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It looks like either the CC850 Aerostar springs and the Eaton Detroit lowering springs are my only options.
Another update....I was just refunded the Moog CC851 spring. Apparently they are not made anymore. None of the auto parts stores have any in any...
Yes 89-91 T-bird rear. Not available, but the front springs are... Update, I was able to order them directly from Moog on their website. PayPal...
Apparently MOOG is no longer making the CC851 springs. Everywhere I've checked lists them but they are NLA. I went to Eaton Detroit but the spring...
Your project isn't nothing, I just want to help it work as well as it can for you. I've worked on a lot of cars, and want your project to function...
If the coolant coming out of the rad is cold when the engine is boiling, then it isn't a cooling problem. It would be a circulation problem....
Then 20-30 above thermostat setting, pretty much what all car manufacturers have been doing since the 80s when electric fans took off. I have two...
Where will the temp sensor for the fan be located? I have mine in the lower tank like @inthweedz does. I have a 180 stat and set the sensor to...
The setup on that 61 Ford has been argued if it was factory. I watched that a few years ago, that reverse handle is what I was going for....
Fantastic work! Love this buld....close to my heart!
I was not aware that the OD cables were that stout. The ones I've looked at (on the interwebs) looked more like a choke cable which would pull but...
This shows the cable going through the tunnel ending up under the bench seat. This is just a temporary measure so I could drive it last summer....
I built my 59 to be a 4 speed colum shift last winter. I used the iron case 3+OD T170F out of a 1979 Granada/Mustang. The 4 speed toploader is the...
3 pedals is a real car! I think there is a breed of person who was born with a clutch pedal under their left foot......
[ATTACH] I think you may already be done by the sound of it. But, I found a good place for 12 fuses under the dash was just to the right of the...
I looked for about a year for my iron case SMOD. I ended giving $250 for it. Rebuild kit with counter shaft, bearings, synchros, Gaskets, etc was...
Mmmmm, I'd love to slam it for sure! Out roads here in the arctic zone of the US wouldn't be kind. I've got some frame rash on it now, but man I...
[ATTACH] Finally getting the time to do this. I'm going to cut 1.5" off which puts it at about a coil and a half. I figure if I don't like the...
The trouble with DexCool seems to be that is has no protection for leaded solder....like we all have in the heater core. Also it, and some other...
My understanding with anodes is that they only work where there is line of sight to surfaces. And that the byproducts of the degraded anode are...
I've always used house brand green coolant and mixed it with distilled water. However, my iron FE with aluminum water pump and aluminum radiator,...
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Remember the gas was different then too. No ethanol, lead as an octane booster, and lower speed limits. I've got over 40mpg in OT gas VWs....
I have a 10 foot air hose with a pressure gauge on each end, one at the compressor tank and one at the hose end. When the air compressor is at 100...
This isn't true. A smaller line does nothing to increase or decrease pressure. A smaller line is more restrictive and won't flow as much at the...
Any pump....including a mechanical is much more efficient to push a liquid. This is simple physics, as in order to pull (suck) you need the...
I've been lucky that the slow 4 year pace of my 59 build allowed me to search out parts and wait until I found deals on ebay etc. I got my Spectra...
[ATTACH] Wish I could can some of this up for ya....
I did what you are talking about in my 59 Ford, but not with HAMB era parts. Used a '79 Pony car 3+OD. Known as a top loader imposter.
Funny you say that.... [ATTACH]
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