RaisedonCPDD
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I picked up my dad's '63 Sport Fury this summer. He passed away ten years ago, and this was the last car I helped him restore back in the 90s. I was surprised when my sister told me she still had it, so I got it. It has all the problems you would expect from a car that ran very little for decades and not at all in ten years. I was told the last time it ran it sounded like the timing chain jumped. The chain was fine, but I decided to put in a double roller while it was apart. The timing chain cover is rotten, so I need to replace that. I understand the later 318 LA covers will fit so I plan to do that.
I'll be checking the top end and changing all the fluids and filters before trying to start it: engine, trans, diff. I'm also going through the brakes and tires. Any other suggestions?
It's been fun getting under the hood of this car. My dad was nothing but Chrysler products his whole life, so that's how I was raised. My first car was a '57 Savoy that we built together, had a 318 from a '60 Dodge in it. I departed from that path decades ago, but still remember a lot. I'd forgotten how simple these are to work on, but the parts are a whole lot harder to find now.
Rick
I'll be checking the top end and changing all the fluids and filters before trying to start it: engine, trans, diff. I'm also going through the brakes and tires. Any other suggestions?
It's been fun getting under the hood of this car. My dad was nothing but Chrysler products his whole life, so that's how I was raised. My first car was a '57 Savoy that we built together, had a 318 from a '60 Dodge in it. I departed from that path decades ago, but still remember a lot. I'd forgotten how simple these are to work on, but the parts are a whole lot harder to find now.
Rick
