed. Also own the '78 Gremlin X 232-6 which does have a four speed and the Levi's interior. Only 30,000 miles in it, too nice to drop in a 401!
Just checkin' out the water, the next car I'm gonna hot rod, and it will be a late model B-body! Thanks for bearing with me!

Thanks for bearing with me!
LOL, No problem, you make it sound like I'm bearing a cross here.
I noticed Ohio has alot of Magnums hitting E-bay for a long time now. It is a bit of a trip, I know.

The hardest thing about these cars is simple body parts. Lock stock and barrel, it's a pain.

Beaware that Magnum bumpers are NOT Cordoba bumpers, They'll fit fine, but there NOT the same. Easy to mistake Cordoba bumpers for Magnum's. A Chrysler 300 also use's the same bumper as a Magnum. Also the GT dash is a 300 dash.

Other "Bitches" about the Magnum are Magnum only parts.

Trunk floors in general, '79 in particular. (No left side hump)
Hood
Grill and nose parts
Bumpers
Front turn signal light housings
Headlight doors & Tail lights! OMG! Tail lights!!!!!!! You'll fall over on there price and the headlight door price. OMG! Nuts, completely nuts!

Interior door panels , an emblem will say XE or GT on it though Doba and other late B body panels will fit and work fine. Same for horn button.
Name plates can be a minor issue. They pop up from time to time.

*I beileve doors*

IF you decide to get one, make it the most complete unit and clean one you can find. You'll save yourself a big headache in hunting parts of a 2 year run car.
Otherwise, it is a rarer car than the ones you currently have and once noticed as NOT a Monte Carlo or Oldsmobile Cutlass of the era, it gets looked at real closely with alot of questions and heads poking inside the car and engine compartment.

Ha I actually ment thanks for your patience - Canadian eh, we talk funny.

I didn't realize that the '79 Chrysler 300 and the Magnum share the same bumpers and dash, I'll have to take a closer look at the 300s.

And the '79 trunk well thing, I guess that is because of the spacesaver tires becoming standard?

What are the option numbers to look out for with the heavy duty suspension and the trailering package on the Magnums and Cordobas.

How do you know when a car has the 727 trans, and do all '79 cars have the lean burn system? Lotsa questions eh!

I actually should pick up some old sales brochures to find out what options were available.

Thanks,

An old sales brochure is a good idea.

1979;

The GT and 300 have a machine turned dash applied to them instead of the wood grain. (See below) The machined turn treatment was applied to the passengerside dash panel, upper dash where the gauges are and the bottom half is blacked out instead of wood grain. If equiped with a center console, the wood grain foward the shifter is swapped out for machine turned decoration.

All suspensions are 5 leaf, HD or tow pakages came with 6 leafs, but I haven't actually seen one.

All the '79 built trunks have a missing hump on the left side, it's flat. I beileve it has something to do with the gas tank. Which is listed as a smaller tank than previous years. 2 gallons less. 20 vs 22.

The '79 tank is not as wide as earlier tanks as well. Dual exhaust is an easier task.

Trans;

All small blocks cone with the 904 lock up. Period.
All big blocks are gone by '79. 1978 was the last year. Big blocks only come with a 727.

All '79 cars came with the leanburn, trucks were exempt and use the older standard ignition box and ballast resister your used to seeing.
I've seen 78 and earlier big block cars use ethier ignition. I'm not sure of the reason. I haven't paid that much attention to it or where they came from. But I allways cut out the leanburn system in favor of the older ignition system at the min.

OK rumblefish360, more questions:

Do all Magnums and '79 300's come with a floor shift and console or are some bench/column shift equipt? I know the '77 Midnight I looked at a couple of years ago was a one piece bench and column shift (also had a 360-2V).

Are all 727's created equal or is there a "regular" 727 and a heavy duty version?

The '79s were only small block, 318 and 360?

OK rumblefish360, more questions:

Do all Magnums and '79 300's come with a floor shift and console or are some bench/column shift equipt?

Most are bench seats and column shifted. (Magnum) Not sure about the 300.



