Plymouth Belvedere

Year:
1965
Color:
Flat black
Engine:
8 Cylinder
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PLYMOUTH|BELVEDERE
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    Well, coming back from a rock concert Saturday night my Belvedere ran great. Over an hour drive each way. Hot and Humid. No issues. We got home around 1 AM. Next morning there is a puddle of trans fluid underneath, a big puddle. Trans is shot. Since I was going to pull the motor this winter I've now decided to upgrade both the engine and trans. 273/904 will be gone. I found a place to get a nice rebuild 727 auto and hopefully I'll be looking at a 360 this weekend. Updates to come.
     
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    OrthmannJ Always looking for old ford crew cabs

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    Mmmmm.... 360... :drool:
     
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    #60 turned out to be a very clean engine. I gave it a good power washing and now it's off to my buddies shop. The original 273 is out. Removing the original trans is next.
     
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    OrthmannJ Always looking for old ford crew cabs

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    Pretty exciting!
     
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    The trans is out. My buddy told me to drop off the 360 next week. I've been doing a lot of cleaning up and painting parts. I'll degrease and powerwash the engine bay soon.
     
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    Put a deposit on the transmission. Should be done in a couple of weeks. I also dropped the radiator off to be flushed, cleaned and painted. Power washing is all done. Getting progress.
     
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    Nice. I always love to hear about progress on projects like this.
     
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    Yup. I like progress. I gave the engine bay a coat of chassis paint yesterday. Picked up the radiator today. Guy said it's in really good condition and just gave it a good flush and paint. Talked to my buddy and the 360 is going to his shop on Monday. Progress progress progress. Now time to order a shifter.
     
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    So my buddy says I can pick up the 360. I already put in a newly rebuilt 727TF, have a nice Winters Sidewinder gated shifter and a boatload of other parts. Hopefully weather stays mild so I can drop in the engine.
     
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    Dude, that's awesome! You've gotta be super excited.
     
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    Yeah, I can't wait to drive it again now with twice the HP.
     
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    Hahaha I bet!
     
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    Does it have a sure-grip rearend?
     
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    Yes, from a 68 Roadrunner. 3.23 gears. The original let go a few years back and I had that one sitting around.
     

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