Wollfen
Old Man with a Hat
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1972 Fury III 360 101498 miles
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Wollfen
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1970FuryConv
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It might. Need to price recore of mine.
1970FuryConv
Old Man with a Hat
Decided to go aluminum for now. Ordered with 2 business-day shipping. Should have it by Wednesday. Car up and running by time you get here, ready for a shotgun ride. (can always recore mine later)
EC2374 | JEGS
Aidan1976
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Good stuff maaaate. Looking forward to meeting you both! First visit to North Carolina and Virginia (closest I got was road trip from Chicago to Texas via Louisiana in '06). Yee Haw!!!
1970FuryConv
Old Man with a Hat
1972 Fury III Radiator
Original 22 inch non-AC radiator:
Both tanks leaking.
Reservoir fitting broke off when hose removed
Petcock: valve stuck, butterfly just spins, removed with wrench to drain
Radiator Yoke Support. Don't think the rear side should be gold.
At least the old radiator is out
Original 22 inch non-AC radiator:
Both tanks leaking.
Reservoir fitting broke off when hose removed
Petcock: valve stuck, butterfly just spins, removed with wrench to drain
Radiator Yoke Support. Don't think the rear side should be gold.
At least the old radiator is out
Wollfen
Old Man with a Hat
The rear and the top of the radiator support should be gold yes, it was originally all gold on the production line and black painted into the front behind the grille.
1970FuryConv
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Champion EC2374 22" Aluminum, Early Mopar
Purchased from Jegs for $191.99 plus $32 for expedited ship by Fedex
First installed my trans cooling line fittings (fittings do not come with unit, but new petcock does)
Radiator Bracket slots are about 1/8" too narrow versus the length from outside of lower mounting bolt to outside of lower mounting bolt. Used exhaust cut off wheel to take the 1/8 inch out of the outside of the left side slot.
After a little clean up
Purchased from Jegs for $191.99 plus $32 for expedited ship by Fedex
First installed my trans cooling line fittings (fittings do not come with unit, but new petcock does)
Radiator Bracket slots are about 1/8" too narrow versus the length from outside of lower mounting bolt to outside of lower mounting bolt. Used exhaust cut off wheel to take the 1/8 inch out of the outside of the left side slot.
After a little clean up
1970FuryConv
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Upper Mounting Bolts:
Slots on radiator brackets do not match any holes in radiator yoke support, so drilled two 1/4 inch holes for upper mounting bolts
Right side
Nut at front of right side mounting bolt. Non AC radiator yoke support is 22 inches wide across opening for radiator. It's different than AC yoke support.
Left Side: Hmmm. Houston, we have a problem. Bracket not flush to radiator yoke support
Yoke support dented at left side bottom
Left side frame looks OK
Right side also looks undamaged
Used a 1/4 inch washer as spacer at upper left mounting bolt
Left side
Right side
Slots on radiator brackets do not match any holes in radiator yoke support, so drilled two 1/4 inch holes for upper mounting bolts
Right side
Nut at front of right side mounting bolt. Non AC radiator yoke support is 22 inches wide across opening for radiator. It's different than AC yoke support.
Left Side: Hmmm. Houston, we have a problem. Bracket not flush to radiator yoke support
Yoke support dented at left side bottom
Left side frame looks OK
Right side also looks undamaged
Used a 1/4 inch washer as spacer at upper left mounting bolt
Left side
Right side
1970FuryConv
Old Man with a Hat
Champion EC2374 Radiator
Upper tank is OEM position
Lower tank is about 2 inches above OEM
Tried to cut NAPA curved lower radiator hose to adjust for new lower tank position, but the curve isn't sharp enough. The hose flattens between the radiator and water pump fittings. It also comes too close to alternator belt.
Gave up and ordered 81331 1.75" ID 16.5" length flex hose from Advance. Should have it this morning.
Mounted: all installed, but lower radiator hose
Upper tank is OEM position
Lower tank is about 2 inches above OEM
Tried to cut NAPA curved lower radiator hose to adjust for new lower tank position, but the curve isn't sharp enough. The hose flattens between the radiator and water pump fittings. It also comes too close to alternator belt.
Gave up and ordered 81331 1.75" ID 16.5" length flex hose from Advance. Should have it this morning.
Mounted: all installed, but lower radiator hose
65sporty
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It didn't have a shroud from the factory? I would start looking for one, just added protection against overheating.
I´m not a welder, but those seams look somewhat rough.
1970FuryConv
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Didn't have a shroud from factory. OEM radiator does not have brackets for shroud. Car did not overheat this summer, even on 95°F days. It never even got hot. EC2374 has brackets for shroud, so maybe I can find a shroud that fits. Either way, I think car will be OK.
I bought Champion because the name was mentioned in positive comments on the forum. I'm not a welder either. Skoien says that his EC2374 has held up well for last two years. Hope mine lasts.
