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Aug 26, 2009 17:54:09 GMT
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Technically this one is a coupe or 2 door hardtop not a sedan. There are 2 door sedans but they have a full B pillar and a window frame on the door. A pillarless car is a hardtop, and usually the 2 door pillarless is a coupe. Geek ![:P](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/tongue.png) Car looks good though, hope you get her back on track soon ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Aug 26, 2009 20:06:32 GMT
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Geek, no. Pedant, yes. Its like people who call 2 door cars like Minis 3 doors or whatever. It is what it is. Plymouth did THREE different body shells for the 2 door Fury in 1968. The 2 door sedan, the 2 door hardtop (mine) and the 2 door Fastroof (a fast back coupe). Fastroof: ![](http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/1652/3521/29129260004_large.jpg) Hardtop: ![](http://www.autocult.com.au/img/gallery/full/WR552NLK.jpg) sedan: (OK, this is a 4 door but the roofline and rear pillars are the same on the 2dr and thats whats the big difference) ![](http://images03.olx.com/ui/1/74/78/4486678_2.jpg) Notice all three versions have different tail light/rear finisher treatment as well. EDIT: the 2 door sedan is so rare all I can find online so far is this model kit of one ![](http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq1/Sledshack/68%20Fury%202%20Door/IMG_4460.jpg) Anyway, have spent most of this evening trying to work out whether I bite the bullet and go for a disc brake conversion or whether I keep throwing money at the drum brakes. I have a "cheap" option courtesy of Rock Auto, USautomotive and Scarebird to put discs on the front, but its still more money than I think I can justify right now. So I think I'll fix up the drum brakes. I have a nasty feeling I'm going to have to replace the MC and if I do that's one part that needs to be replaced if I go to discs. You see where I'm going with this... On the other hand I'm probably better spending my money on cheaper drum brake fixes and then floor pans and Bondaprimer than discs right now. Meh.
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Last Edit: Aug 26, 2009 20:18:12 GMT by akku
1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Chops
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1968 Plymouth Sport Fury CoupeChops
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Aug 26, 2009 22:18:35 GMT
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here is removal of a brake flexi I believed was ballooning and acting as a non-return valve which is causing the brakes to stick. I had exactly the same problem with my 66 Chrysler Newport, I drove it against the brakes and ended up ripping the centre out of one of the drums and destroying the shoes. In my case it was the rear flexi acting as a non return.
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Never seen the fast roof before look quite cool
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POWER IS EVERYTHING WITHOUT CONTROL
1985 Honda jazz 1997 Saab 93 convertible 2010 transit 280
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Aug 27, 2009 11:35:34 GMT
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I had exactly the same problem with my 66 Chrysler Newport, I drove it against the brakes and ended up ripping the centre out of one of the drums and destroying the shoes. In my case it was the rear flexi acting as a non return. I thought it might be the flexi, the shoes look mental. LOL. Lets see your Newport then? I :heart: them. Been meaning to own one for a long time. I know of a couple in the UK.
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Aug 27, 2009 20:45:26 GMT
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I absolutely love these ol' 60's Mopars!!! They really do make me knees go all jelly like.. ;D I'd love a 1965/66/67 440 Coronet Can't wait to see this one out & about
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![](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z47/cossie350anglia/SIG/58245c6b.jpg) ![](http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z47/cossie350anglia/SIG/DSCN0968-Copy.jpg) 64 Anglia van 82 Cossie Starlet 69 Twincam Escort.
