Buddy of mine just informed me he has a small block powered '74 Gran Fury wasting away on his property, so what will work on my '69?
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What '74 Gran Fury parts will work for Fusey cars
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commando1
Old Man with a Hat
The wing nut from the air cleaner housing and that's about it.
Is the 74 GF savable?
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Is the 74 GF savable?
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Old Man with a Hat
..........and maybe the headlights. Two completely different era body styles.
Nothing Else, nothing Mechanical? Hmmm Mopars continue to amaze and disappoint me in some ways.
as for savable, NO, sat for the last 20 years in soft muddy dirt, it's basically all shot as far as floors and frames are concerned.
as for savable, NO, sat for the last 20 years in soft muddy dirt, it's basically all shot as far as floors and frames are concerned.
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Old Man with a Hat
Let me guess......360 smogger 2bbl???
Was a 2bbl, no longer has smog equipment and now wears 4 barrel intake & Carb.
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Old Man with a Hat
Hmmmm.....well that's a start....r u planning on dropping that in the 69'?? If it was original a small block car from the factory the 360 will slip right in (w/ 904 tranny).....if not (a big block car) that's a bit more complicated but not impossible.
My car is a 318 car would have to change the right motor mount, but I don't want a 904 or a 360, happy with my 318/727 combo my car had from the factory, besides the condition of the 360 is unknown and pretty iffy, where as my 727 is a fresh rebuild and my 318 is in pretty good running condition and really only needs the heads rebuilt.
Nick
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Old Man with a Hat
Sounds like a winner than. I was just speculating somewhat from the questions your were posing about swapping 74' parts. Got any pics? Those are big here.
has2bmopar
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I have the original 318 in my '68 Satellite with 360 heads and the cast iron 4bbl intake and a mild cam and it runs really strong for what it is.
The 360 would already have hardened seats, bigger ports and bigger valves, so my suggestion would be to redo the 360 heads and also use the 4bbl intake. The older 318s were noted for burning out exhaust valves once they were forced to use unleaded fuel.
Also another note... In the future you could put a big block in your car with no issues, it wasn't until '73 for the B-bodies to make the sub-frames different between the big and small blocks and it was '74 when the C-bodies made the change.
Also, also keep the 360 to turn, or for your own future use, your 727 will work with the 360, you will just need an aftermarket balanced flex plate, or a weighted torque converter for the externally balanced 360.
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monaco75
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x2 can you get any pics of the '74?
A guy restoring a '75 Gran Fury ended up contacting me locally and I put him in touch with my Buddy, looks like it's going to help save another C body.
Nick
Nick
I'd rather see another C body at a local cruise night then let another end up as scrap.
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