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Take a close look. I have a similar set that are aftermarket made in China stuff. Probably 60 or 70 bucks each when new. 10 inch wide seems a bit wide for OEM.

Saw those last night pretty neat trim. Prolly fit all the low cout out fenders from 46 on.

Always good to start off the season with a light dusting and moderate temperatures. Weather map looks like a pretty serious arctic air mass coming out way. We are at 62 degrees an 5:45, looking at a record high (68) for tomorow maybe, Then down the tubes for Friday and the weekend with highs in the 30 and over night lows in the teens.

Hey Tim, I don't think they care much about reaction time on them dry lake salt flats record runs........Not pulling top rpm in high gear is a concern in that regard.

Don't know about the particulars of the measurments, but if you go back in the forum there is a link regarding building a n easy to fab easy to install and inexpensive mounting system. I beleive the thread is titled engine and tranny swap guys.

I would doubt that the fluid drive is sapping much HP, probably more due to rotating mass inertia than loss through the fluid. the were engineered to be 1 to 1, reality is probably 1 to .95/.96. Check out Winter's Performance. They show a center section, to build yer own using ford 9 inch tubes and axles. Could be a more economical way to go.

splain "jump it with a screw driver". If you are talking about temporarily bridging the posts of the solenoid, then you probably have a bad solenoid that binds up whit high under hood heat. Or you have some high resistance in the starting circuit due to corrosion at the connections. You still runnig the starter buton on the dash?

I thought you might be slowin down splittin yer affections (or should I say aflictions) between 2 mistresses, but you seem to have both under control. the P15 engine looks great, have you fired it off yet??

As the beaver said to Ward, " Gee Dad, I have enough trouble makin sure I'm good for myself, now you want me to start being good for other kids too?"

I wonder if the Tapestry of Profanity is still in the basement or if was sold off at the estate sale?????? I hope if it was sold the person who got it intends to add to it........

The vacuum line from the base of the carb is for the vacuum advance on the distributor. If it is disconected, you should hook it up. If you have a part of the metal vacuum line stil there, and want to plug it, find a piece of rubber or plastic tubing that fits over it, cut a piece about an inch and a half long, as screw in a sheet metal or wood screw into the open end.

Unto what chassis??? A bit more information would be helpful, regarding your vehicle.

Well strictly Bon Ami is french for good friend. In this context they are refering to the Cleansing Powder. Bon Ami is a household cleaning product but different from Comet or the like in that it contains no detergent, chlorine. It is made from feldspar and has a hardness rating of 6. It is similar to a product called Bartender's Friend, a product used for cleaning and polishing glass wear used at bars. The abrasive introduced by this treatment helps to seat the rings through added friction, Bon Ami can also be used for cleaning chrome, stainless steel, road grim off windshields, white walls, and can also be used as a rubbing compound while wasihng your car to remove tar ,bugs and oxidized paint. Good stuff, don't they sell it down under??? Perhaps an opportunity for a little export gig in my retirement....... check the link for more info. http://www.bonami.com/products/

This shot just pulled out of an old family album. Shows from left to right My future Uncle Ken, Future Aunt Bernice (father's sister) Future Mom, and Future Dad. (I was born in 48) This photo taken on a holiday trip to Canada. Looks like a Ford or Mercury back there so not Dad's.

Auch du liber!!!! Sei sind einen ungemein hübsches Mädchen. Du bist ein Glückspilz.

The accessories should be satin black. The head is the same color as the block.

Why not replace it with an alternator??? You can get a re-man'ed 1 wire for in the 70 dollar neighborhood. Unless you are going for 100% close to factory, and it is already 12V neg, seems like an alt either a rebuilt one or one from a pick and pull, you'd probably be further int he long run. If you can find a V8 Ford fromt he early 80's you can probably nab the bracketry also.

You might want to give GEorge A a call.

Careful. In a conversation I had with George A, he said the anything more than .090 would require premium gas. I wouldn't think that a CR of 8.25 to 1 would require Premium, as most of today's cars are in that range and run on regular. That said, I would thing that .090 or less would put in the 8+ range. The other questio is which engine, and how much space there is in the cylinder when the piston is at TDC. I noticed quite a difference between the 218 where the piston stoped with about 3/32 left and the 230 which was very nearly flush. So the same milleing on the head would yield more CR on a 230 than on a 218. Also if you have bored the cylinders and added oversized pistons, these will yield more squeeze also. So it more thna howmuch to take off the head that contributes to CR. Remember you can deck the block also. So .020 off the block and .050 off the head, is the same as .070 off the head as far a volume left in the combustion chamber.

For the past three years, I have complied a list of people from the Car side who have offered their names, addresses, phone numbers and emails and have volunteered to be of assistance if a fellow forum member was in their area and having mechanical difficulty. This list is in my possession, and the information was provided only on request (email) to the person requesting it, at the time of the request. We have about 40 folks on the list on the car side. Since the forums have kind of merged and the member's list has become one and grown, I will put out the request on this forum. If you would consider being available to help folks traveling through or in your area, PM me with your particulars. If you have space, tools, trailer, brother-in law with a garage,compressor, welder, etc. include that information also. Again, I maintain this list discreetly, and release the information only upon specific request by another member. Requests for the information can be requested before or during your trip using email or now the PM feature of this forum.

The information I have seen said that this was a single year (56) option for Plymouth, I don't think Dodge offered it as they had a V8 option already. Didn't some of the Chrysler/DeSoto long block engines have a 2bbl? What series was it???

One other reminder, there are some folks from the forum along or near your intended route. If you get introuble e mail me, and I can steer your toward them.

With the fuel shut off, the engine acts as a large air compressor. the act of squeezing the air on the compression strokes acts as a brake. That is why when you park a standard car and leave it in gear, it is hard to push it, and when you let off on the gas the car slows down, instead of continuing on.

If her car has carpet mats, place them over the rubber one and get rid of the excess. If no mats are present, place it in the car and position it to where it lays the flattest, mark the areas to trim with a piece of chalk and cut with HD scissors, mat knife, or other sharp dangerous instrument.

Or you could find the switch that controls the brightness and adjust it to the less dim setting. I have a 3 position switch under the dash right of the steering wheel positions are off, dim, dimmer.