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1966 Plymouth Fury build thread.

I keep convincing myself not much has changed, didn't want to post up until I felt like I had made progress. I will try to keep it more current going forward.

So, exhaust. Funny how it's always more complex than you imagine it in your head before starting. I have the passenger side fit up, but haven't taken any pics. I don't even know if I can get any decent pics under there...but I will try. I sorta wanted to build exhaust once, but I think V 2.0 under the hood will be very different exhaust wise, so I chose 2.5" dual. For the last twenty years I have used Flowmasters. I went a different way this time. I chose Stainless steel Cherry Bomb "Salute" mufflers. Offset in, center out and dumped in front of the diff. You can see through these mufflers, so it might be a touch loud. Hopefully more than a touch...I have neighbors to annoy after all.

Engine masters did an exhaust shootout on the dyno, They tested open headers, three chambered mufflers, three glass pack mufflers, and three turbo mufflers. Short version is the cherry bomb salute sounded good, and made the exact same power as open headers. Sold.
 
Agreed, great to see the updates on this Fury!
Remembering our barn discussion @ Dans and how cool it would be to get it running/driving again has me VERY interested in it.
Good luck on the crawlin’ under the car for the exhaust buildup.
 
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I am repeating myself, but dammit I wish I had a lift. Just gonna have to be the hard way I guess.

I'm close to a start up vid I think. As long as I wired the electronic ignition right. I do want exhaust done first, as well as the cooling system so when it starts I can run it for longer than a few minutes. I have a temp fuel system I can rob from the Pontiac. :waytogo:

I will be priming the engine before trying to start it. No idea how long it has been since it ran last...which reminds me I want an oil pressure gauge on it before then too. Lots to do still, lots to buy still...but less than when I started. :saweet:
 
Agree w the progress notes and pics, and the header “adjustments” look great. Keep the updates coming for not only us, but it makes for a great timeline reference as well for yourself.

I waited 58 years to get a lift and its worth every penny as the knees just don't like getting up off the floor anymore!

what are you doing with the trans?
 
For now all I'm doing to the trans is a new filter and pan gasket. It was super clean inside, bottom of the pan was very clean too. I'm hoping it's in decent shape, the fluid that was in it was bright red with no burnt smell or anything. Eventually a looser convertor and shift kit if it seems otherwise healthy. For the immediate I'm thinking AN cooler lines to the rad cooler, and something larger later after the looser convertor.

phase 2? Still researching options, and might have to bug @Greg Ducato a little. Maybe a billet convertor, full manual VB, trans brake and gear vendors? Dunno for sure...

As for a lift, one of the biggest hurdles is my garage is only 8 feet. The best I can hope for is 4 feet under the car...which is still way better but not ideal. I could do the mechanics stool.
 
I was in the same boat with the lift.
I ended up w a new barn, because there wasn't a good logistical way to add onto my existing buildings...so instead of a new truck, I got a new barn!
 
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I was in the same boat with the lift.
I ended up w a new barn, because there wasn't a good logistical way to add onto my existing buildings...so instead of a new truck, I got a new barn!
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Sounds like a good choice to me.
 
Right Rene’...I remember your garage well, its nice to have a sanctuary to work in. My first house I had no garage, and a gravel driveway, so when I got a single car garage it was awesome, even though it was still a dirt floor, I could lay a sheet of plastic down and crawl about...back when I was young and limber!
 
76zimmer said:
Right Rene’...I remember your garage well, its nice to have a sanctuary to work in. My first house I had no garage, and a gravel driveway, so when I got a single car garage it was awesome, even though it was still a dirt floor, I could lay a sheet of plastic down and crawl about...back when I was young and limber!
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Did you walk uphill both ways?
 
After some self induced drama with the new radiator, it's installed and looks the way I wanted. I initially sprayed it with some "high solids" satin black I had on the shelf. Looked OK, but radiators are generally a gloss black. So I grabbed some rattle can clear...which didn't play well with the satin black.

I sanded it down and found some gloss black. Sprayed an area with that...and same result. I'll spare y'all the gory details...except to say at the end I had to strip it bare using MEK and then respray it with High Solids gloss black after making a special trip to go buy it. 20200726_162133.jpg
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Next it was back to the exhaust. I had the passenger side fit up, now it was time for the driver's side. Definitely not a straight shot back from the headers. The crossover tube was somewhat annoying, but I wasn't going to not include one. Duals sound so much better with a crossover IMO. Right behind the trans cross member was the perfect spot for it too.


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Tomorrow I will drop it down and weld it up, tidy the ugliest welds and probably hit it with some high heat silver. Most is aluminized, but there is some plain mild tubing there too. Then I think I will spend some time cleaning up the floors enough to get some paint to stick to em before hanging the exhaust permanently.
 
I figured to drop the exhaust and weld it up outside in the driveway utilising the morning shade and calm winds. So I unbolted the assembly and dragged the welder out there. Things went well until I ran out of wire. Fock!

I use an 11 lb spool rather than the tiny 1 lb spools. To say it's been a while would be an understatement. View attachment 348175

Off to the welding wire store. I really didn't want to go...they just instituted a mask in public places by-law here. Not against them so much as uncomfortable AF to wear.

Browsing the weld wire aisle, and I wonder why anyone uses the 1 lb roll? $18-$24 each. 11 lb roll of .023" E70 S-6...$39.

Get back home and now get to finish welding this in the full sun. Its 85F and about 60% humidity. I'm wearing black jeans and a t shirt. I couldn't bring myself to put on anything long sleeved.

I know right now the TX and AZ guys are laughing. Come on up here in January...

Anyways, that is done and got a light coat of flame proof VHT silver to keep it looking acceptable.20200802_143425.jpg

Beer time!

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