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Finally started working on my '56 crown vic again and my wiring is a mess. Trying to identify what wireless goes where. This car was worked years...
Bought a body to frame mounting kit to replace on my '56 Chrome Vic. Don't have instructions on the sequence (order) of the pads, washers, etc....
I bought a Clutch Equalizer Bracket ('40-'52 truck) and a Split Bushing (Nylon - replaces the bronze) which was described as being for clutch...
O.K. Paul, Had to go to the shop and feed my Barbados (my weed eaters), so I took a couple of pictures. It's an iron water pump so it would make...
Picked up this motor/transmission and a '56 Olds rear end a few years ago. Supposedly was in a running '46 Ford coupe this guy in Houston...
Thanks, but I have an old 3x2 with some incorrect 2 GC's that I would like to run.
I'll check tomorrow when I go to the shop. Thanks, Joe.
Bump!!! Cleaning up a forgotten corner of my shop. Found these I picked up a few years ago and think I also have a '56 rear end that came with...
Picked up this motor/transmission a few years ago. Supposedly was in a running '46 Ford coupe this guy in Houston inherited. So the first thing...
Everything is in the kit. Glad all is self explanatory to you, but it's not to me! If if had been, I wouldn't have asked for help. Just thought...
Finally found a B5A-5001 mounting kit. It is complete and looks great. Found the last one they had on the shelf, very old and dusty, according to...
Thanks, but they are out of stock.
Getting ready to put my '56 Crown Vic body back on the frame. Need a body to frame bushing kit. What's the best bang for the buck? Any...
Think that's the direction I'm headed. Just need to know if the cross over u-joint from '88 Crown Vic to '56 Crown Vic is the one Jeff suggested-...
Thanks for the reply Jeff. The universal I previously bought (Universal Joint Rear GMB 210-2031) was for a stock '56 Ford and it is much smaller...
Trying to get my '56 crown vic together. I've installed a 302/AOD and need a driveshaft. Finally located an '88 crown vic shaft. The rear flange...
Getting ready to mount my '56 body back on the frame and have been looking for a kit. Found some that say will only work on 2 or 4 door sedans....
I bought a pair of sway bar bushings from Ebay. These were Rare Part (RP18494) These bushing are solid with no slit in them, just about a 5/8"...
Well, don't know about ginger bread, but I've always thought that this car was basically a 2 door post, except that the B pillar was slant...
I have that manual but the frame section only mentions that the Victoria and Crown vic have some extra body mounting brackets and capping strips...
Thanks for all the input, good info, and Okie, the Crown vic frame is almost identical to the yellow sedan frame pictured above. No X member.
I have a '56 Crown Vic and the frame was butchered and needs all front suspension replaced also. It also had some terrible welding done to...
Thanks for all the info.
Pulled the 292 on my '56 Crown Vic to install a 302/AOD. I see that my front suspension needs to be gone through. Any info on where to order a...
I finally got back to working on my Vic. I had a problem with the hood/grille fitment. Found the problem. The grille was bent. I took it off and I...
Found the problem with the fitment. The grille was screw up. Got a better one to come back with. Thanks. But I still have the problem with the...
Thanks for the info, I kind of suspected the grille was off. I have another and I'm going to replace this on to check what's off. I'm getting...
[ATTACH] My hood has never sat right over the grill and I don't know if it's the hood or the grill that is the problem. Also, my hood is...
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