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Might check with Vern Tardell : there are a couple of "T"s with V8-60s in them around his place...
Thanks for the confirmation! Now I know!
ATTN : MODERATORS : For my own education: I posted an ad here yesterday to sell my 1956 Continental, & had to make n immediate correction, but...
Complete, NOT RUNNING, Clear title, CA "non-op", either "restoration", or "very good driver", I got too old & have too many projects. New tail...
LCOC (Lincoln & Continental Owners Club) is a good source of info & social. Road Race Lincoln Register is another one that specializes in '52-'57...
I'd vote for 1975 as that is the last year not to require smog inspections in CA, so would certainly be a lot more HAMB friendly than anything...
GOOD ARTICLE ABOUT HALF WAY BACK ON THIS PAGE!!
There are several Hydramatic web sites on here. Also : Either get a manual for your car(Look on line) or just the Hydramatic manual(Available...
A point to ponder, especially as we age: When you're asleep & dreaming, & in that dream a toilet should appear: DON'T TRY TO USE IT!!
With all the other "Hot Rodding " that has been done to it, I would really suggest checking out that cam ! you might just be pleasantly surprised...
@ major clubs : Lincoln& Continental Owners Club(LCOC) a national club. Road Race Lincoln Club(Specifically for these years). Parts : Rock...
Check the stroke, with a Merc crank (4" stroke) that seems awfully close to 302 cubic inches, but if that turns out to be a 4-1/8" stroke that's...
KYLE !! Location always helps!!!
The best advice I ever received was : GET THE BRAKES "RIGHT" FIRST!!
Competition Products has been a good source.
In the early '70s there was Dago's Top Fuel drag boat out of Pacheco named "Down & Out", or Louie Hill's '57 Ford out of East Oakland named "Old...
At "Grumpy's shop in PA, I remember seeing "Iron Mouse", but nobody's mentioned "Grumpy's Toy"??? Or "Old Reliable"?
There is a 1/4 midget association & track in Livermore, CA. The track is located North of I-580 at the intersection of Northfront & Laughlin Rd....
#2579 : I'd bet Jeff Foxworthy & Larry The Cable Guy would just LOVE this one!!! LOL!!!
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Noticed on the right side of the tail the name "E. JAY DOLNER"... A well-respected Race car fabricator & owner for roughly seven decades from the...
I have the same HF tire changer, but when I got tired of "armstronging" it, I figured out how to convert it to "gravity assisted" by removing...
seb fontana : That poor little Crosley...
A further note : that racer friend said that the screws on the rocker covers had to be safety wired or they would vibrate out due to engine...
Was a good "SWAP" : A lot of interesting(rare) parts & mostly quite reasonable prices!! That was an outstanding '27 "T" RPU(Thanks "Jalopy...
A long-gone racer-friend reported that he drove a V8-60 with a set of these, & while they didn't add that much HP, they allowed a lot more RPM.
WHOA GUYS!!! The MerCruiser 224/3.7 IS NOT A DIRECT BOLT IN as it is basically 1/2 of a 460" Ford, & is roughly 5" too long to go into a stock...
Contact the guys in FAST, especially NorCal : there are a couple of them in use there...
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