Adam H P15 D30

go with modern, much smoother

Make sure your steering box is full of oil, I found mine empty a few years ago and filling it made the steering noticeably easier at slow speeds. If it leaks out slowly, mix a slurry of gear oil and bearing grease to the consistency of pancake batter and fill it up.

I also removed the internal check valve but I did not add any residual pressure valves in line. Been that way for many years and I never leak any brake fluid even if it sits for months. Perfect pedal always even the first apply after sitting.

I just noticed my jamb nut has backed off...

I combined mine and it seemed to work fine but finicky to adjust it correctly. I worked out because I attached the 8" Ford e-brake cables to the lever on the trans brake.

$60.00 and 10 minutes, any ratio you want.

Ha Ha, changed the title again, maybe it's because I like to keep this adventure all in one place. Decided to use the 440 in a Stude pick-up for my daughter so the 49 remains as-is. In reality I just didn't want to cut it up, running so well and all. Except, I grenaded my starter bendix yesterday so I found a NOS 52-54 unit on ebay for 50 bucks. Not too bad for the older style bendix on 12v for 15 years... Now that I moved out to the country I really am enjoying the car verses Bay Area traffic, so is Clyde

I have heard of the camshaft thing but not very often, mostly from a generation or 2 older than me.

Many manufactures switched from gear oil to ATF in the late 70s to improve cold shifting and a slight bump in fuel mileage. Mopar switched to ATF in their A833 around that time. So yes, I would feel comfortable using ATF in most manual transmissions but especially the O/D transmissions.

@Los_Control I use the Petronix coils I saved from the failed Petronix set ups I remove. Good coils, bad modules... As long as the coil can handle 12v, the HEI module won't care. In fact, running the 1.0 - 1.5 ohm coils just keeps the module cooler.

4 pin HEI module. Heat sink off of a late 90s LT1

Yeah, I got busted at the HAMB for my Mustang II in my 56 F100... The title of this forum explicitly includes modified vehicles so don't worry about getting shown the door.

I hotrod everything I touch. Nothing is safe from the torch in my garage... But, I am having second thoughts about swapping the 440 into my 49 so it is safe for now...

My clock has been working on 12v - ground for years now. All the points do is wind the clock

Measure from wheel mounting surface to wheel mounting surface, not flanges. While I don't have the measurement you need, I used an 8" form a 64 Falcon and it was slightly narrower. This was on my my 49 Wayfarer which sits on a Plymouth chassis.