Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-14-2024, 10:18 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 345
Re: '55 Ford car rear U joint
Thanks--will try the vice and sockets. The vice I use is a big heavy rascal about 100+ years old, belonged to my wife's grandfather. He was a sheet metal man. All of my metal files and big C...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-13-2024, 07:34 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 345
'55 Ford car rear U joint
Replacing rear U-joint on '55 Ford. What's the trick to getting the old one out of the yoke on the driveshaft? I've removed the two C Clips that go inside the yoke and soaked it with PBlaster. ...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
03-08-2024, 12:54 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,200
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
03-08-2024, 12:20 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,200
Re: '55 Ford car headlight swtich
Yes, the tab on the switch is in the notch where it's supposed to be. No washer. Both switches are outwardly identical. One is the original. Parents bought the car new. One came out of a '55 that my...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
03-07-2024, 09:20 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,200
Re: '55 Ford car headlight swtich
Still no progress. I tried another factory Ford switch that I had on hand. Here's the kicker. I have two knob/shaft assemblies. The knobs are identical, both came from '55 Ford cars. The shafts...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
02-25-2024, 07:55 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,200
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
02-19-2024, 09:18 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,200
Re: '55 Ford car headlight swtich
It's driving me nuts. If I take the switch out, the knob/shaft will catch and release like it should but won't catch when installed in the dash.
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
02-10-2024, 07:38 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,200
Re: '55 Ford car headlight swtich
I have. It won't go all the way in if I don't hold the release button down. If I hold it down and push it in, then release it, it doesn't catch and pulls all the way out just like it would if I...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
02-10-2024, 06:52 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,200
'55 Ford car headlight swtich
Trivial thing that's driving me nuts. I stripped my '55 Ford dash bare to paint it, got everything assembled and back in it with no problems--except the headlight switch, I know the little button...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-17-2023, 07:23 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 441
Re: '38 Pickup Hood Hinges
'38 and '39 truck hinges are different but interchangeable. '39 has a better design for attaching the side panels at the cowl to keep them from rattling. I think I still have a pair of '38 hinges...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
12-17-2023, 07:18 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,127
Re: Need help ftting rear glass? 39 truck
The interior trim piece is the same '35-'39. Drake and other suppliers sell the rubber channel by the foot. Cut it to fit, rubber cement on the ends with the seam at the top. Tightening the screws...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
12-17-2023, 07:09 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 947
Re: 1956 Fairlane on Assembly Line
Wondering which assembly plant this is? My father worked at the Atlanta plant '52-'82. Note the family standing at left watching the assembly of their car.
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
11-06-2023, 05:21 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 508
Gear oil recommendation
What weight gear oil is everybody using in trans and rear end--'55 Ford car with 3 on the tree.
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
10-30-2023, 06:14 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 543
Re: '55-56 Throttle arm
The one that Patrick posted is the right one. I broke the bracket that bolts to the top of the block behind the intake.
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
10-29-2023, 07:15 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 543
'55-56 Throttle arm
I wasn't paying attention I pulled the 272 out of my '55--forgot to unbolt it where the bracket bolts to the back of the block and broke the bracket. Does anybody have a decent on a parts car? I...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
10-27-2023, 11:47 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 504
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Forum: Early V8
10-21-2023, 08:17 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 212
'37-'38 windshield regulator
Good used windshield regulator, fits '37 and '38 cars and trucks, good gears, no broken teeth. This is the mechanism that opens and closes the windshield.
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
10-17-2023, 10:10 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,314
Re: Are "$ Doors Classics"
People who don't like 4 door cars make them more affordable for those of us who do. My '55 Fairlane is a Town Sedan my parents bought new. When I get behind the wheel, I have the same steering...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
10-17-2023, 10:07 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 605
Re: The dang thing is out
Kind of obvious that the engine and transmission (with starter already attached) was bolted in the chassis as a unit before the body was lowered onto the frame. Henry wasn't considering that...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
10-10-2023, 07:30 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,486
Re: New to the Crew
Good looking '62. For some reason you don't see many '61 and '62 big Fords--lots more of the '63s and '64s. My father worked at the Atlanta assembly plant when they were building them. Worth...
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Forum: Early V8
10-05-2023, 08:08 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 222
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Forum: Early V8
10-05-2023, 08:05 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 185
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Forum: Early V8
10-05-2023, 08:02 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 140
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
10-03-2023, 08:24 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 925
Re: Engine size
The first character of the serial number tells you what engine it had from the factory. 7 indicates '57 model year. N indicates Norfolk VA assembly plant. G tells you it's a Custom 300. Now,...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
10-01-2023, 06:54 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,408
Re: It has arrived
What's the third character of the serial number which indicates the assembly plant? My father worked at the Atlanta plant when they were building them. If it's an Atlanta car, he leaded the seams...
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