Carb on Stock '55 Vic?

Anteek29

Anteek29

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Have a '55 Vic (3 speed OD 272 dual exhaust) coming in. Judging from the round inlet with horizontal crossbar air cleaner, it must have a 4 bbl carb?
OMG - Could it be the infamous towering inferno teapot?
Well, I'll know for sure when the car arrives.
 

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Anteek29 said:
Have a '55 Vic (3 speed OD 272 dual exhaust) coming in. Judging from the round inlet with horizontal crossbar air cleaner, it must have a 4 bbl carb?

OMG - Could it be the infamous towering inferno teapot?

Well, I'll know for sure when the car arrives.
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Don't let the H4000 worry you. Properly setup, it is a good carb, especially if the car is a dedicated resto.
 
I agree. Don't pay attention to the towering inferno tales. They are only that to people that don't know carburetors, but love old tales.
Good luck with your car when it arrives !


Sal
 
Anteek29 said:
Have a '55 Vic (3 speed OD 272 dual exhaust) coming in. Judging from the round inlet with horizontal crossbar air cleaner, it must have a 4 bbl carb?
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Interesting. Where did you hear or learn of this? I have been trying to figure out the horizontal and vertical bars for awhile.
 
Beautiful '55 Victoria !


From the picture in post #1, it appears the engine has been updated to a later intake manifold. Appears to be a '56 style (ECZ-A), but more likely a '57 (ECZ-B).
Appears to have original style '55 heads with the core plugs though.


Sal
 
scicala said:
From the picture in post #1, it appears the engine has been updated to a later intake manifold. Appears to be a '56 style (ECZ-A), but more likely a '57 (ECZ-B).


Appears to have original style '55 heads with the core plugs though.

Sal
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We'll ask him to remove the ACL when he gets it ...
 
Early 56 heads had the core plugs. Oddly enough, both were "C" heads. And, you must have real goooood eyesight - I really can't see the core plugs in the heads.


The coil mount is the 56-57 mount
 
paul2748 said:
Early 56 heads had the core plugs. Oddly enough, both were "C" heads. And, you must have real goooood eyesight - I really can't see the core plugs in the heads.


The coil mount is the 56-57 mount
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Yes, the early '56 heads still had core plugs. Don't see them very often though. My eyesight isn't that good, but when clicking on the picture to increase the size, I can see the core plug on the pass. side head.


Sal
 
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Originally Posted by Anteek29

Have a '55 Vic (3 speed OD 272 dual exhaust) coming in. Judging from the round inlet with horizontal crossbar air cleaner, it must have a 4 bbl carb?
Interesting. Where did you hear or learn of this? I have been trying to figure out the horizontal and vertical bars for awhile.




From my experience the '55 air cleaners had a horizontal bar at the inlet, and '56 had a vertical bar, and have seen with no bar also for '56. Don't know if one is early or late production. Not sure what the reason is to even have a bar there, except for maybe induction noise ?


Sal
 
That air inlet tip on the air cleaner is a separate stamped steel part that gets pressed onto the air cleaner at the factory. The way the tip should be installed is with the "bar" oriented vertically. The purpose of the bar is to separate the air in the middle of the inlet so it will flow around on the inside of the air-cleaner. But I have seen many of them oriented horizontally. I always called those "factory bloopers".
 
Is that an 8-volt battery??? It is odd to see that this car has the cheaper vacuum type heater control instead of the deluxe type with the thermostatically controlled water valve and bypass hose.
From the photo, the steering wheel appears to be black. In '55, All Fairlane models had the steering wheel painted to match the color of the dashboard and interior garnish mouldings.
Not being picky. I didn't re-paint my interior with the factory colors either.
 
Yes, the battery has 4 cells = 8 volt. At some point I will either revert to the original 6 volts or upgrade to 12 volts.
I have verified the steering wheel is not black but does perfectly match the turquoise interior.
 
scicala said:
From my experience the '55 air cleaners had a horizontal bar at the inlet, and '56 had a vertical bar, and have seen with no bar also for '56. Don't know if one is early or late production. Not sure what the reason is to even have a bar there, except for maybe induction noise ?

Sal
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Daves55Sedan said:
That air inlet tip on the air cleaner is a separate stamped steel part that gets pressed onto the air cleaner at the factory. The way the tip should be installed is with the "bar" oriented vertically. The purpose of the bar is to separate the air in the middle of the inlet so it will flow around on the inside of the air-cleaner. But I have seen many of them oriented horizontally. I always called those "factory bloopers".
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OK. Makes sense.

I have photos of either being on either year but being so long ago and parts being swapped may explain it.
 
My '55 Mercury I had when a kid had a horizontal bar at the inlet. I know it was the original air cleaner. Have seen more '55's like this than any other way. Same with the vertical bar on the '56.


Sal
 
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