NOT MINE. Junkyard car with disc brakes Northern CA

[Kern Dog]

I saw this complete car at the Pick-N-Pull in Rocklin, CA.

1980 Chrysler Cordoba.

Ever see this engine code?

E 46?
Yeah. 318 4 barrel.

Not a lean burn but it did have some weird spark control system with no vacuum advance.


Someone screwed up.

They rarely leave batteries in these cars.

The car is complete. Aside from some body damage, I couldn’t find anything missing. It has an 8.25 axle with 2.45 gears and 10” drum brakes. These axles are close to 62-70 B body width and would fit a Duster or Demon.
The 11” front discs look excellent.
Go get ‘em !

I only post this to alert others. I do not post this with any intention to pull any part from it for sale. This thread is only to help those looking for these parts. Thank you.

 

[Kern Dog]

No grooves. It had a 2 bolt aluminum and plastic master cylinder too.

 

[davek]

Dam I would be picking that car apart.

 

[Kern Dog]

Dam I would be picking that car apart.

I'll post it in the FMJ forum as well as FABO.

 

[Jesse6869]

Maybe @hemi71x

 

[Kern Dog]

I wouldn't have posted it for that guy. He builds nothing, he only grabs parts to sell online.
I could have done that and just told nobody.
The reason for this thread is to help the budget conscious car guy, not the flippers.

 

[davek]

I would of loved to get the intake

 

[Kern Dog]

Iron spread bore....
I picked up one a few weeks back from a FABO member.

 

[davek]

around here they are asking $150 for an intake

 

[davek]

side note -how is your dog Greg since he got cut up from the stuff in the back yard?

 

[1 Wild R/T]

Why do you say it's not a lean burn? Sure looks like one to me... All the timing control & the mixture solenoid is handled by the box on the aircleaner... Two big electrical connectors & a vacuum hose... The 76-78 said Lean Burn on the box, later ones said Electronic fuel control system.. Some said Combustion Computer others spark control system

 

[DeltaV]

'79 have Electronic Spark Control. It does not run the engine lean. It runs the engine close to the correct stoichiometric ratio.

The label on that '80 Cordoba says something like "Command Computer"? Difficult to read on my cellphone.

 

[Kern Dog]

side note -how is your dog Greg since he got cut up from the stuff in the back yard?

Wow.....that is very considerate of you to ask!

Both our girls have healed up nicely. Thank you.

Why do you say it's not a lean burn? Sure looks like one to me... All the timing control & the mixture solenoid is handled by the box on the aircleaner... Two big electrical connectors & a vacuum hose... The 76-78 said Lean Burn on the box, later ones said Electronic fuel control system.. Some said Combustion Computer others spark control system

I thought the Lean Burn faded and then the electronic spark control was the early version of computer control. The carburetor had no wires to it that I could see.

 

[Kern Dog]

'79 have Electronic Spark Control. It does not run the engine lean. It runs the engine close to the correct stoichiometric ratio.

The label on that '80 Cordoba says something like "Command Computer"? Difficult to read on my cellphone.

 

[DeltaV]

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I was taking about the label on the computer itself...on the side of the air cleaner.

 

[toolmanmike]

I'll post it in the FMJ forum as well as FABO.

Watching this one too.

 

[1 Wild R/T]

When I was doing drivability work at the local dodge dealer in 82-84 they had different names but those two plugs on the aircleaner all plugged into the same big scope style tester , they all had similar problems and they all sucked... Honestly I'm amazed there was still one running recently enough to get to the Rocklin PnP.... Probably dead in a garage for the past twenty plus years.... Cause they surely can't pass a California smog test...

 

[Kern Dog]

Watching this one too.

I hope someone that is looking for this stuff gets to the car before they pull and crush it.

 

[Kern Dog]

I have no stake in this. I was just passing along information to help people. Guys are always talking about upgrading to disc brakes, this car has them in great condition. I never mentioned any interest in pulling parts for anyone.

 

[1 Wild R/T]

As far as the car goes quite honestly those cars ran like ****.. I spent two years doing drivability on them & hated it... Customers hated them... People who had owned Dodges for years bought those turds and I heard plenty of them saying they would never buy a Dodge again...

Leaving Dodge & going to Ford was the best thing ever... Ford built a few turds with VV carbs... But with a few adjustments you could make those run pretty good... The Dodges? Take that **** off & use a normal Distributor & carb... But that isn't legal... And here in California you can't get around it...