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Shoot I don’t care if it’s fast. There is nothing better then opening up my flathead and letting it sing in my 53 ford with a column shift. Feels...
Should be fixed. Accidents had album set to private
I came across a deal a few days back for a 53 dodge that had a Red Ram Hemi. My first thought was that I wanted the engine for a hotrod project...
I was there all weekend. Drove my ford from IL and camped out. Had a blast. Too bad I didn’t see this thread and could have met up with others....
Well I hadn’t posted up much because I was putting in work coming down the home stretch. But we did get things finished up and made our journey to...
Well did some testing tonight and it seems I’ve ended up back at square one. It was working well. Did a bunch of testing in my garage and...
The air shocks work so good. I can’t believe more people don’t use them.
I understand what you’re saying. But this would work for and extended amount of time. And then just stop. So it would charge up to about 6.5 or so...
This was helpful. Thank you. I installed a rebuilt generator and regulator last night. I found that I wasn’t getting anything near 7 volts. It...
Okay it’s been a long week tidying everything up and putting in test miles. I think we put on about 250 miles total and all in all everything is...
True to the theme of this stage of the project it’s always the whiskey that gets the ball rolling. [IMG] We got the oil all filled up Friday...
No I’m following the manuals instructions. I left the OD engaged anytime I wasn’t cruising around town. I think the failure was due to heat from...
Yeah luckily the ODs were easy to get ahold of. Now I have 3 of them. The hard part was the difference in the tail extensions and transmissions...
I’m going to see how it sits in comparison to the stockers and go from there. I have 3” blocks in the rear and it already has air shocks. Plan is...
Couple things I want tome toon that I forgot. Mac Vanpelt is a great man. He helped me sort out what parts I needed and what I needed to use to...
I don’t have a pair like that but it’s on the list. I have a whole collection of snap ring pliers but this ring was stuck on the opposite side so...
I get what you’re saying. My wife is a glass artist and “art” markets have turned into flea markets as well. It devalues your items just like a...
We’re in the same boat. I took my time this time though and I’m hoping this one makes it through the year. The parts in the bench are to full...
Wow almost 2 years later on the money. Well more updates. I’ve been trying to get the snap ring that retains the extension shaft bearing off for 2...
Happy for this
I've got a few window debacles that need solving on my 53 customline. The rear window rubber has a gap in it right in the middle of the rear...
I've got a 53 and I have blocks for the rear and I'm going with aerostar springs in front. I've cut springs on other things before and the ride...
Update, I found an alleged 50 mercury 3 speed with OD. Based on asking around I believe this is the same OD but the trans is slightly different...
I had a thunderbird OHC slip through my hands last year because I was thinking about an engine swap. I do love the flathead and the 3 speed though.
If I'm not mistaken the OD cars had a lower gear ratio in the rear. Without the OD they are not much good past 50. I miss being able to cruise at...
The known history I have is being bought and driven home from OH to IL in about 1984 and then is was basically only driven to and from car shows....
I'm a member over there so I plan to take a look there. I did find a used one on Facebook that I'm waiting to hear back about. I figure between...
The outcome is catastrophic failure of the planetary gear. Basically split and unwrapped inside and messed up the main shaft as well as the tail...
This explains not being able to seperate it, major carnage had the two peices jammed together which is what I feared most. [IMG] Trans main...
Welp.... Doesn't take a mechanic to know what's wrong here. [IMG] Sort of bummed about this find but at least I've gotten to the bottom of it....
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