Travels of the Fury

You are doing it right OrthmannJ, and not just with the car.

 

Thank you annap.

 

Well, this weekend we had a final push to get everything in the Fury. We hit a bit of a snag with the seatbelts. The studs that hold the brackets down to the floor on the transmission tunnel, for the front seat (middle passenger, and one belt each for driver and passenger) were a little too large for the holes on the belt brackets. So I had to bring them down to work with me today to enlarge them on the drill press. I brought one of the studs with me, and it looks like everything is going to be good now.

We were able to get the seats in relatively easily. The back seat was a cinch.



The front seat was fun getting in there, and once we got it lined up with the holes for the frame we realized we had another issue. Between the insulation we installed, the insulation that was on the back of the carpet AND the carpet, the back stud for the seat frame wouldn't go through the floor far enough to get the nut on!
So, after pulling the carpet back carefully and reaching back in there with a utility knife I was able to cut some of the insulation out of the way. It was enough on the drivers side, but just shy on the passenger's side. I was trying to figure out what to do next when I had an idea. I asked Caleb and Nathaniel to sit in the front seat. Their combined weight was enough to squeeze everything together and poke the stud just far enough through the hole so that I could get the nut started!

Finally got everything bolted in like it's supposed to be. Got the rubber grommet around the high/low beam switch installed, tidied up some other odds and ends and stood back to admire our work.




Of course now that all of the fun is over, it's time to clean up. Caleb helped carry all of the scraps out to the truck.



We're going to go back over there tonight to install the last of the seatbelts and then bring her on home. I'm super excited to take it for a spin with the upgraded interior and am interested how the insulation and new weather stripping will affect everything.

So, stay tuned, should have more Fury updates soon.

 

That was a good idea, putting those to bums in there to squished things into place. Everything

looks great from where I'm standing...sitting. You and your team do a good job. Although this one looks a bit serious...​

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Looks beautiful OrthmannJ. Congrats to you and your team on job well done !

 

I thought Caleb was stealing away with the welding rig hose. Fortunately, it's only scraps.

 

Thanks Fannie. He's smiling behind that mask.
Nathaniel put on a dust mask to carry out the old carpet and Caleb decided he wanted one too

Thanks annap. I think it has turned out really well. Not bad for a bunch of amateurs.

Nope, we left the welder alone. But you're right, it does kind of look like that.

 

Well, we got the Fury home a couple of weeks ago and have been tidying up odds and ends. Since the apocalypse is apparently upon us we decided to take advantage of the beautiful spring weather and wash all of the vehicles we own this weekend.



Got it all shined up and then decided that we should go for a drive. Our state has shut down all restaurants, but anything with a drive-thru is still allowed to operate. So we went into town for a little apocalypse ice cream.

 

The local DQ? Any port in a storm....

 

Yep.

 

I've been attempting to repair the cracked rear interior panels on the Fury
http://www.stationwagonforums.com/forums/threads/repairing-rear-interior-wheel-well-covers.53432/

While working on it Tucker wanted to help and couldn't understand why he couldn't get into the way back with me...

 

And speaking of Tucker, You may have heard, or seen the gallery that Hod Rod magazine put out digitally a couple of weeks ago that included pets (mostly dogs) and hot rods/classic cars/muscle cars, etc.
Apparently it got a lot of attention so they asked readers to keep submitting photos of their pets and vehicles.

I figured what the heck, why not? So I sent in a couple photos of Tucker and the F-100 and the Fury.
They just put out the most recent gallery and look who shows up:


https://www.hotrod.com/articles/even-more-dogs-and-cars/?galleryImageId=1075991

 

He's a cutie.

 

Thanks annap, he is and he knows it too.

 

Wow. Another one of your kids that’s loves the Fury!