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[IMG] Here's the old girl today, a rainy day, waiting patiently for the engine which is in the other end of the shop to be rebuilt while I do my...
Thanks for the advice, guys. Rings are ordered. Rich and 6SALLY6, I'll definitely look into those things. Is this the head gasket? 4.420"...
Not much time for the FE lately, but I did hone the cylinders a few days ago and ready to buy some rings. I have done some research and there is...
Thank you, Bob- it does, and we do. Thank you, I'll check that out. I just ordered a cleaning tank, so once I order rings I am off and running...
Saltflats, I guess I am not a good judge of volume - I checked today and it is a 200 gallon tank LOL. Next week is supposed to be nice weather,...
Thanks Saltflats. That came out in about 3 seconds. I do have a good shop compressor at least 50 gallons or so, so I assume you're saying just...
Life has gotten in the way, as they say, for the last week, but today I got the crank and the cam out, so it is down to the bare block except for...
Thanks for the replies. I wouldn't mind trying the steel shim gaskets if I could find some. I've been searching for a while and only see ones for...
Gorgeous, I love it as is but look forward to the progress!
Absolutely gorgeous car. You can't beat that wheel/tire/hubcap combo on mid/late 60s musclecars if if you ask me. I'll be watching!
Got the timing chain cover off and pistons out today. I will check the lands, thanks Saltflats. Is about 1/2" deflection normal for a timing...
Wow, lots of good replies and advice here, you guys are awesome! I'll start off with yes, it is a 352 for sure. 4.000" bore and 3.5" stroke. The...
So I pulled the '66 (I think) 352 out of my '55 Merc (my avatar) for a few reasons- It leaked alot of oil so I'm replacing gaskets and seals, it...
Ah-ha! Thank you all very much! Now I understand and can move on! I was assuming that since the centerlines were measured in degrees of...
I understand adding the centerlines and dividing by two, I am just hoping to find out why that works, what's the math behind it? I just drew a...
OK, good to know, but I'm still curious how that works mathematically, and why the way I was figuring it doesn't work. If you look at my chicken...
OK this is good stuff- Chicken, please explain the math to me. Sounds like 136 is obviously wrong, but I am confident that the 110 and 114 is...
Steve, good to know, thanks for the info. That's alot of what this rebuild is about is learning what I have! Pope, will do! I'll start another...
So I pulled the '60 (I was told) 352 out of my '55 Merc for a few reasons- It leaked alot of oil so I'm replacing gaskets and seals, it was...
Steve that makes sense. I was told by the PO that the trans was from a truck! And in the 6600 miles I've driven it so far I think I've used 4th...
Crazy Steve, oh man do I have pictures! Just separated the trans from the motor tonight and took a bunch. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]...
Success! Thanks again. I know this car a whole lot better now than I did on Saturday morning LOL! [IMG]
Thank you all very much- back to the shop!
Hi all, Pulling the motor/trans out of the Merc to change gaskets, clean and paint the motor and engine bay, and fix the trans (4 spd manual)...
So fast forward about 8 months since my "it's fixed" post, and she started acting up again, and all of a sudden! Suddenly I had to pump the clutch...
Good lord the knowledge on here is unbelievable... I have no technical knowledge on this particular subject to add, but I will say there would be...
Thank you very much for all the replies! I will look for numbers on it and post what it is. I'd be happy if 4th was 1:1 and 3rd was halfway...
My '55 Merc has a 1960 352 with a 4 spd OD top loader from an early '70s Ford truck and 9" rear with 3.31 gears according to a PO. One of my many...
Very nice. I love everything about it including the visor. I also love the no hubcap look! If it were mine I'd keep the visor and lose the...
Congratulations, and I love your plans, particularly the chrome reverse wheels and the stick. I recommend satin black for paint. Until your budget...
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