Re: [FWDLK] Decision Time, 61 Fury

["Eric Skowron" <es292043@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You forgot about choice number 5.  I have a '64 318 from a fury w/ 70K orig. mi
 on
it.  It came from a 4 door fury that was wrecked, and I was going to put it into
 my
'59, but I found that it was going to be a pretty big retrofit.  It's got a good
torqueflite too.  If a '64 318 will go ito a '61 without too much trouble (I'm
 not
sure), let me know if interested.
Thanks!
Eric Skowron, Fort Collins, CO

Bruce T Clough wrote:

> FFL's (Fellow Forward Lookers),
>
> I managed to cobble enough of an exhaust system together this last weekend to
> listen to the engine run without loosing my hearing.  I also got the brakes
> working so i could drive the car around and warm it up.  What I heard, and
 saw,
> was not good (so much for the "good running engine" the salesman was talking
> about).
>
> 1. Plenty of blow-by coming out the oil filler cap.
> 2. Blue smoke out the tail pipe when revved.
> 3. Noise coming from the right side of the engine somwhere between the "thunk"
> of a rod knock and the "thwack" of a piston slap.  Noise increases with engine
> RPM.
>
> Soooooo, rather than a quick fix to be a daily driver I have a project on my
> hands.  Nothing new...
>
> I have choices:
>
> 1. Rebuild the sick 318 wide-block.
> 2. Rebuild the sick wideblock with performance updates.
> 3. Buy a wedge V8, rebuild it, and stick it in.
> 4. Buy a wedge V8, rebuild it with performance updates, and stick it in.
>
> Due to budget and time restraints, I think 3 & 4 are out.
>
> What say the wisdom of the list on this?
>
> Bruce Clough
> 61 Newport
> 61 Fury