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Well, the advice from Jimmy Six was close but not what worked on my '56 Thunderbird. Once I got the front motor mount on and the main generator...
Thanks for that info. I thought it was something like that but wasn't sure. I had looked for this detail on the internet, but only found pictures...
I've had this car disassembled for about 8 years now, and in the meantime have gotten older myself. In the process I've forgotten how the...
The information I have shows mostly engine torque settings, but I need to know the torque settings for the front motor mount to the water pump...
I also remembered I bought this carb several years back, and I have the adapter to the original 4bbl manifold, so this may be part of the solution...
Getting to reassemble my '56 Ford Thunderbird and now I'm wondering if I outsmarted myself. Had the 312 Y-Block rebuilt, but wanted a bigger cam,...
I just came from Casa Grande and bought a few parts from a gear-head's Heaven called Desert Valley Auto Parts, 900 W Cottonwood Ln....
I met with Pick...very nice guy, clean shop...no doubt his shop could do it. But for $10,000 to rebuild my engine, I'll keep looking.
I've been thinking about this for a while now, and while I haven't pulled the trigger, I'm determined to do something! I have a three car garage...
Thanks for the info. I'm going to make a swing through that area and talk to several rebuilders that I've found through this forum.
Great info....thanks George.
Is Rick McDonald the Rick who used to work at Wholesale Machine in Grantville, SD?
Jerry at Wholesale Machine in Grantville says Rick used to work there but inherited money from his folks 8 years ago and hasn't worked a day...
I spoke to Greg today and he says he's never done a 392 before....has done 426 but not 392. Suggests I call "Smokey's" in Oceanside. Irvine is...
Looking for recommendations for a rebuilder in Southern California for the 392 hemi in my '57 Chrysler 300. Any help would be appreciated....
There is a great Civil War museum in the city and loads of history on the the importance of this city during that war. Pretty interesting....and...
I've heard that there are HEI distributors from newer Pontiacs that will fit the stock 317 V-8 in my '56...can anyone fill me in on the specifics...
This worked perfectly! Thanks for the tip 48Flip!
Thanks...I'll give it a try. Regards, Dan
I've pickle-forked myself to exhaustion on these lower ball joints, and haven't budged them a bit. I've got the spindle out of the car, top...
Brian, thanks so much. I knew this was the place to get answers. Regards, Dan
It looks complete, but I'll have to replace a few hoses, repair some test lead insulation, and replace the plastic lenses in a few of the...
Chrome powder coat! Who would have thunk. I've thought about this myself, but what do you bake the item in? Dan
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