The Horvaths
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I would assume that's not what you were referring to though...
1966 Plymouth Sport Fury 383 4 Barrel 4 Speed Restoration Thread
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saylor
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I was trying to pile on about if the intake is on backwards. I was wondering if that part number was on the intake.
I know the stock intake is heavy as hell. id hate to have to flip it around. I had to climb up in there with it I was killin my back trying from outside the engine bay
I know the stock intake is heavy as hell. id hate to have to flip it around. I had to climb up in there with it I was killin my back trying from outside the engine bay
The Horvaths
Young man with a cowboy hat
Yep. That sucker weighed about 20lbs more than my aluminum Edelbrock one... swapping them made me think "WTF are you doin'???".
P.S. the part number for the intake is 2205968.
You guys are killin' me............. 18436572 is the firing order. They conveniently cast it into the intake so us older types' lack of memory cells wouldn't stop us from putting the plug wires in the right order.
All involved likely know this already but I just couldn't keep my fingers off the keyboard any longer for the newbies onboard.
All involved likely know this already but I just couldn't keep my fingers off the keyboard any longer for the newbies onboard.
The Horvaths
Young man with a cowboy hat
Oh yeah. I guess I didn't need to memorize that... lol. I guess I just never made the connection.
The Horvaths
Young man with a cowboy hat
Y'all are a bad influence. Dylan tried to trip me up on Sunday afternoon. I felt obliged to explain that 18436572 was that there little number tattooed inside the forehead of most gear heads my age..
..right next to 8675309.
Now, try to get THAT out of your head!
- dad
..right next to 8675309.
Now, try to get THAT out of your head!
- dad
saylor
Senior Member
+1 for Dylan. keep tryin son!
you got to get up Real Damn Early to get over on an old man... keep tryin.
8675309 used to ring a number over in west plano, before we had to dial the area code also.. just some history for ya.
- saylor
you got to get up Real Damn Early to get over on an old man... keep tryin.
8675309 used to ring a number over in west plano, before we had to dial the area code also.. just some history for ya.
- saylor
The Horvaths
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The time came that I had to remove the build sheet or risk it's fate, so my dad and I faced the daunting task. Even touching the fragile piece of history caused it to crumble... Long story short, after removal and careful reconstruction by me, here is the product:
Any recommendations on how or where to get it decoded? If someone here would like to do it, I would thank them profusely.
Found on MyMopar
Any recommendations on how or where to get it decoded? If someone here would like to do it, I would thank them profusely.
Found on MyMopar
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The Horvaths
Young man with a cowboy hat
Have you tried looking at the parts book? The last digit of various options might could match up with those on the build sheet.
Edit - Nope. Not that I can tell. OK, what's the secret?
- dad
Edit - Nope. Not that I can tell. OK, what's the secret?
- dad
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That was a "daunting task", but now is suitable for framing IMO... Keep up the good work.
BTW I give the young guys hell when they start to memorize firing orders.. you will find a different one maybe even on your next tune up. Use the FSM and your never wrong. Glad you have taken your hazing so well.
The Horvaths
Young man with a cowboy hat
Did some work on Gecko today... kinda sad. All the parts are being put to good use though. 
My mom, dad, and snoot came out to help/observe to!
Snoot excavating a car:
K-frame out:
Where we started the cut:
Car is in half:
How unibodies are put together:
Another view:
The car is currently cut in half without a K-frame, roof, deck lid, or dash. This was supposed to be our practice car, but we may try to use this floor instead of the Goose Eggs' if it's in good enough shape. Also, the roof is for sale if anybody needs one. It will be on eBay in the near future.
My mom, dad, and snoot came out to help/observe to!
Snoot excavating a car:
K-frame out:
Where we started the cut:
Car is in half:
How unibodies are put together:
Another view:
The car is currently cut in half without a K-frame, roof, deck lid, or dash. This was supposed to be our practice car, but we may try to use this floor instead of the Goose Eggs' if it's in good enough shape. Also, the roof is for sale if anybody needs one. It will be on eBay in the near future.
My neighbors would kill me if I did that in front of my house....LOL!
Good job!
Good job!
The Horvaths
Young man with a cowboy hat
I found this funny. Grandpa's enjoying his new paper readin' spot.
