Hot Rods 57 FORD Build #2... Glutton for Punishment.

3M body cavity wax. Great stuff, use it all the time on everything from steel bike frames to cars to trailers.

3M Cavity Wax Plus Opaque, 08852, 18 oz (511g), 18. Fluid_Ounces : Amazon.ca: Sports & Outdoors

 

Reminds me of a snowmobile I got for free years ago. Throttle stuck and kid ran it into a fence. No injuries but Mom said "put it in the barn and never use it again". I ended up getting it. Turns out the under-hood insulation was made up of sponge sandwiched between two sheets of clear cellophane. The sponge disintegrated over time (this was an old sled), leaving the outer cellophane sheet floating around the engine bay. The carb sucked it in, jamming the throttle (sleds use an air box that doesn't have a filter). I took off the breather, saw the sheet sticking out of the carb ... worked the throttle while pulling on the sheet, got it all out and it fired right up and ran perfect. Used that sled for years before selling it

And now, back to our regular program

 

Here are some ideas for running it inside the wheel well.
I looked at doing the Thunderbolt ducting on the my 'Rude Awakening' Custom 300 but found it took too much away from the Jewel that makes all the noise.
A mentor once told me 'you need to know when to stop'.
T/F

 

Wished I would have had a mentor. I now have a Boss 429 scoop on my 57. Although it is a $40 swap meet hood and it did pick up 2/10's in the quarter.

 

I don't remember seeing the artist's rendition of what this was supposed to look like. Did I miss something?

 

'55-56 Ford, all models. These mount to the cowl. You might look for the other pieces of duct from the grill to where it goes into the engine compartment. Those will be mounted on the inner fenders.

 

It took a lot of digging but I finally found a pic of what I remembered seeing many years ago, a dual snorkel Ford product that didn't use flexible hoses. Not suggesting anything, just posting another way Ford apparently did things. This pic is apparently not from a Thunderbolt but from a Galaxie I believe.

 

im more of a generator guy, but that might be because ive not had one fail on me yet, and i like how they look.

 

Guess they didn't have a thermostatic clutch fans back in the day... Bummer! Because those are very functional... And it don't take that much horsepower to spin one....

 

Looks like a 750ish... What's the List# on the choke horn???

 

I use a Schultz undercoating gun with a piece of clear pvc tubing attached to the tip. You can put any material you want thru it, thinned epoxy, primer, fluid film etc. On painted cars I've been using danish oil ( drying furniture oil) boiled linseed would also work.
Drill an access hole and use a body plug similar to factory, seam seal or RTV the plug if you want. Done all my daily drivers inner panels.

 

Doing great!

 

The fiberglass ducts pictured were original equipment on the 1964 lightweight galaxies. They weren't really that light as Ford was concentrating on the Thunderbolt program and the only fiberglass body part was the hood I believe.

 

Jeff, this is a pic I took in 2017 of a 1960 Ford. I don't know if the decal was as it was oem or not.

 

A bit easier too see

 

Decal looks crooked... doubt the factory was that sloppy.

 

Don't be so sure. My parents had an OT Ford product that had two stickers on it that said (if I recall correctly) "At Ford Quality is Job 1". One sticker was upside down

 

Spoken like a true hot rodder!

 

I’m honored to have become friends with Jeff, he is far to humble about his own generosity. I’m happy to help a true hotrodder,I’m super excited to be a very small part of this build!

 

Do you have a picture of that air cleaner? Many of us “collectors” might not know that we have one in our stash….

 

Thank you for the kind words. The few parts I have given to you pales in comparison to the knowledge that you have given me. I make copies of your build posts and put them in a binder for future use. I can't wait to see you light this puppy up.

 

Jeff, how about you get one of the newer air cleaners and find someone who is able to put it in s lathe and roll the beads you need. It might not be perfect but for 99%, nobody will know what they are looking at. I have never seen that air cleaner before and I haven't been hiding under a rock.

 

What do those air cleaners go for? In case I run across one next weekend?

 

That is sharp looking air cleaner. Good luck with your search.

 

That AC was only used on the HiPO 352 and the single 4-barrel HiPo 390 and 406. For some reason it didn't make it onto the 427. And I suspect most of those 390s and 406s were ordered with tri-power, so not many made it into the marketplace.

 

@Jeff Norwell, I'm curious if you're planning on a '60-65 expansion tank or a 'normal' '58-59 style thermostat housing/radiator. The tanks have the HiPo 'look' but were troublesome in service, being prone to cracking. You see them on restored cars, but not always on 'drivers'. The tank is missing on my '60 'Vert and I don't plan to replace it.