Another V-Code ‘70 Fury Surfaced?

[polara71]

You know, not that I'm looking for a brake war here, but with what-ever package options this car has, why was Chrysler so reluctant to throw in disk brakes on these cars? I'm not necessarily a super-fan of disk brakes (for these old mopars) and even if the disk brake parts dropped into my lap I'd be in no rush to put them on my car, but if they're so good why hold them back for cars like this? In 1970 even?

Were they just not seen as "must-have" back in the day like they are now?

They weren't standard on the Bs or the Es either.
Im gonna go out on a limb and say they were standard in 72 (?) .
Im sure by 70 they knew the advantage of disc's but even then there was a heavy duty option for drums with their tow package.

Which brings me to the video. Tom said there was no way to upgrade the two core radiator but the A35 would have upgraded the cooling system to a 26" and a clutch, no?

 

[MoPar~Man]

Which brings me to the video. Tom said there was no way to upgrade the radiator but the A35 would have upgraded the cooling system , no?

Does it have the wide rad (26" ?) or the standard rad (22") ? Could it have had a fan clutch at least?

 

[polara71]

You didn't watch the Video?

 

[tallzag]

They weren't standard on the Bs or the Es either.
Im gonna go out on a limb and say they were standard in 72 (?) .
Im sure by 70 they knew the advantage of disc's but even then there was a heavy duty option for drums with their tow package.

Which brings me to the video. Tom said there was no way to upgrade the two core radiator but the A35 would have upgraded the cooling system to a 26" and a clutch, no?

Don’t think A35 was available with a V code engine.

 

[tallzag]

You know, not that I'm looking for a brake war here, but with what-ever package options this car has, why was Chrysler so reluctant to throw in disk brakes on these cars? I'm not necessarily a super-fan of disk brakes (for these old mopars) and even if the disk brake parts dropped into my lap I'd be in no rush to put them on my car, but if they're so good why hold them back for cars like this? In 1970 even?

Were they just not seen as "must-have" back in the day like they are now?

They weren’t reluctant, they just made it an extra cost option and not everybody thought it was worth it.

 

[polara71]

Don’t think A35 was available with a V code engine.

No ? Interesting. Can you confirm that? Literature, anything?

 

[Fury Pursuit]

Does it have the wide rad (26" ?) or the standard rad (22") ? Could it have had a fan clutch at least?

No, the 22" two core radiator was standard on all 6BBL GT cars, as was the 7-blade fan, NO fan shroud, and NO fan clutch as that was part of the H/D cooling package or A/C, which was not available on a 6BBL car. As Tom stated. Why the tiny radiator? Good question. Apparently, it was the dollars and cents equation. I restored my original 6BBL, 22'" radiator with a factory two core, just like the original.

K-Frame: C-Body 440 Engine-P Model NO Maximum Cooling Pkg-less fan.
2863216 Fan: 7-Blade/18.5" Diameter.
2806070 Fan Spacer: 7.25" Dia TORQUE DRIVE.
2998969 Radiator Dia: 22" STD COOL.
2462114 Radiator Inlet Hose: 22"


Disc brakes were optional across the Chrysler car line, so they were not part of A51/A52 package, but it was a wise option to have. I know of three 6BBL Sport Furies and numerus 440 4bbl GT's with drum brakes. They stop just fine.

 

[67valiant 100]

You know, not that I'm looking for a brake war here, but with what-ever package options this car has, why was Chrysler so reluctant to throw in disk brakes on these cars? I'm not necessarily a super-fan of disk brakes (for these old mopars) and even if the disk brake parts dropped into my lap I'd be in no rush to put them on my car, but if they're so good why hold them back for cars like this? In 1970 even?

Were they just not seen as "must-have" back in the day like they are now?

The factory 11x3 drums work surprisingly well. My SFGT came off the line with the standard HD MANUAL drum brakes (supposedly only ~3 GTs made like that based on the sg30 report). The brakes have a great feel. I would never consider putting power or disc brakes on it.

 

[69CoronetRT]

No ? Interesting. Can you confirm that? Literature, anything?

Unlike A/C, trailer towing was not specifically prohibited for the 6bbl but it was not listed as recommended.

https://www.hamtramck-historical.com/images/dealerships/OrderingInformation/1970/plymouth/P44.jpg

 

[PH27L7]

Disc brakes were optional across the Chrysler car line, so they were not part of A51/A52 package, but it was a wise option to have. I know of three 6BBL Sport Furies and numerus 440 4bbl GT's with drum brakes. They stop just fine.

A little known oddity, when the updated 440 375HP first became available in C's in the 1967 year, disc brakes were standard. 1968 & through at least 1970 had the big 11" drums. I think the option price may have had something to do with it & the fact that the drums had long been trusted with discs being relatively new. Agree the drums were not bad, at least for the first stop.

 

[69CoronetRT]

A little known oddity, when the updated 440 375HP first became available in C's in the 1967 year, disc brakes were standard.

 

[PH27L7]

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Adjusting for inflation you'd have to multiply those numbers by 10 or more, not peanuts by any means. The early 4-piston fixed caliper Budds were more expensive than the later single piston floaters. Neat window sticker!

 

[cuda hunter]

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Does the 67 window sticker show that the 479 Disk Brakes that cost 69.50 were an added cost option? Not standard? Or were standard items added onto the overall cost of the car when tabulated?

 

[69CoronetRT]

Does the 67 window sticker show that the 479 Disk Brakes that cost 69.50 were an added cost option? Not standard? Or were standard items added onto the overall cost of the car when tabulated?

An additional cost. They were optional.

 

[Finsinthemirror]

That is a very cool car!