1965 Plymouth Sport Fury. Very solid car. Car has been a part time project over the last 6 years. Fresh 383 and 727 transmission. Drive line was built by Tom Stotish. He's one of the best around who has reputation for high quality work. Date code 1965 383 H.P. block. All machine work and balancing done by Denny Ashcraft. Bored .40 over with Kieth Black pistons, with 9.5:1 compression. Runs strong on 93 premium. Comp Cams .491/.488 230/236 which is a great cam with this build. Cam was degreed when assembled. Rebuilt factory iron 346 heads prepared by Eddy Williams in Vandergrift Pa. New stainless steel valves, 3 angle valve job, new springs, with a good basic clean up on the ports, positive seals, shaved .70 for compression, Vintage Edelbrock dp4b manifold port matched to the heads. A new 750 Quickfuel carb fed by a Carter h.p. fuel pump. All good parts used in the engine build, ARP, Cloyes, and Clevite. Hedman headers and new dual exhaust. Doesn't leak a drop of oil. This motor is making around 400 h.p. Revs quick. Completely rebuilt 727 Torqueflite, Hughes 2500 converter, Trans-go 2 shift kit, Hemi style clutches and a 6000 rpm governor. Shifts are firm at full throttle. Motor and transmission have no more 500 miles. 8 3/4 "742" rear with 3:55 sure grip. Picture with the guages shows hot running 50 lbs oil pressure and runs cool at 178-180 degrees. Has a 4 core aluminum radiator, never over heats. I have every receipt for parts and labor.
Front disc brakes which are a rebuilt factory 1973 power assist set up and they do a great job of stopping the car. New brake lines front to back. New front and rear shocks. New tires on all 4 corners.
Paint is PPG and was done 5 years ago. Car was stripped to bare metal and patches welded in were needed. It had some rust but not serious. I have pictures documenting the paint and body to show what is under the paint. I'll have to be honest and state the bodyman I hired was by no means trained by Chip Foose, however it looks good. Some issues remain that are easily corrected and I had intended on doing as time progressed. Yes theres bondo in it but it was used appropriately. Painted it's original Spanish Red Poly with 4 coats of clear coat it shines great and presents fine as a driver level car. The roof is John Deer Blitz Black which is very durable and contrasts well having a matte finish. There are a few chips and light scratches from just driving it. It could definitely use a good buff and wax.
Undercarriage is very solid. Frame rails are really very nice and rust free. I did weld two patches in the floors under the driver's foot board and one on the rear passenger foot board. The rest is solid original metal. The trunk again is very solid and rust free. I took a wire wheel to it and revealed some pinholes as seen in the photos. But still very sound. The doors open and close perfect with a great solid thud! I undercoated the car with Rustoleum paint and sprayed a coat of oil over the whole underneath. Also sprayed a few cans of Fluid Film in the frame rails and within the body. This car was originally from North Carolina and factory undercoated.
Interior is a work in progress. New carpet. Floors were prepped with Rustoleum paint then covered with Kil-Mat sound deadener. Needs a headliner and front seats need reupholstered. The back seat is a nice clean original with really nice original condition door panels. Hardware has some minor pitting.
I will be continuing to address cosmetics as time allows.
Other needs: new front bushings/suspension rebuild. And I noticed a small drip from the front transmission seal.
This is a great running Mopar. With alot of work and time invested to get it this stage. I have more invested than I'm asking but that's how this hobby goes. It's an old school style hot rod. I wanted to recreate that "Super Stock" sleeper look with the steel wheels and dog dish hubcaps, If your looking for a solid old car to tinker with that you can drive immediately with fresh mechanicals and not spend a fortune this is an excellent candidate.
I have plenty more pictures if you want to see something specific.