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I am looking to put a 59A motor into a '35. I have searched around and found some links to parts that are no longer available so I thought I would ask the question anew. What if anything needs to be done to put a 59A motor into a '35 chassis? I know the upper radiator hoses are going to be...

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Yes

Hello, I am looking for someone in the Los Angeles area that can (and will) do the insert main conversion on a 21 stud engine. I’ve tried 2 places. One hasn’t gotten back to me and the other isn’t interested in the job. Any leads would be appreciated. Thanks, Scott

Re: What’s this hole for? Dirty picture is my first pickup disassembly in '02 and it has the tstat passing through. Clean picture is my second pickup after restoration in '05, also with the tstat passthrough. Not definitive, but I would say the hole is for the thermostat. -Scott

Looks to be, yes, but I will not know for sure until its apart -Scott

I am helping with a '40 Mercury. The rear axle was partially disassembled by a well meaning but uninformed person that is pretty strong. Strong enough that on the passenger side the axle end is mushroomed over and the drum is cockeyed to the backing plate. I tried my KR Wilson puller and the...

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Sale pending

Here is a pair of Fenton headers. New condition except for a tiny bit of surface rust. $180 plus shipping. -Scott 1939mars@gmail.com

For Sale: Pistons, wrist pins, wrist pin keepers, connecting rods, connecting rod nuts and 2 sets of connecting rod bearings -Pistons are 3 3/16, 40 over (3.225") for 4" crank. Pistons look like good used. Cannot tell new vs used for pins, keepers and nuts -Some connecting rods are stamped...

1959 Mercury Maintenance Manual in excellent condition. Hundreds of pages Contact Scott at 1939mars@gmail.com or 626-437-0947

It has not but I think it is a coincidence not connected to the clutch freeplay. I ran the motor with a bare flywheel and the noise was there. My money is on something to do with the starter.

Added some free play. Has about 3/4 inch

I have a front '36 shock that is supposed to be good. In the middle of travel you can only budge it with great force (by that I mean held in place on a 2x4 with a significant amount of my weight on it). It turns with lower force by hand near the ends of travel. The pointer does not seem to...