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Disregard, I found that seal buried at the end of the master. Just have to find a way to get it out without scratching my master bore...
OK, stupid question. This pic is the master cyl parts. The bottom is as it was removed. The top is the replacement parts. Where is the additional...
Thanks for the wheel, tire and shifter hints, I will certainly give them a check. Discount Tire has 225-70-14's for $72 ea. Snagged a used...
Carb is back on, and got it fired up with a new choke stove as well. It wasnt charging, so I had to find out about polarizing the gen through the...
I'm also noticing that 14" tires are really hard to come by. Anyone have an idea what a comparable 15" rim/wheel size would be? Offset?
Well, the last guy really butchered a carb rebuild! lol No accel pump! No wonder it would only start on Ether and barey run. It's rebuilt...
Thanks for the assistance. Ill have a look at that switch situation and the T bird forum. These cars dont look too complicated to turn a wrench on....
OK, there's quite a few T bird groups on Yahoo. Which is geared mostly toward these 60's vintage?
Where is the switch on the column? I plan on complete brake rebuild....lines, hoses, cylinders, springs. Was just wondering if it was worth...
I've searched the forums, but can't seem to nail down an appropriate similar question and answer. These boards were very helpful when I was...
AJ, yeah, I am going to get toa few of those in the Clem. I try to hit a few things around here every Summer. They REALLY need to repave Gratiot...
As far as I know, the B and W was taken near my Dad's neighborhood near Detroit City Airport, sometime in the very early 60's, about '62. That was...
I'm going to try.....it IS nearly 50 years old, and some of it is nearly 80 years old so it will be real test !
I'm going to try to get the Survivor there this year. The Mad Fabricator Soc guys told me it would fit right in. Anyone driving from Warren / Mt...
I have shipped GPX, Greyhound Package Express quite cheaply.
I went out there Thursday and it was really parking lot. Not too much fun sitting through 3 lights watching the TEMP gauge go north :) Nice ride...
So this is the same location as last year?
Thanks, I'll do that. Mark
When and where??? Mark in Warren '29 A Survivor
Ally, that was prolly my thread when I found the pics. Jim, Bienecki Bros. owned a chrome shop :) Hence the chrome everything. Like I sid, I...
Goz, I do not have the vin. I have the guys name, and thats it. I tried the white pages, and nothing came up. I know they were brothers, and...
Do you have a website?
I would like to try to track down one of my Dads old friends hotrods form the 60's (see pic). I have his last name, or close to it in spelling....
Vintage Detroit stuff.
That could be, or maybe they were wide whites with blackwalls and the thinner portawall was on the outside....
The bottom pic with the top on the Blue 29 is how I have it now. Those hubcaps were put on in about 62. Here are a few of it back then.... This...
Interesting...I'll have to dig through some other pics and do some research. Quite possible the WW on each side of the tire was different. Mark
My pop was from the Conner area, by City Airport. Built the car to run on hi-test and avgas, according to a relative. Still runs great on 110...
I just noticed the two different size whitewalls on the front of the old mans car......thats odd........Maybe they were used tires or something?
PAINT: My uncle worked part time with Bienecki Bros at the plating shop. I suspect that is how the chrome got done so much on my car. Wondeer what...
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