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Below is the sheet metal tool I was talking about above. Going to try the C clamp method and hopefully box these side rails in sometime in the...
Hey guys thanks for the replies. Had to go out of town for work and that delayed my response. Below are pictures of after my attempt at bending it...
They have pretty good tech support also
I can second for Old Air Products. Just installed one on my 76 Burb.
Not sure how I didn't notice when I bought the car but was underneath yesterday and noticed the side rails of the frame are pretty significantly...
Thanks for the suggestions fellas. Seeing the mechanism in front of me will hep grasp my head around it. In the meantime I called Dennis to try...
This is my first 50s car I got about 9 months ago. Not sure if it would have gone to the crusher but definitely some auction block. I like to...
It seems pretty well documented on this site that the 6 bolt transmission does not bolt to a 263 and smaller inline 8.
Thank you for that contact. I will be calling to see what he has. Exactly what i needed
Correct me if I’m wrong but I believe that the transmission changed to a 6 bolt from 5 bolt with the V8 engines. If you could get a adapter then...
I’d love to keep it. Just trying to find parts vendors/manufacturers
Wouldn't that be pretty awkward shifting it under the column?
I haven't thought about the clutch adjustment. That's something I can look into but it didn't seem like a clutch issue
Thanks Billybobdad. Loving the 3 speed and wanting to keep it. Just would like to find a way to get parts.
Firstinsteele do you or anyone else know of any resources for internal parts for this transmission? Since it was made for a number of years and...
Tubman do you know of any write ups or threads on transferring the column linkage? I wonder what kind of fabrication it would take?
Putting a nailhead in the car has crossed my mind. It would be awesome to build a nailhead. That is probably in the pipeline but for now ill rock...
New guy here to the forum. I just bought an awesome 51 Buick special deluxe with the 263 inline 8 mated to a 3 speed manual. It runs and drives...
Hey guys. Love the site and looking forward to learning as much as possible. I bought a 53 Dodge Coronet 241 hemi (gyromatic) this past December...
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