1966 Plymouth Fury Iii Coupe

I am brand new to the forum and know very little about C bodies (I'm an E body guy), but I love this car. I don't think I've ever even seen one before. Very cool. My brother has a 66 Satellite vert.

Mr Lee said:

I am brand new to the forum and know very little about C bodies (I'm an E body guy), but I love this car. I don't think I've ever even seen one before. Very cool. My brother has a 66 Satellite vert.

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Thank you Mr Lee. I really appreciate that. I'm brand new to the forum as-well ;). There is enough work to do on this car. But step by step. Satellite 66 is a very nice car!
Which E body do you own?

Nice car Fella, I have A,B, and a C body over here in the UK. There is one of these parked in the woods near me with no drive train in it and a lot of rust LOL.
Good luck with the car.

Kram Edyorloh said:

Nice car Fella, I have A,B, and a C body over here in the UK. There is one of these parked in the woods near me with no drive train in it and a lot of rust LOL.
Good luck with the car.

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Thanks Kram! That's an interesting story about a lost Fury in the woods. Might be handy for some parts LOL. Do you have some photos of the A,B and C body's to share?

Kram Edyorloh said:

Nice car Fella, I have A,B, and a C body over here in the UK. There is one of these parked in the woods near me with no drive train in it and a lot of rust LOL.
Good luck with the car.

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I do mate, but it appears you cant post 'em in this section. There are a few around the site. I've been working on the '68 Fury conv I have this weekend.
I also have a 68 RR owned for 37years, and a 273 '69 Dart.

Good looking c body....interesting cam specs...the 383's can take a little more lift but you need to work through all the components to get the benefit....drive the wheels off it!

Space 383 said:

Good looking c body....interesting cam specs...the 383's can take a little more lift but you need to work through all the components to get the benefit....drive the wheels off it!

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Thanks a lot! I'm very curious about your opinion of the cam specs. I'm not really into it so all the information is more then welcome ;-)!

D, they never came with a cam spec sticker from the factory, it was not important, what does that sticker say on the valve cover, is it a reman engine,?
You can go as far as 484" of lift then a valve to piston problem may occur (its the duration that you have to worry about, not lift, some people dont understand how the valves chase the piston up and down the bore)....duration is the key.

Now, if you have 8.5 to 1 compression more "cam" will fit....but its a band aid as compression is relative to cam lift. i.e., you need "more of" other stuff to get full benefit

I put a 509" cam kit in a '76 8:1 440 installed in a '70 Coronet that ran 13.09 IIRC in the quarter with 3.23 gears. If the car would of had 10:1 and 3.55 gears it would have easily gone 12.80's
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The factory lift numbers on a 383 4BBL car had .425 lift on intake and .435 on the exhaust valves for 1966. That would have been with flat top pistons running a 10.0-1 compression ratio. The stock cam ran about 268 degrees open duration for comparison purposes. The current cam you are running is a street performance cam. Someone has also added an after market intake. Valve covers have been painted in a different color than stock and the air cleaner is a later unit.

Dave

Very nice! I have learned that there are many very helpful people here and much information to be collected, digested and referenced here on the forum. Welcome!

Nice looking car. I have a 1965 Fury III and it is interesting to see the small differences between the model years.

Don't let anyone steal that dual-snorkel air cleaner from you. They are pretty rare!

Hate to think how much it costs to fill the tank in your country!

Henrius said:

Nice looking car. I have a 1965 Fury III and it is interesting to see the small differences between the model years.

Don't let anyone steal that dual-snorkel air cleaner from you. They are pretty rare!

Hate to think how much it costs to fill the tank in your country!

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Thanks Henrius! I appreciatie that. I was looking If I could find photos of your Fury III on this forum. Do you have photos online?
Interesting what you mention about this dual-snorkel air cleaner. It most have been placed by an engine "upgrade"?There has been placed a street performance cam as Dave mentioned earlier.

Let's skip the fuel cost . Or from the bright side: It's a small country so we will not have to drive a lot miles anyway. LOL

Henrius said:

Nice looking car. I have a 1965 Fury III and it is interesting to see the small differences between the model years.

Don't let anyone steal that dual-snorkel air cleaner from you. They are pretty rare!

Hate to think how much it costs to fill the tank in your country!

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No photos online yet and the car is at a restoration shop. The stock 383 was a peppy engine with the stock cam and a 2-barrel. That is what my Fury has. One modification worth making is electronic ignition to get rid of the pesky points.

Hello fellow Dutchy! Lovely car. Maybe we will meet some day when there going to alowe meetings again!

Love that color...

Love it, you did well my man! Unique & beautiful shade of green, impressive brightwork, and as mentioned previously keep that great dual snorkel. My good friend and college roommate had this same era Fury in a 4 door. Great all around vehicle. Congrats!

Polara 500 said:

Love it, you did well my man! Unique & beautiful shade of green, impressive brightwork, and as mentioned previously keep that great dual snorkel. My good friend and college roommate had this same era Fury in a 4 door. Great all around vehicle. Congrats!

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Thank you for your kind words! It has just been approved by our "road worthy". So ready to roll !

just saw your car. LOVE the color. sharp looking car. id think about converting the master cylinder to a 2 circuit system for safety. you can get all needed parts at Inline Tube inc. or a 1968 or later fury. nice car

Now that looks awesome. Congratulations. Anytime you are out in Oregon let's cruise.