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Neat little module. Takes care of priming and engine being off in a crash, etc. I wish I had seen it last year when I was wiring up my 51 Ford....
Wow! I was pretty happy with mine, but it doesn't come anywhere near some of these creative ones. I'm definitely not a contender for the coolest...
This makes sense. We’re going to fire it up at night and turn on the lights and then step on the gas. It makes sense if the lights go brighter we...
Oh yah forgot to mention that we polarized the generator. The regulator just looks like a series of three relays to me. I didn't realize they...
Hello all. I've read a bunch of threads but not quite getting the answer we are looking for. My dad is just finishing up rebuilding a 51 Dodge...
Well below is a fordor and not a coupe. I've got 100's of hours in just what you see here. It's got a swapped 305 sbc, with a rebuilt T-5. I...
I'm running a 305 out of an 88 Camaro in my 51 Ford. I run a 153 tooth flexplate with a T-5 manual. Straight bolt pattern starter is definitely...
Without knowing more details of your project, what I can add is that narrowing the 8.8 by putting a second short axle in is a fun little project....
To cap off the more recent additions to this thread, I can say 1) Refurbishing small DC motors is not my thing. The cloth wire insulation was all...
Worth a shot cleaning it up. I'll take it apart this weekend and see what happens. Thanks!
Hello! I'm reawakening this old thread in hopes that someone might have a modern day part number for a 12 volt Ford Shoebox blower motor...
Alright. Thanks everyone. I went back and re-checked the 1/8" spacing from starter shaft to flexplate tooth and I am too tight once I turned the...
My starter was definitely in a 1980 305 sbc. My engine's an 86 to 88 block. His was an auto, I'm using a manual. No idea if the starter was OEM to...
Ok, so I'm swapping an old 305 sbc into my 51 Ford Deluxe. The flathead was a worn out cracked disaster and I'm just mad about it. The good thing...
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I found the 3D printer quite handy for mocking up too. The most recent one was pie cuts for an exhaust downpipe on a tight fit in my 51 Ford...
Just needed one comment to ease my mind and that makes good sense. Thanks!
Hello! I have a 51 Ford Deluxe. I've replaced the rear springs with new (like for like) and installed new shackles and new shock absorbers....
I can definitely say from my experience that the SBC does not "drop right in" to a Ford Shoebox. But I regret nothing! It was a bucket list item...
Thanks for the input. In the spirit of closing the loop on this thread and maybe being some help to a future SBC into Shoebox swapper I'll...
Yes, that is basically the current right side manifold I have. I have mocked it up on the driver's side pointing frontwards. I don't have power...
This is the left side exhaust that came with the motor. Originally its an 88 Camaro motor but this is not an 88 Camaro exhaust manifold. Anyway,...
Actually the log manifolds I was searching were not OEM. If the below are actually mid 50's, they may work, allowing me to scooch a pipe by...
I'm open to any option, its just really hard to gauge what will actually work until it arrives and you test fit. That gets expense with shipping...
I have looked at log manifolds and have a couple book marked. My worry is one of the best things about the 305 is it's low rpm torque and from...
Hello. It's been discussed a bunch on here over the decades. I have to have read all the threads! There seems to be no clear solution to a...
Hello! I'm finishing up the front suspension/steering on my 51 Ford Deluxe. I bought a NOS centerlink on Ebay a couple months ago. The original...
Oops, never mind. I was hung up on Ford brake adjusters but they were very similar on all models. Found a Dodge picture that showed it going in...
I'm finishing up my narrowed Ford 8.8 to go in my 51 Ford Shoebox. I'm just doing the brakes and bought a Carlson kit and there is a washer I...
I just went through this on my 51 Ford Shoebox. I'm in Ontario Canada and we just don't seem to have the Hotrod resources the US seems to have. I...
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