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1961plymouthfury
Posted 2014-12-14 9:35 AM (#464609)
Subject: The restoration has started


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Well the restoration of my '61 fury has started. My dad has sanded some spots of the body down to the metal . I have photos of this . I know there is more to do and its not an over night job. I also know it will look good when it gets done. I will also post more photos when more work on the car is being worked on. The body was sanded and some parts sanded down to the metal .

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1961plymouthfury
Posted 2014-12-15 6:43 PM (#464751 - in reply to #464609)
Subject: Re: The restoration has started


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There was more work done the dents were filled and more sanding was done on the car



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Posted 2014-12-15 6:53 PM (#464757 - in reply to #464609)
Subject: Re: The restoration has started



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You still need a better camera, so your dads work can be seen better

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Posted 2014-12-15 7:05 PM (#464761 - in reply to #464757)
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Just curious, but why not sand down the whole car? Looking forward to the restoration.
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1961plymouthfury
Posted 2014-12-15 7:54 PM (#464771 - in reply to #464609)
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My dad is sanding down the car and also fixing the rust spots and repairing and filling the dents. I took some of these photos from my Iphone . I had to resize the photos so I can upload them here.
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1961plymouthfury
Posted 2014-12-17 11:13 AM (#464944 - in reply to #464609)
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Here is more photos I took off the front fender mirrors and put them in 2 seperate plastic bags and labeled them , The chrome will be removed labeled and put up . I am going to try to save the front fenders . Right now the grinding and filling the dents is being done. When the 60 grit sand paper arrives then more sanding will be done

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1961plymouthfury
Posted 2014-12-17 6:02 PM (#464987 - in reply to #464609)
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Today I removed the head light bezels cleaned them then wrapped them in news paper put the screws on a plastic bag and taped the bag to the wrapped bezeld



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1961plymouthfury
Posted 2014-12-19 11:44 PM (#465281 - in reply to #464609)
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Today more sanding was done the trunk Chrome and the center piece was removed then a quarter was cut on the driver side . The passenger side was worked on also . The fury was worked on alot today I will take more photos later. It takes time and patience



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1961plymouthfury
Posted 2014-12-21 11:10 AM (#465418 - in reply to #464609)
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Yesterday the rear bumper was removesd so was the chrome on the trunk and the center piece of the chrome was also removed



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Posted 2014-12-21 12:58 PM (#465428 - in reply to #464609)
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turn the flash on when you take the pictures. They will come out better. I use Paint to reduce mine. Resize it to 25% and then save it.
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Posted 2014-12-22 3:50 AM (#465502 - in reply to #464609)
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I am using an iphone not a camera there is no flash on it. Thank you for the advice

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Posted 2014-12-22 7:26 AM (#465507 - in reply to #464609)
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Those headlight ring (especially in good condition) are very hard to find

When you put them away, make sure other stuff doesnt get put on top of them

The other thing is to not try and polish them, they are anodised and you will damage the anodise if you use an abrasive type of cleaner on them

Please buy a camera for yourself for Chrismas, we all would love to see good pictures as your Dad restores your car

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1961plymouthfury
Posted 2014-12-23 1:53 PM (#465627 - in reply to #464609)
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I do have a camera but I am using an Iphone I got to change the batteries in the camera I have it on Florenese. If I get a good bonus I will buy a camera
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Posted 2014-12-24 6:20 PM (#465772 - in reply to #464609)
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The drivers rear panel was cut and the inner panel fitted. The rear passenger quarter was worked on also. I am not going to rush this at all I have a substitute car to take to cruise ins and shows while the face lift is being done on this fowardlook. My dad's `1968 charger

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Posted 2014-12-25 11:28 AM (#465811 - in reply to #464609)
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I got floor mats for the car they are red my carpet is black but the mats will match the seats



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1961plymouthfury
Posted 2014-12-29 4:56 PM (#466131 - in reply to #464609)
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There has been more work done on the car some spots were filled and primered



