Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
Yesterday, 07:48 PM
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
Yesterday, 05:42 PM
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1954 Ranch Wagon rear hatch lock cylinder removal
Getting ready to send parts to be chromed including the handle that opens the rear hatch/tailgate. I have it off and there is a small hole I think is to insert a pin punch or something similar that...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
Yesterday, 09:45 AM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
Yesterday, 09:20 AM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
Yesterday, 09:14 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 785
Re: Do I fit in
Looked at your Youtube postings. Very nice work. Post a video of it running when the time comes. And make no mistake, you definitely do fit in.
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
06-04-2024, 01:38 PM
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Re: rockers on 57 wagon
Some photos would help. The rockers on my '54 Ranch Wagon were rusty but I didn't think they were all that bad but they were. EMS had the outer and inner panels.
Edit:
Don't know if your wagon...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-04-2024, 09:54 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 333
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-03-2024, 09:43 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 785
Re: Do I fit in
IMO you'll fit in just fine. There is a wide range of members from those who do 100 point restorations to those who just do what they can to keep their old Ford running safely. Welcome to the Barn...
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Forum: Late V8
06-01-2024, 07:17 PM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-30-2024, 10:04 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 595
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-30-2024, 09:08 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 590
Re: Memorial Day
Agree 100%. Drafted in June '71. Entered on the delayed entry program
8 Sep '71 Served 2 years as a E4 95 Bravo MP (plus 1 extra day since 1972 was a leap year:mad:). Also hated it at the time but...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-29-2024, 06:00 PM
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Replies: 443
Views: 30,896
Re: 276 stroker from 35 years of parts
Van Pelt sells the bolts individually if you can't source enough elsewhere.
Ford Engine Parts Prices (vanpeltsales.com) (http://www.vanpeltsales.com/FH_web/engine-partsprices-pg1.htm)
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-28-2024, 10:20 PM
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Replies: 4
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Re: 6V Alternator?
These guys have one but it's not cheap. And its a Power Master. I don't know anything about their alternators but their starters are junk. IMO
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-28-2024, 08:49 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 606
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-27-2024, 09:19 PM
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Replies: 4
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Re: Is this correct?
After I got out of the Army I worked at a local dairy that had a distribution hub in Indio, CA. When we had to work on a truck there during the summer we kept our tools in a bucket of water to keep...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-27-2024, 09:10 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,456
Re: Condenser
From a post over on the Early V8 Forum
Many, perhaps most new condensers are simply poor quality.
NOS condensers are often defective due to age. A couple of years ago, I'd tested perhaps 50...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-26-2024, 09:10 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,456
Re: Condenser
Condenser issues aren't limited to flatheads. I have a converted Chevy distributor in my 8ba. The condenser died and I replaced it with a Hecho in Mexico one made by Standard. It lasted about a week...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-26-2024, 08:57 AM
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Views: 30,896
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-24-2024, 12:40 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 448
Re: Head bolt/stud sealant
The machinist who built my 8ba short block recommended #2 Permatex to seal the head bolts. Followed his advice and no issues.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-24-2024, 12:36 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,456
Re: Condenser
Never used one but Tubman over on the HAMB makes highly rated condensers.
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/trash-can-condensers.1282024/
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-16-2024, 10:56 AM
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Replies: 443
Views: 30,896
Re: 276 stroker from 35 years of parts
Somewhere along the line I ended up with this metal "gasket" Have no idea what it was used for but maybe for determining clearances or to correct over milled heads? Thicker than a normal gasket but...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
05-14-2024, 09:12 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 365
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Forum: Late V8
05-14-2024, 09:09 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 328
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-13-2024, 08:50 PM
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Replies: 443
Views: 30,896
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-10-2024, 07:36 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,508
Re: Trip to the nationals in the 34
Looks like the homemade bumper/guard on the jail bar did it's job. The grill looks surprisingly straight from what I can see in the photo. Thanks for all the photos and details of what sounds like a...
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