Lower Radiator Hose, Dayco 81331. Old hose above. Could not get it to stop kinking, no matter how far I cut it down.
LRH mounted. Plenty of alternator belt clearance, no kinks, solution to raised lower tank
Champion Radiator fully operational
1972 Fury III after excellent test drive. Car has been a lot of work, but it is awesome to drive!
68PK21 440.6bbl
Old Man with a Hat
I've seen a lot worse although not on a tank (handicap ramp railings @ bank ATM).
1970FuryConv
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Maybe I'll end up recoring my OEM radiator. For now, I'm happy that the car is rolling and that I can take Aidan1976 for a ride when he gets here this weekend.
The temp was 28°F this morning. 72 Fury started on second turn of the key. I let it warm up for a couple minutes and then headed out on the road to work, 68 miles round trip. Temp gage stayed in same position as always, which is about 1/4 of the way across the dial from the C mark. Car has decent power and is an awesome cruiser, really enjoyable to drive. Cooling system did not leak a drop. This car has stolen my heart. Lots of fun and it holds its own in the fast lane at 75mph.
Fury at work:
68PK21 440.6bbl
Old Man with a Hat
Yea they are highway cruisers, even with a 318 & 3.23's 70 to 90mph is no problem and the engine runs real sweet at highway speeds, just now with all the traffic it kinda sucks going anywhere.
In one photo I can see a slight view for comparison and the aluminum radiator is wider but did you line the two up for a height comparison before installing?
I was going to say just lower it down to correct the lower hose problem but from the pictures it appears that the top tank is already lower than the original and lowering may cause problems with the top hose. For the hot weather you will want to close up that gap at the top tank vs radiator support, air will take the path of least resistance and if you stick a length of black Home Depot pipe insulation tubing to close up the gap it will keep the air going into the radiator and not over it.
Next item you will want is a cruise control (speed control) this used to be a easy & cheap boneyard pick and once you have it and use it you don't want to drive long distances without it.
Happy Motoring!
In one photo I can see a slight view for comparison and the aluminum radiator is wider but did you line the two up for a height comparison before installing?
I was going to say just lower it down to correct the lower hose problem but from the pictures it appears that the top tank is already lower than the original and lowering may cause problems with the top hose. For the hot weather you will want to close up that gap at the top tank vs radiator support, air will take the path of least resistance and if you stick a length of black Home Depot pipe insulation tubing to close up the gap it will keep the air going into the radiator and not over it.
Next item you will want is a cruise control (speed control) this used to be a easy & cheap boneyard pick and once you have it and use it you don't want to drive long distances without it.
Happy Motoring!
65sporty
Old Man with a Hat
I am digging the cop car wheels
1970FuryConv
Old Man with a Hat
Aidan got a ride in the 72 Fury Saturday. He liked the car, so radiator mission accomplished. He also reports that he made it back to Greenville, NC, yesterday, to deal with his cars at Gary's (Wollfen's) place. With Virginia and North Carolina's lack of snow plowing equipment, that's a relief!
Plymouth ops shut down.
Plymouth ops shut down.
Wollfen
Old Man with a Hat
Hmm, that's crazy snow right there, and he drove out yesterday in that? I haven't heard from him yet. It's 11am here and I still don't know his number.
1970FuryConv
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On Thursday, I drove my 1972 Fury to work, 68 miles round-trip. The car ran great and drove great once it was started. The car is just a joy to drive!
The temperature was about 25°F when I first walked out to start it. The car took a long time to start, lots of turns of the starter. Battery is not weak. Starter turned at same rate the whole time. @barnfind recommended a mini starter from the Magnum engine.
Are all the Magnum starters the same from 1993 to 2003?
If not, which year is the best to buy or pull from a junkyard?
I researched some other threads, and people were concerned with the sound of the Chrysler gear reduction starter, versus the later high torque mini starter. I don’t care about that. I just want the car to start quickly in cold weather. Before I go adjusting the electric choke, which I don’t want to do because everything works fine once it started, I’d like to try a Magnum mini starter. Thanks for your advice as always. Ben
Old Faithful, Slow & Heavy, has been off the car a couple times for clean up, including terminals
The temperature was about 25°F when I first walked out to start it. The car took a long time to start, lots of turns of the starter. Battery is not weak. Starter turned at same rate the whole time. @barnfind recommended a mini starter from the Magnum engine.
Are all the Magnum starters the same from 1993 to 2003?
If not, which year is the best to buy or pull from a junkyard?
I researched some other threads, and people were concerned with the sound of the Chrysler gear reduction starter, versus the later high torque mini starter. I don’t care about that. I just want the car to start quickly in cold weather. Before I go adjusting the electric choke, which I don’t want to do because everything works fine once it started, I’d like to try a Magnum mini starter. Thanks for your advice as always. Ben
Old Faithful, Slow & Heavy, has been off the car a couple times for clean up, including terminals
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