Recent content by 50mercfan

thanks guys, thats exactly what i needed to know. i have some copper line on the shelf.

anyone know where i hook up an aftermarket oil pressure gauge line to a y-block?

thanks for the help everyone. im going to pick up the fordo and a 3 duece intake and carbs this morning.

whats the year range that would bolt up to and work on my 272?

i would normally agree, but im not swaping to a modern transmission. the PO installed a rear axle out of a granada. the gear is high enough that it only gets to around 1600 to 1800 on the highway now. and overdrive would be too much.

thanks joe. i've used coolers before. lokar makes an fmx shifter they claim is close

thanks ben, i understand that now. are the park, reverse, and neutral in the normal places on the selector?

how so? too long? too short? splines?

not sure exactly. im pretty sure he said it was in a 55 crown vic.

i have been doing some reading here. i'm confused. can you not put it in drive and go? there was some talk about starting in different gears. is it actually water cooled with coolant? or oil cooled like a more modern transmission? my dad had a 56 thunderbird. you could just put the car in drive...

Hello fellas, I have a 55 Customline 2 door sedan. It has the 272 with 3speed manual transmission. I wanted to swap the transmission to a C4 ,but, the swap kits are too expensive. I found a ford-o-matic for a reasonable price out of a 55 crown vic. What problems should i expect with the swap...

good tip.

thanks for the heads up, i'll check that out too.

Thats what i was thinking too. I didn't know if the manual pump would pull through the electric pump and pressure regulator.

I've seen a few post on what seems to be a common problem with Y-Blocks. Vapor lock. Why? why would one engine be more prone than others? It doesn't make sense to me. Heat is heat and an engine is an engine, Right? I recently bought a 55 customline with a 272. It's obvious that the previous...