'64 Plymouth Fury

[wellis77]

Hey Bob,
I haven't installed it yet but I think it's amazing, IF you want the ability to build an electrical system on par with features of cars built today. If you are simply building the basics into your car and adding a couple power accessories it probably isn't worth it. I will be doing a lot of custom programming for my system with lighting and some other things I'm dreaming up. I also appreciate the security feature with inLink, car won't start without the remote, as well as the fact there are no 12v power wires that run to the dash switches. I won't be using any switches, another cool thing about ISIS, so that's not a huge deal but it is a cool standard built-in feature. Another great feature for me is not having to run a ton of wires all throughout the car. I'll have some wiring under the hood, some in the trunk, and some in the cab, but the only short runs. My estimation is I won't have a wire over 6' long. All in all, though I haven't installed it yet, I think it's definitely worth the money. There is almost nothing related to 12v power that the system can't do. That is one of the most exciting aspects of my build and I can't wait to get to the wiring. There are a ton of other features that I'm forgetting (and I'm sure you heard about at SEMA), but if you want something more than the norm (on-off), I think it's the way to go.

[carnalsupply]

Hey Will,

I was totally impressed at SEMA but just hesitant to pull the trigger. Based on your endorsement I'll definitely give it more consideration.
The single control wire running to the front, one to the rear, etc. was a big bonus in my eyes, but so many of the added features left my head spinning I wasn't sure if I could get my money's worth (although I've wired cars, electrical is not my strong suit).

Thanks much for the input and make sure to keep me posted when you start playing with your Isis.

[wellis77]

I hear you on the head spinning. When I first started looking at it and talking with Jay, mine was too. Eventually my imagination took over and started asking Jay, can I do this, that, there??? Despite the cost, I think the security and safety features of fewer wires and no 12v wires to switches on your dash is worth it in itself. Just my .02, but I don't think you'd be disappointed.

[carnalsupply]

Christmas came a little early to my house today: both my A&A Transmissions Max Wedge Cross Ram as well as my stainless Borla mufflers arrived!

The intake was a bit rougher than I'd expected; it appears the intake comes out of the casting a bit rough and they touch them up with a grinder to remove slag, but all in all a nice piece and I LOVE the way it looks on the engine. This piece alone has me totally amp'd up to get moving.

Here are some shots of the intake on the engine. Please ignore the beautiful blue marine Holley's, they're just there as placeholders.

It's amazing how wide the intake looks mounted on top of a wedge versus on top of a Hemi:

These next two shots give you a good idea of just how low we've placed the body over the chassis (note how close the top of the carbs are to the level of the cowl):

Knowing we had such a tight area for mufflers I was thinking I'd have to fab up something similar to what Ron did for his '65 Mustang, but luckily I found these little 14" x 8" stainless Borla's.

This first shot shows where the mufflers will sit between the frame rail and the rocker panel. We should have just enough room to get some 3" 45 degree bends in through the frame then the same going out through the rockers:



Sorry about the box in the picture but if you look carefully you'll see how the muffler will just barely protrude below the bottom of the frame rail, keeping things clean and tidy:

Once Jimmy gets healthy (caught some NASTY virus) we'll get the cowl back in place, the exhaust tubing routed up to and through the frame rails/rockers, build a firewall, and drop a floor in place. Damn, sounds easy from here!

[wellis77]

That's some great stuff you got Bob. Must be feeling good.

Only 2 weeks before I get to have some fun...

[Bryce]

I like the muffler placement

[19 usac]

That intake looks bad azzz!

[ramlinman]

the whoole car looks bad

[carnalsupply]

Hey Ram,

How come I can't find any pictures of your Chevelle? I went to your profile and didn't see any links to your build and I'd love to see some shots of what you're up to. Shoot me a link when you get a chance.

[ramlinman]

will do bob

[carnalsupply]

Well fella's, I've been searching for just the right pieces for my Fury, and now I believe I've found it!

You know how the '69 Daytona's and '70 Superbirds command all the big money and attention? Well, I'm going to join the "aero-wars" too, and to be competitive at speed I'll be mounting this bad-boy on the roof, just forward of the rear window!

What'ya think of this?

Don't be hater's, I'm happy to share my source

[Bryce]

Is that a sirius radio antenna?

[dusterbd13]

there is a guy in town. drives a smart car that is sitting on 18's, has a large, chrome, 4 inch tip muffler, and neon. ill have to print that out and put it on his windshield. he needs that.

seriously, how big is that?

[wellis77]

I'll take one without the wing... I've been looking for a shark fin antenna for a long time and keep coming up short. There was a company that was building them but they've been on back-order for ridiculously long.

[carnalsupply]

You guys are too funny; I especially like the idea of putting the picture on the SMART!
This is what happens in the down time between part shipments, etc.

[carnalsupply]

Damn, does life get in the way of fun or what? What with work and holidays I've been delayed for weeks again but I'm not giving up yet, especially because my fiberglass body parts arrived today (save for the Hemi hood scoop) from Sled City.

The parts may have taken a LONG time to get here (better than 5 months) but I have to say their product quality and packing is terrific. All the various holes and mounting locations appear in their correct locations (as much as I can tell at this point) so hopefully a great deal of the guess work will be taken out of the reassembly.

One thing I have to make note of here, and it is NOT a surprise to me: the body parts I purchased are EXTREMELY light, especially in view of their physical size, so if you decide to buy parts from Sled City don't think you're buying heavy duty, high-wear pieces: they're not. When I unpacked everything today the sun literally shone right through, and while I don't mind I wanted to make others aware of the fact.

On to the body parts!!!!!

Hood, minus the Hemi Scoop - 19 lbs



Trunk Lid - 11 lbs



Fenders, WITH light buckets completely molded in - 14.5 lbs



Detail of light bucket



Doors (outer) - 16 lbs



Doors (inner)



Bumpers (front and rear)

I haven't weighed all the stock parts yet, they're stored around the shop, but I will during the next couple of weeks and post the weight savings.

Hopefully next week I'll get back to work; the cowl is now completely stripped, we have all our exhaust paraphernalia, and the U-Bolts and lowering blocks arrived, meaning we can get started on the floors, the firewall, set and lock in the pinion angle, as well as work on the radiator support area again.

[Bryce]

Wow, you went all out on the fiberglass parts. Thats about the same weights as my "race weight" parts for my falcon. This build is getting good!! haha.

[carnalsupply]

You aren't kidding! I can't even imagine how much the hood (which is absolutely paper thin) is going to be buffeting at 65 let alone, well 75 LOL!
On a serious note: I wasn't planning on going the full cage route, but with all this paper thin f'glass around me, call me a *****, but I'm reconsidering!

[Bryce]

The CF hood I have on the 65 mustang drag car is paper thin as well and you can see light through it. But with the tear drop style has good strength due to the shape. The vents in the back prevent any pressure buildup.

[carnalsupply]

I'll have just the opposite problem: I'm going with a '65 Hemi style scoop which will act like a parachute!