Projects My 57 is home

I like you 2 guys.

 

As a small side note.. which probably already known.....
after your intake is on glued and torqued.. you need to shave the gasket lips off with a very small file or you VC's will never seal.
trial n error here.....

 

Completely AGREE

 

To be quite Honest..... no idea... had that little Fink for ever... like in High school(I'm 61 now)
As a collector of highly prized Junk and an official Hoarder..... he has been with me for a very long time.

 

Yea Know Lane.. there was a time when I seriously thought about this....

 

So.again,. somewhere in this thread I mentioned the procedure.
Everyone and their Dad told me it couldn't be done.If there is one thing about me... don't tell me it can't be done..... that just makes me want to do it more. I mean. if we can make a plane fly.... Surely I can make shortys on an FE work in a 57-58-59 Ford.
I simply didn't want god-awful Headers nor was I going to run the Horrible FE flat log style exhaust Manifolds(which would have fit, but Killed any performance.)

So I use a 58 steering box... a simple cut of 1/8 on the frame where the steering box is... slice n push in. re-weld and space is ample.
No notice on the steering box angle or issues... its so very slight.
Now if you're running a 57 box.... thats a different story .... it's just that much bigger to be more of a pain.
Of course. this isn't a 3 hour Saturday afternoon job..... but When I had the sheetmetal off and the FE went in... it literally took less than an hour...but the front sheetmetal was completely off.There was no steering issues, No interference with the Upper A arms, or any issues with the manual clutch linkage.
Is it Tight?.... No different than a Caddy in a 40 Ford.... they are all tight.But not impossible to work on.
Kugel now sells the most beautiful set of shorties... for about $700-$800 bucks.... If I was to do it again.I would buy their new products.... finding a good set of originals is getting harder to find and more than a set of Kugels.
I really wanted to find a set of Factory Ford long tube Headers... and use them.... and of course..again...everyone said "Can't do that" "It won't work"
Oh yea?... hold my Beer.

But the cost of a good set with no broken bolt ears or cracks or welded up tubes are now upwards of $2500-$3500.... and nobody makes them just due to the fact there is no a big calling.

So. there is my story.

 

Well.. all fixed and zero issues... the car is now done...... well. who knows.. but it drives fantastic, pulls like a Freight Train and drives, stops and steers fantastic....
Very Happy with all aspects of the car from start to end... Learned a TON, made a ton of errors too... but with the help of close friends and this place too.... its an ongoing adventure.

Thanks to ALL who lent their support and knowledge..... I truly love this Hobby.
The END.

 

Bitchin' Jeff.
Outstanding....be proud brotha.
The Broderick Crawford look.

 

Thank you guys......
It sure came a LONG way since 2017..... But.... the Lord hates a Quitter!

@guthriesmith ...... That is the plan..... but with a new Grandchild and the House for sale and moving....
It will be next summer..I really do miss my US friends. been far far too long.