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Blu -- Thanks for the info. I'll give 'em a try. Joe

My '65 Sport Fury's passenger side brake lights don't go on even though the tail lights and right rear turn signal work perfectly. Going through the electrical system, it seems as though the turn signal switch itself is on the fritz. Can anyone refer me to source for such a critter? I would...

Fury Fan -- Regarding "But if you just bought the car, would you immediately tear down to the short block and send the heads off just to put hardened seats in?" Actually, I almost did. On the Vette, I had the engine completely rebuilt just a few months after I got it and on the ram-inducted '60...

Fury Fan -- True, but why have ram tubes and two big 4-barrels if you don't flog it? My idea of "hard usage" in town is foot to the floor, screaming tires, howling unsilenced air cleaners, roaring exhausts, and billowing smoke while blowing away some "tuner" in a pacific rim SEE-dan with a...

John -- Good point. So much of that replacement stuff nowadays is foreign junk. Found that out especially on a wiper switch on my Vette which came apart in my hands. However, I'm pretty sure that Mancini stuff I got back in 2002 is real MOPAR as it's served well all these years. But I'll...

Can you remember which MOPAR electronic unit you used? My go-to is normally Pertronix, but I'd use a MOPAR unit if there's one out there that is easy to install and works well. Tre -- This happened back in about 2002 when that old dual point distributor conked out while I was driving to a car...

Lads -- I'm an old fud that not only had a Fury with the ram-induction engine back in 1960-1964, but I also was fortunate to have acquired another back in 2000 (which is still in my stable). Some points of interest: - I run the highest octane unleaded but with every fillup I also add about five...

Lads -- I can't address the specific reason or reasons that Chrysler gave up on the Inland shifter, but I can tell you that after I replaced my '65 Sport Fury (365 HP/426 CID, 4-speed) with a '67 Coronet R/T (375 HP/440 CID, 4-speed), the difference between the two was all too obvious. Although...

PH -- The car still has the fan shroud and the seven-blade fan. Joe

John -- In 1965, there were two different clutched fans: one was the Thermal Control Drive which sensed the heat from the radiator and engaged the fan if it were needed to pull more air through the radiator; the second was the Torque Control Drive which allowed normal fan operation at slow...

Lads -- As you might expect, the viscous drive fan on the 426S on my '65 Sport Fury is gone, and probably long gone. Not that I want to have a "concours" car, but the spacer between the water pump and the fan makes it obvious that the mill is missing something under the hood. I've been able to...

Omni -- You might try the web page of the Chrysler 300 Club International, Inc. In the "Parts for Sale" section, para. 11 has the following: Reproduction Chrysler 300 air cleaners. Both round and oval styles to fit 58 thru 64 dual 4 bbl cars. Cleaners are steel as original and painted correct...

Lads -- It's interesting to me that someone put those Max Wedge decals on the valve covers because a previous owner of my car, also a '65 SF with the 426S and 4-speed, did the same. It's no biggie, by any means, just interesting. Joe Godec '57 Chrysler 300C, '60 Fury SonoRamic, '65 Vette...

LocuMob -- Right on! At times, this whole safety business approaches the ridiculous. I'm reminded of the Detroit wheel who responded to Ralphie Nader with, "We do currently manufacture vehicles that meet Mr. Nader's standards; they're called Patton tanks." I also subscribe to Teddy...

Lads -- The 426-Street in my '65 Sport Fury has been "up graded" a bit with a non-stock and somewhat wilder cam that now idles at a lope when warm and higher than the conventional 750-850 RPMs. Its console-mounted tach (whose accuracy may be questionable) indicates it can reach close to 6000...

Lads -- In the 1961 model year, the Dart Pioneer was available in five body styles: 4-dr sedan-6P, 2-dr sedan-6P (unofficially called a 2-dr post), 2-dr HT coupe-6P (2-dr hardtop), 4-dr station wagon-6P, and 4-dr station wagon-9P. The ram car above would ordinarily be called a "2-dr post." The...

Steve -- I try to hit some of the events here in Colorado Springs, mostly the Saturday morning cruise-ins and any MOPAR thing. I don't go down to Pueblo (and other southern Colorado cruises) that much although I like Pueblo's River Walk show and the shows in Florence and Canon City. I used to...

Lads -- FYI, here's the 1960 Plymouth version in my '60 Fury survivor. It doesn't have the fender well cutouts mentioned in the video because it is a very early production car that may well have been a "mule," but both the factory build record and Darrell Davis' book certify it came off the...

65 -- I'm another old fud like your dad (perhaps a year older) and could you ask him a question for me? What's his take on the '59 DeSoto Adventurer 2X4V 383 being advertised at 350 HP, but the same 383 CID 2X4V engine in the '59 Dodge D500 at 345 (both engines came out of the same plant, the...

PH -- Thanks for saying. I had a '65 SF back in 1964-1967 and am very fortunate indeed to find its virtual twin: same engine, trans, interior, exterior, and most options or the same lack thereof (i.e., no PS or AC). I think the '65 SF is one of the best, if not the best, looking Plymouths of...