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Originally Posted by GREENBIRD56
Incidentally - this is a nice looking little car - and in better body shape than many I've seen. Don't get too overwhelmed by "originality" - ......
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I agree completely, and making it 'original' is virtually impossible without unlimited budget & time. My concern with identifying the misc parts on
zuburg's engine is not for them to be 'correct' but so potential problems (and solutions) can be worked out ahead of time.
Example: His block is a '54 EBU 239 that would have used a flat/slot drive for the oil pump & dist. The late 256's(?) 272's and newer used a hex drive. If some internal parts were changed (correctly) a '56 T-Bird distributor could be on the engine.
OR,
A '56 dbl vac advance canister might have been put on the older '54 dist. and the dash tach changed to an electric one.
'IF' the timing advance works right that's fine, but if it doesn't then you know why.
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