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Dennis Carpenter or MACs will have all of the rubber you need. As stated earlier, 57/58 side glass is the same.
Good news! Just passed state inspection again (after some work), good for another 2 years. However, I now have new upper and lower ball joints...
Back on the road! Thanks for everyone's help. I didn't have much luck with the salvage yard links. However, I was able to modify a U-Joint cap...
Looks really good. Interesting note, your car has the extremely hard to find 57/58 "Ranch Wagon" script on it. If you ever want to part with it...
Texas57/HOTRODPRIMER - Thank you for the salvage yard links, I have some phone calls to make. Texas57, I am more of a 57 Ford Forum lurker than...
I am looking for an upper steering column bracket for a 58 Ford. I drive my Ranch Wagon daily, on my way home from work the other day I heard a...
It is a bit difficult to see in the photo, but you can see how I used the all thread to give me a way to offset the alternator while using the...
That explains why there isn't much selection. I used 7/16 since that was the size hole already in the generator bracket I modified.
After checking every hardware store in the area, I ended up using all thread again on the alternator mount. I'll continue the search and likely...
Crazy Steve, I think I used 7/16 when I first rigged it up. I noticed McMaster Carr had a 7/16 x 7" bolt in Grade 8. I'll either do something...
Still wrenching and driving. Car has been fairly reliable for me over the winter months. Had some issues on my way into work this morning, it...
My dad and I have been putting together a 29 Chevy Coach (2dr Sedan) for the last several years off and on. We are retaining the parrellel leaf...
Do you have any pictures? I'd like to look into this.
Those are the belts I used. I honestly can't remember the length I ended up with, but if I recall they were $25 before shipping.
I put seat belts in my 58 wagon using a kit from Speedway that came with large washers and drilled holes in the floors for the bolts. When...
58-62 used 23 spline
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The engine is either a 63 or 64. There isn't much difference between all of the 223's. The 64 has a different oil pump set up that is desirable...
hubcap - I appreciate you going through it all, it has definately been a journey. Life has gotten in the way of things here these last few months...
I am really enjoying having the glass bowl on my carb. It helped me diagnose what was going on. After I got to work the other day, I noticed the...
New Age Designs in Washington, MO does really good work. http://newagedesignsinc.com/default.htm
Curious, did anything ever come of this project?
I am an '80s/'90s kid and as such am on the tail end of "growing up riding in the back of a station wagon". Since I am an only child, we never...
Got new tires, put on the new idler arm, and an alignment the other day. Really strange driving the car now with it handling so well. Also, the...
It has been a long time since I have updated this. We moved to a new house in the beginning of May, which kept me away from car shows for a lot...
Amazing work
MO_JUNK - I'll keep my eye out for you at the shows. We probably won't go to Springfield this year since we are going to be moving sometime in...
Rocky - I appreciate you reading it all. This has mostly turned into a way to document my life with the wagon. I try to put notable events in...
Wagon is fixed again and back on the road. I must not of gotten all of the air out of the lines when I swapped out the master cylinder. Had a...
Wow, it has been a while since I have updated this. This winter hasn't been kind to us. It seems like every weekend someone in the family was...
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