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I kinda hate to post this, but I feel it's important information that members should be aware of. This came to my attention as I was exchanging...
View attachment 6426991 View attachment 6426992 View attachment 6426993 I stole these pics off the 'Plush and Padded' thread. I found several...
So in my continuing quest for parts for my '60 Sunliner, I need to replace the radiator at some point. The one that's in it isn't correct and the...
Well, I'm looking for reviews/opinions on the various aluminum water pumps for the FE, as well as possible fitment issues. I'll note I'm not...
[ATTACH] Brand new set of four spider caps for 4.5 on 5 bolt pattern, for Fords, some Mercurys, Mopars, others. Current pricing on these is in...
Counterfeit spark plugs are flooding the car parts market and probably destroying more engines than we realize
Very interesting video... Big-Name Distributor Caught Stealing Small Shop’s Part Design and Selling It on Summit (msn.com)
I'm curious, is there any downsides to using a billet steel flywheel instead of a cast iron one? I get that the steel one is safer from a high-rpm...
This pic popped up on a news feed.... [ATTACH] Front end looks like a mash-up of a '57 Chevy/'55-56 Ford with a dash of Cadillac (dagmars and...
Well, I got this story third hand, but it seems one of our club members' car has been trapped on an above-ground two-post lift for three weeks....
Can someone help me out and give me the length of the front bearing retainer/clutch sleeve from the face of the trans to the end of the sleeve?...
My son-in-law just inherited a car powered by a '69 Z28 motor with an advertised 11 to 1 compression ratio. Supposedly the motor is stock with low...
In my continuing quest to improve my '60 Sunliner, an intake/carb replacement has been on the list from the start. I acquired an intake (mid-70s...
This is a 'food for thought' post... Has anybody thought about a design to put the brake booster behind the dash rather than in the engine...
I've been slowly acquiring all the bits for the running gear upgrades/mods on my '60 Sunliner 'vert and am ready to order the power steering...
.... once in a while but I always seem to get the one with a worm in it... :( So a while back I bought this '60 Ford convertible to build a...
I got a phone call out of the blue from a lady who found our car club number (which is mine...). The usual sad tale, Dad has passed and there's...
So after a long, drawn-out process of getting my new wheels for my '60 convertible and having the tires from Diamondback on the way, I decided...
I've been slowly rounding up the parts needed for the brake upgrade on my '60 Sunliner 'vert, as money allows y'know... LOL. Other than some...
I'm not one to raise meaningless alarms or bash good products, but this can't be ignored. I've been PMing with a member about some wiring...
... And the apparent impossibility of actually getting any... When I bought my '60 Ford 'vert two years ago, I always envisioned it on a set of...
My avatar has developed an issue the last few times I've used it where there's no power assist until the car is driven a bit of distance, roughly...
All the talk about Moriarity converting his '61 Impala to a 4-speed got me thinking.... Is there a 'best way' to determine shift points for best...
This is a bit different. Suppose you have an assembly that's rusty, maybe even to the point of being frozen; in my case, I'm thinking about a door...
GotGas's Chrysler got me thinking about swivel buckets. A semi-common feature on '50s/60s show cars, but those were pretty crude in most cases...
Not mine, but you don't see these everyday.... [ATTACH] 1960 Ford Sunliner for sale or trade for something I can park... (craigslist.org)
OK, on my '60 Ford 'vert I'm going custom, so there's some mandatory lowering involved. Blocks will be by far the easiest method (no, I'm not...
OK, my hunter/gathering process for my '60 Ford ragtop is proceeding and I'm slowly acquiring the bits I need. I picked up a rough but complete...
OK, I may be pissin' in the wind here, but is anybody aware of anyone making a Ford-specific column shaft? The problem is Ford uses a 3/4" shaft...
Some guys chase awards, some don't; this isn't about that. What this is about is nearly all shows hand out the usual plastic trophies or wall...
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