Hello C body brothers

[MoparJon]

I’m sure this question has been asked about 1 million times but here goes one more I have a 1966 Plymouth sport fury I know that the 73 spindles are the best but are becoming scarce , I found a 66 imperial I’m looking to buy as a parts donor , ive read 69-72 are doable and 73 is best. Are the Fury and Imperial compatible Cousins because they are C Bodies, Can anyone help or have spare parts to help me out?

 

[1978 NYB]

Welcome....

 

[LocuMob]

Hello from Minnesota. Imperials run a 5x5" bolt pattern, while your Sport Fury runs a 5x4.5" bolt pattern.

 

[MoparJon]

Imperials run a 5x5" bolt pattern, while your Sport Fury runs a 5x4.5" bolt pattern.

With that being said would be a good idea to buy the donor car and use the motor trans and rear end, I was told it’s a sure grip and has 727?

 

[LocuMob]

With that being said would be a good idea to buy the donor car and use the motor trans and rear end, I was told it’s a sure grip and has 727?

I'd personally fix the drums if you're going to use it for cruising. Want a race car, then the 69-73 Dodge Plymouth Chrysler full size cars that have disk brakes. Polaras, Monacos, Furys, 300's, Newports. Any car in those year's with disks. Your rear end should be fine, if the car has one.

 

[Davea Lux]

If you can buy the car right and the engine is still free, it will have many running gear parts. I would not part it out if it is still restorable as the '65-'66 Imps are getting rare too. The Imperials have different rotors, the '66 will still have dual piston calipers if disc equipped which should be avoided as they are expensive to work on and hard to find parts for. The main advantage to the '73 spindles is that the rotors were also used on the light duty pickups and are therefore easier to get hold of. The single piston caliper and spindle from '69-'72 C-Body as mentioned above is a bolt in for your '66. You will also need to come up with the proper booster, master cylinder and an aftermarket portioning valve to re-balance the brake system. You will also need to convert to 15" wheels if the car does not already have them. A '69-'73 parts car with the disc brake option would be the ideal donor. Note that the correct booster will need to be '68-70 Bendix dual diaphragm, mid '71 and later will not fit your application.

Dave

 

[rkrochen]

I'd personally fix the drums if you're going to use it for cruising. Want a race car, then the 69-73 Dodge Plymouth Chrysler full size cars that have disk brakes. Polaras, Monacos, Furys, 300's, Newports. Any car I. Those year's with disks. Your rear end should be fine, if the car has one.

I agree. Your present set up has plenty of braking power. The issue comes in if you are doing multiple heavy brake applications, driving in extreme traffic or mountainous driving. If you at simply driving the car for pleasure it shouldn’t be a problem. I am running my drum brakes and can lock them up anytime.

 

[Newport 66]

Welcome from Wisconsin

 

[66sptfry]

Welcome

 

[mr. fix it]

I just found out the other day that a 92 Dakota 2WD will work with upper ball joint taper adapters.

Give it a google.

 

[MoparJon]

I just found out the other day that a 92 Dakota 2WD will work with upper ball joint taper adapters.

Give it a google.

Sorry?
So the Drumto Disk conversion brake set up from a Dakota will work on a 66 Plymouth Sport Fury? Sorry wanted to make sure....

 

[MoparJon]

I just found out the other day that a 92 Dakota 2WD will work with upper ball joint taper adapters.

Give it a google.

Do you have that link by chance? Been looking but no luck?

 

[ImpJay]

@MoparJon

Like Dave said, an Imperial should never be parted out as all of them were quite rare even when new, let alone nowadays. The bolt patterns are as follow: 55-66: 5X5.5``, 67-73: 5x5`` and 74-75: 5x4.5``. Imperials do have quite many parts that are different and more scarce&expensive than on other makes, so it´s best to stay away from them with another big Mopar in need of replacement parts.

 

[mr. fix it]

Do you have that link by chance? Been looking but no luck?

I found it on FB just now.

 

[Ripinator]

I found it on FB just now.

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Hey @Ross Wooldridge ! Did you see this? Velly intresting. . .

 

[BLUPORT]

I found it on FB just now.

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Now if that only worked on a 68 'Port, I'd be happy.

 

[mr. fix it]

Now if that only worked on a 68 'Port, I'd be happy.

There's no reason why it would not...

A person still needs the M/C, Booster, P/B pedals, Flex hoses & distribution block either OEM or AM style.

As stated, you will need to run 15" rims.

I did meet a person with a 60 Pioneer last year and he was running Mustang disc brake system on all 4 corners from WilWood.
It was manual brakes and he was very happy with the braking power

 

[BLUPORT]

There's no reason why it would not...

A person still needs the M/C, Booster, P/B pedals, Flex hoses & distribution block either OEM or AM style.

As stated, you will need to run 15" rims.

I did meet a person with a 60 Pioneer last year and he was running Mustang disc brake system on all 4 corners from WilWood.
It was manual brakes and he was very happy with the braking power

I already have power brakes, I would probably still need a different booster though.

 

[live4theking]

I already have power brakes, I would probably still need a different booster though.

You would need a disk brake booster. The question is which one.

 

[mr. fix it]

Sorry?
So the Drumto Disk conversion brake set up from a Dakota will work on a 66 Plymouth Sport Fury? Sorry wanted to make sure....

You would need a disk brake booster. The question is which one.

if you have a floor shift then I believe a fusie single diaphragm booster will work
If a column shifter then ideally the dual diaphragm booster is desired
I have been running with a 67 single diaphragm booster with good results although a few have been claiming that this is not a safe option
My argument has been that if I ran with manual brakes then I would have to exert even more effort to brake
With a single diaphragm it’s better than manual brakes
I can lock the wheels up if needed without all that much effort
The main difference is a bit more peddle pressure is required than if I had a dual booster