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Ok thanks Jim, but as far as the guy that sold me the setup goes....He sold me the engine and trans for $300 and I appreciate that that is alot...
Thanks Jeff I appreciate that, I couldnt use that one due to the diameter of the barrel it was 1-3/8" and the one i need has a 1-1/2" BUT it did...
Thanks Jeff, I counted them its 25 Splines. They did put 25 spline yokes in some Toploaders in the 60's but not alot of them. Most common ones...
LoL I hear ya Dwaynerz ...So you drove it with the shift working backwards!? Lol I bet that was fun but I bet it was a good deterant for thieves!...
After Many MF'S and SOB'S and other words I made up whilst trying to figure this thing out I finally got the shifter connected in its proper...
Is there a Spring under the dash that goes to the clutch pedal? maybe its getting weak or is blocked by something.
are the other two carbs the same as the one on your car now?
Thanks streetdreams the problem is finding neutral in the trans arms... no matter which way I set them the trans will turn by the output...
Thanks Guys, Three things I found today First is I tried putting all three like the red one in the pics above and it wont shift through any gears...
Crobrd, Yes I have the Slave cyl pulling the clutch arm in the right direction I had to go with a pull type because of where the header comes down...
Cool Vid!
Looks Bad Ass! We both love the old Cragar BF Ta's I think you went with the perfect ones for your car.
Gary, I tried turning the drive shaft with the wheels on the ground and I cannot turn it by hand it seems firm...
I thought I had the linkage positions figured out from the pics you guys posted until i found this one while looking up information on the...
Thanks jason I did a search through aol and didn't come up with any. When I got the trans the lttle tabs were on it in ther position there in now...
Oh yeah, the clutch disc splines match the input shaft perfectly I had to spin the output shaft to get it to line up and go through. What I mean...
Thanks mj your right! From the drawing it looks like the back two rods are backwards as soon as I get back in from offshore I will swap them...
Jason, I am not insisting it is right...and I'm not trying to be a "know it all" or blame everything else... I may well have installed something...
Does it? It's only simple if you know what you are doing. Thanks for the Remark Jason I never Claimed I was a Mechanic I am just doing what I...
Nice Man! That transmount looks like it was factory made.
Well I got it up in the air on stands and this is what i've found so far. The drive shaft does turn the rear tires (I can do it by hand) The...
Glad to hear your ok, I was wondering about you also.
Nice!
Welcome from La
Ok I will check it again tomorrow and post the findings thanks again for your help
Stig, It cost me $151 and mine was also 58 1/2" Fordsbyjay all I have done is bolt the flywheel to the engine,put the clutchplatein,bolted the...
Well I finally got the car running ok and had the drive shaft made, Got it installed and the car will not move...It just make a grinding noise. I...
Not sure which port the vacuum advance should go to on the carb Jeff
Nice! I like the Antannea (Spelling?) holes on the rear also looks righteous.
Thanks Guys, Its a 289 and I finally figured out what it was. It had burned a hole through the Dist cap! I pulled the dist cap to look at it and...
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