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How much shorter are the outer rockers for a 1950 Mercury coupe than a Sport Sedan? The rear 12 inches of my drivers side needs repair. My concern...
junkyardjeff I know one fellow who owns a 58 Skyliner and he said his his starts out in 1 and shifts 123. 2nd is 2nd as well. I told him obviously...
And here is another update from the same seller after I asked about the sprag and the necessity of it: " The cast iron Fordomatic produced from...
jimmy six, am I to assume correctly that now your indicator with number six positions will put D1 on one side of the D and D2 on the other AND...
In reality as per the quote from eBay seller the extra sprag was to reduce or eliminate harmonics in 1rst. That other transmission tech mentioned...
Okay because I'm not the only one interested in this topic and forum members are good enough to provide valuable information I was referred to one...
oldtimerodder72 Where did you locate your rocker panels? I need to repair mild rust through that covers about a foot on my drivers side outer....
Just reviving an old thread here because I will need to repair my rockers on my 1950 Mercury Sport Sedan! Who makes the rockers for Shoebox...
Pontmerc it most certainly isn't this simple! It never was and never will be. I just got off the phone with Larry Passey from Transgo and BTW he...
Unfortunately it isn't quite this easy. That additional sprag and newer gearset will be required but perhaps a different valve or modified valve...
Now if you look at BillBallingerSr's link and if you look at it closely you will notice 1958 also has a rear pump. I remember hearing about the...
From what I read there is very little difference from the early 51 to 56 other than the light and medium case models. My Mark being a 56 is the...
Since this is an old thread and I have the same questions regarding these Fordomatic, has anybody recently looked into this. BTW 1958-60 didn't...
Checking the body to frame mounts was my first thought as well! This should be the first step because after all they are over 70 years old and...
19fordy is that Mustang diff the good old Ford diff removable from the front of the housing?
If you are using stock with overdrive there were two options 4.27:1 (mountain diff) which I have in mine or the 3.92:1 (flat land diff) otherwise...
Actually you can purchase the six volt Halogen in low wattage like our regular headlights. These Halogen headlights that are 6 volt are actually...
What is the main failure? Tread separation? Sidewall cracking? Complaints of sidewalls cracking was common on the Coker Firestone Deluxe Champions...
Our water in my location is extremely hard and scale buildup is reality. I use RO water in the radiator/cooling system and distilled if possible...
Well put plym_46! I hear people bitch about yellow lights even on 12 volt generator systems as well. There are 6 volt halogen lights available on...
I question the owner of the old tire shop and his dislike for Coker. I sent Jesse Hoodenpile a picture of my 1950 Mercury Sport Sedan with...
As for being a 59 Ford Fairlane the only thing correct was looking straight on into the grill and headlights and of course the position of the...
My father learned the hard way when he purchased a "1930" coupe in the early 70's. One serious collector in the area with a 29 Roadster took one...
I now have a pair of NOS front fender stone or gravel guards AKA curb buffer for my 1950 Mercury Sport Sedan and due to the notch on the bottom of...
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