First off, I just joined and this isy first post. I bought a 54 Lincoln Capri here in AZ. Haven't picked it up yet, a couple more days. I did see it for a few minutes. Missing carb and radio, other than that, it's complete. Shows 68k miles and has been parked since 65. Needs interior, paint and probably suspension, brakes and engine rebuild. I guess why I'm writing this is to see if there are many old Lincoln owners out there that I can pick their brains. Without getting into the restoration of it yet and actually seeing what's under the car and carpets, I'm not sure what it's all about. Want to know about other carb I can use. It still has all the ac pieces including the trunk mounted box thingy and the plastic tubes that shoot the air into the car, and the Harley looking compressor under the hood. Want to know if all that should go and go with vintage air unit or if it's rare and should be restored That's enough for now. Sorry it's this long. Won't be any more long posts. Thanks
Welcome to the HAMB from Illinois. There's a 50's Ford social group here. May be of some help for a Lincoln guy. https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/social-forums/1952-59-ford-social-group.282/ Click on Social Forum Tools Click on Join Social Group
The main message board might get more views for your questions: https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/forums/the-hokey-***-message-board.5/
There were a couple of different Holley 4-barrels used in 1954. The Holley service unit for both is R-891. These are not bad carburetors, regardless of what you may read from folks too lazy to read the Holley service bulletins. They do require a bit more maintenance than one would normally figure to do with a carburetor, and whoever rebuilds one for you needs to read the service bulletins. Lincoln in 1954 used a distributor that required the use of a "spark valve" integral to the carburetor. Replacing the carburetor would also require replacing the distributor. Jon
Great, thanks. I will keep your offer in mind and. Just going to need a little time to wrap my head around the car and figure out where to start. It hasn't run in 57 years so I'm thinking it'll be needing to be torn down. Gonna be a learning experience for me. But if I do rebuild it instead of replacing it with a more modern engine, I will have to do something for a carb.
Hey Jimmy six. You said earlier that you have a carb off an older car. Are you saying it's for sale or your car has that carb? Can you give me numbers to search for for carbs that will just bolt on?
Welcome. I picked up '53 cosmopolitan hardtop about a year ago. Mine had been sitting in a Nebraska garage since 62 ( when the neighborhood hooligans busted all the gl*** out of it) The motor was froze, but the trans was in good shape. I'm working on putting a 351W C6 in it, which is proving to be a little tricky with that monstrous power steering set up, & tubular front cross member that hangs all the front suspension. I cut all the side gl*** at work, (the back gl*** was the hardest piece to find) bought a new windshield from auto city cl***ics right up the road from me, sold the parts I wouldn't be using. So far, I have rebuilt the steering, brakes, & suspension. The ****py part of owning one of these is, EVERYTHING is three times the cost, ball joints look the same as ford, merc, but are nearly $300 each!! (ford/merc are underr $100) Parts are hard to find, but they are out there. Im still looking for a back gl*** gasket for mine. I lowered it front 1" in front, 4" in the rear, four new WWW bias tires were spendy as well. But, i plan to have it up & running with AC, so i can drive my mom down to the Heartland natls. In comfort
There are the "Lincoln & Continental Owner's Club"(LLOC) & the "Road Race Lincoln Club" as far as basic support groups(If you intend to modify the Lincoln, might not be a good idea to mention it to anyone from LLOC, as they are "purists", And are more into restoration & preservation). Don't despair, there are quite a few '52-'57 Lincoln owners on here that can(& will) give you some help & advice. A**** the first things ON'T BE IN A RUSH TO REPLACE THAT FRONT SUSPENSION!! It was the first run of Ford's using the upper/lower "A" arm suspension, & while parts are expensive, it is one of the best handling suspensions available(when properly aligned). I would suggest replacing that "Treadle-Vac" power brake unit with a modern power brake unit, as when the internal diaphragm goes you lose all the brakes(also make it into a modern dual brake system?) If the motor won't turn over, suggest pulling the spark plugs & put some "Marvel Mystery Oil" into each Cylinder & let it sit for a week or so. (If you turn the front wheels to the right & look behind the left front tire, you'll see a hole in the inner panel that lines up with the back sparkplug : makes it easier to get to that plug on cars with power steering). If you feel like it go ahead & PM me!!
I have a 1954 Capri that is the same color as yours. My first old car I bought. It runs but needs fuel pump and clean gas tank. Treadlvac is not a bad power brake unit, and you won't have to replace any primary cup, because it doesn't have one. This master cylinder uses the displacement approach for pressure. PM me for questions.
Thanks for being different. For different reasons Lincolns are cool. Before any 'tear down' ya might wanna sit down, write a plan that describes your hopes, hurdles and expectations.
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