52-59 Ford Owners Group FAQ's

Thanks guys for setting this up. It means a lot to us and I know it wasn’t easy, for anyone.

Here’s my 100% on topic 59 Ranchero.

 

Now I know why they call you Super Moderator

 

Many thanks to all involved, especially Moriarity & HRP.

 

Thanks Moriarity! That must've been a ton of work! Unfortunately, most of the HAMB links pull an 'error' message but, at this point, we'll take what we can get. Much appreciated, sir!

 

Thank you Moriarity, extremely time consuming and much appreciated! '59 Ranchero also, but it's a little rougher than Adriatic Machine's so no photo for now.

 

Thank You lots of great information in one place .

 

Thanks for saving the information. I currently have three cars that fall into this category and the information has always been very helpful.

 

Thanks Moriarity! I know how much time that took you. I transferred most of those to the ford barn.
A lot of pictures didn't show up, I have most of them. If anyone needs a particular picture, post here and I will try and post it if I have it.

 

Anyone have pictures of clutch linkage for a 59 car/ Rancho? I’m converting from auto to stick and I don’t see where to attach the pivot ball bracket on the firewall. I have the shop manual but the picture doesn’t show much.

I bought the pedal & linkage assemblies from a respected salvage yard / Alliance vendor and the pedal assembly went in with no problems. So I’ll assume I have the correct parts.

I’m also open to a hydraulic setup if anyone has any good recommendations with experience but I’d prefer to run this route first.

Edit;
Ah. According to this image, I have the wrong parts. I still need to know where to attach the thing when I get it of fab one up, any help would be greatly appreciated.



Second edit;
I found two pilot holes on the top side of the frame that seem to correspond with two of the three brackets. I’m stocking up on some choice words for when I try and thread the pilot holes.

 

I'll take a look tomorrow when it's light. Our '59 originally came with a manual transmission, but there's enough cobbled up stuff from deck screws to expanding foam on this one to view everything with suspicion. It didn't have an engine, tranny, or rear end when we got it but it's also had a few nice surprises so who knows.

 

Sorry, but no luck on that bracket. The clutch pedal is still in the car, but not much under the hood other than a rusty master cylinder and luckily a windshield wiper motor. Whoever took it apart before we got it gutted it pretty good.

 

Thanks for taking your time and getting back to me. I think it’s gonna work out fine with what I have.

 

No problem, just retired last month so I have the time. Glad you have it sorted. These one year only vehicles make an interesting search for some of the parts.

 

They sure do! Thankfully I have almost everything it needs. Congrats on your retirement!