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    Fender Skirt

    I just lost my drivers side skirt off the back of my car. Its a 65 plymouth fury 3 and im looking for any odeas on who or where might have some to buy to replace it. Any help would be great
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    65 383 ignition issues

    That was exactly what I was thinking :) out with the old pain in the butt ign with points and go Electronic
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    65 383 ignition issues

    yes it has points and ill check them again but I looked at em yesterday and they looked fine n clean. but I did just look at the distributor itself and I think my bushings are shot I have about an inch of up n down play in it
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    65 383 ignition issues

    Hmmm well then I wonder if I just got a bum coil it happens. worked for a few minutes and then something went poof in it. Guess ill be hitting Napa again tomorrow when they open up for another coil and ballast resistor and see what it does. Thanks again for the help. Its only been just over 6...
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    65 383 ignition issues

    Yea im pretty sure its the ballast resistor I watched it smoke away when I connected the turned on the ignition to check for power at the ballast on both sides and then to coil and by the time I hit the coil positive with the test light the ballast was smoking. Im just using a stock coil I...
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    65 383 ignition issues

    OK I had a coil go bad and it took out my Ballast resistor. Changed both and had the spark and engine going for a few. Now the ballast resistor is shot again. I've tracked the wires and didn't find any breaks or grounds anywhere. I am wondering if there is an easy way to see if the Distributor...
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    '70 Sport Fury engine swap 318 to 383

    When I was fixing mine from previous owner who dropped a 383 into a 318 spot the few things I ran across where Different Trans Mount, Shifter cable, idle kick down, accelerator cable although I cant say for sure on urs but I was able to keep my drive shaft but I only went from a small block 727...
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    Timing Chain

    ohh yeah that could be my problem lol when I pulled the distributor to get it un gummed all I did was use a straw haha go figure ive been working on it off n on n if that is my problem lol that would kind of figure in to my luck lol
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    Timing Chain

    Ok so Ill pull Number 1 in the morning and slide a straw down n in it to see when its at the top n make sure the rotors pointing to it Thanks again everyone ill let yas know how it goes
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    Timing Chain

    Yea I kinda figure something was missing so I came to the Greatest Experts I know and here we are :)
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    Timing Chain

    and to do that easiest way is to Pull out the dist and spin it 180 n drop it back in?
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    Timing Chain

    Sorry for the Delay on getting back to everyone had some issues with the mother in law getting very ill shes doing a lot better now but its also January and cold out lol. But I had finished the timing chain and everything lined up great. Cranking her shes got spark and is getting fuel but other...
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    Timing Chain

    So I just finished taking apart the front of my motor to do the chain. I had hot it with a light n it was off so I proceded to next check slack lined it up on number1 n it spun the crank I got to just over 3/4 of the timing marker b4 the rotor moved so apart it came. Now im sitting looking at...
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    Timing Chain

    Yeah thas why I come here first b4 I do anything im not sure of lol Ive gotten plenty of help here Well Just tossed in the Distributor and reconnected everything and OMG so far what a difference I got in pumped the gas 2 times and She fired right up easier then she has since I bought her in...
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    Timing Chain

    Thanks to ur recommendation Big John I pulled the Distributor first and found it was all gummed up and the advance was stuck in place. Just finished cleaning it and resettin the gap on the points also changed the wire from points to condenser just because it was out n easy to do About to put...
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    Timing Chain

    Biggest problem is I don't know a lot of the History of the car n motor. It was supposedly just put in 2 years ago and was a daily summer driver. When I went to look at it they had taken the SB 318 out and dropped in the 383 the year b4. Problem with the story was they hadn't changed the trans...
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    Timing Chain

    OK heres the Problem im having right now... It idles great in park put it in drive and go anywhere its popping and backfiring bad. best guess is the timing is off at least from my experience. I ordered a new timing chain and it comes with new gears for it as well. How hard is it to get to the...
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    plug recomendations

    I have a 65 plymouth with a 383 in it. Im looking to upgrade the plugs from the cooper plugs to Something a little better but haven't been able to find any I like any pointers will be greatly appreciated
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    Column to floor shift conversion

    I cant rebuild the old trans. The previous owner took out the original 318 n dropped In a 383 n from there they couldnt make it work. So I got it looked n saw what was going on n tracked down a new trans that would fit the big block.
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    Column to floor shift conversion

    OK I have a 65 fury 3 it had the good ole cable shift and when I got it it needed a different trans I picked up a 74 727 to put in it now im trying to figure out the easiest way to swap it over to a floor shift. Any help or any 1 know of kits available pls share your knowledge
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