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I like the '59 over the '58 by far. I passed one up about 5 years back and it was complete for $8000. You can ferret out fixes for the steering...
What a survivor! If it is that complete and not rusted out, it may be a good deal.
I recall making an ashtray for mom, shaped like the US. We had to hand file the recesses for the cigarette to rest on. We used junk Corvair...
One of the customers at one place I worked at had a very bad PS Vega he ran on the street. For his own reasons, he retained the stock Vega front...
Look at Jeep consoles on eBay. I was considering buckets for my car a while back.
Set up an eBay search and check it now and then. Check out Sam's Vintage Ford Parts in Denver. He's plugged into guys who have parts cars, etc.
I used to have a stash of WC parts, I used up a lot over the years and finally trashed the rest. When I got my Ford in 2014, I looked up WC kits,...
I'd be leery of anything with "POS" in the part number :eek:.
Dorman is pretty good too. I have bought similar items from The Wiring Depot. My Ford had those funky 5/8" tail light sockets. I went with 1...
I'm helping a friend with his, with an LS 5.3 swap. For sites, there is also Flying Miata. The drive train is complete and has been run on a test...
I bought 2 back in 2015. I took both apart, amazing how dirty they were inside. The o-ring for the paint cup was cheesy. Ace had new ones. Put...
I was volunteered to assist a local HS with their robotic effort around 2001. It was to be my senior project for my BS in Manufacturing...
I worked in one shop, we had a few pantographs, I would make up bigger templates to do real small work. We had 2 old Gortons and some Swiss made...
Double down on the rear shoe adjustment. I'll make them a tad tight to get the bleeding done, then back them off to normal. Look for...
I am looking for front-sump oil pan options for it...
My Napa HL switch "soiled" the bed on me. So did almost anything else I bought for my Ford from them. I bought one from Kwik Wire when I got my...
I buy never seize in the small tube, otherwise the brush type winds up getting contaminated with dirt. Sealer, I pick up ARP at my local speed shop.
One of my first working on cars adventure came at age 15. I was helping am older friend put a used automatic transmission in a Ford wagon. Up it...
I was big time into Fords for a while. Especially FE engine powered ones. I branched out into Fairlanes and Cougars (the type with wheels......
I did drum brakes for a living when some shops would not do DISC brakes. With the old shoes, we chucked them into a barrel and a rebuild picked...
You did what most of acdid back in the day, drove a clapped-out engine for a great distance, lived to tell the tale.
The bottom spring looks wrong. You need the shorter one that goes right over the star wheel. Which seems to be pretty much cranked out. Is the...
Does the carb have an anti-stall dash pot on it? I had one go bad on me, did exactly what you have described.
The color codes on mine were illegible. I forget how many wires are under that steering column cover, 9 or maybe 10 with the horn wire. IIRC the...
No snow? We got 6" here on the Island and it looks heavy. Supposed to hit 35+ and turn to rain later..
If I forget something in the soup.. when I get it out, it will sometimes have a black scale on the parts, especially if the solution is dirty....
I use citric acid myself. I always leave it to cook outside. Small batches, I use an old cat litter container. Big stuff, plastic bins from Ace...
I'm convinced that upholstery guys must have hands of steel.
I believe it was a Peerless Faucet TV commercial.. this couple brings a faucet to a house builder and tells him to design a house around it.
I would say that '61 to '64 is a good family of parts to choose from. You should order up a catalog or 2 from some suppliers. Even Rock Auto is...
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