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Old 04-19-2015, 11:09 PM   #1
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Newbeee here. Here is my '55 Ford Mainline project. It has a 5.4L DOHC Lincoln Navigator motor, 4R70W Trans, aluminum drive shaft and Ford 9". All the body work is done and the drivetrain is in the car. It also has a front disk conversion and rack and pinion. I just got done wiring the MSD module to control the engine and will be moving onto the trans computer next. I just have to figure out what I did with the throttle position sensor...... Then it's off to a fabricator to figure out how to mount to the column to the rack as the engine is in the way... I look forward to updating this thread as my project moves along......





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Old 04-20-2015, 06:18 AM   #2
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Welcome. That looks like it's going to be one nice ride. That ol' 55 should fly with that 5.4 set-up you have. Dan
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Old 04-20-2015, 09:54 AM   #3
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Love you're car and the fact that you are using carburetors.

Confused why you need a throttle position sensor though.

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Old 04-20-2015, 10:09 AM   #4
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Very nice car, love the dual carb setup
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Old 04-20-2015, 10:58 AM   #5
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Love you're car and the fact that you are using carburetors.

Confused why you need a throttle position sensor though.

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Thanks! The TPS is for the transmission controller.
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Old 04-20-2015, 11:52 AM   #6
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Very nice car, love the dual carb setup
Thank you! I like the setup as well, but I will have to cut a hole in the hood. I'm not too keen on that, but it is what it is. It'll look good in the end though. The air cleaner will only stick out about 3". I'm also contemplating going to a shorter, single carb intake to avoid cutting the hood. I have a company local to me that makes them for this motor, but I will need to modify some things for it to work.
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Old 04-20-2015, 08:26 PM   #7
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Cool.
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Old 04-21-2015, 09:41 PM   #8
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Very nice start, and looks really good.
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Old 10-04-2015, 07:59 PM   #9
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Dude you teased us, what's going on
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Old 10-05-2015, 01:33 PM   #10
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as for your air cleaner maybe one that drops over the carbs sort of recessed like they used on the hemi's
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Old 10-05-2015, 02:10 PM   #11
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That is one SWEET power plant!!!
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Old 10-05-2015, 04:04 PM   #12
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just wondering how he will fire the thing?
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Old 10-05-2015, 06:08 PM   #13
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That's a awesome project, if you have to scoop it try a 55 Tbird style or the old super duty trucks.
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Old 10-05-2015, 08:42 PM   #14
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Thank you! I like the setup as well, but I will have to cut a hole in the hood. I'm not too keen on that, but it is what it is. It'll look good in the end though. The air cleaner will only stick out about 3". I'm also contemplating going to a shorter, single carb intake to avoid cutting the hood. I have a company local to me that makes them for this motor, but I will need to modify some things for it to work.
It'll probably work better on the street with one carb anyway. Didn't know that you could use that motor with carb and dist. Can you give us some details on setting that up and parts sources?
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Old 10-06-2015, 10:52 AM   #15
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I'm pretty sure there are cog belt driven distributors out there for racing that could be used to handle the spark.

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Old 11-03-2015, 02:21 PM   #16
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greetings to all, just joined the forum. Working on a 1956 ford wagon, and saw where you installed a 4r70w in your 55. I plan to install a 4r70w behind a rebuilt 312 I have in the wagon and I would like to know if you had to modify the trans tunnel, and what trans controller unit you used. I will be starting a thread on my build, looking forward to the group.
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Old 11-05-2015, 09:23 AM   #17
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Damn, that is cool. Its gonna be a badass ride.
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Old 11-17-2015, 05:22 PM   #18
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greetings to all, just joined the forum. Working on a 1956 ford wagon, and saw where you installed a 4r70w in your 55. I plan to install a 4r70w behind a rebuilt 312 I have in the wagon and I would like to know if you had to modify the trans tunnel, and what trans controller unit you used. I will be starting a thread on my build, looking forward to the group.
Welcome aboard Wagonmaster ! My first car was a '56 Ford wagon that I bought for $175.00 back in 1972 @ age 16 . You can't buy a good grill for one today for that money ! Looking forward to your build thread .

Now , where is daustin , and the latest on the cool '55 Mainline ?
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Old 11-24-2015, 08:16 AM   #19
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For those asking about the ignition and distributor the MSD box he referred to in the OP uses the original cranks sensor to control the coils. There is no distributor, just the original 5.4 coils.
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