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In the late sixties, I had a '50 Special Sedanette as a daily drive for a a couple of years. It was also a stick shift. I even drove it to Canada...
Seriously, you are probably in one of the best areas in the country to make this happen. I would suggest finding and joining the nearest chapter...
I went through this back in the mid-sixties when I built my T "Bucket" with a 241 ci Hemi. The car I got the engine from had "Gyro-matic" or...
There's a guy n "The Ford Barn" that is an expert on those Holley's. I believe his handle there is "Scicala". You might want to talk to him.
I passed on one of those manifolds because I thought $400 was too much. Dumb move on my part. I have had one 2G on the '51 Merc in my car since...
I hope you didn't get rid of the original 4-bolt Mercury manifold. I have had very good results mounting a small base Rochester 2G on these...
There are still a lot of them out there. Have you tried to buy a 6 volt Optima battery lately?
I bit on this thread about 7 years ago, and developed a converter box to run any current "motor" tach to run on 6 volts positive ground. I sold...
We now have a "Backorder Dennis" in addition to a "Backorder Bob"?:(
Try "Shoebox Central". https://shoebox-central.com/49-51-ford-parts
Just do it. I remember when I crashed my dirt modified about 30 years ago, I busted two of the three tabs on the side of the early hemi I ran. I...
Just so you know, Charlie is a long time hobbyist with many years of experience and a sterling reputation in the hobby. As such, he has only an...
Don't worry, I won't. I am concerned about "Forum Creep" though. I'll have been on the board for 17 years next month and am seeing it happen. I...
"Forum creep". I'm not here for off-topic toys.
Nope. I have gone to using Edmunds heads mainly because of the superior location of the spark plug away from the exhaust valve. I was able to find...
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