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Posted 2014-12-29 5:35 PM (#466138 - in reply to #466131)
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Why not sand the whole car down at one time ?
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Posted 2014-12-29 6:06 PM (#466146 - in reply to #464609)
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There are some spots that need to be repaired and filled . My dad has his own way of doing body work and paint jobs. He even restored a 1970 cuda that was in alot worse shape than this
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Posted 2015-01-06 5:37 PM (#466870 - in reply to #464609)
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I had some seam sealer put in the trunk and the hood I need to a quart of rust converter so the metal can be a paintable surface. I even found a promo car that matches this and a metal car too. The metal car is in my cart but when I get the funds I will hit buy now and grab it I am also finding spare parts and putting them on my watch list.

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1961plymouthfury
Posted 2015-01-10 7:54 PM (#467211 - in reply to #464609)
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I even got a promo car to match the big '61 . I also got my center link for the car and its waiting to be installed. The promo car is a friction and all the wheels turn I am selling my green and white '61fury promo car on ebay but I am keeping the black promo car as a tribute to my black '61 and the red and white 1 as a display when I go to shows and cruise ins with the red and white car. This year there will be no shows or cruise ins this year because of the restoration.

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1961plymouthfury
Posted 2015-01-14 9:07 PM (#467622 - in reply to #464609)
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I got my center link for the car and its waiting to be installed. I had some play in the steering . My dad had me turn the wheel back and forth that is how I found out I needed to replace it. Mine is for a '62-64 dodge - chrysler but I looked up the compatable cars and my '61 is on that list.



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Posted 2015-01-17 7:58 AM (#467849 - in reply to #464761)
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plymouth - 2014-12-15 7:05 PM

Just curious, but why not sand down the whole car? Looking forward to the restoration.


If you Steph accept my tip too, remove bumpers and all trim. Blast and cut rusted spots away, weld patch panels and sand down the whole car and primer and paint the whole car. Use professional help if needed.
Idea is to do restoration right if you are not seeking some kind of rat rod style. And doing it right you have to do it only once.
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1961plymouthfury
Posted 2015-01-17 2:06 PM (#467874 - in reply to #464609)
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My dad is doing the restoration on the car . I also need to get rust converter for the car I believe he has primer and the clear coat . I need to get paint and other items for the car too. About moving the trim I am leaving that to my dad . He restored the black '61 fury I had and that took him about 2 years to do. I have photos of that car in my album here on this site.
I went down to see if more work has been done on the car but I did not see any more at this time. I will take more photos when I see more work and post them here
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Posted 2015-01-18 5:09 PM (#467980 - in reply to #464609)
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1961plymouthfury
Posted 2015-01-19 5:07 AM (#468012 - in reply to #464609)
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Here is some more work done some spots have bondo



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Posted 2015-01-19 6:13 AM (#468014 - in reply to #464609)
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Dont worry about the bondo Stef

It is an extremely talented body man that can work all the dips and creases out of a 50+ y/o car without using some form of filler and that includes the factory (they used lead on the seams)

Your Dads doing great and I hope your getting in there and helping with the sanding (its hard work to do by yourself)

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1961plymouthfury
Posted 2015-01-19 11:08 AM (#468022 - in reply to #464609)
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My dad is the only 1 doing the work right now. When he gets more into it I will be doing sanding on the body. He has a way of doing body work on a car . I l also learned the car has a lot of bondo but I do not know how much. I plan to use rust converter , rust protectant , primer and sealant before the car gets painted. I want this done right the 1st time. I know it had a paint job a while back but I do not know how old the last paint job is. I am also having the car done at home to save money on the labor rates
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Posted 2015-01-19 12:55 PM (#468028 - in reply to #464609)
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FYI. There is no such thing as rust converter. It's all marketing. The products you are referring to are in reality rust encapsulators. If you do not want to do this again you will need to remove the rusted sections and splice in new metal. My 2cents. Carry on.