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Sept 1, 2009 20:51:31 GMT
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roit. Bank Holiday Monday progress over tea and cake. Benzboy, Hitch and PaulMi16 all piled over and we set to. The day was good for it, ![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/alistairk/Plymouth/brakes2-00001.jpg) loadsa fun was had with Paul's tool. Fair number of "Hose" and "Bender" gags as well. ![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/alistairk/Plymouth/brakes2-00002.jpg) the utterly bald shoes... ![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/alistairk/Plymouth/brakes2-00004.jpg) BB and our "precission formed" copper brake line. the fit of this was improved after about our 4th attempt. Each of which required reflaring of course. ![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/alistairk/Plymouth/brakes2-00005.jpg) so we could install the flexi at last but it didn't seem very secure with just the interferance of the pipe and one c-clip to retain it to the braket ![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/alistairk/Plymouth/brakes2-00006.jpg) this is actually the first use of cable ties on the car. But its early days yet ![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/alistairk/Plymouth/brakes2-00007.jpg) We all had a bit of a head scratch over the drum brakes, they seemed to contain about 3 times the usual number of moving parts. ![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/alistairk/Plymouth/brakes2-00008.jpg) Paul was mostly there for the purposes of "inspiration" to the rest of us. ![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/alistairk/Plymouth/brakes2-00009.jpg) luckily Hitch had it down. ![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/alistairk/Plymouth/brakes2-00010.jpg) ![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/alistairk/Plymouth/brakes2-00011.jpg) Linings! Interestingly all 4 shoes were completely different. Leading/trailing and handed. noice. BB acts as drumbrake apprentice to the master.... ![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/alistairk/Plymouth/brakes2-00012.jpg) Job done, top up fluid, bleed system, discover I have a firm pedal (oo-er missus) and call it a day and a job well done. Its scary close to being able to go up for an MOT now. Floorpan and sundry other minor works to be attended too first.
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Last Edit: Sept 1, 2009 20:52:57 GMT by akku
1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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I'm amazed at how well it all went! Hitch is now an expert in Plymouth rear brakes. ;D I can't wait for this car to have an MOT! I call shotgun for the first drive! ;D
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Seth
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Always a pleasure to see your updates full of photos showing other people working on your car It stops! Make it go! ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png)
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable.
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Sept 2, 2009 10:35:31 GMT
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![](http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/5616/63996805.jpg) Retro Rides...ASSEMBLE!!!
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Sept 2, 2009 21:08:50 GMT
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well, I have acquired a set of nice valve covers for the beast, however they seem to be for a big block. Well, spose there is only one thing to do there then, buy a big block. Watch this space. ![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/alistairk/Plymouth/floor-00002.jpg) So I've been out to the garage to look at the next thing on the list - floor pans. with the rotten carpet still in place it was very much a guessing game of how bad these would be. I had anticipated the passenger side to be OK and the driver side to be bad. How bad I did not know. So I set to and ripped out the front carpet. Litterally. It was too much of a mess to bother trying to remove in one, and cutting it with a knife was slower work than just grabbing handfuls of if and pulling it out in clumps. Nice. And this is what I found... ![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/alistairk/Plymouth/floor-00003.jpg) what isn't in holes is thin ![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/alistairk/Plymouth/floor-00004.jpg) small holes perforate the floor across the width of the driver's foot well. ![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/alistairk/Plymouth/floor-00006.jpg) larger holes are available to explore ![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/alistairk/Plymouth/floor-00007.jpg) and the accelerator pedal wobbles on its island of crispy steel flakes. ![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/alistairk/Plymouth/floor-00005.jpg) my main worry had been if corrosion was running up into the bulkhead, but this seems fine ![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/alistairk/Plymouth/floor-00008.jpg) and the passenger side footwell is intact although bearing heavier "surface rust" than I would like, or so it seems. I will investigate this one further when I have more time. ![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/alistairk/Plymouth/floor-00010.jpg) ![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/alistairk/Plymouth/floor-00011.jpg) I think most of the interior will need "some tidying".
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Last Edit: Sept 2, 2009 21:10:03 GMT by akku
1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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I have located a well priced big block lump. Now just got to work out if its a 361, 383, 400, 413, 426 or 440! I wasn't looking to get hold of the new motor until I had the car "finished" with the small block in it but its one of those "got to haev a look at the price" things. Ideally I want a 440 or a 400.
