My '66 Fury III

[68blackbird]

Congrats on progress

Are you going to be doing the stiffening?

You bet, need to get some material first. Working on lower ball joints, painting for now. I will post pics when I do, thanks.

 

[tallhair]

Gret. I'm looking forward to it and I'm thinking I'm gonna buy that ball joint tool even though I don't need it at the moment and may never need it.

 

[68blackbird]

Gret. I'm looking forward to it and I'm thinking I'm gonna buy that ball joint tool even though I don't need it at the moment and may never need it.

Not much progress, waiting for parts, life getting in the way....anyway...

Managed to work on A arms, bushings are pressed, 1 gusset welded on. On to the next step...

 

[commando1]

Never thought I'd say the words damn nice gusset altogether but...
Damn nice gusset.

 

[68blackbird]

Finally found some time to work on the car. Bushings are in, gussets welded in once drums are dry from painting, start putting all back together. I made a bushing press tool from 1 1/2 pipe, worked out well.

 

[tallhair]

Nice fabbing and overall great job blackbird

 

[commando1]

To jury rig something and have it work is part of the overall satisfaction.

 

[68blackbird]

Feel like a big hurdle cleared today. Front suspension is pretty much installed. Felt good getting the lower control arms & torsion bars back in. Started sanding engine bay, should have motor/tranny back in soon...taking the rest of the weekend off. Leaving for Houston tomorrow for some R & R....going to see Def Leppard & KISS tomorrow night.

 

[commando1]

Congratulations on what I know is a true ball buster job.
My next front end job, unfortunately, I'm going to have to farm out... :sad10:

 

[68blackbird]

Tell ya what Stan, since you have been a beckon of encouragement, and I now have the tools & experience at this, you get your biotch over here, we'll git 'r dun, then sit on the back porch and talk some chat...that's an open ended offer. ccasion14:

 

[commando1]

Tell ya what Stan, since you have been a beckon of encouragement, and I now have the tools & experience at this, you get your biotch over here, we'll git 'r dun, then sit on the back porch and talk some chat...that's an open ended offer. ccasion14:


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AWESOME.
You have no idea how i appreciate that!
Thank you!

 

[tallhair]

I love your updates .. you are really moving

Looking forward to hear how the suspension upgrades/reinforcments feel compared to other C bodies you have driven

 

[68blackbird]

After 3+ weeks of off & on tedious sanding, finally got some color on engine bay. Just need to clean and paint frame and motor & tranny will go back in....man, been way too long since I got to cruise.......

 

[68blackbird]

 

[68blackbird]

Inching closer to getting drivetrain in, maybe this weekend. Cleaned up wiring harness and added new connectors, wiper motor cleaned/installed, splash guards in.

 

[1970cat]

what did you use on the light buckets? they look like a new stamping.

 

[68blackbird]

what did you use on the light buckets? they look like a new stamping.

Cleaned, sanded with 320, primed and painted with Duplicolor Chrome and Rustoleum Gloss black.

 

[68blackbird]

Finally took some time to work on my stuff instead of others....motor/tranny is in now fun begins..

 

[commando1]

Damn, I don't know why this hasn't been popping up under Unread Threads.
Anyway,
Amazing progress and it's coming out beyond merely beautiful.
Nice, nice, work.

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[68blackbird]

Damn, I don't know why this hasn't been popping up under Unread Threads.
Anyway,
Amazing progress and it's coming out beyond merely beautiful.
Nice, nice, work.

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Thanks Stan....had an unfortunate accident right after those pics were taken. One of the pulleys on lift broke so car is stuck where it is till I can get parts to fix it. Am able to get tranny lines and linkage hooked up, using ladder to run wires...damn the luck....