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You should pull panel off on back side and check your window track. There are plastic rollers that sit in the track at the front and back. You...
I have some wheel studs I need to cut and have Them champered in a lathe if I am using proper terms. Once cut I want them to be tapered at...
Can anyone recommend a good place to have parts powdercoated in the San Francisco Bay Area? I would prefer the East Bay if possible. Thanks.
Did you try Big M in Williams, Ca? About a 2 hour drive from you. I have bought several 62 Monterey parts from him. Stan the Ford man would...
Hey lgh, haven't talked to you in a long time.
Do you have a column shifter? If so, then you should have a neutral safety switch. I believe the Floor shift S55 models had a separate harness...
here's a pic of my 61 Ford Wagon chasis. 4 link set up with firestone double billow bags. Bags aren't in the pic which is why you see a rod in...
Aside from the adaptors, Lentech makes an AOD with FE bellhousing. You can't buy the bellhousing without the AOD and they charge a lot of money...
which specific parts is he looking for?
Hey Domino, on your 62, the vent window and frame unbolt from door and come out very easily. You would have to re-cut a flat piece of glass...
Now we know why there aren't any sheet metal parts out there for the 60. Bob has them all. :)
there are no re-pops. you would need to fabricate them yourself or find parts off a 60 which are few and far between as it is. The only repops...
Ken, pleasure meeting you the other day. Since you are into wagons here's a pic of my 62 Commuter wagon and Trailer I once had but have since...
I am speaking of the frame. i believe the glass is all the same but for some reason the 60 and the 62 Vert share a lot of parts versus the 61...
The 60 and 62 Convertible vent windows are the same but the 61 is different. Hard top models are different. Stan the Ford Man had them a few...
I have a set of chrome ones in the second link above you can have cheap in about a month or so when I set engine. I am pulling them off and using...
I was going to use Koch's because I am in So Cal but they claim 90 days to complete job. This guy did my wheel in one week and did an outstanding...
I cut a coil out of my front springs on my 62 Merc. Looks like you are missing some trim parts.
Here's how low mine will go. Any lower and my rack and or oil pan would be touching the ground. Sorry about the larger pic. [IMG]
I am by no means an expert but you are limited on space in front if you run shocks. Plus, if it is triangulated 4 link that gives you even less room.
I think those bags should be behind the rear axle. Here's a couple of shots for you on different options. The first shot is a 61 Ford wagon and...
Thanks. I had been meaning to order a gauge. Saved $7.
I sold my 62 Merc wagon 6 months ago and am building a 62 Merc convertible so I have done a lot of searching for parts. The floorplans on the...
I thought that name looked familiar. I remember you from years ago on another forum. That was a badass Starliner you used to have.
I have a 62 2 door Monterey and the drive shaft is 65" starting from the housing on U joint side but not including U joint to the tip of the Yoke....
HD, the frame is stock with a fatman mustang II clip. Here's a pic. [IMG]
There is a guy in OC named Tom who is part of the So Cal Galaxie club. He knows where to go and or has a shop. He has helped me on many occasion...
Here's a pic of my 61 Ford 2 door and 62 Mercury [IMG] [IMG]
Still a work in progress- 61 Ford Ranch Wagon [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
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