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Treadlevac gone. Made a bracket. Got rid of the 2:1 pedal ratio and made a 6:1. Would like to had a 5:1 but i would need a different pedal for that.
Good idea on isolating the front and rear. We blocked off rear and had a great pedal then. Thanks. Helps me to talk these things out. I’ll report...
58 Edsel. Treadle vac conversion, factory drums. Everything new
Nope. Made sure the MC bottomed out before touching the floor. But thanks.
Thanks Mike. Was it you that had a badass write up on brake hydraulics? I can’t find it. if calculating the volume a master cylinder puts out,...
Ok thanks. Problem is my pedal is going almost to the floor. No air. All new system. My 7/8 bore is giving me .66 cubic inches of volume. I’m just...
How far does the typical wheel cylinder travel on a drum set up? On a properly adjusted system. Sorry I’ve searched and can’t find an answer....
That’s a good quote. Havnt heard that one before. I try to teach my son, do it once, do it right. It gets old doing things twice.
Yep. I’ve a got 361 FE I’ll probably use for my wagon. Keep it period correct anyways. This motor was free, so i don’t have anything in it
Yep. Line hone needed for sure, rods resized, and what ever needed. Deciding if it’ll be worth it.
This one was just laying in the pan lol.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Picked up a FE engine that seized. I assume the owner did his own distributor swap and dislodged the oil pump rod, the keepers...
Best looking truck of all time. I’m sure it’ll come back around for him. 18 and starting life. Hahahaha what a fun time. Tell that boy to go Join...
Time for the next project.
Thank you sir. Think I better just spend the money and get adjustable rockers and rods. I’ll watch the video in a bit. Do I once and be done with...
Anyone use rocker shims and have any problems with a FE or MEL. I can search and find plenty of people talking about using shims but no one comes...
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Which size jets you running? What do the plugs look like? I have almost the exact same set up and I’m running a 700 DP. Bigger isn’t always...
Copy and pasted this. It was from FrozenMerc the other day. I found it interesting. It was Chevy bbc parts in a MEL For forced induction...
Haha they heavy. My short block was 344.4 on then scale.
I have flipped everything from time to time with an engine. Reading the seller is the most important part. And unfortunately that’s hard to do...
on the edsels they used an external power steering pump. Not like the Lincoln 430s. If I remember correctly the piece of tin your talking about...
thats awesome. And y’all even used the Edsel colors. Nice looking engine.
Got her home and on the stand. I’ll probably just stare at it the rest of the evening while drinking beer lol. A few more pics. One of the old...
very good info I’ll add it to my pile of paper work. Makes since. 427 is 4.25 bore. Punch a factory 410 .050 and they would fit. The bore on 430s...
It is the hardest of the 58s to find. Only 779 of those made. I’ll find find the right one some day. Got to many waiting after this for a restore....
That’s awesome. We love these old cars and running them. A 9 pass 58 wagon is for sale. It’s hard for me to pass up.
Yep
Short block is finally done. Machine shop sent this to me tonight [ATTACH]
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