Golden Fin Society - http://clubs.hemmings.com/goldenfin/ Well, the '56 Fury that was recently sold to me by the guy in New Jersey for $5500 arrived last week. Drove it off the truck and twenty miles home. Once there I discovered the parking brake was stuck and the master cylinder was empty. Took a cable and some fluid. I've been driving it around the San Francisco Bay Area now for a week. (I've never before driven a '56 Fury, only a '55 Belvedere V8.) What a kick. No trouble keeping up with the 70-80 mph dog-eat-dog traffic around here. Lots of looks and compliments, mostly by Mexican low-rider types around San Jose. Every day something new needs attention. Every day I discover previous repairs were amateurish. Yesterday I put glasspacks and side-exit tailpipes on it, sweet sound. The old mufflers were falling off and not muffling. Day before it was a complete ignition system rebuild. Day before that it was a complete fuel system rebuild. Two days before that it was the brake hoses and main brake line. Good thing I had all the parts in stock. Today it's the two rear brakes. Not looking forward to beating those rear drums off the axle. Also today I put the right generator on it, a double pulley job. Its got a single belt and pulley on it now. I also discovered my upholsterer reversed the order of materials on my interior door panels. Here's what it should look like. _____ To unsubscribe, write to GoldenFin-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxx Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com/links/joinlb <<attachment: winmail.dat>> |
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