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I did notice that the neutral is a little funky I have it so its gotta pretty seamless feel when it is in neutral I do not like the 2nd and third...
I am probably going to take the arms out and cut and weld them to go over the top of the overdrive unit. I am interested to see how the rods...
otherwise it shifts through the gears rather well 3rd is a little sticky but all other gears seem fine.... Just happened to think of something...
Ok after much frustration and hours of tinkering I got the mr gasket kit to work using the shift rods and brackets supplied. Lots of bending...
Sweet rides, I could spend days and days checking out all the different variations and ideas in this thread
Here are some pictures of my 51 from 2005, no new pics since the car is apart to repair crappy body work completed by previous owner [IMG]
Fair enough ill give that a shot
Didnt think about that any recommendations on buttons that will fit without having to grind the hole in the dash out
I dont even get to the point of pushing the button i just turn the key and the wire from the key switch to the push button smokes then burns up....
I have a two wire push button starter on my car and it has a painless wiring harness in it the car has also been converted to 12v. One wire...
Advance Auto part, auto zone and napa all have it. Walker exhaust is a major manufacturer of it I found bulk rolls of it for cheap on amazon....
I lost my father earlier this year to lung cancer at 64 its a very difficult disease. He too tought me the love for cars, we always went out on...
Hey guys just wanted to get in on the fun proud owner of a 51 merc project car. Its great checking out some of the pics you guys have posted and...
Has anyone ever installed one of these in a 49 50 or 51 merc. I have been having a bear of a time trying to get the linkages around the Overdrive...
For the time being I am going to try coating them in Rustoleum 2000+ degree primer I am really short on money right now so couldnt do the extra...
any tricks I should know about installing headers, to seal them up tight so I dont have any leaks
any other thoughts or input, interested to see what a pair of these uncoated looks like after a while
I probably should have got the coated ones i didnt really think that through, are they going to rust pretty bad or are they just going to look...
Searched around on here a bit with no success. Just purchased a set of reds headers for my 51 mercury and I was curious weather I should coat them...
So quick update on the car was out working on it today trying to repair my leaky header outlet and broke the stud off inside the header. So ended...
Ok I will look into weather the distributor had been changed or not, not sure how much of that stuff my father changed when he converted the...
will definately check out the forum always interested in anywhere i can gain some useful info. As for the headers I had been considering...
Thanks yea i have a few manuals that we have picked up along the way and ive been reading as much as i can on websites and whatnot
Glens Falls, Lake George Area
Didnt even think about pcv valve being blocked to be honest completely forgot to since its an infrequent occurance changing one on any newer...
Im pretty sure it will run a while with few problems I am going to try and get it on the road in the spring, and run it a little, Once I get it...
Definitely dropping it not sure if I am going to chop it yet or not, To be honest I just want it on the road so that stuff will come later if I...
Thank you so much for the recommendations guys I will certainly be doing the water pumps myself just really wanted to hear that someone had done...
There was a guy who contacted me on this site through pm that is in my area who said he does rebuilds on flatheads, If i change the waterpumps...
Thank you guys I am excited to get this thing on the road soon and it will be a true tribute to my father who was and is one of the original car...
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