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Here is a link to an early stock car racing website. I was a fan (and a crew member) at several of the tracks mentioned....
You can use the headlight switch. Since you changed to 12V, the switch will actually handle only about half the amperage it controlled on 6V.
Do you still have the tube grille? Thanks. Tom 530-534-3309
Sorry, I didn't know there was a wanted section.
Does anyone have a radio delete plate from a 1958 Ford that they would like to sell? I modified one to install an oil pressure gauge and a...
I pulled the speedometer cable/gear out of the transmission and peered in. The drive gear on the transmission output shaft looked ok, but i found...
Thanks for the thoughts, but that is not the problem. I know this because I attached the cable to the speedometer and attached the driven gear to...
In the past and with a different car, I experienced the binding that you describe. There appear to be no binding bends in the cable housing, as...
The cable engages both the (driven) gear in the transmission and the speedometer. I checked this visually and by operating the speedometer by...
I pulled the driven gear off the end of the cable and checked to see that it was not rounded - it was not rounded, and chucking the snout of the...
I forgot to mention that the speedometer worked with this gear when I bought the car.
The clip that holds the gear on is in place. I pulled it off and inspected the gear to see if the square socket in the gear was broached and it...
The speedometer in my 1958 Ranchero does not work despite my best efforts. Here is what I have done to try to rectify the problem: I replaced...
I broke the little spring clip that holds the odometer in its cradle, and I don't know where to find a new one. The speedometer in my 1958...
No one has mentioned the possibility of misalignment of the engine/transmission interface. If the crankshaft and transmission input shaft are not...
No one has mentioned the possibility of misalignment if the engine/transmission interface. If the crankshaft and transmission input shaft are not...
My 1958 Ranchero has the original 5V limiter to operate the gauges. Can I replace that obsolete bimetal limiter with a solid state LM7805 voltage...
My Dad's first new car was a 1953 Cranbrook four door in metallic green. In less than a year the paint looked like lichen. One thing I remember...
My 1956 Continental MkII even had one, so they couldn't have been all that bad - unlike the Treadlevac Power Brake system.
Is there a 1958 Ford wiring diagram posted somewhere that I could download? Thanks.
eberhama, you have my first car - 1936 Ford three-window rumble-seat coupe.
Thanks so much for the information. I'll get out my wire brush in the morning.
Where do I find the hidden VIN on my 1958 Ranchero? Thanks.
What lowering blocks are you using? I'm looking for some for my 1958 Ranchero. Thanks.
No, look at the Custom 300s and you'll see that most of them have F O R D above the grille, too.
No, it was not a spiffed up 2 door sedan. The 1955 2 door sedan had a steep back window and a different backlight (back window) than the Crown...
I've been looking at 1958 Rancheros for quite a while - just bought one - and I have yet to figure out why some have F O R D above the grille and...
Have you ever noticed that all the 1955 Victorias have a roofline with a more steeply sloping C pillar than the Crown Victoria. All of the...
The grille is a stock 1958 Meteor Rideau grille.
I would like to get my hood louvered. Can someone please direct me to a shop near Chico that can do that for me. Thanks. Tom 530-534-3309
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