Samplingman
Old Man with a Hat
Thats what the fender tag calls for.
'69 Fury III Convertible Build Thread- Project IVY
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Thats what the fender tag calls for.
Thanks...old cars and old/historic houses - I like them all.
Ironwolf
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HEY !!!! who stole your Rear quarter panel and front fender reflectors ???? ,,,,:icon_scratch:
Do you have any more additional pictures to show us ?? :eusa_pray:
Do you have any more additional pictures to show us ?? :eusa_pray:
HEY !!!! who stole your Rear quarter panel and front fender reflectors ???? ,,,,:icon_scratch:
Do you have any more additional pictures to show us ?? :eusa_pray:
I don't know if those were optional or not, or if a previous owner simply got rid of them. I thought about adding them back in, when I had to do body metal and paint work, but decided to leave it out.
I'll post a few more pics...don't have any good ones of the inside currently, but I'll try to take some this weekend, if the weather is nice.
Ironwolf
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The previous owner must have filled them in, they are standard and mandatory as they are side body reflectors. It's interesting that in 1968 they went with lighted side markers lights then went with reflectors only in 1969 then back to lighted markers from 1970 and on.
REGULATION: FMVSS #108 for sidemarker lights and reflectors specifies amber front and red rear sidemarker lamps and reflectors. The regulation initially required lights OR reflectors on vehicles made after 1 January 1968. This was amended to require lights AND reflectors on vehicles made after 1 January 1970. These side-facing devices make the vehicle's presence, position and direction of travel clearly visible from oblique angles. The lamps are wired so as to illuminate whenever the vehicles parking and tail lamps are on. History
At Chrysler we decided to do side marker lights in 1968. All vehicles except Imperial used the same side marker light design. Except for the difference in lens color they were the same lamp for the front fender and rear quarter panel. This simplification saved us a lot of money and let us do the design and engineering job a lot quicker than if we had to do unique lights or unique reflectors for each carline.
During the 1968 model year we got a new Product Development (Product Planning, Styling and Engineering) Vice President by the name of Leroy Bornhouser. We called him Bornie. Bornie took issue with the appearance of the 1968 side marker lights which he said looked like "whales’ eyes." He ordered us to put side markers on the car in 1969 that were more attractive - more integrated with the sheet metal. So in 1969 we went to flush reflectors (no bulbs) that were a different design for each carline and each "crash program" to meet 1969 model production.
The 1969 reflectors didn't meet the amended 1970 standard which required lamps and reflectors so we had to design and tool the side marker indicators again. We did them three times in three years!
commando1
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I found out years ago you can't C&P an image from allpar.... 
Ironwolf
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I found out years ago you can't C&P an image from allpar....
I never got that memo !!!!!
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OH **** THEY ARE HERE !!!!!!!!!!!! :doggie1:
MrMoparCHP
Old Man with a Hat
They were standard/required starting with the 68 model year cars, the 69's Chrysler cheated and just put reflectors in, that didn't go over well.
I plan to fill them on my other Polara, I seriously doubt any office would know that they should be there. Now if your state does safety inspections they might catch it, there are stories of people needing to explain the 69 reflectors.
Alan
Ironwolf
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Wollfen
Old Man with a Hat
I COULD copy and paste an image from ALLPAR cos im good, but do i wanna?I found out years ago you can't C&P an image from allpar....
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
You're as nuts as I am....
Ironwolf
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commando1
Old Man with a Hat
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Greg B.
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I always liked the round "button" style side markers Chrysler used in '68 - thought they were distinctive and elegantly simple. Never understood why they abandoned them after that first year.
70bigblockdodge
Old Man with a Hat
No reflector.
My parts car, I mean bondo car had no markers, well it did but they were berried.
Anywho, not much new to report really, taking down the tent, everything but my shelf is already gone from my Uncles, everything at the house is packed and ready to go. I left the roof still up to keep any rain off for now..........
Managed to stumble across another local with a '69 Fury............he's got some spare parts for me to dig through, and a factory disc brake set up I'm going to buy.............
I also chose a new cam profile with help from a few old vets in the Mopar hobby.........So I'll tear down the 318 when I get inside and get it put together again right, Then I'll start on the cancerous body next..........
I'm having a bad feeling that my goal is slowly becoming more unrealistic then I thought..............but thats life..........
I'll get it at least running by the winter........thats my new goal, one drive before theres snow on the ground.
Nick
Anywho, not much new to report really, taking down the tent, everything but my shelf is already gone from my Uncles, everything at the house is packed and ready to go. I left the roof still up to keep any rain off for now..........
Managed to stumble across another local with a '69 Fury............he's got some spare parts for me to dig through, and a factory disc brake set up I'm going to buy.............
I also chose a new cam profile with help from a few old vets in the Mopar hobby.........So I'll tear down the 318 when I get inside and get it put together again right, Then I'll start on the cancerous body next..........
I'm having a bad feeling that my goal is slowly becoming more unrealistic then I thought..............but thats life..........
I'll get it at least running by the winter........thats my new goal, one drive before theres snow on the ground.
Nick
Checked on things today, the water has gone down some.......and found a '67 Monaco Rag.
Holy pontoon boat Batman !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is your Fury gonna be OK? I hope the water didn't get into your grandpa's house either
Is your Fury gonna be OK? I hope the water didn't get into your grandpa's house either
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
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