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My distributor has the later ‘50 cast aluminum housing, so the shaft extends below the gear. This tells me that the timing cover has to be the...
I have no idea why it broke, or even how it could. Oil pressure is good, around 40 psi at cruising rpm, and 15 or so at idle. The shaft was not...
I was cruising along happily, engine running fine as always, then it wasn’t running. Just like that. My immediate thought was ignition problems,...
Sorry I can’t help, but this sounds interesting. I’ll keep an eye on this thread (I have a ‘60 F100).
I’m out of town so I can’t get a photo, but I mounted mine where the clock used to be in my ‘50 Ford coupe. It’s not a race car, so I don’t need...
[ATTACH] It seems that everyone wants to buy my ‘60 F-100. My usual answer is “I’m not tired of it yet!” My only plans for it is a rewire and to...
I have an old engine swapping book from 1960. They drop a Caddy 331 into a shoebox Ford and make it look easy, even hooking it up to the stock...
[ATTACH] Me and my ‘50 finally moved out of town. We’re enjoying our new neighborhood.
Maybe try Henderson? I had a VIN inspection on my Shoebox Ford (Oregon title) and Harley Shovelhead (California title). Both took a couple minutes...
Not trying to flame you here, but that front axle setup looks pretty spooky!
You could get some factory-looking steel wheels from Summit Racing with 3” offset (I got some, they’re nice). Original wheels were 3 1/2” offset....
I found a Maverick rear end a few years ago; they’re getting scarce. Width is perfect, some say it will bolt in, but I had to cut off the perches...
There’s freak cold front coming through my area next Thursday - down to 98 degrees! I plan to dust off that shoebox Ford and take it out for some...
Man that’s cool. I had the same idea building my ‘50 coupe - I wanted it to be something a teenager would have in about 1962. [ATTACH]
If it was my car I would just leave it alone and forget about it. But I’m lazy like that.
Uncle Tony’s Garage on YouTube. He has a thing for slant sixes (and all things Mopar, for that matter). He’s got some great low-budget tips, and...
You’re in that shoebox group on Facebook, right? I recognize that car. What a solid starting point you got there. It’s way better than mine was...
My favorite - stroked & poked
I was 16 years old in my ‘52 Chevy and had to show off my driving skills to my friends. So I fishtailed my way into someone’s lawn and made sure...
“Five- Oh Ford” by the Reverend Horton Heat: he blows up the flathead in his shoebox, and the car he thought he was racing turned out to be a cop...
[ATTACH] Shoebox Fords are still relatively cheap and plentiful. Tons of aftermarket support and easy to work on.
I’ve had pretty good luck with McMaster-Carr. If you determine the inside & outside diameters and look up bushings (nylon, PVC, bronze), you’re...
[ATTACH] My daughter loves the shop time with her old pop. Here she’s helping to locate the third brake light.
Is a straight axle required? I know they look cool, but a lot of the gassers in the era didn’t have them. Some guys would use station wagon...
[ATTACH] Hey, what happened to “War Turd?” I liked that name. As for wiring, I swear you will never regret an entire new harness. It’s not that...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] The ‘51 seats won’t bolt directly into a ‘49 or ‘50. I got lucky and found a set of ‘51 seats on Craigslist locally. It was...
[ATTACH] Yes, towel on the seat and windows down. Still, in the middle of summer I only drive at night. It gets pretty warm where I live. It...
I like the ones at Napa. Different lengths, inexpensive, and the flaring is done. It sure saves a lot of headaches.
There is something to this. If you were to try straight manifold vacuum for your advance, you’d need to lower the idle at the carb, thus closing...
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