Nice car by the way. I will be following the progress and thanks for the photos.

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1961plymouthfury
Posted 2015-01-20 4:28 AM (#468086 - in reply to #464609)
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My dad bought some a couple of years back what it does is turn the rust to a paintable surface. Eastwood carries this stuff.

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Posted 2015-01-31 1:44 PM (#469092 - in reply to #468028)
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Here is proof there is rust converter I ordered this from eastwood



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Posted 2015-01-31 2:36 PM (#469098 - in reply to #464609)
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1961plymouthfury
Posted 2015-02-09 4:36 PM (#469706 - in reply to #464609)
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Yes there is. here is more photos of some of the progress. There has not been much lately my dad wants to paint the engine compartment of his '68 charger and put the motor back in . That is going to sub for the '61 while its getting its face lift.



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Posted 2015-02-10 1:03 AM (#469748 - in reply to #464609)
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You can save yourself some money by going to a paint store or hardware store to get your " rust converter" I think it is called "OS Phos" I can't remember exactly what it is --I think Phosphoric acid. It will take care of surface rust, but not rust through. It does change the rust to a black paintable coating. but leaves a rough finish. ...........................MO
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Posted 2015-02-10 5:35 PM (#469798 - in reply to #464609)
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I did some more sanding on the hood and I also did the trunk.



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Posted 2015-02-24 11:21 AM (#470798 - in reply to #464609)
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Yesterday my dad installed my center link he also took the aero wheel off to see why my turn signal was not cancelling . I will also have the aero wheel repaired at home to save some money. I will take photos later and upload them here
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Here's a (soon to be lost/mis-placed, here, on this thread)....tutorial about
how a turn signal switch's operation can be repaired and adjusted, to
allow the signal lever-arm to move freely and/or to return itself 'off' at the end
of a turn.

You'll see that the signal's body 'mounting arm(s)' may need to be ground-down, slightly, because
its steel adjusters' slide-arms may be contacting/binding against its body, which inhibits the
free motion of those steel adjuster-stops.

The slide-arms can be bent-outward slightly, to create pass-by clearance, to eliminate the adjusters'
binding against the turn signal's body.

But, the body mechanism arm(s) may well-need to be ground down, to eliminate any other (and, they ARE there..)
wear-points/burrs on their moving-mating surfaces.

And, then, the shebang should be cleaned and liberally greased.

And ALMOST forgot this 'point(s)'.....

A close inspection of the steel adjusters may reveal that their curved contact surface-points are
slightly worn down, which will inhibit their turn signal's return-operation.

You can grind-down (-increase) the "point" on the contact area of the curved surface of the adjusters, but,
I've had better luck with merely replacing the steel adjusters, from another good-donor turn signal switch.

The first pic shows contact corrosion on a turn signal switch.

Next two photos show physical wear on the steel adjuster's contact point-surface.

Next photo shows a NOS switch, with sharply pointed steel adjusters, BUT: its
adjuster arm has been thinned/ground-down, to create movement clearance for its adjuster,
which was found to be binding against the turn signal's body.

The third-from-bottom pic shows a binding steel adjuster arm, against the turn signal body.

The 4th, 6th and 7th pics show a ground-down (thinned-) switch arm, to create free movement-clearance between its lever mating surfaces.









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Posted 2015-02-25 8:37 AM (#470916 - in reply to #464609)
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Thanks, Neil, for the info!

Your car is coming along well, Steph!

