New Fury 3 Owner

[rathmor]

Hello everyone, I just purchased a 1965 Plymouth Fury 3 C body I do believe.
its not great but its at a good starting point solid body newish rebuilt 383 2 barrel carb

Heres the problem the last owner upgraded from a 318 to the 383 with out changing the trans so nothing bolts up

I now have the proper trans but it is a linkage trans and my old 1 is a cable to shift

Is there a way to modify it or do I need to keep looking for another trans or a different steering column?
Any help would be great

 

[Ironwolf]

Welcome !!!!! any pictures ??? :worthless_thread:


There probably is a way, I personally have no idea about that but hang in and I am sure one of our expert gurus on the site will have some information on that and what you may or may not be able to do.

 

[rathmor]

Sorry Had no pictures Uploaded until now So here are a few

 

[70NPORT]

Welcome and congrats. Nice solid looking Plymouth. I see a bit of unraveling electrical tape on some wiring by the firewall. Might want to check that out . Tape is only a stopgap temporary measure. Moisture and what not will eventually find its way in there. Then zap and stuck on the side of the road.

 

[rathmor]

Lol ya on the red wires I take it the previous owner put in a push button start and that was how they wired it in om going thru all the wiring b4 the car goes down the road

 

[1978 NYB]

Welcome......nice car.

 

[C Body Bob]

Welcome. That car has a darn decent body. I have a good column from a 65 Newport. Its blue. It was a 383/727 big block car. Column shift.

 

[detmatt]

Welcome to the site from the Motor City! Your question about the trans is a good one and I wish I had the answer but I don't have any experiences with pre '67 stuff.

 

[1978 NYB]

Dang.....that was easy. LOL!

 

[Mimidote]

sweet ride... love my 65.. but in same boat as you ... looking for parts .. if you find a great resource.. would you share it with me please !! thanks

 

[commando1]

 

[Stormer]

Welcome.

 

[Ironwolf]

Good looking ride !!! Great pictures :3gears:

 

[BJS racing]

Welcome! If I was a little further along money wise I would just sell you the trans out of my 65 because eventually I will be putting a 408 small block with a turbo in mine but I am just not that far along yet. You can either change the column or the trans. You could also always go to a floor shifter from like B&M or something.

 

[rathmor]

Yeah that has been the concensus
Around my shop n buddies as well.
To go to a floor shift drill a hole n run the cable quick n easy
In comparision to tracking down everything else

 

[rathmor]

And as of bout 2 hours from now ill have the 727 a. Trans out so if someone needs a small block trans let me know