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Most definitely early construction shots of the red roadster. I'd say that the engine shots are the start of a homemade manifold for the...
Thank you. Been looking for this footage for sometime. I've had the title image saved for a long time mildly obsessed with the fenderless coupe,...
Hasn't this now been destroyed in the recent Californian wild fires?
I've wondered the same. I sure I've seen a third person/version at some point. As has already been mentioned these guys were around each other and...
With the heads assembled and mocked up on the block it was onto measuring the push rod length and setting the rocker sweep across the valve tip....
Moving onto the heads. The heads had some new SS valves and valve springs thrown at them at some point. Problem was the valve seats were tired,...
The scuffed bores in the block were salvageable with a hone and the Schnieder cam were the only reusable parts the short block. [MEDIA] Where do...
Just to put the following into perspective this was a short build thread I did a few years back on another forum for my dad's 331 that he has in...
Finally had time to sit and read through this thread. Amazing stories and pictures. Hope there's more to come.
I got new hinges from Wescott for mine.
Great thread! I love your attention to detail. So nice to see you working through stuff that you know isn't right particularly with the...
Its taken me a good few months but I'm now caught up on all 217 pages...
How I did mine using worn out spider gears. Fully reversible which I was totally glad of as 500 miles in the novelty had fully worn off. [ATTACH]
The single terminal sender is the one that controls the readout on the gauge. The two terminal sender is just an on/off switch when the...
Great chop. 5 windows are hard to get right.
Does anyone know the difference between an AC and non-AC equiped harmonic balancer for a '55 331? I believe the AC equiped cars had a double...
Good article but 3000hp and a 8500 redline, yeh right oh. LOL!
Looking for a Harmonic balancer for a '55 331 if anyone has anything? Any other options for harmonic balancers apart from core replacements?
Harland and Sharp. They make them to order.
Mine. Certainly not the most exotic but still a little different. [ATTACH]
Yep! [ATTACH] I think I had a couple of cracked ones from memory. Then I realised I had a mis-matched set as I had a couple of later ‘square’...
Thanks. Thanks. 15x4 ETIII flat spokes 640/15 Firestones 15x6 Mercury steels Towel City slicks with dirt track thread cut in. Thanks! Good...
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Wow. I really thought this car was a lost cause. The small changes made have transformed it and really brung out its original persona. Please...
Brilliant. Great find.
This era of Ford/Mercury are a minefield with suspension and steering parts. Firstly 6cyl and V8 have different components. Manual or power steer?...
Because of the lack of grip in the rear they dialed in excessive positive chamber in the front to reduce the front end grip? So you now have a car...
Maybe the early 289 heads? They later stepped up to 63cc chambers compared to the 55cc of the 260. As you say port changes and valve size changes...
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Thanks. No, just parts limitations. No piston choices, so your stuck with cast, low comp, fat rings. Any aftermarket head will fit but they all...
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