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I don't think we are saying that at all. When the kid comes in and says when can I find a reliable Model A for cheap, people are going to tell...
Before I even get to the advise, let me just tell you that I moved to Texas last year after living in Sacramento for a number of years. My last...
Thanks for posting that! I tried a few times, best was 2.34 and a 2.6. Fun game :D
As long as we're talking about these again, I've got a question. Every time you look up old articles comparing 94s and 97s, it always says that...
I seriously doubt you need any of them if you aren't running EFI. They are for some smog control hoopajoop or another. Maybe 2 are for the IAC....
I've been spending some up close and personal time with FE intakes recently and I'm not sure they are a good candidate for adapting to much of...
If they are the same as 59 Edsel pieces I have a spare set. Shoot me a PM.
Thanks again guys! I really feel dumb for not checking this before I mounted the manifold and installed the valvetrain, waterpump, etc. :o I...
Rings can be fixed. Find a newer piston of the same diameter and machine your piston to use the newer model ring. Wimpy bottom end just means...
The best thing any turbo newbie can do is buy Corky Bell's old book. It runs you through all the basics, and he briefly covers carbs+turbos....
Ok, now I get it. So that's what they mean by "Ford kickdown bracket." So I guess my choices are to weld a new mount on the original bellcrank...
Anybody have a picture of the 65+ bracket? I'm trying to get my grape around how the kickdown would be hooked up.
Automatic transmission, 3spd Cruise-O-Matic. Car is a 1959 Edsel sedan. Like an idiot I left my camera at the shop, but I can get some pics...
I installed the new intake on the 361 today and got to work on reassembly. I found out my old throttle bracket is the wrong one for the manifold....
Bump for the day crew
Progress has been slow thanks to work, but I'm in the home stretch getting the Edsel's old FE freshened up. It's getting rebuilt heads (thanks...
I had a similar situation with my trans cooler lines when I pulled my radiator. I soaked them overnight with PB blaster, then got to work making...
So let me get this straight. The exhaust valve is bending because cold air is somehow getting sucked into the motor and warping the exhaust...
I've wondered this myself. Seems like it's right up there with an engine "needing" back pressure on the exhaust. At least for o/t motors, the...
Maybe I just had bad luck with my last t85? When this car is done it will have a little north of 400ft/lbs of torque, and it will see slicks...
Mostly from wanting a column shift. I blew up a T85 in an old truck, and that was with a wheezy stock 302 and I've been leery of putting too much...
I'm bringing this thread back from the dead because I've got a few more questions. I picked up an adapter bellhousing from the classifieds to use...
what are you looking for exactly? Just drive out on some of the country roads around town. 281 North usually has a group of cars for sale south...
I can relate. I work about 70-80 hours a week, with no days off getting a new business up and running. I get maybe 6-7 hours a week to work on...
I like the last one. Same guy who recomended the cord trick said the use 'em plan wouldn't work. Go figure. Tank was full of rust. And some...
Tried searching, but probably didn't use the right keywords. What's the best way to clean out steel fuel lines? The tank was full of crud, I'm...
Well that explains why I never found this mysterious Packard 4 speed. What years of transmissions are used typically? It's a floor shift?
I know there is large base and small base. Smalls flow around 275cfm and have a bolt pattern that is 3-1/4" by 1-7/8" (I think, I can go measure...
In various places (including here) I've seen conversion bells for FE's, Hemis and others to Packard 4 speed transmissions. What year trans was...
Striper, I hope you are right. One day people will figure out that real customer service cannot be outsourced, or replaced with a machine, or low...
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