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Two thumbs on on Cooling Components, thin, quiet and cools my Big Block all day in 100 degree heat zero issues. (no other fan installed).
save yourself a ton of headache and put a cooling components fan on! I used a 54/56HD radiator from champion in my 55 and it cools my 521 ci BBF...
I would agree with all posts recomeding Cooling Components all the way!! 1. you dont hear it whirring like cheap fans 2. Slim width fits our cars...
The cast "Rail" as ford calls them are still available new from Rock Auto for less than 10 bucks if you wanted a quick fix....
I am not a fan of that firewall mounted solid throttle rod for one reason, the firewall does not move as much as engine, IE heavy acceleration...
Chris, from reading your notes I think you have a poor ground somewhere, rusty or loose, etc. The give away when you say you loose it all.
The head castings are the same other than the head bolts holes on a 351. The push rod differences are due to the rocker configuration, the older...
I cant answer your question 1, but I looked at a 57 that had the borgeson box, they had a horn button installed under the dash, as the factory...
SHARP!!! Post cars are my favorite! Yours looks amazing!
I disagree on the long shaft for the distributor. I have many both FI roller cores and old style 302 blocks and the distributor length below the...
sold thanks guys
I bought this kit in anticipation of buying a original car I was dealing on that deal fell through. When I finally got a different car it already...
Forgot to mention the gearhead company in ND (also made a GM power steering sector) passed away a few years ago from what I have read.
I do have my radiator in the front of the core support. My car was an I6 from the factory so I believe the radiator was tucked up front to begin...
I have a 55, I dont have crites mounts, mine were made by gearhead in North Dakota. I dont believe you could fit a 385 series c6 bellhousing into...
In my experience they are relatively trouble free, ran a 600 on a 302 for years, one thing edelbrocks dont seem to like is heat soak, a plastic...
my 55 has an access hole.
Not even a religious type but AMEN to that JeffB2
I have a 460 in my 55, kit was made by a company in North Dakota (long since out of business) and a c6. Trans tunnel was made larger, and...
Like a rock, with a Ford Block! Love it! If I had money I would love to buy a Vette, a 57 Chev, and a 68-72 Chevy pickup (three of my fav GM body...
This will work in a 93 302 physically, but that is more than likely a roller motor, which I believe will require a gear to be compatible with...
I have a 460 (same block as a 429) in my 55. Mine has a gearheads from North Dakota kit installed. Gearheads is now out of business as the owner...
For relatively low buck pistons that will work, I would go with the Keith Black 351 W pistons. Early 69 and 70 windsors came with a slightly...
That is awesome hotrodprimer! So you used the original pedal assembly under the dash! I like that much better than a slave cylinder etc. Looks...
what do you guys use for a clutch pedal, and clutch assembly?
I have the exact same question, what length column do i need for a 55?
Yes, Granada rotors, wheel bearings/seals, brake hoses and a proportioning valve. You can get rotors cheap anywhere, rock auto etc. I just bought...
Yes they will fit directly onto a 55. And because they are from a Lincoln you dont have to ream out the ball joint hole like the grananda...
all 351 W all have 28ox balancers. Not to be confused with 5.0(302) which were 28oz until the 80;s and changed to 50 oz
I would go with a 351, there was a recent article (june 2012) in car craft where they used a stock crank, stock rod 90's model 351 with some good...
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