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I was close to having my 52 Ford PU project fired up before leaving for work. I got a little over a week and half till I head home from the Rig so...
[IMG] Finally got back on this one. Took it to a friends shop to use his lift. Had him help me set up the engine, trans, drive shaft angles and...
http://1948fordpickup.blogspot.com/ Very good pictures of dropping a Jaguar IFS and IRS in a F1. I keep it book marked. He keeps the factory...
Yep, scam. Even if you do get a "notice" from paypal saying the funds have been sent if you log into paypal the money won't be there. It's just a...
I got mine from performaceonline. http://www.performanceonline.com/1948-56-Ford-F-1-and-F-100-Truck-Front-Disc-Brake-Conversion-Wheel-Kit-18515/...
I will second that on disk brakes. I just about lost my first car (67 Mustang) to drum brakes. Headed to work (17 and headed to walmart) a 1986...
Dam, when I finally get back into my hot rods full swing again. I had always hoped to meet him at a show one day. RIP Shelby.
Ford has changed a lot of stuff over the years. When they went EFI they had several change over on parts. There are even a few one year only...
Until I had ran into this engine I dropped into my 52 I had only seen the one length shaft too. I compared them. The EFI one is longer. 289-302...
It kind of bit me too last month. Most of the 302's I had dealt with were older ones or pre-roller engines. I haven't even heard of the low...
I just went though this on my 52 ford F1 using a 1989 roller (low-performance roller) 302 out of a Lincoln town car. A stock distributor that...
I have looked at that also talking with another member on here about it. I have another top loader RAN tag that is out of a three on the tree...
The truck the Y-block came out of had a two speed rear-end. I was thinking the trucks with the two speed rear-end didn't have a 1:1 4th gear, I...
Right now I am still getting back into my Rods after having to sit on the sidelines for a few years. (Divorce, kids, etc) I have started a Fairly...
Check out yahoo groups....... http://groups.msn.cm/twolaneblacktophomepage it is the homepage and group of one of the original twolane blacktop...
If you are thinking chain drive like i have been....i am dropping a motorcycle engine in the rear of my 26 touring......just started modding the...
Maybe you could gets some ideas from mad max movies....also if you can find something with a v-8 later on you could drop the engine off in your...
Going to do some more looking over it this time home from work.....hell i may just try it out.....then if it don't float my boat......bye...
I'll have to keep both of that in mind.......i have a fmx in the shop....and the bw 4speed is a early ford with the narrow bellhouseing pattern.......
Ok...thanks....it may be a little newer ford.....i know enough about the y blocks to spot them out but never have really messed with them that...
How good were the old ford, ford o matic trans........i have been offered a running 292 y block and ford o matic for $200 by a friend of a...
also about the 400 i see it hasn't been mentioned yet......it is externally balanced unlike all the other sbc that are internaly...
DAM....THIS IS WHY CRACK IS BAD........it is also what happens when you try to hurry up and post something before you head out to work the next...
Looking good.........still have a ways till my 55 hits the track.........finally got rear fenderwells cut out and slicks on yesterday.........
No need to cut a tall one.......dunebuggys.........they still make the short back plastic drag buckets for them and covers too.......they also...
My bad i should of explained that a little better.........i am useing 29.5" tall slicks by 11.5" wide i used the larger slick to make sure the...
This is what happens after a project stalls for a long time. It either gets gone or going........it was time for the ladder.......... One side...
Good luck man....i am in a hotel down here right now going to fire fighting school.....leave tomorrow......it's ok i never really been fond of new...
www.mtfca.com .........model T ford of america site....has lots of good info on vin info.......
And had factory screw in rocker arm studs........also don't forget the 1967 hi-po's.......last year for them in a production vehicle.....
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