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You've gone in the direction I would have reccommended with that collection of parts you've used!! (The 368 stick bellhousing is extremely rare,...
The '52 Lincoln & the'53 Merc both used the 2bbl version of the "T-Pot" holley. '53-'57 Lincolns used the small(square)base 4bbl with the 4bbl...
They're good motors! Good luck with yours!! I see that you have the commercial exhaust manifolds(good choice!) What transmission & driveline are...
What year is your 317" Lincoln?(the distriduter/oil pump shaft change from blade & slot to hexagon shaft in '54) Suggest '57 or newer Y-block...
Was a good meet! Lots of roadsters & other collecters cars on display!!
I've used '56 Chevrolet electric wiper motor units as a direct bolt-on replacement for those Trico vacuum units on early '50s ford units in the...
A "Staggervalve Frontenac" head on a Burtz block would be a most interesting combination....
Could you provide other views(Bottom, end, clearence between the mount & the rocker)?
Wills St Claire?
NICE WORK!!
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Smartass answer (unfortunatelt with a bit too much truth in it!!) :"If I'm buying, it's scrap, but if I'm selling, it's gold..."
What an INSANE F**## BUILD"!! I LOVE IT!!!
BTTT We miss your updates!!
BTTT : What's new?
Check your local parts house: '63 F100 6cyl std 3spd disc should get you in the ballpark.
I remember my parents (both aircraft engineers from the '30s through the '50s) saying: "Don't let yourself become close friends with Race Car...
MR48CHEV : The story that appeared in about 1960 in a sports car magazine(possibly "Road & Track"?) written by Griff Borgeson about the "recovery"...
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You might try contacting one of the modern piston manufacturers as a source for a "custom" set : if you can provide diameter, pin height(&...
That car ABSOLUTELY NEEDS TO BE DRIVEN!!! PLEASE!!!
At least I'm not the only one who has tools apparently sourced from Klingon Surplus with the "Intermittent Cloaking Device" still activated....
Might want to put this on the 4-Banger thread? Those guys know this kind of stuff!
Beck : As far as your starting issues, have you thought of spinning the motor over before you switch on the ignition(like the sprintcar guys do)?...
Billie36 Dealing with ANY DMV is much more like a visit to the proctologist than the dentist!!!
There are the "Lincoln & Continental Owner's Club"(LLOC) & the "Road Race Lincoln Club" as far as basic support groups(If you intend to modify...
First car: '48 Crosley wagon (serial#: CC47-447) for $35 in PA in late '63. towed it to NM for college, finally to Denver in '68, & scrapped it...
Kevin : You know better than to mix "logic" & "old cars"..... LOL!
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