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Excellent info ..thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm dropping a 49 Merc Flat head 8 into an S -10 chassis. is there any rule of thumb on how much angle the motor can be sloped backwards?
Thanks ..sounds like your more of a mechanic than me.. seems like I'm being persuaded to go the easy way and just swap out for a manual box.
Yep .. the cab, front grill, and fender extensions are now bare metal and clear coated while the fenders hood and doors are rad Rod black. The bed...
Sorry ..it is going into an s -10 chassis with a 47 Studebaker body.
Has anyone adapted/mated a GM (or other) power steering pump to a 49 Merc Ford Flat? I'm dropping the engine into an S-10 chassis that has a...
Has anyone had experience with using a power steering box without the power steering pump? I have an S-10 chassis I'm dropping a Ford flat head...
Can anyone recommend a product that will actually remove automotive primer. I have some paint stripper that cuts right through the paint but...
Good info...
So I have this car from OK that the sun has baked the paint off. Now its cracked and starting to show minor surface rust peaking through. I put a...
seems to be too simple
I have a 49 Merc flathead and overdrive trans. I am researching the possible conversion from the stock cable driven speedo to a GPS set up but...
Good to know. This should make my life easier!! (for now)
I 'm planning to upgrade my 49 Merc v8 to a 12 volt system. What do I need to make adjustments for in the overdrive components. Which may tolerate...
Really good stuff. Helped a lot. Looks like it will be very doable just a lot of tinkering. Next, time to find a used donor for...
I'm looking for drawings and parts to put together a floor shifter and linkage for a 49 mercury with an overdrive trans and flat head 8 going into...
Duh....I did not even know that there were electric pumps out there.....
Since its not the stock motor going into the chassis and not sure how everything will fit I'm thinking now of going with the looped power...
I hear you...
You may be physic (or psychotic).... or switching the box out may involve some serious fabrication. P.S. Have the plasma cutter ..would love the...
Good stuff thanks ..good place to start.
Thanks ..I will check that out ..one issue is if it used the wide or skinny belts. If I have to convert to skinny belts I probably have to replace...
Bummer ..have not found it yet.
Thanks much ..will try to find it..
LOL .. I take it an S-10 is not considered very traditional... I think they are wide belts so that's more like 5 /8ths I think. I was looking at...
Has anyone ever tired to use an unpressurized power steering box ???? If so how did it work vs changing out to a manual box? Not sure what the...
Nope ..that's why I'm asking. Putting the engine into a 47 Studebaker truck mounted on an S10 chassis which already has a power steering box on it...
Has anyone had any experience adding a power steering pump to a Merc flat head? If so did you use a Ford of GM pump? I'm looking to feed a GM...
good advice
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