This is my 55 Ford mainline.It is an ongoing project I have had for a couple of years.I built a fresh 292 for it,went throught trans and rear neither of which thankfully needed anything but bearings and seals,rebuilt the brakes and cleaned and painted the frame while I had the body off. Took a LOT longer to do that than to write it! I am doing body work now and have nosed the car and shaved the rear door handles.Last thing I did was to remove the trunk latch and weld up the hole.I am using a cable to open the trunk from inside now.I have been driving the car for about a year now.
I like em, Does your front wheel set back a bit? kind of looks like it in pic. I know these are known for rusty front cross members, I had one.
I think it is the angle of the picture.I was lucky,this frame had a solid crossmember and the front end only needed the usual wear parts.
A couple more pics.This is the engine.+.030 292,113 heads, pocket ported,stainless valves,.020" off heads and block,Isky cam and springs.Not a hot rod but likely a warm stick.OOPS Pic is in next post,didnt take in this one.
And a front view,just nosed and the bumper guards removed.Went through a bunch of grille halves to find the 2 least worst.I can NOT get the hood to align any better.Suggestions welcome.
Wonder if it was an old cop car? First thought that comes to mind when I see a Mainline that was a factory V8 car. Most Mainlines were 6 cylinder. They could be ordered with the 272 V8 by anybody, but a lot of the V8 Mainline 4 doors were cop cars. My next project waiting in the shed is a '55 Fairlane 4 door that my parents bought new, 272 and 3 on the tree.
The Mainline my grandpa bought new is a V8 It would be good to run metal tubing as far as possible and keep the rubber gas line to a minimum
I don't know 38Ford,The vin plate says it was a factory V-8 car,but it had a very tired ex race car 1957 312 with it,not in it when I got the car.I have fixed the 312 but it needed two sleeves and a set of +080 pistons and 3 connecting rods to do it.
Yes and those plastic filters are a fire hazard. When the fuel pump delivers gas it pulsates and the plastic can easily fail. I always install a metal or settlement type fuel filter between the tank and fuel pump. It is beast to have a solid metal line from the fuel pump to the carb if possible.
Coming along. We've been working on my dad's '36 Ford pickup for nearly a decade, haha. Don't get discouraged! Looking forward to seeing your end result.
Looks like someone liked red paint,the wheels are OK but painting the front trim around the turn signals distract from the car IMPO. HRP
Generally people either like or don't like the red paint,no in between.I painted it red because I liked it.Until I posted the dash pic as an avatar I never realized how godawful pink the instrument surrounds are! Got to fix that.
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