Well, it's out of a Mercury of some sort. Doesn't matter, it's still a disc brake 9". 3.00 gears, no limited slip (which doesn't matter much at...
Well, I've stumbled upon a nice 9" Ford rearend with disc brakes. Not really my original intention, but it may work perfectly and the price is...
Oh boy! I love fuel economy posts since I have some info that's not the norm. Flame away...I'm just a messenger. Not that it's a AD pickup,...
Had a rough quote of $2500 to do some bodywork on the cab (including cab-corners) and put both the interior and exterior in primer. For my truck...
Shop (and truck) are located back in Iowa. Tho I'm sure they'll be getting a nasty winter this year as well. Very few leaks in the building, so...
I wrote a response last night, but it apparently didn't post...so here's some pics instead...
Long Awaited Update Well, finally got home to see the truck. Found out a few bits of info... First, the engine is a 55-57 235 out of a truck....
Funny, only folks that have done any electrical work would know what 00 or 0 mean for a wire size. Good thing I tend to do that stuff at work....
I'll have him recheck it. I'm not physically near the truck, otherwise I'd probably already have the engine out and be inspecting it. ;) Andy
My dad was able to locate a few numbers on the cylinder head of my 3100. The engine is reportedly a '59 235. I couldn't seem to locate this...
Well, that makes perfect sense. Man, I really did buy an old truck. :D Thanks! Andy
I had hoped the oil question wouldn't spark a huge debate (seen it go downhill on other message boards). Your answer was all that I was looking...
Air cooled VWs were my first lesson in mechanics. They paid off! If anything they helped to learn that an older car needs constant...
So, I'm a newbie here. I recently purchased a '51 3-window Chevy. As can be expected, it's a little worse for wear. The body is good, and for...
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