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Yeah that is right. He really liked the old Ford truck's and it seems like he put the Merc flathead in almost every one of the 50's ones that we...
Ok thanks. I rebuilt the carbs on a couple of the old Mercs before we sold them and they both had an accelerator pump that had a leather piston...
Yeah all 93 of the cars we found had interesting histories... it has been fun digging through everything but also a HUGE amount of work sorting...
Yeah I am just getting it ready to sell. It is a 1950. There are little over 20 cars left to go in the estate. I advertised this one locally...
Thanks the rebuild kit is on it's way.[IMG] Sent from my iPad using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
One of the old finds is a Ford F1 truck that it looks like someone transplanted a Merc flathead into. It starts and runs fine but stumbles is I...
Just to close the loop on this one. The block checked out fine. Sent from my iPad using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Ok thanks guys. I will have it checked. It looks to me like the rebuild doesn't have much mileage on it. No measurable cylinder wear, the...
Sorry I forgot to include that in the t-bird the engine was mated to a C6 automatic so it just has a flexplate (no weights on the flexplate)....
I have a 390 FE out of a '66 Thunderbird that I am tearing down to see what condition it is in. I have a '55 F100 that I was thinking of putting...
[IMG] [IMG] [IMG] 51 of the old cars down, 42 left to go. The next car I dug out of the building is this 1969 suicide door t-bird. It has...
Buyer never paid. Bump to top.
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I finally had some time to tinker with the '58 Buick the last couple of days. The old 364 ci nailhead V8 now fires right up and runs just fine....
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1957 Mercury Monterey 2 door hardtop. This is another of the cars from the 93 vehicle Homer Stewart estate. It looks to be all original. It was...
1958 Buick Century. This car is one of 93 vehicles from the Homer Stewart estate. It has been stored since 1976. Part of the time it was stored...
Those look nice on there.
Ok thanks when it sells I will let the buyer know.
[ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH] Still all dusty from sitting for a few decades but except for a couple of knobs it is all there.
I stuck it on eBay. We shall see what happens. The '68 Caddy sold yesterday too. That was a great car.
1957 Merc I pulled out. Beautiful unmolested survivor. Last licensed and driven in 1968.[ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH]
I couldn't find anything wrong. My local Ford place only had 2 new pushrods. So I put those in and then pulled the plugs and rotated the engine...
Here is a question I could use help with. One of the cars I pulled from the building was running and driving fine. Then all of a sudden it...
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I am trying to rebuild a 426 wedge but have been striking out finding new pistons. The block is bored .030 over. Anyone have a source I can go...
Sold this one recently. [ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH]
Thanks for the help guys. I was trying to use the app and it looks like that is what was wrong. I appreciate the assistance notes that came both...
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