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Forum: Late V8 (1954+) 01-21-2019, 01:20 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,618
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Re: Mig welder question

Good to hear it’s running better


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Forum: Late V8 (1954+) 01-20-2019, 02:52 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,618
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Re: Mig welder question

Yea I think he was referring to vertical down


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Forum: Late V8 (1954+) 01-18-2019, 12:39 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,618
Posted By Smoke.eater
Re: Mig welder question

Oh, another thing. The cleaner the materials the better, I clean my mig joints as good as I do my tig joints. Those processes are not as forgiving as smaw


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Forum: Late V8 (1954+) 01-17-2019, 11:47 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,618
Posted By Smoke.eater
Re: Mig welder question

If that doesn’t improve things, try looking into the ground connections, tip, liner( the slightest kink in it can alter some finicky machines) and the wire. If the wire has rust, grime, a fair amount...
Forum: Late V8 (1954+) 01-17-2019, 10:16 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,618
Posted By Smoke.eater
Re: Mig welder question

If there is not sufficient gas flow, it may be one of your issues of not getting the hang of it


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Forum: Late V8 (1954+) 01-17-2019, 10:15 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,618
Posted By Smoke.eater
Re: Mig welder question

Personally I would, being someone who used to do X-ray quality welds as well a lots of sheet metal work the proper gas flow is essential for a quality weld.

Do you know what cfm it’s flowing at?...
Forum: Late V8 (1954+) 08-02-2018, 08:04 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,079
Posted By Smoke.eater
Re: 1956 fairlane engine knock and timing distributor

Yes the shaft was pushed as far down as it would go by hand, there wasn’t much wiggle room, maybe 0-1/16”. I haven’t taken anything apart yet either. I plan on doing the swap and tuneup in the next...
Forum: Late V8 (1954+) 08-02-2018, 07:12 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,079
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Re: 1956 fairlane engine knock and timing distributor

This sis what I first seen and was going off of. I’m new again( if that make sense) to the classic carshttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180803/354c20e5dbc4eeef9c688e568d2205de.jpg


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Forum: Late V8 (1954+) 08-02-2018, 07:09 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,079
Posted By Smoke.eater
Re: 1956 fairlane engine knock and timing distributor

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180803/0063c62cad96f4953399cd0e700d2b8f.jpg


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Forum: Late V8 (1954+) 08-02-2018, 07:07 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,079
Posted By Smoke.eater
Re: 1956 fairlane engine knock and timing distributor

I digress,it’s hard to read but on the triangular body is shows **ZF-12131-A and under that is a circled A and 34


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Forum: Late V8 (1954+) 08-02-2018, 06:15 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,079
Posted By Smoke.eater
Re: 1956 fairlane engine knock and timing distributor

That’s the only numbers that are cast into the dist. And that wasn’t a typo. From the bottom of the flange to the farthest edge of the gear is 4.908.


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Forum: Late V8 (1954+) 08-02-2018, 04:21 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,079
Posted By Smoke.eater
Re: 1956 fairlane engine knock and timing distributor

Sorry to jump in on your thread but it might help someone else also, but I’m wondering... I just got a motorcraft 12127 distributer to replace my 56 OEM distributer until I get the teapot referbed....
Forum: Late V8 (1954+) 04-30-2018, 10:22 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,398
Posted By Smoke.eater
Re: Looking to install exhaust through bumper on 56 fairlane

That’s why I love this,so much experience/insite, and knowledge with the willingness to help keep these great cars on the road.


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Forum: Late V8 (1954+) 04-28-2018, 01:16 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,398
Posted By Smoke.eater
Re: Looking to install exhaust through bumper on 56 fairlane

Man, where do you find this stuff,I can’t find nothing like that info( on line anyway). Thank you. It looks like the pipe just goes into the tip. The muffler looks to be a OEM style( judging by the...
Forum: Late V8 (1954+) 04-28-2018, 12:46 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,398
Posted By Smoke.eater
Re: Looking to install exhaust through bumper on 56 fairlane

Thank you for looking into it. If it’s as simple as cutting off the bend in the pipe and sliding the tip over the smaller pipe and bolting the tip to the bumper,that would be easy. But if it’s not...
Forum: Late V8 (1954+) 04-28-2018, 10:22 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,398
Posted By Smoke.eater
Re: Looking to install exhaust through bumper on 56 fairlane

If you have them on the car,would you be able to take some pictures for me,or if you have pictures, I’d love see them please. Thanks


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Forum: Late V8 (1954+) 04-28-2018, 10:21 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,398
Posted By Smoke.eater
Re: Looking to install exhaust through bumper on 56 fairlane

The car has the stock bumper with the cutouts, just looking to install the tips properly. Thanks though


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Forum: Late V8 (1954+) 04-28-2018, 09:17 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,398
Posted By Smoke.eater
Looking to install exhaust through bumper on 56 fairlane

I’m trying to put the car back to oem, so I bought the tips that go through the bumper. The inlet for the tips are around 2 1/2” and the exhaust pipe is at 1 3/4” ( was bent down under the bumper...
Forum: Late V8 (1954+) 12-10-2017, 10:43 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 17,612
Posted By Smoke.eater
Re: Question for carb experts

My apologies I have the flu and may have missed that with my grogginess, I have a 56 fairlane 292. But I have not been able to find any useful information or pictures with my particular set up, they...
Forum: Late V8 (1954+) 12-10-2017, 04:11 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 17,612
Posted By Smoke.eater
Re: Question for carb experts

The teapot is off,now it has a later model 2 bbl motorcraft


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Forum: Late V8 (1954+) 12-09-2017, 01:10 PM
Replies: 100
Views: 17,612
Posted By Smoke.eater
Re: Question for carb experts

My heater control valve is on the inside of the firewall,on top of the heater box.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171209/0b37d7e9ce34d3627b5cc39c80e26632.jpg


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Forum: Late V8 (1954+) 11-11-2017, 06:26 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 13,013
Posted By Smoke.eater
Re: carb delima on a '56 Ford intake

The acceleration is not the best. 292. I would like it to be as original as possible,I still haven’t gotten the teapot rebuilt yet and may be some time till I do. So I’ll possibly be leaving this...
Forum: Late V8 (1954+) 08-03-2017, 12:22 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 13,013
Posted By Smoke.eater
Re: carb delima on a '56 Ford intake

I'm gonna try to utilize the stock components, I'll have someone else mess with the carb since it's been over 15+ years that I messed with even a small engines carb. What they have now is a later...
Forum: Late V8 (1954+) 08-02-2017, 12:24 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 13,013
Posted By Smoke.eater
Re: carb delima on a '56 Ford intake

Here is some pictures,let me know if these help or. It for I can take more
Forum: Late V8 (1954+) 08-01-2017, 11:13 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 13,013
Posted By Smoke.eater
Re: carb delima on a '56 Ford intake

Gents, Im new to this car and the Teapot. They have the original teapot off and a different carb on in now. I was thinking of going as original as humanly possible with this car. would it be a bad...
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