More Parts and Material

A Cloyes double roller timing set from Rockauto, and Melling pushrods from Gary Pavlovich are all I needed to build the long block, but that will have to wait until I get back from my two week trip north. I still don't have the oil pump, but it's been shipped and should arrive before I leave.

 

The seat fabric arrived much faster than expected, and as soon as I finish locating the passenger seat in the correct position, I'll visit the upholstery shop and make an appointment to bring them in.

I also received a sample of the leather I'll use to wrap the steering wheel. The color is "Sand", which looked perfect on their website, but a bit too brown in real life. The picture I took makes it look even more brown, but with gold highlights that aren't there under normal light. I'll take it with me when I select vinyl fabrics and see if I can make a match that looks nice, but I'll probably use black since at least some Furys came with a black steering wheel and they looked fine.

Still unsure what to do about the ignition. The original points distributor is in great shape, and with the horrible quality of so many foreign made car parts, I'm hesitant about converting to an electronic system. If the points and condenser go bad along the highway, I can swap a set and get it running in 10 minutes or less. The car will not be raced, and I doubt I would wear out a set of points in my lifetime, and it won't be driven in cold weather, so I just might stay with the old technology...at least for a while.