I know the '77 Midnight I looked at a couple of years ago was a one piece bench and column shift (also had a 360-2V).

Normal. The Mid night Charger was a dressed up version of a regular Charger as far as I know. Do dads and such were applied to the car for someting different.



Are all 727's created equal or is there a "regular" 727 and a heavy duty version?
In the last years, there all the same as far as I know, BUT, there were P code cars that had nice tranny coolers upfront for long life. Cooler (And harder shifting) trannys are happy trannys.


The '79s were only small block, 318 and 360?
Correct! 318 2bbl.'s and 360 2 & 4 bbl.'s.

OK when you say P code do you mean Police code. Sometimes you see listed on a Magnum or Cordoba that it has a police engine, but I thought the cop option packages were limited to the (B-Body) Fury's and Coronet/Monaco's, mainly four doors at that.

P coded cars are otherwise known as HP cars. Not police.
I raided a '78 Doba for the current drivetrain in the Magnum. It has a P/S cooler, extra larger tranny cooler, a big A/C condenser. The engine has a upgraded cam, 260/268 duration, windage tray, double roller timing chain and of course, 4bbl. Ha ha ha ha.

The biggest problem is the way low compresion I measured at 7.8-1. The restrictive exhaust sucked. If it weren't for those two items, the engine may have just performed nice. The rest of the raided drive train went like this;

The rear is sure grip equiped 9-1/4 with 3.21's. I went and installed 3.55's.
I added a deep MP trans pan. No other mods.

The engine;
The engine got a MSD and MP distributor. Headers with 2-1/2 inch pipe and a "H" pipe connecting the 2 sides. Mufflers are Hooker Aero Chambers.
I just swaped on a Holley Street Dominator intake. I have to fiddle with the T-Q before I put it back on. Hard to start the cr with that carb for some reason. Even on the stock intake. So a 750 AFB sits on top for now. The T-Q did work well with the Holley intake. (When it was warm outside.) The AFB feels a little muddy.

What codes do you look out for when looking for a car like that?. I would have thought that a Cordoba would have less heavy duty stuff and more luxury stuff than a Magnum or Charger so I guess you were lucky to find your parts car.

I don't look for codes, I just eyeball what it has and make a move to get it or leave it. When I looked at the parts Doba, the seller wanted $800 and wasn't moving on the price. He did not care if it sat. I tried to bargin with him on it for a couple of months and decided to wait. 8 months later, it was still there and he didn't care if it sat longer, he wanted $800 and that was that.

So I paid.

The "P" code is in the vin.

rumblefish360, you must have lots of space to be parting out and tearing down cars all the time. Got a big garage and accomodating neighbours? Got any shots of the cars you have been parting out. Where do you store all the parts?

As usual, lotsa questions!

rumblefish360, do you know much about the steel sunroofs that were available on Cordobas and Magnums. They seem to be a rare option, although I have no idea of the production numbers. Do you know if there are all manual wind, not power. Know anything about them? They may have been available on the Furys and Monacos also.

my dad was a chrysler tech from 1968 till 1985 when he opened his own repair shop. he frequently drove dealership customer cars home to duplicate drivability issues, as it was a pretty long trip. although my love is late 60's and early 70's cars, i have fond memories of the old man working on magnums, cordobas, gran furys and volares in the driveway at night in the early eighties. one black roadrunner with orange graphics was the victim of his right foot one night, and i remember in particular one guys injected imperial that he had to work on because nobody else at the shop would touch it!

rumblefish360, you must have lots of space to be parting out and tearing down cars all the time. Got a big garage and accomodating neighbours? Got any shots of the cars you have been parting out. Where do you store all the parts?

As usual, lotsa questions!

I have a 2 car garage, that's it. The driveway can hold 4 full size cars. To the left of the garage, the grass can hold another 4 easy, if they were Dusters instead, maybe 6 cars. On the otherside of the house, I have a second driveway. (Don't ask, that's the way the house came.) It can hold 3 more cars. Then, I have just shy a 20 car holding area in land that dosen't effect house parties or the swimingpool or swing set area.

