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Hey guys, I need an inspiration pic to get this project moving again. Any help would be appreciated! Looking for all white with Bass Boat type...
I need an inspiration pic to get this project moving again. Any help would be appreciated! Looking for all white with Bass Boat type metalflake...
Thanks everyone, i found a guy near by at the show yesterday. I will post his info once the process is done depending on how it goes. Posted...
To the top for 2014. Any other Squarebird's out there in HAMB-land? The stylists incorporated a ton of "custom" cues from the builders in the...
Relic Stew nailed it. It is the detent plate in the column. VERY common in late 50s early 60s fords. Here is a link to the aftermarket fix for...
Hello everyone, I am looking for an appraiser to establish the insurance value for my latest aquisition (59 Thunderbird). Anybody have one...
Everything is good to go. I have been running a quart of MMO with the oil for the past two days and just taking small trips after warming it up. I...
This is a shot of the engine for those that asked. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
OK. Sorry for not replying yesterday. Update: I think I have bigger issues than the breather. There is still a bit coming out from it, but I...
For those of you that like pictures like you like candy... here you go:
Hello everyone, So on the 330 mile drive back from picking up my "new to me" 59 Thunderbird from Duluth, MN yesterday, the car was pushing about...
Subscribed. This is a great build thread. I love your plans for this car. A Squarebird is on my short list of cars I must own before I die. I...
Details on the stance please! I think it sits just the way a highboy should sit. My Pa and I are kicking around building an AV8 together and we...
[ATTACH] RULER! Good luck! Don't give up! You are almost home. You will be able to tell this story 10,000 times in your life and every...
Hey everyone, My Pa and I are leaving my house in Seymour, WI at about 6 AM-6:30 AM on Friday. Anyone else heading down on Friday from the...
Thanks everyone. I spent last night under the car trying to locate the source of the problem. It is now narrowed down to the governor or the...
I will try to figure out which one is the ground tonight. Anyone else with any of the other answers feel free to chime in. BTW, I run a 6 volt...
Hey everyone, My Pa and I thrashed all day yesterday to get the overdrive working on 12 volts in my '54 ford. (The existing wiring was crap...
Well being that this is going to be the last Hunnert Car Pileup and seeing as though I have said "Some day my car will be roadworthy enough to...
Jim~ I re-looked at the Ford manual instead of my Motors manual. You are right. There isn't really anything between the seal according to the...
Thanks Jim. I have the manual. It shows what appear to be two other seals in front of the pinion seal. I have checked all the parts houses that...
Hey guys, I don't post much at all anymore, but I search my ass off to find answers to my many questions. This is a few that I can't seem to...
Me and BTDC will be there as usual... getting jacked up to get on the road in 24 hours!
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No louvered hood. It got a white interior redo (except the headliner). There is a thread here somewhere. 12 V conversion. 4 inch drop all the...
What are the odds? I was at Symco yesterday and I was talking to Skoh73 about this very thread. Crazy. Just a note after 4 years. I didn't...
very awesome!
between the ages of 4-7 (1977-1980) I guess. My dad would quiz me as we went down the highway on what the year and make of the old car was that...
Thanks everyone! Now I just need to get the tranny sorted out... 3 speed overdrive somehow made all the lube vanish at the end of summer and...
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