We removed the console, shifter, and rear axel today. The axel is a 742 3.23. I'm not sure if it's sure grip... I haven't checked.
livininharrow
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that is one cool pic of grumps reading his paper in the back seat of a ripped to **** Plymouth. I love it.View attachment 72033
I found this funny. Grandpa's enjoying his new paper readin' spot.
We removed the console, shifter, and rear axel today. The axel is a 742 3.23. I'm not sure if it's sure grip... I haven't checked.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
In front of a McMansion, yet.
The Horvaths
Young man with a cowboy hat
He designed and built it himself with a crew of workers. It's very, very nice.
Dag... You fellas are liven it up in texas... and you get to play in the front yard too...Nice work, nice cars, nice shack... its good to be The Horvaths...
The Horvaths
Young man with a cowboy hat
We still manage to fuss and fume about our daily grind, but; you're right. We have it pretty darned good and we're very grateful. Dylan's grandpa has flat-out busted his tail his entire life to make it to where he's at now. He's quite the inspiration and an amazing man to know.
I'm just hoping that Dylan can make his way through to adulthood without following in my exact footsteps! Sleeping in steam tunnels to stay warm during the Winter months was not as "free and easy" a life as I had hoped it to be. Then, working blowing glass for a living was just plain toxic. Those early life decisions (read: "mistakes") pushed me into going back to school. I followed my heart and took up electronics for my day job. I'm glad that I did. I'm wondering what Dylan will choose to do for a career. That's a decision that he's going to need to make rather soon. He'll have his fourth birthday this 29th.
Now, back to the car! The floor pans that we bought from Classic2Current weren't enough metal to fill the holes! Mary is rusted out pretty badly. We considered using Gecko's floor, but, it's badly thinned out in a few spots and someone used POR-15 to trap water on it years ago. So, we used it to learn how to cut one apart without bending up the floor too badly. We supported the center of the car and pulled the K-frame. Then we cut off the top. Then we cut the flat section of the floor where the rear-seat passengers' feet go and opened up a hole by the rockers to allow the tip of the sawz-all blade to clear as we cut through the rockers. The floor and cowl fell free and, if we were to use the floor, we'd then cut the cowl off and start peeling back at the rockers.
We next unbolted the rear springs and pulled the rear end out from underneath the back half of the car. What's left is pretty much scrap!
- dad
I'm just hoping that Dylan can make his way through to adulthood without following in my exact footsteps! Sleeping in steam tunnels to stay warm during the Winter months was not as "free and easy" a life as I had hoped it to be. Then, working blowing glass for a living was just plain toxic. Those early life decisions (read: "mistakes") pushed me into going back to school. I followed my heart and took up electronics for my day job. I'm glad that I did. I'm wondering what Dylan will choose to do for a career. That's a decision that he's going to need to make rather soon. He'll have his fourth birthday this 29th.
Now, back to the car! The floor pans that we bought from Classic2Current weren't enough metal to fill the holes! Mary is rusted out pretty badly. We considered using Gecko's floor, but, it's badly thinned out in a few spots and someone used POR-15 to trap water on it years ago. So, we used it to learn how to cut one apart without bending up the floor too badly. We supported the center of the car and pulled the K-frame. Then we cut off the top. Then we cut the flat section of the floor where the rear-seat passengers' feet go and opened up a hole by the rockers to allow the tip of the sawz-all blade to clear as we cut through the rockers. The floor and cowl fell free and, if we were to use the floor, we'd then cut the cowl off and start peeling back at the rockers.
We next unbolted the rear springs and pulled the rear end out from underneath the back half of the car. What's left is pretty much scrap!
- dad
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The Horvaths
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Small update:
Both parts cars are apart and the floor from Goose Egg is ready to go in after some minor repairs... I hope.
Today I'm going to my body shop to see Mary for the first time this year! I will post pictures of the work done once I get back.
Both parts cars are apart and the floor from Goose Egg is ready to go in after some minor repairs... I hope.
Today I'm going to my body shop to see Mary for the first time this year! I will post pictures of the work done once I get back.
The Horvaths
Young man with a cowboy hat
No real pictures of progress made as, unfortunately, the car has been weatherproofed by my mom and dad for the grapefruit-sized hail coming tomorrow. I can, however, post pictures of a Bronco, FireBird, and Buick if you all are interested.
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