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My '58 Fury's original owner order it with Manual steering, manual brakes, Torqueflite, heater, and tinted glass. If it was a stick shift and heater delete it would have been perfect! Amazingly the 426 seems to fit better than a 392 in the Plymouth chassis (with home made mounts and headers), my engine is set 3 inches back and my dual master cylinder clears the left valve cover, you have to remove the master to change the number 7 plug but it clears with no dimpling. I also have room for a clutch fan and shroud (from a '65 Dodge big block with A/C) in front because of the engine being so far back. The heater box was removed but who needs heat? I can even remove my huge Moroso oil pan without unbolting the motor mounts or jacking up the engine. My friend Charlie who had originally built that beast really was a mechanical wiz and put a lot of thought into the build, we lost him several years ago to cancer and it's a damn shame. I know a lot of people on the list dislike hot rodders but he was building forward look cars before a lot of you guys knew what they were and before I was born. Starting with a 318 2x4 Fury engine in a 47 or 8 Ford coupe in the late 50's, then a '58 Golden Commando Fury in the 60's in which he ran a 14.7 ET in the quarter and held a National Record in his class with. After that a '59 383 RB with a tunnel ram and 4 speed in another '58 Fury (there were 7 '58 Furys in total from 1966 until mine). His wife drove a black '58 Belvedere with a 360/727 Combo and a 4:11 9"Ford rear. In the 80's he had a '58 Belvedere with a 440 6BBL and fenderwell headers, a 4 speed, and 4:10 Dana (the trans, pedals, and Dana ended up in my Fury). All of the '58s up until my Fury were daily drivers and street racing/drag cars, mine was the first street race/drag/and show car that wasn't parked on the street in Queens and used every day. Sorry about the rambling but it's a slow day at work. Adam -----Original Message-----
From: jrawa@xxxxxxx <jrawa@xxxxxxx> To: L-FORWARDLOOK <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tue, Apr 23, 2013 2:10 pm Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Newbie
The 392 firs well with minimal mods in all of the 55-9 mopars, all of the long wheelbase cars take it like a champ as you're dealing with a full size Chrysler chassis. A friend has a 56 firedome with a 300D 392 in it, even has a 1-off 3spd pushbutton setup, the only one in existance... I know because I have all the pics of making it! All the desoto purists at carlisle hate the car for its 392, Chrysler taillights and bumperettes! Other than that its a Seville with 2 tone trim added.
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From: "a57fury@xxxxxxx" <a57fury@xxxxxxx> To: <jrawa@xxxxxxx>, <jrawa@xxxxxxx>, <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [FWDLK] Newbie Date: Tue, Apr 23, 2013 1:32 pm Sorry, I thought it was a 392. Anyway its a great car. John Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone ----- Reply message -----
From: "jrawa@xxxxxxx" <jrawa@xxxxxxx> To: <a57fury@xxxxxxx>, <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [FWDLK] Newbie Date: Tue, Apr 23, 2013 12:34 pm Adam has a 426 Hemi, 883 4spd, and Dana with 4.10s. Fits great with one-off headers Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone ----- Reply message -----
From: "John Paxos" <a57fury@xxxxxxx> To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [FWDLK] Newbie Date: Tue, Apr 23, 2013 11:35 am Adam Lindenbaum has 392 Hemi in his purple '57 Fury. It's a BEAST! I'm not sure how it was fit in, but it sure is a beauty.
John Paxos
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From: John Hagen <sprinthag@xxxxxxxxx> To: L-FORWARDLOOK <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tue, Apr 23, 2013 11:26 am Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Newbie Been done a few times. HRM did it with their “Suddenly” 1957 Plymouth and Norm Thatcher did it for one his Bonneville cars if memory serves me right. And Dodge did virtually the same swap when they put 354’s in 1957 Coronets albeit they did have to put a very T-Bird looking “power bulge” on the hood.
Tight it may be but a determined a hot rodder can do dang near anything.
John Hagen
From: Forward Look Mopar Discussion List [mailto:L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Brent Burger
Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 12:32 AM To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Newbie The 392 is a MIGHTY tight fit in the short-nosed Plymouth !!!!
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On Apr 22, 2013, at 10:27 PM, John Hagen wrote:
Friend of my brother put a 392 hemi in a 57 Ford Fairlane that he blown up the 312 on. He later acquired a 58 Fury and found a 300C hemi down in a Chicago scrap yard. This was around 1962 or so. He picked it with the Ford and left the yard with two 392 hemi’s, one up front supplying the motive power and one resting in the trunk just going along for the ride. That 300C hemi went into the Fury. I never saw the Fury run but according to my brother it was one wicked machine.
John Hagen
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