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What about this style of starter?
Along the same idea for used cars is that you make most of your money on the "buy" rather than the "sale".
I figured it was mostly the cool factor on the more basic changes, but if it makes it run better than stock its definitely a plus. Yeah I am like...
Between the engine and the Mitchell overdrive unit, it had money spent. Asking price is $18k
The car is cool. It just happens to be a 4 door sedan which doesn’t really work for me. Makes me wonder why someone would put all that in a 4 door...
It has a spin on filter housing mounted to the firewall.
This is what its supposed to be.[ATTACH]
It looks like it was originally a 6 cylinder car since the vin starts with 7GA.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] The engine has been repainted red. I am guessing without pulling a head I couldn’t be sure. It has this style of bell housing.
I came across a Mercury that has a Road Runner 284ci 49 Mercury with the 471 Weiand.
Spot on for what I am looking for. Anything I can look for on the outside to determine if it’s a Mercury engine swapped in?
I am looking at running driving cars in good condition. I am not necessarily looking for a “hi performance “ flathead in the car. Some of the cars...
One car I am looking at has a 51 Mercury engine with heads, Holley 4 barrel, cam and Mallory distributor. I don’t know how well it was tuned, but...
So would the added value just kinda be the value of the parts?
From my other threads of looking for 46-48 Ford sedan. So I have found some that are bone stock and some that have had "upgrades". Most have Offy...
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