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I'm not so sure it's an ignition problem, but could be. My solution is to install a Pertronix Ignitor and be done with adjusting points. Might not...
I like the fake valve cover, though seeing two sets of spark plugs will be confusing! Actually, most will fixate on the head and not notice the...
The narrower rear helps some, but there is only so much space in the wheel well. You might need 1/2" or thicker wheel spacers to make up the...
It's just an upholster's cardboard. Have no idea where you can get that particular stuff, or if you can any more... An upholstery shop should...
You can use lowering plates to drop it about 1-5/8" without touching anything else. That's a good bit though, and the wheels may still hit the...
Unfortunately these bodies (63-66 Classic/Ambo/Marlin, and 64-69 American) rust on the kick-panel to floorboard seam. As far as I can tell it's...
I haven't pulled the seats apart on a Rambler that old, just the reclining seats of mid 60s. Didn't know about the pins!!
To take the seat back off you take the nut off the outer hinge. Then the seat back will slide to that side and off the inner pivot point. I'd get...
Sorta old thread dug back up in the last few days! The Italia was considered quite a handsome car in 1954, though a bit odd today. It had some...
It looks great! Having a steel table with a straight edge to work with and lots of clamps makes slight bends like this pretty easy. A brake would...
As I mentioned, the floor covering is actually vinyl. The Flex Seal should work well though. Might want to put a piece of tape on top where your...
In the link I posted I show the home made piece that I used in my car. The car I photographed was one that I did for someone else, and they bought...
Shouldn't be hard to make a set of spacers to go between the floor and seat rails. From elegant fabrication to rat-rod style (block of wood... but...
The rusted passenger floor is probably due to the heater, but not the core. The cowl floor just above the heater has an opening for drawing fresh...
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Lou Wells, that car of your friend's is the first real muscle car -- a 57 Rambler Rebel (only 1500 made). That is if you think of a muscle car as...
The "rubber" flooring is actually vinyl. It can be patched up by gluing pieces from the back, just use a vinyl compatible glue and pieces of cheap...
Now I understand why you mounted it in the trunk! I welded my own tank up for my 63 Classic wagon because I could find no suitable substitute....
That's a fantastic job on the floors!! Will be interesting to see how you mount the fuel cell. Most people just mount a 65 or so Mustang tank in...
And neither was successful. Rambler showed a couple of the Bendix Electrojector test cars at Daytona Beach in 1957. They only built 4-6 of them...
It's actually a Nash Rambler Cross Country wagon...
I know the feeling... I'm sort of the resident Rambler Guy/Guru.... check in from time to time to see if anything new AMC/Rambler related has...
It might be okay. Run some water in the cowl vents and see if you're getting any inside around the heater. If it had been kept under roof (even a...
You can just keep the car under cover if the cowl floor is rusted. You could also do what some of the Mustang people do and cut some magnetic sign...
Not bad for a neglected over 50 year old car! Check the floor of the cowl vent right above the heater. Like early Mustangs, these are notorious...
I think Lincoln used the Hydramatic in their top of the line cars, but too expensive for Ford models. Here's a good history of the...
Ford entered a mutual development agreement with Borg-Warner about 1953 after Studebaker backed out due to financial difficulties and the Packard...
I made one for my 63 wagon from either 16 or 18 gauge. Yours isn't unsalvageable. It looks like it had that POR15 urethane liner in it. That sort...
Typically use an early Mustang tank on the 64-69 Americans. It's the right size -- you can hang it from the bottom with straps or cut the floor...
The tank looks to be in overall good shape. If the leak is just at the brazes (is that even a correct word?) I'd clean and use a good fuel proof...
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