1971 Plymouth Sport Fury GT Brogham & U code Super Comando

[CanCritter]

The metal work that Ron did to car was soooo good Paul tells me he used less than a quart of bondo on whole car!!!!!!

 

[CanCritter]

 

[CanCritter]

down to the nitty gritty
















it will be a long time before this forum sees a restoration more laid out than what Paul has done for us...

 

[CanCritter]

Garry..re the peak on window we yaked about...is actually a small peak there..youll see when you deal with that area







Pauls makein me work tonight lol

 

[Fury440]

Amazing work! Looks like new steel.

 

[1970cat]

now that's what a fusie quarter should look like!
the whole body looks like a new stamping. nice work!

 

[Fury440]

Been pondering your floating sub-frame problem and have been chewing it over with Paul. While most 70 Fury models also use the floating frame, convertibles retained the older fixed style to increase overall car rigidity to compensate for the lack of a roof. I find the convertible ride to be very solid. As you've discovered, '71 cars all got floating sub-frames in an effort to isolate road noise. The also had isolation pads to "float" the rear springs from the rear end. One side effect, as the rubber got old, everything loosened introducing squirm. A comment Paul made, if the front clip can move about on it's rubber supports, what does that do to panel alignment - specifically between the rear of the front fender and the door. Paul is very anal when it comes to panel alignment such that all gaps must be narrow and dead-eye straight. Not sure how to do that with everything moving around. Gina's son can spin up some aluminum spacers on his lathe which would convert your floating sub-frame to a fixed one like mine. I recommend you try this and if you don't like the ride, the spacers are pretty easy to replace. Aluminum should last forever, won't rust and as long as the bolts are tight, won't wear. Your thoughts?

Forgot to add, go all rubber or all aluminum, don't mix them. I noticed in a tech note that the floating frame bolts must be tightened carefully to avoid ripples in the sheet metal. That along scares me off.

 

[67-Fury]

Not to be "That Guy" Mr. Critter but that is either a Duster Or Scamp. 73, 74...have any more pics?

 

[CanCritter]

Not to be "That Guy" Mr. Critter but that is either a Duster Or Scamp. 73, 74...have any more pics?

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think l said dart?....well is 6cyl duster..73 l think....belive Garry shot up to Edmonton to grab the 4 speed shifter and linkage for this car...np..will ask Paul for more pics next time lm chattin with him and get proper particulars...

 

[tallhair]

Thanks for the updates Critter / Paul ... the car looks fantastic and I'm glad its coming together and being documented here for all to see

 

[Fratzog]

Holy Moley...that sure is a labour of love. Impressive.

 

[65sporty]

Looking good, getting close to paint

 

[CanCritter]

now where was l...ah ya..thankfull to have Paul on this car...and am shure he's thankfull for the kind words he receives from you folks...some more of his work...hes got this gleem in his eyes lately...may be paint fumes..
..enjoy









you folks should see the grin on my face right now....

 

[Aidan1976]

Finally got some time to really catch up on this thread, and see what has been happening. Car looks simply amazing, fantastic work. This Paul lad, his work is stunning. Even his garage/workshop is a work of art - the organisation, the cleanliness....again, stunning.

 

[vdk2010]

Really impressive work, I can only confirm the averall opinion. That is some masterpiece!

I have one question, you showed pictures of the bondo work and there was surface rust all over the car. How did Paul get rid of that before priming the car?

 

[commando1]

Is Paul using a different paint process on the interior. Just curious on why it was so meticulously masked off from the exterior.

 

[CanCritter]

From pics am assuming he washed then took airhose to it
This would lead to a whole post in itself.....dipping vrs blasting

 

[Fury440]

Is Paul using a different paint process on the interior. Just curious on why it was so meticulously masked off from the exterior.

Paul allow over spray - never!!!

 

[rexus31]

Interior paint looks like single stage. I'm assuming exterior will be BC/CC.

 

[Wollfen]

Garry..re the peak on window we yaked about...is actually a small peak there..youll see when you deal with that area







Pauls makein me work tonight lol

Re the peak, I haven't even looked at my own car for it yet eh?