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Crazy how life gets in the way from time to time. Still have the wagon, and still making slow progress. Got the Sears and headliner done and put...
Inching closer, headliner is in, the lights are wired, and the glass is all in. It’s at the frame shop now, getting an alignment done
It's 27" tall
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[ATTACH] Done by B&J in Joliet Illinois on a home made press that he bought over 50 years ago second hand from the guy that made it.
I have to disagree, I have WC T-5 from a 89 Mustang and a 4.10 rear gear. The ratios are near perfect for my 218. 2500 RPM at 70 MPH and nice...
So after sitting for 3 years I threw a battery in it and cranked it over for 30 seconds twice with a minute breather in between. Third time it...
Time to dust this thread off. Picked it up from the body shop. I’m tickled...pink lol
All Chrysler wagons from 60 thru 64 were Hardtops as well
I'm going out on a limb here, but I think that in the 11 1/2 years since this was posted he probably hot it to California by now.
No, the diff is offset to the passenger side a bit, but I've had the car up to 80 MPH with no vibrations or issues. A Fox body Mustang driveshaft...
Seeing as how it was 3 years ago, if he was going to do it it's probably already got termites IJS
The shorter stroke of the 218 lets it rev a little more before it ventilates the block as well. Don't forget that in 53 the 230 was rated at 103...
Obniously I went with a T-5 trans, and made a simple aluminum plate adapter to bolt the trans to the stock bell housing with an indexing ring....
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