Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-07-2024, 03:03 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,376
Re: !!! I'm blind !!!
Hey Paw, I used up all the spare parts in the shed. Can we start collecting more parts for our next project? Huh? Can we?
I really like the cover over the 'rumble' seat. Wonder if those great...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
02-10-2024, 06:55 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,158
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Forum: Late V8
02-10-2024, 04:49 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 160
SOLD 1963/64 Galaxie XL door courtesy lights. SOLD
SOLD. I've had this pair of 63 Galaxie XL door courtesy lights for years, and I'm cleaning out the shop of unused items. They are both in great condition and work as they should. One white lens is...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
02-05-2024, 12:51 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 458
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
02-04-2024, 07:29 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 458
Folding lug wrench Mustang?
I'm cleaning some shelves in the shop and found this folding lug wrench, which I think might be from a Mustang? I blasted it to see if there were any numbers on it, and all there is is 6HZ. It...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
01-27-2024, 03:29 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 695
Re: Is this too late?
It amazes me that he could find what was original to THAT car, not having another to look and see what it had. Thanks for posting that.
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
01-20-2024, 11:04 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 411
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
11-21-2023, 05:13 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,341
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
11-21-2023, 05:09 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,038
Re: Assembly line
I bought a 57 while I was in high school, around 1967. It was all black and had the dual headlight conversion kit added, and was a real rust bucket, but the top worked. I paid $200 for it, and it was...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
11-14-2023, 11:48 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,130
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
11-13-2023, 07:30 AM
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Replies: 49
Views: 2,685
Re: Strange 292 head problem
^^Yes, it is enough to piss you off.^^
I'd never put it together that way and hope that it's okay. You will ALWAYS be thinking "is it going to hold?"
When I was into VW's in the 70's, I had...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
11-03-2023, 11:19 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 729
Re: 54 & 55 ford front bumper bars
In the early 2000's I had all the chrome redone on a 41 Pontiac, everything. It cost me right around $1500 from a semi-local shop. Fast forward to earlier this year, I called the same shop and...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
10-16-2023, 07:47 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 683
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
10-11-2023, 04:54 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,270
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
10-02-2023, 11:38 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,102
Re: Selling a "Classic"
Last December, I drove 5 hours one way to buy an off topic car that was in the 'sanding for new paint' condition. He wanted $4500 for it, and I didn't quibble about the long drive and renting a...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
08-29-2023, 06:52 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,334
Re: 1958 Ford Custom Tudor and Fordor Sedans
The 58's must not have been popular in my area growing up. I remember seeing one or two, and as 40cpe said, I was also alert to the 'normal' cars in the small towns around me. I can't even remember...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
08-18-2023, 06:40 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 1,823
Re: Interior Work on the 54
And, if your handles have a large plastic washer between the handle and panel, get the tool in between the handle and washer.
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
08-15-2023, 08:44 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 923
Re: Stalling issuesÂ…
I had replaced the sending unit in my 58 Chevy wagon with a new one, and less than a year later, the brass float developed two cracks. The vendor sent me a new brass float, which also failed later. ...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
08-13-2023, 10:30 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,214
Re: This popped up on YouTube
Too late, I already watched it. I started at a smal Ford dealer when I was 15 in '65, and I'd taked the valve covers off a couple of those engines, and the sludge was unbelievable. They told me it...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
08-07-2023, 05:51 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,497
Re: Kultulz
I remember him stating a couple times (at least) that people would ask for help, and he or someone else would give it, then the original poster wouldn't follow the advice, or keep asking for more...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
07-31-2023, 11:21 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,634
Re: Finally finished
Very nice body work and paint. Love the color also. In the early 70's I worked at a small Ford dealer, and the owner's daughter had a '68 Cougar. The sequencer bit the dust, and she was pissed that...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
07-14-2023, 02:46 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,042
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
07-06-2023, 10:39 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,525
Re: Vapor lock, possibly?
My 63 Ford Galaxie with 390 would have a very slight surging going down the highway. Someone told me to change the coil and I did. It fixed the problem. The coil looked to be fairly old, so I...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
07-01-2023, 11:54 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,022
Re: 1960 Mercury Colony Park Wagon
Nice car. A friend of my older brother had a white 60 Merc, don't remember if it was a hardtop or sedan, but as a young kid, I liked it.
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
06-27-2023, 05:21 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,374
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