'69 Fury III Convertible Build Thread- Project IVY

['69FuryIIIConvertible]

Uncle asked me if I wanted a set of his old magnetic lights, he said they didn't work, 10 minutes after I got home, I plugged them into my truck and got my multi-meter, a few cuts, some soldering and some tape, and now they work perfectly, I have left/right turn, brake, running lights and 4-way flashers.

I also was curious to how well the bumpers would polish up, a buddy of mine recommended Mothers metal polish, just happened that I had some, gave it a shot, I think they'll do.

Who's that handsome SOB in the reflection. :beerchug:

 

[commando1]

Man, I can the shine from my house. Good job.

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[70NPORT]

Uncle asked me if I wanted a set of his old magnetic lights, he said they didn't work, 10 minutes after I got home, I plugged them into my truck and got my multi-meter, a few cuts, some soldering and some tape, and now they work perfectly, I have left/right turn, brake, running lights and 4-way flashers.

I also was curious to how well the bumpers would polish up, a buddy of mine recommended Mothers metal polish, just happened that I had some, gave it a shot, I think they'll do.

Who's that handsome SOB in the reflection. :beerchug:

...in addition to c body owner we also got us some type of movie star in the making,lol....

 

['69FuryIIIConvertible]

I was pleasantly surprised, a guy quoted me $1000 each bumper to replate them in Nickel Chrome, I will probably have to have my door handles done eventually, they are pretty bad.

Nick

 

['69FuryIIIConvertible]

...in addition to c body owner we also got us some type of movie star in the making,lol....

God I hope not, I'd never have the time to work on my Mopars, but I would have the cash.

Nick

 

['69FuryIIIConvertible]

Blocks built, was surprised at how sturdy they are, took them to work and put a Silverado 3500 dump truck's front end up on them, no cracking, nothing, held the weight no problem. Will get the car up on them at some point this week.

My Beagle/Hound approves

 

[pentacar]

now I see why you were so interested in the blocks my car was on :happy3:

 

['69FuryIIIConvertible]

now I see why you were so interested in the blocks my car was on :happy3:

Yessir that's why, talked to the guys that my shop does mechanical work for (Insurance stuff, they do the body we do the mechanical), and they showed me there blocks.

Nick

 

[Zymurgy]

Nice job on the blocks I have thought many times to do this.

 

['69FuryIIIConvertible]

Nice job on the blocks I have thought many times to do this.

Thanks, Came down to necessity for me.

Started into the rear frame rails and inner trunk area today, to be honest, I expected worse (yes I just said that) I did however create my own problems when I removed the trunk floor, but I can repair what I did easily, also previous uneducated (as I'm referring to them) owners clearly had their grubby paws into this area too, If this was a 1 owner car with the same rot issues I'd have half the work.

Nick

 

[70NPORT]

That doggy is staring at me,lol.

 

['69FuryIIIConvertible]

So my Blocks...........................they work, there holding the weight with zero problems and are extremely sturdy.

Plenty of room to work:

 

['69FuryIIIConvertible]

So started cleaning stuff up, got the trunk jam cleaned and ready for new Seam sealer which I'll order next week. Also started cleaning the last of the swiss cheese.

Can you see where I made a ooopppsy when cutting out what was left of the trunk floor.

The bad.

 

['69FuryIIIConvertible]

Glad I'll be doing this part once, and only ONCE!

 

[commando1]

You're going so fast you've fast forwarded yourself into next October. LMAO.

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[saylor]

holy jeesus rust.... don't stop now! say,, whats the specs on those wood blocks? that looks pretty handy

 

[saylor]

...and how the hell did you get the car up there on them ?

 

['69FuryIIIConvertible]

You're going so fast you've fast forwarded yourself into next October. LMAO.

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My camera just started doing that date imprint thing, drives me nuts, trying to figure out how to get it off.

holy jeesus rust.... don't stop now! say,, whats the specs on those wood blocks? that looks pretty handy

Believe it or not , I've seen a lot more rust on vehicles that were licensed and on the road. Scary stuff.

The wood blocks are fairly simple, required materials;
1- 2"x10"x12"
3- 2"x3"x8"
3- 2"x4"x8"

and around 150 or so 2 1/2" Deck screws.

The over all length is 30", the over all height is 15", and the actual structure measures 24" long, 13" High and 10" Wide if I remember correctly.

...and how the hell did you get the car up there on them ?

Floor jack and lot of patience..................................and a change of pants...............

 

[300rag]

You're going so fast you've fast forwarded yourself into next October. LMAO.

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You south of the border guys crack me up. 10/04/2013 = 10th day, 4th month = today

 

['69FuryIIIConvertible]

You south of the border guys crack me up. 10/04/2013 = 10th day, 4th month = today

Military Time, First picture was at 4:13 PM Which would make sense, 10 minute drive left work at 4:00