'70 Plymouth Sport Fury 383HP resto thread

[Marv]

I f*=ing love burnt orange.. Beautiful..
Thanks for the info and sorry for bringing the thread off track

 

[Chrome58]

I f*=ing love burnt orange..

So do I

 

[PPRCuda]

Hell of the car. I'll follow this thread with big interest!

 

[furious70]

I have thought of repainting mine orange, the medium Tan interior would go well enough. I love the color too.

 

[Shamu70]

I wonder if there are any flow differences between the driver side hi po manifold B/E design vs. the C’s design.

 

[CBODY67]

I wonder if there are any flow differences between the driver side hi po manifold B/E design vs. the C’s design.

Probably not enough to make any real difference in horsepower. Unlike the late-'60s 'Cuda 383 where the lh manifold was so restrictive that it resulted in a lower factory horsepower rating for the 383HP when installed in the early 'Cuda platform. As the lh manifold had to snake around the steering column.

CBODY67

 

[FK3 Sport Fury]

Well ... (and I feel I might loose some followers right here and now), there's only 2 things I'm pondering : loosing the white vinyl top and the side mouldings, changing the color to Burnt Orange (though I know FT6 is a desirable color, I'm really in love with FK3/FK5). But I'm still in the early stages, so everything is not really decided right now.

I think the tan looks every bit as good as the FK3/FK5 and I have FK3 and FK5 cars.
I can see your point about the vinyl roof,though,especially in white.I would consider deleting that or changing it to black or even something similar to the body color.I've seen a 70 FT6 Charger with a similar color Gator grain top that looked awesome but that might be a bit overkill on a C-body.
I would keep the trim as shaving that off brings the car into customized territory as opposed to restored.

 

[65sporty]

Step 1 this weekend will be to :

a) make the engine running again. It was before leaving Canada almost 2 months ago, but the starter won't even turn now, because the battery's dead and does not hold recharge. I guess it just needs a new battery. At least I hope so.

b) fix the driver side window. It stays down though I can hear the motor turning. Need to do this as a priority because the car stays outside for the moment being (that's why you see a bit of thick cover on the driver side on the picture). A car cover has been ordered and is on its way, but I would prefer to have all windows closed anyway.

Sounds like a couple of easy things to fix. Start with the battery, I believe the problem with the window motor is probably the gear. I put the Rock Auto link here for you, if you look at the gear you can see the 3 nylon pucks that dry out and crumble. When this happens the motor just spins.

https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog...232491,interior,power+window+motor+gear,10733

I thought some one here had a repair that they did using 5/16th nuts in place of the nylon bushings. It would work but you wont get the cushioning effect of the nylon.

 

[Chrome58]

I think the tan looks every bit as good as the FK3/FK5 and I have FK3 and FK5 cars. I can see your point about the vinyl roof,though,especially in white.I would consider deleting that or changing it to black or even something similar to the body color.I've seen a 70 FT6 Charger with a similar color Gator grain top that looked awesome but that might be a bit overkill on a C-body.
I would keep the trim as shaving that off brings the car into customized territory as opposed to restored.

I thought the side belts mouldings were optional.
Were they not ?

EDIT : no, they were indeed standard equipment. I just checked.

Sounds like a couple of easy things to fix. Start with the battery, I believe the problem with the window motor is probably the gear. I put the Rock Auto link here for you, if you look at the gear you can see the 3 nylon pucks that dry out and crumble. When this happens the motor just spins.

https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog...232491,interior,power+window+motor+gear,10733

I thought some one here had a repair that they did using 5/16th nuts in place of the nylon bushings. It would work but you wont get the cushioning effect of the nylon.

With a frest battery, the engine did start, though it did not hold more than 4 or 5 seconds. I think the problem is linked to the fact that the gas currently comes from a plastic jar (new gas tank waiting to be installed) and there are air bubbles in the hose connected to the pump. Anyway, it's alive !!

You are right, the driver side window problem comes from the gears, the motor just spins freely. Thanks a lot for the Rockauto link, I would not have looked there for such a part, but I'm happy they're selling them !