cld
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So today I drove my '68 Fury III 383 on a paved public road for the first time in almost 20 years! Just an initial run to see how it feels, lots to do yet. Some butt pucker moments because the brakes have not been touched yet, but it's running pretty well. Just got the AFB rebuilt and it's not totally dialed in yet, still idles rough when warm. I was amazed how well the 727 shifts with just a fluid change; I figured it would slip or at least feel sloppy from sitting there so long.
I took it back into a shop I trust for the brakes... I am probably going to stick with basic maintenance/updates on the cylinders, shoes, etc and stick with drums all around, can't afford the disc conversion at the moment, plus it's just going to be a weekend cruiser and not a daily driver with the need for sudden stops in rush hour traffic. HEre are a few pix and a question below...
Here's a pic of its butt end with new 1968 original issue TX plates. I know the tailpipes look crappy; I will replace the whole system including new "Mopar hook" pipes as soon as I can.
Here's the interior. The dash is fine, that's just a thick piece of cloth to protect it from the sun while it's sitting outside the shop. Please don't give me any crap about the tach! I put it in when I was 15. I may take that out soon. At least when I put it in I just used an existing trim screw, so there are no holes other than factory ones in the dash. The front seat is beat up and cracked; what you can see there is 22-year-old, faded, mouse-eaten JC Whitney velour (!). The back seat is in good shape.
Now for the question: would you say this is from a water leak or a possible mouse nest up under the headliner? I don't see anything on the outside of the top there. There have been other mouse nests under the seats and in the heat ducts (good lord, it smells horrific in the Texas heat; it's already 80 degrees here!). If it's a mouse nest, should I try to carefully peel the headliner down in that area so I can vacuum all the crap out, and then how would I reattach without f-ing up the headliner, which is otherwise in ok shape? Use a razor blade to pop some stitches and try to re-stitch? Make a discreet cut along the edge, clean out, then glue back in place?
Right now my gut says clean it as thoroughly as possible without opening it up and try to deodorize as best as I can. I've ordered some CSI-type corpse-stink remover so we'll see...
Thanks
Chris
I took it back into a shop I trust for the brakes... I am probably going to stick with basic maintenance/updates on the cylinders, shoes, etc and stick with drums all around, can't afford the disc conversion at the moment, plus it's just going to be a weekend cruiser and not a daily driver with the need for sudden stops in rush hour traffic. HEre are a few pix and a question below...
Here's a pic of its butt end with new 1968 original issue TX plates. I know the tailpipes look crappy; I will replace the whole system including new "Mopar hook" pipes as soon as I can.
Here's the interior. The dash is fine, that's just a thick piece of cloth to protect it from the sun while it's sitting outside the shop. Please don't give me any crap about the tach! I put it in when I was 15. I may take that out soon. At least when I put it in I just used an existing trim screw, so there are no holes other than factory ones in the dash. The front seat is beat up and cracked; what you can see there is 22-year-old, faded, mouse-eaten JC Whitney velour (!). The back seat is in good shape.
Now for the question: would you say this is from a water leak or a possible mouse nest up under the headliner? I don't see anything on the outside of the top there. There have been other mouse nests under the seats and in the heat ducts (good lord, it smells horrific in the Texas heat; it's already 80 degrees here!). If it's a mouse nest, should I try to carefully peel the headliner down in that area so I can vacuum all the crap out, and then how would I reattach without f-ing up the headliner, which is otherwise in ok shape? Use a razor blade to pop some stitches and try to re-stitch? Make a discreet cut along the edge, clean out, then glue back in place?
Right now my gut says clean it as thoroughly as possible without opening it up and try to deodorize as best as I can. I've ordered some CSI-type corpse-stink remover so we'll see...
Thanks
Chris
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