I have one too! Pretty good old California car. Very old repaint in decent shape. I bought it stock as a stove in 2003. As soon as I got it home I pulled off the skirts and spinner hub caps. The original 352 4V ran okay but it had blow-by so I plugged in a warmed up 63 Mercury 390. 427 exhaust manifolds and a full 2-1/2" exhaust system. 3.50 posi. Added polished Torque Thrusts and dropped the front end a little. Redid the interior in a similar pattern to original but with soft modern fabrics. It goes to the track a few times a year. In the pic you can see my daughter "working it" on a Sunday. The 9.49 on the window is the 1/8 mile time, equals about a 14.80 1/4 mile. You rarely have to worry about parking next to another one when you own a '60 Edsel!
Good job on the transformation, you cant go wrong with a 390, what transmission is in there by the way?
My visit to a Edsel stash today. 58' convertible, red 60' 2 dr ht, white 60' 4 dr ht, and a blue 59' convertible in the back.
Wow, that secret stash is like finding someones porn collection. Only it's weird porn,.... its kinda cool but there's something just a little bit off about it. Did you get that steering sorted out?
'60 Edsel grille bears a strong resemblance to a '59 Pontiac. For that matter, so do the headlight grilles on an Econoline van if you put them close together.
Great project you have ! I bought power steering parts for my 58 edsel from here: http://www.classicautoparts.com/ it was only place from where i found control valve seals
Oh Man! Nice car for sure! Nice work too. 2 Dr Sedans are my favorite of course. I'll be doing about the same thing to mine. Already have done most of the susp. and brakes. My tired 394 still runs like a clock so i get to drive it till i get my new 394 built. I can relate to your cleaning set up too. Thanks for sharing.
That's exciting, swinging in a fresh engine. We always joke around at that point and say, "Now all that's left to do is everything."
Hey guys, iv been inactive on here for awhile. busy working and havnt done much on the car due to this cold shitty weather we are having in northern california. Here is a picture of the car from a couple months ago.
We got it running, starts right up everytime and sounds great. Will post a better enlarged picture soon.
Cool thread! Congratulations on the work done... love those, there's one in my neighborhood, only saw it twice...
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