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55blacktie · 11-26-2020, 10:11 PM

I discovered that my inherited 55 Tbird had a 57 distributor, when a new 55 distributor cap wouldn't fit. However, the original 55 Holley 4000 "Teapot" was still in place. Gil Baumgartner (Gil's Garage), CTCI member, restorer, judge, and retired USAF flight engineer, suggested that I keep the 57 distributor and replace the Teapot with a newer carburetor if I intended to drive my car. I followed Gil's advice. The Teapot can be modified to work with 57-up distributors, but I obtained a "B" intake manifold and Holley 1850 570 cfm carburetor. Takeoff parts were safely put away, but I'll probably never use them. Whoever ends up with the car, once I'm gone, might want them.

11-26-2020, 10:11 PM	#15
55blacktie Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2020 Posts: 441	Re: Replacing Teapot carb on 1956 T-bird I discovered that my inherited 55 Tbird had a 57 distributor, when a new 55 distributor cap wouldn't fit. However, the original 55 Holley 4000 "Teapot" was still in place. Gil Baumgartner (Gil's Garage), CTCI member, restorer, judge, and retired USAF flight engineer, suggested that I keep the 57 distributor and replace the Teapot with a newer carburetor if I intended to drive my car. I followed Gil's advice. The Teapot can be modified to work with 57-up distributors, but I obtained a "B" intake manifold and Holley 1850 570 cfm carburetor. Takeoff parts were safely put away, but I'll probably never use them. Whoever ends up with the car, once I'm gone, might want them.