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There are adjustments that can be made both where the door mounts to the hinges and where the hinges mount to the body. All together, it's a ton...
I'm always impressed at you guys who do all this cancer surgery. Good for you for saving these old girls.
Something from your youth like that deserves to be saved...at least in part. If it was mine, I'd repair and transfer everything...
Yep....being able to drive it after a long day of wrenching is great to keep the motivation up.
oh yeah...meant to add....he probably had those screws on the fender because 52-53 fenders (and front clip) don't work well with a 54 body. On a...
Ditto....I've seen much worse. Just stay at it and, if possible, make repairs/mods while still leaving it in drivable condition. If you rip one...
Left like this, or with a perfect paint job, this would still be a damn near perfect A sedan. As it is however, it invites the eye to examine it...
I had a set of the KYB shocks on the rear of my 54...and discovered that they weren't letting my suspension extend all the way. This made changing...
Better check with the driveshaft shop. Different shops use different points of reference (at least that's been my experience.)
I don't
Have some misc stuff....what do you need? Off the top of my head, I know I have: - a decent, rust-free 1954 left front fender (with Customline...
I went to the swap meet in Humble, TX on Sunday. Sold a few things and gave away a lot also.
Attended the funeral today. Beautiful service...lots of fond memories. Don't know the exact count, but the big Arlington UMC church was...
I'm seriously jonesing for a 52-54 wagon but I think I'm going to hold out for a 54 Courier and put the club logo on the side of it....take it to...
Dang that's tempting Jeff. I know right where that's sitting too....right off why 290 between Houston and Austin.
I found it. You're all activated. Sorry for the delay....we get a lot of porn spammers trying to get accounts.
Dennis Carpenter is a good place to start. He has a wagon parts section in his catalog. Also...come visit the forum at the 54 Ford Club. There...
That would be a perfect candidate to do an IFS, big HP 302, etc and nice interior and then just leave the paint as is.
I build my stuff the way I want it...don't give even a tiny, microscopic rat's ass who doesn't like it. And people who would build a car...
I love this truck. So damn cool.
Just read your whole build thread....I'm loving everything you've done.
Looks really nice. A lot of work, but it's worth it.
Looks amazing...thanks for posting the photos
Jeff has a good point. On the 54 Ford Forum, parts wanted only stay up for a limited number of days, then are removed. They're also removed if the...
We'll take you either way...glad to see you back.
Well....if you're like me, then you're getting pretty good at the coil spring change-out procedure. I had both of mine apart three times. That's 6...
My disc conversion kit came from a now-defunct company called Gearheads Cruiser Products. It's essentially the same as what Nalakaya described...
Isolators go on top of the spring. Nothing on the bottom....but make sure the coil is oriented against the little indentation on the bottom....
Thanks...I'm liking it too. I am expecting a small additional amount of settling and a very minor bit of lowering when I add the front bumper....
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Got the second isolator installed tonight. As the photos show, my final drop is 2.5" I'm happy with that. I took it for a spin...
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