2024 video releases from Mart's Garage. All in this one thread.

[Mart]

Thanks Al.
57 T-Bird Pt5! Back out on the road! Running good! 2 barrels for now, 4 to come! (Mart's Update 2419)
When I first got the T-Bird running over 30 years ago I couldn't get the carb to work in it's original state. I had to substitute parts from a later carb and just run on two barrels. Having recently got it running again, I felt it was time to put things right. Or at least try. Follow me in my quest to troubleshoot the original parts and get them reunited with the car. In this video, while it's not running the original parts as I wanted to, at least with fresh spark plugs I get it running well again and was able to get it to the fuel station for fresh fuel. Future videos will show further reinstatement of the original parts plus secondaries and vac advance.
https://youtu.be/n6krcPn9Rs0

[Mart]

57 T-Bird Pt6! It runs on 2 barrels. Will it run on 4? Plus remote start and Ruby! (Mart's Update 2420)

When I first got the T-Bird running over 30 years ago I couldn't get the carb to work in it's original state. I had to substitute parts from a later carb and just run on two barrels. Having recently got it running again, I felt it was time to put things right. Or at least try. Follow me in my quest to troubleshoot the original parts and get them reunited with the car. In this video, I make a remote starter switch and make some progress on reinstating the secondaries. I also start looking at the choke. Future videos will show the difference the 4 barrels have made plus the distributor will get some attention to the advance mechanism.
I Hope you enjoy this offering. Don't forget: Keep it real! Keep it cheap!

https://youtu.be/n8so0vilWWo

[Mart]

Mart's Old 57 T-Bird! Reinstating the choke and Four Barrel Road Test! (Mart's Update 2421)

When I first got the T-Bird running over 30 years ago I couldn't get the carb to work in it's original state. I had to substitute parts from a later carb and just run on two barrels. Having recently got it running again, I felt it was time to put things right. Or at least try. Follow me in my quest to troubleshoot the original parts and get them reunited with the car. In this video, I Get the choke reinstalled and take it for a test out on the road. In a future video I will show reinstating the Vac Advance and replacing the points plate in the distributor.
I Hope you enjoy this offering. Don't forget: Keep it real! Keep it cheap!

https://youtu.be/8XCrSm9nsfM

[RalphG]

Sure sounded good Mart. Music to my ears when the secondaies on a four barrel open up. Even though I'm more used to the quadrajets. I can see you don't get a lot of opportunity to "pedal to the metal" there unlike here.

[Mart]

Here's the latest.

Mart's Old 57 T-Bird Pt8! Vac Advance hooked up! More Progress! (Mart's Update 2422)

In this video, I show reinstating the Vac Advance and replacing the points plate in the distributor. There then follows a bit of fooling around and a little drive.
I Hope you enjoy this offering. Don't forget: Keep it real! Keep it cheap!

https://youtu.be/izD0MX3OnnU

[shoe box Jack]

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thank you mart

[sidevalve8ba]

Mart I am glad to see you got around to hooking up the vacuum advance. That was bugging me!

[Mart]

Mart's Old 57 T-Bird Pt9! Lots of little jobs! Let's Tinker! (Mart's Update 2423)

In this video I work my way through some small but essential jobs on my old 1957 Thunderbird. I change the air filter which was from when I first got the car going, I play with the bimetallic spring on the autochoke just for fun, I change the oil and filter, look at the accelerator pump and revisit the vacuum line with some new fittings.
I Hope you enjoy this offering. Don't forget: Keep it real! Keep it cheap!

https://youtu.be/rpc5dbBX104

[corvette8n]

Mart:
My long gone replica T-Bird 302 with a 5 speed, made by Harry Shay and sold in some Ford dealerships 1979-80 time frame. They made 10,000 model “A” replicas and about 200 T-Birds. Google Shay model A.