Just having fun... My 57 custom
 

After 3 years from completion... finally have all the bugs worked out on my57 ford Custom.
I had many early Fords.. but always have had a nagging thought of having, building one of these cars
I wanted to stay faithful to use all and only Ford parts.. which was attained up to a 99%.
The only non Ford part is the MSD box.

At any rate... the last issue was the 406 tri power carb set up.. which, is now fully settled.
I run a FE swap... (a 66 Merc 428 PI) mated to a Toploader.
I would have searched for a Y-Block, but I was even more fascinated by the popular early FE swap in the early sixties.

After ironing out bugs in the past 2 years... we have tested it extensively locally and it runs flawlessly...
Looking forward to a fun summer.
(*note) Fuel mileage and FE'S don't speak the same language.


Thanks for listening guys.

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trying to upload pic.....

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pic

https://imgur.com/a/EOUgpff

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Mmmmmm for some reason I can't load up a pic....

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That’s such a cool car. Dead serious. Sleeper. And the FE is true to form for the day. As much as I like Yblocks, I’ve always thought of an FE in the bird. Much more practical and useful as you’ve done it.

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Jeff,
Great looking 57! Thanks for posting. Love your art work!
Regards,
Chris and Cheryl

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Hard to beat an all black '57 custom! All business! Have any engine shots?

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A “like” button is really needed.

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I'm getting "Thunder Road" vibes. Be careful where you flip your butts.:)

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Thanks All.
Let me see if I can paste a shot.....

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See if this works....

https://i.imgur.com/mh8hXht.jpg

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Well thats incredibly oversized....

https://i.imgur.com/DnloQNY.png

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hi like a lot things on your car, TB hood scoop is my favorite, been looking for one for a long time.

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Love it.

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Nice car. As far as gas mileage goes, my 57 left the factory with a 2-barrel. At 70MPH the thing got 12 MPG. It has a tri-power on it now.

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Thanks guys.

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looking good!