binderbart

rained all day today, maybe tomorrow

Probably try and hook this all up tomorrow and get the old girl fired up. Thanks for all the help.

The generator has a red tag. The positive side of the battery ran to the sylinoid negative to the ground

I'll double check that today

When I got it the PO had it hooked up oppisite

I also have a 55 Chevy parts car I took on trade for some work I did. It's a V-8 car. Lots of tri-five stuffout tthere cheap. Frame swap though.

I haven't found any thing bolt on for this 54 yet with my searches

The car is factory 6 volt with a generator.I'll have to look at the tag today.

No I don't know which set up I have

Well , still have the car. Its been sitting since the last post. I finally got a hold of the guy and I may finally have a title for it. One quick question is, and I'm sure I'll be flamed for this. I read some where that the negative battery cable should be hooked to the positive side of the battery? I'm thinking of getting back into this project. Anything change in the last year? Did someone come up with a quick easy disc brake set up for these? Probably going to pull it back into the shop in a few weeks and start the planning process. And get the old girl to fire up again. I 'm going to look into disc on the original set up. Funny how things can get set aside. I also picked up a 60 chevy impala 4 door since I was last in here.

Kinda what I figured, I will probably end up doing the disk front. Just gotta so some more research on it. I have done quite a few projects and know the work that is part of it. I was just looking at a way to upgrade and kinda kill 2 birds with 1 stone. The only thing that bothers me now a days is a 4-5 hour trip to a car show and you should happen to break down. Its nice to be able to walk into a parts store and they have what you need on hand.

no I haven't, how pricey is the split manifold for one.

sweet lookin scout in the background . bet you miss it

Gave all this some serious thought at work last night. Now, to all the purist, the last thing I would ever what to do is anger or upset anyone. So far I really like what I see in this site and it seems there are alot of great people in here with a lot of useful knowledge. It reminds me a lot of a scout site I go to, one where you feel like family the first time you visit. I do have a lot of respect for originality and if that was a choice here it would be the route I would go. The car is going to be a nice driver but to go back to original it would be a little more than making a silk purse outta a sow's ear, and this farmer doesn't have that kind of a income. My thought last night was, has anyone ever dropped this body on another frame, something newer with the front disc/rear drum set up already there? even sweeter, something that is already V-8/auto equipped? chevy would be the best in my case. You see......she said something to me the other day I thought I would never hear from her. It was music to my ears. She was looking the interior over as she plans to do this herself and asked if I could put dual exhaust on it!!!!! I truely know I married the right woman now, and just the thought of finding a easy frame/drivetrain swap would be a dream come true, I have done these on other things and have a hoist. August is our big weekend criuse to clear lake Iowa and to complete this by then would be a summer to remember, I have done some searching and found nothing yet, any help would be great.

all things I'm considering, I am also working on a IH scout II right now, the original e-brake cable is hard to come by. some guy used a e-brake set up out of a cherokee and tied it into the existing rear cables. this would be one possibility.

I do know there is a emblem in the trunk, that needs to go back on the trunk that says powerflite. Thanks for the input

right now I'm bouncing between a few sites and doing some searching on disc conversions. This car is by no means mint, but it would make a good driver. I have some floor board patching and trunk floor patching to do. I'm just thinking maybe now is the time to upgrade and have a much better brake system with better availability. I did some looking and there is alot of knowledge out there. just sorting thru it . I would like to keep the flathead and original tranny. The parking brake on the driveshaft needs to be totally gone thru too. Why not a rear axle change at this point with a better e-brake set up also. Thanks for all the answers, I do apprieciate it. The wife fell in love with this car right away, so you can see the importance of doing it right. She will probably be driving it most of the time

This is a parts store I use for the shop. I can send it all back, I am thinking of doing a disc conversion up front, probably spend about the same for drum or less. Also, I have access to a junk yard where I can pick up anything for nothing. ie. rear axles , front disc components. I thinking why not do a brake change at this point and have a more reliable system.

Hello to Everyone. I just happened into a 54 belvedere. I would clarify it as a driver. PO must of had plans to make a custom job out of it and did alot of modes. It has sit in my shop now for a couple of weeks and I'm starting to see why it didn't get drove. All of the brakes are shot. I had carquest bring me everything. All they could get me were rubber lines and cylinders. That alone was over $400. They can't find the shoes, I have found them online but they aint cheap either. So at this point I'm in here doing some searching for the most affordable front disc set up and I will probably change out the rear axle also. The flathead six did fire up and run, we ran it for a bout a half hour. I noticed the other day a big puddle of tranny fluid under it. Just curious what other trannys will bolt up to this old girl . It has the auto in it right now with reverse,nuetrel, drive. . Just wanted to pop in and say how glad I am I found this site and look forward to using your knowledge.