Welcome lothar77 to FCBO!

[lothar77]

Hello Everybody!
My name is Phil. Originally I am from Moscow, Russia but my job allowed me to travel to different parts of the world before the COVID-stuff happened.
Since childhood I was a fan of US classic cars. This October I was able to find a Plymouth Fury I (1974) and became its owner. I would be glad to find some friends here to learn or share something related to the experience of owning such a vehicle.
Nice to meet you.

 

[1978 NYB]

Welcome

 

[75LandYacht]

Welcome Comrade.. from NYC.. your certainly in the right place. We are a picture happy bunch here, so post lots and lots of pictures of your Fury.

 

[66sptfry]

Welcome

 

[Davea Lux]

Hello Everybody!
My name is Phil. Originally I am from Moscow, Russia but my job allowed me to travel to different parts of the world before the COVID-stuff happened.
Since childhood I was a fan of US classic cars. This October I was able to find a Plymouth Fury I (1974) and became its owner. I would be glad to find some friends here to learn or share something related to the experience of owning such a vehicle.
Nice to meet you.

Welcome

 

[65sporty]

Welcome from the Mitten

 

[Wildbunch02]

Welcome from Long Island

 

[lothar77]

TY everybody!
Well, from where to start to make my introduction a bit more detailed?
I think I'll start by saying that I wanted to buy a car with a sort of a history touch. In the part of the world where I am from, a classic US car with a touch of the history is the one that was imported into the country during the Soviet/USSR era. This October I saw and ad at some local EBAY-analogue site that there's one Fury I 1974 for sale. I contacted the owner and he confirmed that the vehicle was imported into the country in the 80's (according to the ID data it was in 1980, but the first long-term owner registered it at 1988). Without thinking twice (because the choice of 70's US cars with a well-known history is rather short here) I bought the car.
Currently the condition of the car is really really sad (well I knew that from the start). A quick inspection on place showed that many nodes and systems were tried to restore back in the days of the iron curtain with a parts of local vehicles. Unfortunately, it wasn't a surprise as well. However, it didn't stopped me from becoming a new owner of the Fury. I hope that the majority of the systems will be restored and I hope that positive experience of restoring my daily-driving Caprice will help me to keep my motivation up.
The first pack of spare parts are already ordered and soon I'll start the recovery procedure.
TY for reading all this text!


Here are some photos of the vehilce:

No idea why it has the charger hood ornament but that's how it was the first time I saw the car

Guts

The photo of the vehicle taken in the 80's

 

[Flemming Navntoft]

Welcome.

 

[75LandYacht]

TY everybody!
Well, from where to start to make my introduction a bit more detailed?
I think I'll start by saying that I wanted to buy a car with a sort of a history touch. In the part of the world where I am from, a classic US car with a touch of the history is the one that was imported into the country during the Soviet/USSR era. This October I saw and ad at some local EBAY-analogue site that there's one Fury I 1974 for sale. I contacted the owner and he confirmed that the vehicle was imported into the country in the 80's (according to the ID data it was in 1980, but the first long-term owner registered it at 1988). Without thinking twice (because the choice of 70's US cars with a well-known history is rather short here) I bought the car.
Currently the condition of the car is really really sad (well I knew that from the start). A quick inspection on place showed that many nodes and systems were tried to restore back in the days of the iron curtain with a parts of local vehicles. Unfortunately, it wasn't a surprise as well. However, it didn't stopped me from becoming a new owner of the Fury. I hope that the majority of the systems will be restored and I hope that positive experience of restoring my daily-driving Caprice will help me to keep my motivation up.
The first pack of spare parts are already ordered and soon I'll start the recovery procedure.
TY for reading all this text!


Here are some photos of the vehilce:

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No idea why it has the charger hood ornament but that's how it was the first time I saw the car

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Guts

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The photo of the vehicle taken in the 80's

Great story.. thank you for the interest in keeping cars like your Fury alive and on the road. Some challenging times ahead I’m sure with your being overseas and most of the parts over here. The thrill of the hunt and solving their problems are what keep saying me in the game. So keep us posted as you go..

 

[lothar77]

TY for the message. It will be definitely in the road. Hopefully in 2021.
The times ahead are indeed challenging, but to be honest all past years were not so fun and easy ad they could be. Anyway I was really surprised that the most of the drivetrain parts are still available. As for the trim etc I usually use Ebay. The worst thing here is that heavy stuff such as drums and rotors is better to buy using sea delivery. It takes up to 30-40 days so patience is everything.
Meanwhile i have a few questions related to some bought parts. Should I post them there or check the specific forum segment?

 

[live4theking]

Welcome from the Keystone State.

 

[lothar77]

To proceed with entertainment and horrors of Soviet maintenance I'll post the photos of the initial condition of the engine:

As it can been seen, engine pins are lost and in overall we have a lot of work to do to run the engine again properly.

Currently, only brakes / cooling parts are ordered and engine is waiting to be dismounted for further inspection in the next couple of weeks.
While there's some time I would like to ask what
- engine rebuild kit -
- intake + carburetor -
would you recommend to make the vehicle comfortable for the daily driving.

TY in advance!