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The picture is not Seattle. It is Portland, Oregon as hwy 26 is the western route to the coast. And Seattle to the north on hwy 99 at the time....
I also had a retractable (a 1958 for many years) and had many of the same experts tell me the same stories. Sometimes it was hard to keep my mouth...
As has been said the front coils have been heated up to drop the front end down, Not a good way to go. Looks as if some one repaired a rusted out...
He is asking if he can tow it with a Tow Dolly not flat towing it with all four wheels on the ground with a Tow Bar. As for speed just do the...
Ted, You won't have any problems towing it with a tow dolly. Just be sure that it is out of gear. With a stick shift there is no reason to pull...
I think I have an extra electric wiper switch for your 58 Chevy in all my extra 58 Chevy parts. I will double check and let you know. I may even...
I have a 1958 Chevy Impala Convt. With the power steering pump mounted on the the generator. They do use them on forklifts, But most rotate...
If you use OSB wood be ready for a lot of cobwebs and dirt that will stick to the rough surface and it's not easy to clean even when painted. My...
That is a 53 Mercury front end you have on there.
I did the same thing on a 1954 Mercury and I picked up all the parts I needed for the front end and picked it all up at NAPA. It was cheaper to go...
Just for your information, Your transmission from the 62 will not bolt up to the 302. Ford changed the bell housing to block from 5 bolt to 6 bolt...
You can save alot of time and money by just putting a Rochester 4G on as they bolt right on and you can find them pretty cheap. Easy to rebuild...
If It is Like a Ford You Just push it down and turn it counter clockwise and it should just come right off. Be sure to unhook the battery or the...
This is Xmas morning with my brother and I playing with my Dick Tracy metal police car with lights and siren. I lost that one but picked up...
1955-56 Mercury Montclair. It has also been shortened. That was popular back in the day. I believe they only came on the Mercury and not the...
Ole don is right on about the dist lead being broken inside the dist. I have seen this happen many times. When I worked as a parts counterman I...
Another good small pump with a nice remote resevoir is the Ford escorts from the late 90's and up.
1956 Mercury was the first year for 12 volts so as stated above just use a 1 wire alt. and problem solved.
Hi Everybody! I am Selling my 54 Merc hardtop!! I really really hate to sell it, But some big time things have come up that forces me to sell...
The stainless trim that goes over the actual gutter does come off. I used a couple of small screw drivers one is a medium size screw driver that I...
Could possibly be a Canada version of the Ford.
I just did the floors in my 54 Merc both inside and underside. I removed all of the old undercoating, Then super cleaned all the metal, Then...
That is the style carb that we used. That one appears to be the larger carb with the 4 vent tubes. They used those alot on the olds and pontiacs....
You might want to check out the Rochester 4G Carbs as they also will bolt right onto the 55-56 T-Pot manifold. I remember that we ran them so we...
Goodell fabrications is who I went thru to have one made for my 54 Mercury, At the time they didn't have a pattern for a 54 merc so I sent my old...
fullsizejohn I really don't know what the difference might be between a 55-56 Merc and Ford. The 54 ford and the 54 merc are different as to how...
Apologie Totally accepted here on this end Allen! I just didn't want somebody to buy one for a Mercury or a Later Ford and then findout later that...
I'm sorry that allenfreeman got his panties in a bunch for the info I posted about the front crossmembers on 54-56 Ford & Mercury. He is very...
Ford and Mercury use different front cross members. And they are also different from year to year. So be sure to know which one you need. I ran...
Everything has been removed except the big adjusting (7/8 size socket)nut that goes thru the vent window frame and without that big nut undone and...
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