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The spares I have are in bad shape,rusty n pitted, I bought new ones from Dennis Carpenter, although expensive the quality was very good
Hello I'm up here in Knappa Oregon, near Astoria, getting close to finishing 54 customline, I have accumulated a lot of spare parts if u guys...
Oh man! great write up and info , I'm on the home stretch of my 54 customline restoration and will need wheels n tires soon, love your set up....
Really cool, would u mind sharing your wheel and tire set up, size,width, backspace , thanks for sharing with us!
Looking for 2 Customline scripts/emblems , thanks
Thanks 54Hotrod and Shortshift, I finally found the old rubber pad that was under the core support and it was smashed flat like it had weight on...
Ya, diagram is different than my 54, I was thinking that it would be cool if we had front end schematics in our sticky thread to refer to, there...
Thank you 54hotrod
What evintho said, probably grade 8 also
Are these the 2 bolts your looking for
Humm, good point Texas57, thank you, hoping somebody with a original 54 will take a peak under front crossmember to solve mystery ,thanks again
Thank you 40cpe , hope somebody with a 54 will chime in to confirm radiator core support springs go below crossmember, thanks again!
Maybe this is a better pic, radiator core support springs, thinking maybe springs go underneath front crossmember since rubber pads is not...
Been awhile since I've posted but have finally started working in the 54 customline again. Currently putting front end back together. Could...
Good point 55Brodie , guess I should give them a call and see what they have to say.
Thanks for the feedback guys!
Need some advice guys, I have about 1/4" of clearence between my 302 exhaust manifold and borgenson p.s. box. Will this cook my p.s. box?, could I...
Thanks cka7 , excellent info!
Thanks jeffB2 for links/pics big help!
Thanks slicks, headers with borgeson box clears ok.
56ford390. , haven't gotten that far yet, was thinking of going with an after market one tho like ididit or flaming river, won't know length tho...
It's been awhile since I posted last but still working on full frame off restoration on customline, I'm gonna start having some questions for you...
Steve, ya I used 2x8's attached in back through taillight mounting holes, front was a little tougher I used 1 1/8" thick plywood (from a concrete...
Nascardave, I used a cherry picker hooked to front and a come- a- long hooked to back connected to shop header, ball park weight probably 600 to...
Haven't posted in a while, picked up a 54 a while ago and am gettin going on the restoration, thought I'd post some pics,replaced front floor...
I've got one one of those seal pics ,never thought of that, will give it a try, thanks copper top and texas57
Wow, those are nice, like what you did with front end on the blue one. Do I spy a late 50's GMC in the garage?
Is there a trick to removing circlips that hold on window cranks or do I have to order special tool or can I get the special tool at local auto...
Hey andyj2300 thanks for welcome, what kind of setup and gear ratio are you running with your aod, thanks
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