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They are in!!!! I hope I put the front springs in correctly. I really really don’t want to do that again any time soon. Now I am off to installing...
I am going to try a set of 66 T Bird parking cables to see if they work. I am thinking that something is wrong with the set I got. The springs...
I had a productive weekend finally on Betty-well mostly productive. Got her shocks installed (giant pain in the butt and I didn't have the tank...
Well I checked all of the rod journals and found the crank to have been turned once. If I read the numbers correctly she is about 12 under now. I...
I will try that tip, thanks. Running my finger across the wear spot, it is smooth and no noticeable ridge or height difference. So, I am going to...
Up on the slow progress. Both upper control arms are in and the lower pass side is done and awaiting time to go in after I weld the spacers in....
Got the valley an oil pans off, not to bad. It has 312 caps. Some sludge but not too bad. So as long as the bearings are good, I will regasket her...
Oldfox and Twinkie, thank you. I just saw that HG was a steel version and not a composition so I assumed it was original. Oh well, not like have...
Well they are off! Used a block of wood and some tire irons and they popped right off easily, after a few good whacks. And this is what I found....
More progress. Since I manage to always find the obscure items to buy/restore/fix this should come as no surprise that the MC is a Ford oddball....
Well got her off and set aside. Everything, even the ring gear is in great shape. I don’t think the tranny has ever been apart from the engine....
Well, I had the control arms blasted and am painting them now along with the MC and new spindle. I installed one upper ball joint today and will...
My car came with a 292, 2 bbl. but the power train from the fairlane that I got was a 312. Either way I am just happy to have a functional power...
Well according to the crank shaft, I have a 312! I will verify it when I am able to pull the pan and look at the caps. Ok, This week I am...
Got back yesterday from grabbing my power train and assorted bits and bobs. I got the whole power train (looking more and more like a 312) plus,...
Ok, I got the rear end brake lines in and I ran the long brake line so that I can start tomorrow to do the ends, supports and protectors. Got the...
Well, I just put a deposit down on a complete 312 (hopefully-well it had a 4bbl carb at least) power train. I will get the rad, engine, tranny and...
Finally an update. The front brake line is in, there are shocks are in and the rear brake line is mocked up. I know where I am growing to run the...
Alright, going to start making up brake lines shortly. I will run the brake/fuel lines on the inside of the frame since I cannot get the clamp off...
Ok, got one of the upper ball joints out. Now here is a NOS upper ball joint and the question is how do I install it? Do I take the rubber off,...
