Fury-ous in Texas

[jstaples2]

Hey all -
Just wanted to stop by and introduce myself. I have a 1968 Fury III (4 door) that is my first project car. She needs a bit of love, but appears to have been taken care of. I've been working on her for a couple months now, but don't always get a lot of time to wrench on things. Once it cools down a bit I hope to find more time to work on her.

Specs:
Engine: 383
Intake: Edelbrock performer
Carb: Holley 4160 (650Cfm)


Currently working on the dash-pad and instrument cluster cover.

 

[commando1]

Welcome.
What's the plan for the dash pad?

 

[cld]

Welcome! Whereabouts in TX are you? I have a '68 in Austin, 68plymouth383 has one in Boerne near SA, saylor has one in DFW.

 

[The Horvaths]

Welcome! I to have a '66 and '67 Fury. Let me know if you need any help / advice redoing the dash or instrument cluster.

 

[detmatt]

Welcome to the site from the Motor City!

 

[1978 NYB]

Welcome......nice car.

 

[bulldogchesty]

Welcome to the group.

 

[jstaples2]

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome!

Commando1 - The plan for the dash pad right now is to flake off all the crispy vinyl(?) to get to the underlying foam. There are a ton of gaps in the foam, so I need to figure out what to fill it with (spray foam? Bondo? Fiberglass the whole thing?). Then I plan on wrapping it all in a thin layer of new foam then a vinyl cover. I'm open to suggestions on the best way to resurrect it.

cld - We're practically neighbors, I'm in Pflugerville (just northeast of Austin). I actually found the fury in the DFW area.

The Horvaths - I'd love any advice or suggestions you are willing to share on how to restore the instrument cover. It looks like painted plastic and I was just thinking of masking off the silver parts and painting black and then vice versa for the silver parts and detail the raised areas (lettering) with a small paint brush. The plastic has cracked in a few areas, but I was able to get it back together with gorilla glue.

Thanks everyone!

 

[The Horvaths]

OK, my suggestion would be to tear out the entire dash including the instrument cluster and do it all at once. For the lettering, I would highly recommend using "Sign Painters' White Lettering" paint. I found that dipping a pencil eraser into a small amount of that paint, and very carefully pressing the eraser onto the raised lettering will yield the best results. Abviously, I would do this after painting the main colors first. If you drip any white paint, you can apply the correct color over it with a q tip. Gorilla glue or silicon works well for repairing cracks. As for the instrument cluster, remove the plastic cover and mask the dial very well. I used a roll of paper to do this. Make sure you do not touch the dial, as the paint will rub off. You can use a small spray can of bright fluorescent orange to paint the indicator / pointer. Let it dry thoroughly and re coat. You can make your plastic dial covers look better by polishing them. You may also want to restore or rebuild your AC box or heater while you have your dash out. I can post pictures when I get home, if you would like. Good luck, and let me know if I should elaborate!
Here is the paint I used.