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How is your fuel pump controlled now? Key on and it runs? You may have good luck with running a return line, use a chrysler fuel filter mounted...
Hard to see in the pic I posted but my cheapo pump is mounted at a 40⁰ angle with discharge pointed upward. Instructions said this was best for...
I've had this in my 59 for 5 years now. I think it was $25 at the local parts store. I have a spare, but never needed it yet. I use the spare to...
The retainer button cam can have a new double roller timing set with a little machine work. I opted to keep mine as I didn't want the expense and...
I'll be that dude.... It really simplifies things to convert it to 12V. You can keep the starter and all. As had been said, it's been done many...
Depends on tire size. A lot of our cars are running small diameter tires so what looks like a tall rear gear acts like a normal ratio. I run a...
Early Model T?
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My 59 has absolutely clear glass, no light blue tint as could have been ordered. It's like a greenhouse, I've done all of my my interior. I...
How do you guys feel about window tint on a late 50s mild custom?
I'm not trying to spread misinformation. That is just my understanding of lowering zinc in oils. Roller cam engines don't need the levels of zddp...
I run Amsoil Z-Rod 10w-40. It has high zinc for flat tappet cams. Basically all "modern" oils have had to remove at least half the zinc they had...
I must admit I've more than once considered making my hood rear hinged. The front hinge 57-59 Ford hood makes it tough to do much w/o removing the...
Sorry, two different topics. Ford switch I put in my 59, along with the fuel pump module. I've had the Ford switch in my 59 for years and never...
[ATTACH] Yes, aptly called tue fuel pump inertia switch. Simple mechanical switch which trips with enough jarring in any direction. When I was...
Just wanted to give a good review for something that cost 65 bucks and provides a turn key solution. @Hemi Joel I didn't keep the mechanical...
It came about that i ended up installing an electric fuel pump on a boat for my parents so my kids could go water skiing this summer. Well low and...
My only complaint after having the Ignitor III in my FE, is that my aftermarket VDO tach doesn't like the multiple discharges at low RPM. But it...
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Surprisingly the underside of the intake didn't have much of any caked up carbon on it. The valley was spanking clean, surprisingly clean. But no...
Mine was originally a 332 and a Ford-O-Matic 2 speed....2.91 rear. The 332 only came with a 2bbl I think. I made mine a 352 with a 3.5" crank,...
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I guess my idea of "runs very well" is it starts with less than 3 cranks hot or cold, pulls decent and doesn't ever miss or stutter under heavy...
I have an in dash vac gauge. It idles at 25" and deceleration is 26". Never any needle fluctuations. When I floor it in 1:1 it'll pull about 1"...
The heads and intake were not milled, just cleaned up and were within 0.002 so the machinist and I decided not to mill them. I did use silicone...
The guides were all new. I checked them, heads are the only thing I didn't do myself.
The correct thing to do is use relays on the headlights IMHO. One relay for low beam, and one for high beams. Wire it from a good power source,...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] These are out of a stock 352. Valves and guides done 1,000 miles ago. Plugs have 1,000 miles on them as well. Autolite...
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