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A little preliminary information is probably in order. I believe all of the available manifolds have the old "square" carburetor mounting pattern...
I agree. And I like rakes.
Large base or small base? Large base are still pretty easy to find, but the small base are getting difficult to find. IIRC, I got my last one from...
Here's my story : https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/welding-cast-iron.408405/page-2#post-4452677
"Hyper-Pak"!:D
I thought it looked familiar.
This is a serious question. Is that grille from a Studebaker Lark? [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I like Corvettes. They are special cars. Every one pictured deserves a better fate.
I hate every one of these cars.:mad:
I don't like anything with "K"'s and "Z"'s in the title.
Why am I not surprised?:eek:
I gave up on early Fords 25 years ago just because of things like this. I sold all of my specialized tools. Among them was rear hub puller which...
Does the "No-billet" prohibition extend to tools? Seriously, beautiful work.
I have wondered about this myself. Does just the basic car and appearance have to be pre-64, or does the whole build? Many times, parts that are...
One last thing. The early fifties Fords and Merc bellhousings all have a companion piece called a "starter plate", used for (guess what?) mounting...
This brings back a term I have not used since grade school : "Ishy".
There are several accounts of guys who claim they have made the stock "Load-a-Matic" distributor work with multiple carbs. In my opinion, if you...
Generally, an 8RT (Ford truck) bellhousing is correct, as the later Ford trucks had a three speed transmission very similar to the early Ford...
I checked the Optima site and saw they have "Yellow-Top" and "Blue-Top" 6 volt batteries as well as the "Red-Tops" we old Ford guys love so well....
The manifolds being discussed are the truck./300 4-bolt large outlet version. They are scarcer and more sought after than the regular car...
Mine is the "built" 331 in my dirt mod. 12.5:1 pistons, Engle roller tappet, Cirrelo "Frankenstein" magneto etc. I'll never change it. (It sure...
Have fun! In '65-'66 I built a T "Bucket" with a clapped out 241 from a junkyard. A bit later, I bought a wrecked '55 Dodge with a good running...
An additional tidbit of information. When I was checking torque values for different thread sizes on the internet, I found an official looking...
According to Google, 9/16-18 grade 5 is 127 ft/lbs, while grade 8 is 172 ft/lbs. Coarse threads are quite a bit less. It's probably not a good...
I gave up on early ford axles 50 wears ago, but common sense would be to ask : What is the next smallest thread size and what is it's torque rating?
Probably not, but the manifolds are still in demand. Just doing my part.
On my streaming service (FUBO) they are their own channel.
I have a set I'd part with if the interested party can wait until I get back to Minnesota in May. They are on a 331 I got out of a '56 Dodge dump...
I hope someone can help this guy. A '39 Hudson sedan highboy is not in my wheelhouse.:(
When I was in high school, my girlfriend's parents had a '54 Century hardtop, cherry red with a black top. I thought that was one of the nicest...
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