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I'm thinking they are in the Chrysler family. Many years ago, I had a '69 Dodge A-100 van, one of the old-style vans where the driver and front...
;55s have a 2 tooth sector as did early '56. Most '56s got the 3 tooth sector. You can use the shorter '56 column to get the 3 tooth sector and...
Buckskin and white '56 Ford Victoria. I'd rather have the Victoria than a Crown Victoria. My mother's youngest sister had a '56 4 door Victoria...
I learned when I was his age on a '55 Ford with 3 on the tree. Parents bought the car new and I'm working on getting it back on the road. One of...
I've driven trucks that looked a lot worse than that '57 Ford.
I put a SBC with the same steering box in my '38 Ford pickup (basically the same frame as your '36). I used Chassis Engineering mounts and used a...
One of my cousins wrecked a '55 Ford back around '68 or so because the control arm bolt pulled through a rusty crossmember. In areas where they...
That '57 Chevy looks like a basically solid car with just surface rust. People who disparage 4 doors just make them more affordable for those of...
I got rid of the pressure switch on my '55 Ford. I used a switch for a '67-'72 Ford pickup which is on with the button out, off with the button...
If you want a hanging pedal assembly, the one from a '52-'56 Ford car will fit the '40-'47 cab like it was custom made for it. About the doors--I...
That '56 panel is really well-preserved. Wouldn't do anything but get it mechanically safe and reliable and drive it. Maybe letter it for some...
theCommon problem on '54-'56 Fords. One of my cousins wrecked a '55 because the lower A-arm attachment pulled through a rust-weakened...
As far as finding a donor cab to use in stretching yours, the cabs are the same '40-'47. Now here's the problem you're going to have: That cab...
Rear fenders are the same '38-'41.
Good looking '56 and glad you're keeping the Y block since no other engine sounds like a Y block. As others have noted, a 390 is not a difficult...
I like hanging pedals better for access to the MC to add fluid, and it eliminates the problem of maintaining a weather-tight seal around the hole...
King pins and bushings that are worn or rusted up can make steering harder. On a '55 Chevy pickup I had and the '38 Ford pickup, new kingpins and...
Somebody could use that '54 Ford front clip.
The post on Saturday by 65Pacecar, about one page back.
I just noticed the tag on that Plymouth--Polk County GA--that's where I live.
I bought one 30 years ago from a company called Fairlane for my '38. It was fiberglass. Worked OK. Wish I could have gotten one in the orginal...
On my '38 Ford pickup with SBC and T-5 out of an S-10, I used a master and slave cyliner out of a mid '70s Mazda/Ford Courier pickup. Fabricated...
I'm thinking '57 or thereabouts Olds chassis too. That would be consistent with the 5 on 5 bolt pattern, but I don't recall any GM cars having LH...
Where in Etowah County did you find this? My wife is from Gadsden, and I live about 60 miles from there, so I know the area pretty well. This...
I used a GM manual box out of a '64 Chevelle in a '38 Ford pickup. The stock Ford pitman arm has the same splines to fit the GM box. Stock beam...
On GA Route 100 north of Cave Spring GA. A '52 or '53 Chevy pickup and an early '50s Haybaler R-110. The Haybaler is the better of the two. The...
Please confiscate this guy's welder before he cobbles together another monstrosity. Ruined a sweet '39 Ford pickup. So hard to find decent...
'42 was the first year that Ford pickups had a totally different chassis from passenger cars. '40 and '41 pickups use essentially a '40 car...
Not easy to bend SBC rods, but water/coolant in a cylinder will do it. You can't compress a liquid.
Famous for jumping out of third gear when they get some wear and mileage on them.
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