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Just the cable set, from handle to wheels....tried Macs and Carpenter without any luck. Thanks

Hi Guys....here in the UK I can't find a supplier for a parking brake complete for my 56 Mercury Monterey 2door, (I,v had it just a few weeks) Can anybody point me in the right direction over there in the States , your help is very much appreciated...many thanks.

Thank you guys , your advice has been invaluable.....my head is still swimming though.

Many thanks my friend.

Spent hours on tinternet and here in the UK no chance of getting the auto ring gear required. Plenty in the US selling for manual gearboxes not Auto....tried Rock Autos, the same, can anybody help locate a supplier ? All help would be most appreciated, many thanks.

Thanks so much guys , been very helpful. So I,m looking to BUY JUST A BOLT ON RING GEAR ? Any idea where I can purchase one ? Any idea of a part number ? The gearbox etc is together and in the car at the moment so I have no idea what it looks like and if its air cooled or water...

Hi guys, brand new to this y block malarkey, a flathead man. I need on my 56 mercury monterey 312 auto a flex plate and a Bell housing. It might sound obvious but I know nothing about such things, i in Macs I,v seen a flex plate for a Fordamatic 312, is it the same as a mercomatic ?....the...

Strong spark,I tend to think its fuel delivery ( might be wrong) everything is new except the fuel pump although it appears to squirt ok, I have just orderd a new one even though I have a box of old pumps, Doing trial by elimination, thanks for your advice

Thanks for your help,no bowl on the pump and fuel reaching the carb, years ago I did a compression test,the cylinders varied with the lowest being around the 80s and the car fired up ok previously, the fact if fires up immediately with easy start squirted down the carb makes it more...

Hi guys....a head scratching problem. After years of on off restoring my 39 coupe it was on the road last year,it has been out about 4 times and each time it started OK but ran rough.i decided to renew everything that could have effected the problem. New Drake fuel tank and fuel line ,rebuilt...

Hi guys,just a quick one....I need a female dovetail repair kit for my 37 Zephyr coupe,any idea if a 37 Ford kit will fit or an alternative . Thanks. Jim.

JB WELD...that was it.

Yup agree,when I restored my 39 coupe banjo I had to remove a rear window to avoid an extreme bend...the wheel rim was broken to the metal in some places and cracked all over,I used a two part weld stuff ( can't remember the name) and much time and patience,I masking taped individual spokes and...

Thanks guys ,I,ll carry on as normal and just keep an eye on the dip stick and water level .

Hi Frank ( met you in Tahoe). I did warm it up and the oil level seems ok,I put in about 1/4 pint of water this morning to top it up,during the summer the water level was constant but you know how the imagination works,although probably nothing to get concerned about . Cheers. Jim.