Just picked up a 55 custom,need 3 window crank handles,don"t have to be show quality I just need handles,Were missing when Ipicked car up.Also can anybody tell me what gear ratio the rears are in the 55s,originaly it had a 292-3-speed standard transmission.and were these transmissions syncronized in first gear or not? As you can tell,I never was much of a Ford guy but things change.I don"t mind a FORD sitting beside my Chevy,THEYSEEM TO GET ALONG! Any help would be appreciated.
If you can either take a digital pic of the VIN tag or post the numbers from it I'll try & decipher the axle code; I think it's listed there. Watch out for those 2 vehicles cavorting next to each other in the garage, you'll end up with a ******* child! Seems those chevy engines think they belong in a ford . . .
My vin number is U5UG181197 Yeah,its always seem wierd that so many chevys are in the Fords ,but when was the last time you saw a Chevy with a ford under the hood.
It's not a common thing for sure to see a ford in a chevy. But I've seen a few. Weirdest one was believe it or not - at a tractor pull! Guy was running a 'vette body with a BBF for power. RE: axle ratio - there should be a second line of numbers on the VIN tag, last number on the second line should be named "AXLE" - here are the codes/ratios listed in the book: Code 0 - 4:11 Code 1 - 3:10 Code 2 - 3:56 Code 3 - 3:70 Code 4 - 3:89 Code 5 - 2:91 Code 6 - 2:69 Hope it helps. ron
as far as window cranks. ebay my friend.http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/51-5..._Accessories?hash=item518af64ec4#ht_500wt_836
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