Projects Bought a Mercury on purpose

Just notch the cross member, plate it back in. Mechanical pump seem to be less problem. By the way love where this is going!!

 

With it squared up using the clutch linkage as the starting point, the rams horn is very close to the box.
Could remove a little from the manifold mounting surface and clean up on the outlet with a grinder.
I’ve located these about 2 hours from the house


hmmmm

 

Gm trans mounts are perfect Ford replacements.

 

Too close?

 

I have access to do that.
And thought about that.
I don’t like this particular manifold. Bird dogin a set of late 50s with the gen mount.
Might extend the clutch shaft 3/8-1/2 inch.
I can cut this one on the red line, cut another clutch shaft, yellow line, and then extend the clutch shaft allowing the engine and trans to move over for box clearance.

 

I seen those.
The rear dump might crowd the master cylinder a good bit. Lots of stuff going on in the lower left corner. Brakes, clutch, shifter linkage then exhaust.

 

Now I know why everyone uses automatics

 

Don't for get us old farts that used to love rowing the gears but now have bad knees so using an automatic makes the car more enjoyable to drive!

 

I had a 396 in my last Nova stock car, the driver side exhaust manifold was close to the steering box, maybe a 1/4" away. After a few impacts on the track, I all of a sudden had close to a 1/2", problem solved.

 

I used the 265 manifolds in my '50 Ford and they worked great. Plenty of room and kept the heat away from the steering gear. I am running a 327 so I opened the ports up to help the flow. 265 manifolds should run about $100 bucks a pair

 

One of the caddy caps had some damage.
We started hammering those out. Should straighten out ok

a little more work then start filing.

 

Shirts cleaning up nicely.
Just a little more metal work. Bottom corner of the passenger side needs a small rust repair.

 

Your secret please, Shout, or perhaps All-Temperature Cheer? Wisk worked well for ring around the collar.

 

Paw-in-law just handed me these.

2 passenger side manifolds I guess.
Ports are around 1/8 smaller.
Purpose for this plate?



would probably fix the steering g issue.

 

Battery tray fits with these manifolds.

too close?
Gen mount wouldn’t work with the battery here anyway.

 

There’s an engine way down there somewhere

 

It has room on the passenger side.
I’m going to order one of those brackets to modify.

 

Well, the engine is offset to the passenger side. That would make the battery tighter.
The bracket for the alternator/gen I was gonna use as a pattern to figure out placement.

 

Tri 5 radiator for the win

 

Nice, those things seem to fit a lot of cars

 

I’ll bend a couple simple mounting flanges and we’ll be good.
Bought this radiator for the wife’s 56 Chevy. I’m gonna borrow it