I have nobody next to me on the left and really nice people on the right that could double as ghosts. Accross the street doesn't give a rats butt on anything and that everybody within 500 feet of me. I could lay 100 ft. strechs of rubber and no one comes to the door no matter what time of night.
(The old lady across the street didn't know I own a Harley with straight pipes until she drove by after 3 years of riding it and going to work at midnight at WOT!)

I don't part cars out. Just get what I need and junk the rest.

In the garage, back porch, basement, back shed, side of the garage and under the bed. (No lie)

rumblefish360, do you know much about the steel sunroofs that were available on Cordobas and Magnums. They seem to be a rare option, although I have no idea of the production numbers. Do you know if there are all manual wind, not power. Know anything about them? They may have been available on the Furys and Monacos also.

You mean the steel roofs that roll back into the rest of the roof? Moon roofs? No. I've only seen pictures. I don't even know if there crank or electric.

Mr.B;

I heard those F.I. set ups were nightmares and the techs were untrained on them back in the day. I know a few older fellas that had them, had trouble with them, slammmmmed dunk a carb on top and it was fine, passed the test just fine and live very happy after that. Once in awhile I pass one with the OE , F.I. set up running like it should without issue. Rare that is.

I'm about feel over 95% sure you have a Magumn GT. The sliver dash and console trim more or less tells the tale. For some crazy reason most Magumn GT's did NOT have GT in the wheel centers although they were supposed to. It should have GT on the panel above the glove box. But who knows Chry. just didn't get it right in 78 and 79 at all. Many of the Magumns we got in had Cordoba rear seats and a Chrysler emblem in the Steering wheel. Most GT's we got had the wood grain dash treatment also which was wrong.
The way to verfiy its a GT is the data plate will have a trim code of A-75 for the GT.
At any rate you have the makings of a very nice car, most had vinyl tops, and I think the cars look much better without the vinyl top.

Thanks for the comploment, but I DO NOT HAVE A GT! It is a XE car with dealer dressed up GT stripes, that have been painted over after it was hit and repaired.

The turn style dash and center console plate were added by myself.

GT's could be had with and without all the items you have listed. GT's came with and without Road wheels, fenderflares, buckets etc.......

I'm about feel over 95% sure you have a Magumn GT. The sliver dash and console trim more or less tells the tale. For some crazy reason most Magumn GT's did NOT have GT in the wheel centers although they were supposed to. It should have GT on the panel above the glove box. But who knows Chry. just didn't get it right in 78 and 79 at all. Many of the Magumns we got in had Cordoba rear seats and a Chrysler emblem in the Steering wheel. Most GT's we got had the wood grain dash treatment also which was wrong.
The way to verfiy its a GT is the data plate will have a trim code of A-75 for the GT.
At any rate you have the makings of a very nice car, most had vinyl tops, and I think the cars look much better without the vinyl top.

:rolling:You have no clue! All 78-79 Magnums were XE's, The
The A75/GT is a suspension package!
GT package came with:
-GT Suspension
-Two Silver GT emblems on either side of the car replacing the
black XE's. There were no other places the said GT on these
cars! All the other places still have XE's due to them all being XE's
-Silver machined swirled dash that did not include a tach.
The tachometers were an extra option. 78's got 100mph speedo's and the 79's got 85mph speedo's
-They came with 3 peice GT style steel slot wheels w/rings & centers.
-Wheel lip-fender flares (These could be deleted)

The GT package had nothing to do with the Engine, Transmission
or the Rear end! And, No they did not have GT in the wheel center caps.
It's very popular to take the wheels, flares and the dashes out of
wrecked GT's and place them in/on to XE's.

Magnum's came with multple options on the interiors, read up.

I not sure where you worked but, your bosses ordered the weird options. Probability
that they were confused on how to order correctly. I was easy to delete options
if you wrote the wrong thing back then.

I know what I'm talking about as I own many Magnums and have for
many years from the 70's!:tongueflap:LOL

Thanks Rumblefish, You know for what!

I Like .It would good good black with the red interior.