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Before you get too far along, how about a compression test to see what the general condition of the engine is? There maybe be more to the story....
I have used all but AMD. I have had good results with all. There have been problems but always resolved to the proper solution. I have used LMC a...
What are you going to use for an ecu?
Back in the late 80's I had a friend with a 327 with the same circumstance. He brought the pistons to me and I clamped them in a piston vise I...
When I was young I was around and owned 57's. I didn't realize I got lucky without having one fail. :)
Makes no sense. I wonder if someone had filled them in trying to clean them? How could it oil the rockers? Were the shafts burnt on the bottom...
You need to determine what the trans is. It could be a T-10 or a top loader. The bolt pattern is different on those trans. Maybe measure the bolt...
On a street application, if you have a corrrectly sprung pop off valve, the chance of lifting the blower lessens. What you will do is probably...
When I was in high school, I worked in a body shop that did radiator repairs. One day the boss had me take a tank off. I heated up the solder and...
Sitting here with an empty mind and a question pops up: which 57 will get sold 1st? :)
Considering that my desktop is the drawing you did of the very similar green sedan years ago, I'm not surprised at this. :)
^^^ Are you referring to the truck or the 5 window? :)
Most use a 14" extended and 10" collapsed shock. Many variables for spring choices. A lot depends on how your shock is mounted, angled or...
Do any of you remember when Jeff was moving and downsizing? Maybe a 57 or a 32 would have to go to provide space. :)
Same email here. If it gets to me before Christmas, I'll be pleasantly surprised. :)
This came from my poor memory from the 1960's. I don't remember any valve reliefs in any of the y blocks I worked on. I had 272, 292 and 312's...
One warning: if you have lots of orange peel, it will show in the right conditions under the clear so if your base is really flat that removes...
I have an old TRW cat. and the part numbers are listed for a 312. The piston marked std. is a mystery.
I hope you make your goal, Gary. :)
I only trust a dial bore gauge for measuring, As I remember (iffy at best) rods measure slightly larger at the parting line so as to not break the...
There are 2 widths to the minivan seats. One is around 36" and the other is 42-45". The Aerostar rear seat is another option. It is 45" wide.
I had one of those that the shifter tower was badly worn. I would pull the shifter and line up the slots before doing anything else.
Do you mean long or short stepside? I seem to remember that long bed step sides only came on 3/4 ton trucks. If you are referring to a short bed,...
I've done voltage checks before with similar numbers as you stated. I tend to think your solenoid is the culprit unless you have something so...
I like the fact that he's home about 30 minutes before making it "his". My kind of guy. :)
2 items. Scroll down to the end of the listing where it says bid now, the end date is listed there short of any 2 minute bumps. If you sign up for...
I'm going to offer what I would do different not saying that you did anything wrong. I run the ground directly to the engine block before running...
This is a good topic. What goes with this is the cost of really kool stainless headers. Kooks comes to mind. There's many people that build...
One thing that I noticed from that era was the use of full wheel covers. As fads flip flop with time, it's easy for you to change wheel and tire...
The 2 choppers appear to be shovelheads on different bottom ends. ????
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