Project Fur-Kota!

[340EH]

Well I'm a little behind schedule but I'm in good shape. I have the cab off the frame and I got most of the gas out of the tank. Fab guy was supposed to pick up the frame and take some final measurements off the Fury last week, but his trailer was down a few tires so we'll try next week when he gets back from his honeymoon. I gotta get this in and out of his shop before his new wife starts turning the screws on him! lol Actually she sounds like she gets the whole love/live cars thing she sounds like a keeper.

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[thrashingcows]

Hope things start rolling along a bit quicker for you. Look forward to the continued updates, and progress on this neat project!!

 

[340EH]

So Beau is coming for the Fury next week and I'm pulling the tank out of the car as one of my steps to preparing it for the shop. It occurs to me that the two vehicles use different filler tubes. I am going to have to have some work done on the Fury tank to mount the Dak Fuel pump/regulator in the Fury tank. there will be a threaded collar on the top and a small sump beneath to accomodate the 12" minimum height needed for the dak fp, in the 8" tall Fury tank. I'm also gong to massage the trunk floor over the FP unit for clearance.

What I have been thinking about is the filler tube. I had figured to just cut off the 1/4 turn cap part on the fury now and use a modern style threaded plastic cap like the one on the truck with a tube straight into the tank and I'm worrying about weather to reproduce the filler vent/overflow line like the stock Dakota tank and also if the rubber seal at the tank will hold the desired pressure the computer wants to see so I don't get a poorly sealed gas cap code.

Does anybody think I'll need that second line from the fill neck to the tank and will the grommet between the tank and the filler tube hold a sufficient seal for the computer? interested in hearing any opinions.

Thanks all.

PS thanks for the support TC

 

[340EH]

Fun fact: The spring perches for the dak are 46 3/4 inches apart and 46 on the Fury, pretty damn close.

correction Dakota is 43" so never mind

 

[69.5CUDA]

hmm you just may end up with seal problems there....if it was me.......id probably goto a fuel cell or find a tank from something new that will fit in place of where the fury unit goes...maybe a minivan tank?

 

[340EH]

Finally finished pulling the tank and it is in surprisingly good shape there is grease pencil on the top that seems to be the date Aug 70. It also had a burlap like mat on the top between the floor and tank. The dimensions according to the Quanta web page say 40-1/2" x 27-1/2" x 8"it 23 gal. do you think a minivan tank would be that slim.

 

[69.5CUDA]

the gen 1 (84-91? 96? NOT awd units as those are saddle style)minivan tanks are pretty slim....and there 21gal.....ill have to look and see if i have one out i can measure but that sounds pretty close and its got an intank filter and pump

 

[340EH]

Finally downloaded some photos,

The floors are in better shape than I had hoped

 

[340EH]

Sending her away.

 

[340EH]

Grainy shots from the shop.

The motor sits a little high but still goes under the hood, it also is a little furthere forward in the bay than I would have liked, but there's plenty of claerance to get at the Crank Position sensor and distributor.

There is some work to be done to bring the rad down under the front end of the hood and right now it looks like a gasser! but the wheels do fit nicely side to side in the wells.

The inner fenders didn't need to come off, we will see once it's all bolted together if they hit anything.

 

[340EH]

Here are some Driver side shots of the truck frame and how it fits in the space for the old frame.

Taken with my phone so sorry if quality of pics is not so good.

 

[340EH]

Shifter is a little far in under the dash, everything would probably have been a little better if the engine and trans could have been set back an inch or 2 but we still have some wiggle room to play with. Right now the front wheels are nicely situated fore/aft.

 

[69dart340]

That's coming along well!! Have to get some shots with a real camera!

 

[thrashingcows]

Yup some better pics would help get an idea of what's going on, but from what I can see it looks good. Not sure why the motor is sitting so high? or why you couldn't adjust the set-back a little. You ended up installing the complete front assembly from the Dak? So frame, suspension, motor and tranny as a whole?

 

[69.5CUDA]

cause in a truck chassis they sit high and forward...no reason it cant be backed way up and dropped...remember..the more you drop it thebetter it will handle..the more you move it to the rear the better it will handle..shove it till it hits the fire wall then drop it and mod the front crossmember utill it starts to be a steering issue that stops you

 

[340EH]

I'm going to talk to Beau tonight about maybe setting it down one inch and back two, It would help him with some issues he's having with the rad and I'd like the shifter back a little more in the car. It looks like the manifold fit to the UCA's might be the big determining factor but we'll also have to look at the K/crossmember under the engine too, if memory serves the rack is in front of the motor so that's good.

 

[69.5CUDA]

headers..custom headers..instant fix

 

[69dart340]

The edelbrock headers for the dak might work for that. If you need measurements, I can take them for you. Do you have some pics on how close you will be?

 

[kamstra]

Nice project

 

[340EH]

One more pic from Beau's camera. It gives a pretty good idea of the curent front end height. Very Gasser looking but we haven't got the rear end hung yet.