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'63 Fury

Wombat Ranger

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Hi, my name is Wombat Ranger and I like Mopars. Dad still has a '62 Fury 2dr hardtop 318 pushbutton that his grandparents bought new. I have been busy messing with Dodge pickups for the most part since I started driving, always liked old cars but never ended up with one until now.

Came across this '63 Plymouth (very similar equipped to Dad's '62) a couple years ago and started thinking I should own it. A couple months ago we made it happen.

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Place I found it is a friend of mine who does restoration work. He is going to fix up the interior (stock, it's all there) and return the paint to stock red as well.

I am a bit of a manual transmission nut, everything we own up to the wife's 2019 Jeep Compass is a manual transmission. I have a brand new never been installed Getrag 238 6spd manual that I am thinking about putting in this car. They came factory in 2005-2009 dakotas and 1/2 tons, should be a nice smooth shifting box, and the ratios would go pretty well with a 2.72 rear end. Hopefully that's what's in there.

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Anyway there's my new old car, thanks for having me.
 
Welcome from Batavia, NY. glad to have you aboard!
 
Welcome from Indiana. The Fury looks nice, I have one also. I’ve got a Tremec 5 speed on my 65 Belvedere, it didn’t go in without a major massaging of the trans tunnel. I don’t know how that compares to a Getrag, probably similar. Good luck.
 
My guess is that I would be building a larger tunnel as well. I don't think it is a small transmission by car standards.

There's probably a good reason that most people use a Tremec for these types of projects.
 
Welcome aboard from NJ. Thanks for the pictures. I like your story and your car. Best of luck with it! You don't see many of those around.
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WELCOME nice find ! were was that yard at looks like he has some good stuff?
 
welcome to FBBO nice looking 63 project keep us posted
 
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