1970 Sport Fury

[two tone cuda]

I picked the car up from a repair shop, it was in storage at a Plymouth dealer for years and years. I will get more pictures of it but need to replace the fuel pump. I seen the car at the repair shop on a Sunday in the lot so I thought I would call them on a Monday and ask about the car, I called and was told they replaced the fuel tank and pump but the owner could not pay the bill, I asked if the car would be for sale and they said yes but would be a month out because of the paperwork needing to be done on the car so I asked if they could give me a call when the want to get rid of it so after a month went by I got the call and picked it up. I am new to your forum and have posted that I need a rear chrome piece for the quarter, this will be the second sport fury I have bought. the last one I owned was also a 70 sport fury with a u code 440, 375 HP, probably an executive ordered car, I had Bill that owns the rod look at it and could verify the it was a U code 1970 Sport fury. not a GT. this 70 I just bought is a solid car...

 

[Joseph James]

Nice find! Congratulations. I love the grilles on those years.

 

[two tone cuda]

Thanks, the car kind of fell in my hands..

 

[73Coupe]

Welcome to the site. I recognize 55328 as that is my dad's hometown (DHS class of '59).

 

[two tone cuda]

yes I grew up just west in Waverly.... thanks for the welcome.

 

[Davea Lux]

This looks like a solid car with potential.

Unless the repair shop got a defective pump, a new one should not be bad. Try taking off the input fuel line and run a line to gasoline gas can to see if the pump will deliver fuel. A lot of time cars with rusted out fuel tanks also have rusted out fuel lines or cracks in the rubber lines. The test described above bypasses all of that to test the pump. If the pump turns out to be bad, try to find a Carter pump as the Chicom pumps sold at AutoBone and CarCrap are a poor quality POS.

Was the other U-Code sport fury by any chance a 4dr Sedan? The U-Code 440 was not offered on the sport fury in '70 but I think it might have been possible to get it with the police package. There were a few sport fury police cruisers around in those days, cops liked the headlight doors as they helped keep rock damage to headlights down.

Dave

 

[furious70]

Envious that you found that there. My born on zip is 52205.

 

[two tone cuda]

This looks like a solid car with potential.

Unless the repair shop got a defective pump, a new one should not be bad. Try taking off the input fuel line and run a line to gasoline gas can to see if the pump will deliver fuel. A lot of time cars with rusted out fuel tanks also have rusted out fuel lines or cracks in the rubber lines. The test described above bypasses all of that to test the pump. If the pump turns out to be bad, try to find a Carter pump as the Chicom pumps sold at AutoBone and CarCrap are a poor quality POS.

Was the other U-Code sport fury by any chance a 4dr Sedan? The U-Code 440 was not offered on the sport fury in '70 but I think it might have been possible to get it with the police package. There were a few sport fury police cruisers around in those days, cops liked the headlight doors as they helped keep rock damage to headlights down.

Dave

Thanks Dave, I already ordered a new fuel pump, all the lines are new as well. I will look a little closer at the pump, thanks. the u code fury was a 2 door sport fury, I picked it up in California. I was that off yellow color I painted it jet black..

 

[two tone cuda]

The 1970 sport fury that had the 375 horse U code was a real 1970 2 door sport fury with a non vinyl formal roof, like I was saying Bill that owns the rod on this forum said it was a very rare sport fury from 1970...

 

[69monaco]

 

[78Brougham]

Congratulations, nice find! Maybe the mechanics missed the push rod when they put in the new pump or was it running when they pulled it out? Those push rods can be frustrating, and if a mechanic is not familiar with them.... a case of the "Fukits" can settle in.

 

[Joseph James]

Congratulations, nice find! Maybe the mechanics missed the push rod when they put in the new pump or was it running when they pulled it out? Those push rods can be frustrating, and if a mechanic is not familiar with them.... a case of the "Fukits" can settle in.

Chrysler push rod work is way better engineered than Chevrolet. Chrysler gives you that plug with the Allen head. You can hold it up easier. Chevrolet you have to pull a plate off and hope grease holds it up.

 

[65sporty]

Great find, your persistence payed off

 

[two tone cuda]

Congratulations, nice find! Maybe the mechanics missed the push rod when they put in the new pump or was it running when they pulled it out? Those push rods can be frustrating, and if a mechanic is not familiar with them.... a case of the "Fukits" can settle in.

Thanks, yes I will check that out. a fuel pump for that car is so cheap that I ordered one just in case it is bad. I thank you for the info and will check it out and thanks for the input, it helps..

 

[two tone cuda]

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Thanks, you can tell by the phone number that it is a vary old ad....again thank you...

 

[Wollfen]

Is that tilt steering I think I can see in that car?

 

[Marv]

Is that tilt steering I think I can see in that car?

S62 code is on the window sticker

 

[two tone cuda]

Is that tilt steering I think I can see in that car?

Yes it dose have tilt.

 

[two tone cuda]

S62 code is on the window sticker

Thank Marv, it dose have tilt in it...

 

[polara71]

The wheel gives it away