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It’s my opinion you are totally wrong with this statement. Vehicle weight does have an affect on stall speed. Sent from my iPhone using The...
I just found the thread and wish I had found it earlier. [MEDIA] Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Is your pressure plate number M-Pact 361675? So the disc for the T5 is the same spline count (10) as the stock 3 speed? Sent from my iPhone...
Thanks for the offer!!!!, but if I’m going in......I’m going to install new. My clutch doesn’t slip, it just chattered real badly. Sent from my...
I’ve got a 1953 Mercury Monterey with flathead Merc and a three speed with overdrive. I’m trying to locate a new or rebuilt pressure plate (clutch...
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I did a little more work on my 1953 Mercury Monterey today. I got the valve installed and adjusted, after I made a tool to hold the lifter as I...
The Rochester carb sounds like a great idea, but my manifold has been modified by someone drilling that third hole so the 94 would fit. I may...
I will be reusing the head bolts. I’m kinda cheap that way. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
My 1953 Monterey has a flathead and originally came with a “teapot” carburetor, but when I got it there was a Holley 94 hacked in its place. The...
I installed Eastwood Xmat in my truck over a year ago and haven’t had an issue. It gets over 100 degrees where I live a lot in the summer. I bet...
I went to my local pick and pull and they only had three 89-92 Rangers and they all had 7.5’s with 3.45 gears. I figured my 110 hp flat head still...
Not a Chevy guy, but this is the old standard 350 cid 350 hp corvette cam from GM. I’ve installed a lot of them and they are a great cam....
Here’s a (way too long) video of the Ford Ranger 7.5 rear end swap I did on my 1953 Mercury Monterey. It’s kind of a tutorial. [MEDIA] Sent...
The law didn’t really change too much from the existing law, now it’s just not correctable with a $25 fee. The fee is now like $1000 and you still...
They should both be even, and when they are, the shifter in the car should move in and out (not up and down) smoothly. The tube inside the column...
Make sure the column levers are even by moving the shifter forward and back. Then make sure the transmission shifter arms are both in the middle...
I took my 1953 Mercury Monterey for its first ride today. It ran great, the transmission went through all gears, and the brakes did their job. I’m...
The one I got had made in USA cast into it. Additionally, I used the rod that came with it, after I pulled the clip off the end which locks the...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] So I just upgraded the master cylinder on my 1953 Monterey. I used ACDELCO master cylinder #18M1020 for a 1967 Mustang with drum...
From what I’ve read, no. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
If you search Amazon for the Aerostar Springs, Moog CC850 Coil Spring Set, you can see one of the first reviews is about installing them in a 1954...
Engine had a bad miss, so I pulled it apart and found a bent exhaust valve. I got it back together today and it runs. Now it’s on to the brakes....
Usually it’s a ground issue, but your cable could be corroded where the cable goes into either the crimped end or terminal end.
[MEDIA] Had a bad miss, so I pulled her apart today.
[MEDIA] My 1953 Mercury Monterey had a stuck engine. I pulled a head, unstuck a piston, and put it back together. I got it started and it had a...
I actually have a box of new relays, but thanks for the tip!
I just ordered the wiring harness. It was $106 shipped.
That’s a good option, and I really like the leftover beer money!
I’m going to use the Speedway 12 wire kit. They’re only $150.
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