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Great chop. 5 windows are hard to get right.
Does anyone know the difference between an AC and non-AC equiped harmonic balancer for a '55 331? I believe the AC equiped cars had a double...
Good article but 3000hp and a 8500 redline, yeh right oh. LOL!
Looking for a Harmonic balancer for a '55 331 if anyone has anything? Any other options for harmonic balancers apart from core replacements?
Harland and Sharp. They make them to order.
Mine. Certainly not the most exotic but still a little different. [ATTACH]
Yep! [ATTACH] I think I had a couple of cracked ones from memory. Then I realised I had a mis-matched set as I had a couple of later ‘square’...
Thanks. Thanks. 15x4 ETIII flat spokes 640/15 Firestones 15x6 Mercury steels Towel City slicks with dirt track thread cut in. Thanks! Good...
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Wow. I really thought this car was a lost cause. The small changes made have transformed it and really brung out its original persona. Please...
Brilliant. Great find.
This era of Ford/Mercury are a minefield with suspension and steering parts. Firstly 6cyl and V8 have different components. Manual or power steer?...
Because of the lack of grip in the rear they dialed in excessive positive chamber in the front to reduce the front end grip? So you now have a car...
Maybe the early 289 heads? They later stepped up to 63cc chambers compared to the 55cc of the 260. As you say port changes and valve size changes...
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Thanks. No, just parts limitations. No piston choices, so your stuck with cast, low comp, fat rings. Any aftermarket head will fit but they all...
My 260 I put together last year. A lot of love/hate and frustration putting together one of these. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Yes. Factory spring retainers with the oil covers removed. [ATTACH] OEM style replacement valve springs with dampers. Dampers wouldn’t fit...
Yes, ARP on left, stock on right. I've tried them and they are too long for the main caps. The ARP's are 1/2" longer with the extra length all...
Anybody used ARP main bolt kit? The ones I recieved are nothing like the originals! Have I got the wrong bolts in the box or am I missing...
Putting together a pair of 331 heads. I'm looking to use SBC valves becuase of availability and price. From initial measurements the Chevy valve...
Thanks @LOU WELLS
Would you be able to post the whole article?
Hi, Also from London. Currently putting together a stock rhd '32 chassis.
Cool. Seen the photos of the gear drive set-up but didn't realise the events that led to it.
And the outcome was? Don't leave us hangin'!
I'm a little late to the party. A very interesting thread that I've just read through. I've been road racing my '36, among others disciplines, for...
I do a lot of motorsport with the car and have always suffered from understeer. I've made great improvements over the years with wheels, tyres,...
Interesting thread. I was doing the exact thing about the time this thread was started. I did it in a 50 ton press with the method shown in the...
It is my understanding of the use of ATF now in manual gearboxes is because of the syncros. Modern syncros are carbon based, like a clutch disc,...
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