Have located the floor pans I need. (RockAuto of course) Will be ordering that soon too.
Looks like I might have some time over the weekend or Monday to do a little more on the car so we'll see where we get to. I want to look at beating the dents out of it next I think.
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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DutyFreeSaviour
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woot! - Glad to see you're gettig into this properly. I wanted dibs on this for sooooo long. Good luck - can't wait to see this beast in the tin one day.
John
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Back from the dead..... kind of
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Sept 4, 2009 13:45:28 GMT
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progress woohoo
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2001 HONDA CT110 (NOT RCV)
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Seth
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Sept 4, 2009 16:04:40 GMT
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Does the engine in this basically work? If so please, please, please just get it MOT'd and go driving it around the place before digging in further with a swap! Hope the floor panels are up to scratch and make the repair easy
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable.
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Sept 4, 2009 16:22:54 GMT
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yeah, the engine in place runs beautifully. Best thing on the car. So its GOT to go, right? Been out this afternoon between work and my immanent departure out to pick up Baby Ku from nursery. It was a bit of a "krypton Factor" to get the rear seat out as it seemed wider than the space it had to come out through, and the rear quarter panel trims seemed to need the rear seat to come out first to get them out. However... You may wonder why I want the rear seat/quarter cards out. Well because of this: ![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/alistairk/Plymouth/floor-00016.jpg) A grievous crease in the rear quarter. Ku thinks the best thing is to get behind it to beat it out. Plan is to use a slide hammer to pull the worst out from the outside then get a suitable dolly in the back and beat it right from the front face. so grubby seat and trims removed ![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/alistairk/Plymouth/floor-00017.jpg) and what Ku forgets is that there is going to be a whole load of junk in the way for the wind down windows etc. ![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/alistairk/Plymouth/floor-00015.jpg) So getting in from behind may be tricky, as Mrs Ku often says. I reckon I'll not get a dolly in but I should be able to reach with a large spoon. I was pleased to see the original antidamp membranes in place and unmolested but failed utterly to get the one for this side out in one piece so wil have to put a new one in when I refit it all. The old one fell apart so bad its not even any use as a template. At least I was able to prove my theory that the rear floor would be sound (it looks it from underneath the car) ![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/alistairk/Plymouth/floor-00013.jpg) and while I was disappointed not to find a build sheet under the back seat I was very pleased to find these unusual (I hate the "R word") original rear seat belts hiding under the seat squab ![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/alistairk/Plymouth/floor-00014.jpg) and mildly diverted to find this little nugget of the car's history - a 1986 printing of the Santa Clara County Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings Directory ![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/alistairk/Plymouth/floor-00012.jpg) which appears to have been soaked in water, gin or urine at some point, but is a fascinating artefact none the less. ![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v221/alistairk/Plymouth/floor-00018.jpg) The first step is admitting you have a problem, apparently. That is actually quite relevant for me LOL.
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Last Edit: Sept 4, 2009 17:56:46 GMT by akku
1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Sept 4, 2009 18:46:38 GMT
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"shall i uprate my brakes from drum to disc..... hmmmmm?
NO.......! i will fit a bigblock!!"
goodman!
btw what motor is in there now?? 318 360?? si
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Sept 4, 2009 19:20:59 GMT
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Its a 318 with a Carter BBD and single exhaust. The factory did not mandate the fitting of disc brakes with a big block so why should I? ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png) A decent disc brake conversion would cost more than a big block conversion anyway.
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Sept 4, 2009 20:52:54 GMT
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cant believe you got wrong covers then said get motor to fit them lol
slide hammer from outside ftw (borrow one of them weldy slide hammers)
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1968 Plymouth Sport Fury CoupeRobinxr4i
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Sept 4, 2009 21:54:32 GMT
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I need to own one american car at least once in my life, it doesn't have to go well or anything it just has to look as cool as this!
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Sierra - here we go again! He has an illness, it's not his fault.
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