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Niantic, Connecticut
if you think of the trim profile as a "C", the little horns on the fastener catch the ends of the "C" when you twist the fastener while pushing...
I misplaced a couple so I made some. The dash has the same trim but used different fasteners. I ground small flathead screws to fit which need...
I used butches cool stuff for the 5.0 HO EFI and had to fabricate the T5 mount. The 80s Mustang harness was a mess. The engine started right up...
I believe I heard that this brand is good and has plenty of clearance. Champ PH253 [ATTACH]
Definitely cool!
You nailed it. Twisting the tabs turned the little grippers in line with the SS. Thanks [ATTACH]
Hi All, I searched the boards and my 1953 Body, Trim and Sealant assembly manual and haven't found a solution to removing the stainless trim that...
I was thinking to use Sebring seats also because we have a Sebring and it's nice for rear passenger access. I was thinking that the rails would...
Nice work. Did you have the bumpers rechromed or did you find repops somewhere?
Kind of what I'm shooting for but Eastwood Cruise Night Blue and moons. It looks to me like the skirts are higher than what came with my 53....
pheh!! I sent a link to this thread to the guy I've been working and will call later and consider cancelling the order.
Years ago, I bought an old car with a couple of missing studs and I think I just punched them out with a hammer and something blunt like a small...
I was planning on disk brakes and dropping the suspension and was looking for a bolt on kit and saw kits for everything except 52 and 53 and then...
[ATTACH] I believe my 53 is glacier blue and looking at the pic I took when I bought the car, it looks grey (overlooking the rust). It's out in...
Thanks, Hunter73. I'll check out the links you sent for the suspension and join the Ford group and will start the thread and post some picks taken...
Restoring a car has always been on my bucket list. I got serious and bought a '53 Sunliner. I've always had older cars and worked on them myself...
I have a dissassembled '53 flathead V8 that appears complete that came with my '53 Crestline. The parts bags indicate '53 Fordor. The...
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