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Posted 2015-02-25 11:07 AM (#470929 - in reply to #464609)
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I have not done much lately it has been cold out .My father cannot handle the cold but I am being patient about this but I have done the sanding on the hood and the trunk of the car. I am waiting for my dad to take the trimmings off I will leave that up to him The only items I took off was the fender mirrors and the headlight bezels. I would like to get a pair of fender mirrors like I had on the black '61.
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Posted 2015-02-25 2:46 PM (#470945 - in reply to #470815)
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d500neil - 2015-02-24 2:16 PM

Here's a (soon to be lost/mis-placed, here, on this thread)....tutorial about
how a turn signal switch's operation can be repaired and adjusted, to
allow the signal lever-arm to move freely and/or to return itself 'off' at the end
of a turn.....



iirc the 60+ system is different.
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Posted 2015-02-25 4:29 PM (#470950 - in reply to #465772)
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1961plymouthfury - 2014-12-24 6:20 PM The drivers rear panel was cut and the inner panel fitted. The rear passenger quarter was worked on also. I am not going to rush this at all I have a substitute car to take to cruise ins and shows while the face lift is being done on this fowardlook. My dad's `1968 charger

 

Your living dangerously sanding and grinding that close to the trim......... Sorry, just not the correct way to do it.

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Posted 2015-02-25 8:21 PM (#470962 - in reply to #464609)
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Are you painting it with the trim on the car and just taping it off?
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Posted 2015-02-26 12:08 AM (#470979 - in reply to #464609)
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My dad did were the trimming is with a grlnder I did not do this.

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Posted 2015-02-26 3:25 AM (#470990 - in reply to #464609)
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Steph this your car isnt it? Even it is your dad who is doing the job, it is still you car and possibly you can ask him to do things certain way.
It is also your duty to study things out, to do home some work about how to restore a car, not just rely blind on your dad (becouse its your car)
Many people are giving you a good tips about how to do and how not to do from their experience, and I think you should listen a little bit, not just ignore it.
I know it is a son and dad situation, I do not mean that you have start judging his skills and make him feel bad, nor you cant rely on your dad, but you could ask why he has'nt taken the trim at the beginning, ask him should'nt it taken off anyway. Tell him that your pals strip the whole car and sand and paint the whole car and tehy say its better that way... Tell him that professional restores do not use rust converters...

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Posted 2015-02-26 12:25 PM (#471026 - in reply to #470962)
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The Chrysler Kid - 2015-02-25 8:21 PM Are you painting it with the trim on the car and just taping it off?

This is not a FL car but was recently refinished. EVERY piece of trim was removed before any sanding or grinding was done.

By removing the trim you will have time to buff and polish it while the car body is being attended to. You don't want dingy or damaged trim to go back on once painted, do you...?

I'm sure your dad is a very capable fellow, but as one who has done many restorations I have to question his procedures.

Take the trim off....... then sand the car.





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Posted 2015-02-26 6:38 PM (#471068 - in reply to #470990)
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I told him that I was not going to do any more sanding until the trimming was removed. All I did was the trunk and the hood but I did not go near the trimming
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Posted 2015-02-26 6:42 PM (#471071 - in reply to #471026)
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There is a dent in the passenger side trimming but my dad is going to repair that , The other 1 had dents in the trimming ( black car) and that was before the restoration of that 1.
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Posted 2015-02-28 8:53 PM (#471260 - in reply to #464609)
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I am also restoring my Aero Wheel at home instead of sending it out. I am looking for a paint so I can get the wheel painted I am looking for a crimson color with a pearl in the paint



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Posted 2015-03-03 2:28 AM (#471461 - in reply to #464609)
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I also did another video of the car. I am having alot of this done at home to save money on the labor costs, I am also looking at red with a pearl in it and white with a pearl in it too. http://youtu.be/b7AfYSB9aiM
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Posted 2015-03-04 2:39 PM (#471617 - in reply to #464609)
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I did some more sanding but I had the sand paper in my hand here is more of my work. I also need to ask a question when painting a steering wheel what kind of paint should I use I am looking at painting my aero wheel red with a pearl in it. The marked spots were done with sand paper in hand not using a tool . Now I got to get back to work on the car

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Posted 2015-03-04 2:45 PM (#471618 - in reply to #471617)
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Why not just sand the car down completely all at once or use a paint stripper ? It'd be a lot easier .
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