The Jalopy Journal
Well I picked up the trans yesterday and I am very happy with my purchase. It looks immaculate inside and shifts nicely between all the gears....
You know, I consulted his website to identify the case code and never even thought to look at their location. :o Heading out for a nice road...
Wow, it's that much worse? In my price range, it's probably going to be a 3 speed if not this. Spending a grand on the transmission, plus...
I have a chance to pick up a toploader for the Edsel tomorrow, but it's an early unit with the 25 spline input shaft. Case tag is HEH-A, which...
The BW35 is a pretty decent transmission if you are not making a ton of power. A good place to find them is in old Volvos. I had one years back...
Thanks for the help guys! Now the issue that is going to be a problem no matter what direction the carbs are pointed is hood clearance. I'm...
I'm sure they weren't. In fact, there's only one way I've heard the words "Edsel," "hotrod" and "traditional" in one sentance. Since I've bought...
I think carefully raising the existing bulge ala the chevelle would be worth looking at. I even wonder if a t-bird scoop would work if that ridge...
So Mallory Unilite is what I'm looking for? My stocker looks to be right about 4.5" in dia. I'd need a good quarter inch more clearance dizzy to...
Here's the trouble spot. The manifold is an Edelbrock F380, and the distributor is stock. I'd hate to pitch it. GMC Bubba just worked his magic...
I have an issue. I've been swapping triple Rochesters onto my Edsel's 361. Everything went fairly smooth until I put the dizzy in. Now I have...
Bump for the night shift. Anybody want to chime in here? Aside from figuring out how to hook it up, any trouble using one of the aftermarket...
I'm using a rebuilt stock 59 distributor. I guess it's a little bigger than the Mallory. The risers should fix it, but it's an akward solution....
I'm using the four bolt F380 on my Edsel, which is the virtual twin to your '59. As a word of warning, when I stabbed in the distributor and...
This is probably a dumb question, but bear with me. I'm just waiting on a few parts from vintage speed to get my Edsel's FE back together and I'd...
Lippy, that 361 will come out of the Edsel some day. Only because it's such a pretty motor it should really be in something without a hood ;)
Before I starting rebuilding the Edsel, everybody told me FE's are expensive. I have really not found that to be the case at all. I picked up a...
Here's a picture of a 1923 Foreman's truck, pretty neat stuff! [IMG] This one is supposedly a Model A fireman truck. Doesn't look like there is...
Another option if you bore the motor is Edsel pistons. Instead of the low-comp pieces from the trucks, they were 10.5:1. (Possibly 10:1 in '59)....
When I was much younger, I went with my dad to a railroad museum where they had a tiny industrial switcher engine with a stick shift. I honestly...
Welcome back to the e-world! I should be in town at some point in the next couple of weeks during business hours. I'll swing by the shop and...
FE's are good stuff. Don't listen to people who say its too heavy. If you add an aluminum intake, water pump and heads it's damn near the same...
I can't say much about domestic-type systems, but if you look to euros TONS of them used Bosch CIS (k-jetronic) with great results. I've owned 3...
I hear ya. Best advice I can give you is to work out a game plan and stick to it. Establish priorities and finish one thing at a time. Sooner...
How do I stay motivated? Every day I walk past the black beauty sitting on stands in the garage and hop in the boring brown truck to drive to...
Thanks for the help guys! I do have the spring piece on the old carbs. As for the steel insert, any idea where I can find one? Will clamping on...
Only the new ones are coated, so it's either the pain in the butt of fixing it, or trying to match the silver. Isn't carb finish baked on rather...
Still trucking along on the Edsel motor. I'm trying to get the carbs together, but I need a few questions answered before I can go any farther....
By the way, if you want to be a "greaser" in Sacatomato, a beat down VW Fox covered in Maltese crosses should do the job. Go to the roller derby...
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