Roundeye67
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Thanks for the tip desoto, got the belt on.
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The old one is broke but it matched the new one, the bracket the generator slides on still has about 1/2 inch of space left. How hard is it to remove the fill tube?
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Ya I loosened the bolt, but it looks like the generator is hitting the oil fill tube and not letting the generator go far enough to put the belt on.
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I'm trying to get the belt on the generator but can't get the generator to move any closer to the engine to get the belt on.
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Im trying to replace the fan belt, but cant get the generator close enough to the engine to slip the belt on. Its about an inch shy. Also not sure if this is to be expected on this old of a car but there is so much oil caked up on oil pan and in between engine and generator.
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Thats the biggest problem for me as far as putting in a v8, I dont know how to weld. I do think the flatties are cool with the multiple carbs and headers and what not. Not sure how good the 727 and t5 work behind them but would prolly go that route.
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Im sure its been in the family at least since the 60's and I got it from my dad 5 years ago. He had a 6 volt battery in it.
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I noticed the battery cables have been changed and are 4 ga. Should I go with bigger ones? I had a shop manual for the car just gotta find it. I do all my own maintenance and repairs on my cars. Just nothing this old.
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I noticed the battery cables have been changed and are 4 ga. Should I go with bigger ones?
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If I cant get it going, I was just going to swap in a v8. Not sure if rebuilding the flathead would be cheaper than a swap or not. Ya mine ran about 5 or 6 years ago. Not sure if mine has an oil filter or what it looks like.
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So finally decided to see if I could get flathead running again. I bought a new fan belt and some MM oil to put in cylinders. I noticed there's coolant sitting on top of the thermostat housing, assuming I need a new gasket or maybe radiator hose. I dont want to replace a lot of stuff trying to get it to run in case it doesnt. so hopefully I can use all the ignition stuff thats on it. The spark plugs look kind of rusty, going to spray some blaster on them before I pull them out.
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One last thing... ill prolly go with an explorer rear with discs. I was going to run a dual master cylinder, not sure what I need as far as proportioning valve or residual valves or if I need anything else to make it work with my brake pedal. Im looking on speedway and see alot of different stuff.
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The had open and open bulge which has the taper. 1/2-20 right?
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What style lugnuts do I use with the disc brakes?
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Oh, I didnt know that. Makes it easier, thanks.
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No theres a bolt that took a 9/16 socket under the hood. Ill try to find it, thanks.
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I did a search on removing the front clip on my 48 but still having trouble. I removed the hood, the 5 bolts on inside of fender, the bolt back by the firewall, bolt on radiator support, and the bolt by the hood latch.
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Good to know...I thought I read somewhere I needed to use 16" wheels.
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Since im going with the rusty hope kit im going to need to get some 16" wheels. I found some jeep liberty wheels with tires for $75, does anyone know if these will work temporarily?
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Thanks greatly appreciated.
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Im getting ready to buy the extra parts to complete a scare bird disc brake conversion. I was going to order everything off of rock auto, what brake hoses do I use? Also is the rusty hope disc brake conversion cheaper?
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I want to make sure I dont forget anything: Im gonna pull the spark plugs and run a little oil down in the cylinders and turn the engine over by hand a few times. Then change oil and check coolant. I'll prolly run gas from a gas can to get her started. Should I do anything to the carb other than clean with carb cleaner? What about fuel pump? Also how do I know if I have an oil filter?
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Just curious Adams, what did you get the buckets and console out of?
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I was just seeing if anyone put something else back there or modified the trunk extension. I don't want to put a seat back there. There just isn't much space behind the seat,kind of reminds me of a single cab truck
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I was looking for ideas on what to do behind the front seat of my '48 business coupe. Im not sure if I want to keep the trunk extension or take it out? Id like to see what other people have done. It looks like if I take it out the floor isnt very flat in that area.