Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-23-2020, 03:11 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,673
Re: 62 f250 brake parts
Why thank you sir. I have been away from this project and finally got logged back in here. Still hunting. May end up having to swap out both front and rear, as no one seems to have this available....
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-10-2020, 05:57 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,673
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-10-2020, 01:55 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,673
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-10-2020, 12:57 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,673
Re: 62 f250 brake parts
Sorry, been elbow deep in a Gran Torino, and haven't been online much. Lemme pull drums off and measure. They are literally all I have to start with.
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-03-2020, 03:18 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,673
62 f250 brake parts
Rehabbing a 292, 4 speed f250 with the 8 lug setup. Rear drums are empty. I can find wheel cylinders and shoes, but cannot for the life of me find the spreader bar/strut for the top of brake shoes....
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-30-2019, 01:00 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 7,290
Re: Water Pump Flow Rate
Has anyone heard of any troubles around Punta Gorda? I can't seem to get anyone to answer, after a couple voicemails and a couple emails. Starting to wonder if I'll be getting my pumps back, or if I...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
09-25-2019, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 7,290
Re: Water Pump Flow Rate
Are there any other manufacturers out there using turbine style impellers on the 8ba pumps? When I pulled mine out, they were trash, but had turbine impellers. I'm wondering if these are old Haney...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
08-05-2019, 03:39 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,110
Re: t10 speedo driven gear
Just got off the phone with Rusty at SpeedoService. We figured out a plan, and my sleeve and cable will be made/shipped tomorrow. Thanks again for all the hlp navigating a fairly new world, folks
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
07-28-2019, 04:13 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,110
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
07-22-2019, 01:51 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,110
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
07-22-2019, 01:46 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,110
Re: t10 speedo driven gear
It looks like Drive gear is 7 teeth, on passenger side. rear end is 9 inch with 3.30 tag. From what I have been able to dig up, that means a 16 tooth LH rotation driven gear, right?
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
07-22-2019, 11:10 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,110
Re: t10 speedo driven gear
port for cable is on passenger side of tail housing. Going to hit it with flashlight/inspection camera to see color/count teeth today.
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
07-21-2019, 09:03 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,110
Re: t10 speedo driven gear
Thank you all for your input. Still digging in. Replaced windshield and shocks, and have had a lot of run driving it in it's current state. Just trying to get dash all together and working at this...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
07-08-2019, 10:55 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,110
t10 speedo driven gear
Having trouble finding info on which replacement gear to get for my speedo cable. Has anyone run the t10 on a customline? Mine's a 54
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
06-28-2019, 10:02 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,622
Re: Disaster?
Still not 100% on engine size. Common casting number, no aspirin but flange doesn't look 63 years old either. I still need to pull pan and check caps. will update when I do
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
06-28-2019, 07:37 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,622
Re: Disaster?
Thank you for the responses. This will be a much simpler fix than I was dreading. Bright side is that she gets all new pushrods.
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
06-27-2019, 05:50 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,622
Disaster?
Previous owner used a bolt to close a threaded hole on head above and behind cylinder 8. Now that car has been running, that shady fix has reared its head and caused an issue. Bolt was 2 inches,...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
06-25-2019, 01:22 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,146
Re: New to the Y Block
Yeah, that one does look a whole lot different. Like I said, I'm new to this engine family. I'm much more comfortable with Inlines, Clevelands and Windsors.
http://i68.tinypic.com/rw0uuh.jpg
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
06-23-2019, 09:39 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,146
Re: New to the Y Block
Thank you guys for your input. I'm still grinning like a fool over here after my first drive, lol
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
06-23-2019, 05:27 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,146
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
06-23-2019, 05:24 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,146
New to the Y Block
Just did some horse-trading and ended up with what I was told is a 57 312 from a Bird. It's paired up with a T10 made floor shift in a 54 Customline. Already went through the Hell of trying to find a...
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