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I have those heads on my 53 8BA. I used the straight water neck that 51 Merc-ct showed. With Ol Rons guidance I had them milled down to achieve the right chamber clearance. The only problem I had was the oil fill tube was directly over the water neck. I capped the oil fill hole on the intake and...

If there is no system like bill3337 stated near you then USPS is your best bet.

Here are a couple after a quick google search. Also Speedway sells a complete kit including the transmission for just over $3000 http://www.transdepot.net/Ford-Flathead-to-AOD-Transmission-_p_753.html http://www.transmissionadapters.com/Pricing.htm

Do what deuce roadster says. Mine looked way worse then that when pulled. I cleaned it up and put a new float on it and it works pretty good. It is not perfect but is accurate at full and empty, sometimes around half a tank it will fluctuate a bit but then steadies out again at 1/4. Good luck.

Sorry guys, the site worked this morning. I just tried it again and the site is not responding.

http://shoebox-central.com/lights-2 have them listed

Nice looking car. My 53 Vicky has what pretty much everyone has already said. 2 lights in the C pillars and one under the dash controlled by door switches and an interior light switch on the dash.

Great looking 53.

Happy belated birthday Ron. I always look forward to your posts. Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions through PM. The old flathead is running great thanks to you. Cheers.

Awesome. Glad you got it figured out. Enjoy

I just put a set of Reds headers on my 53 Victoria. Very nice fit. My old stock manifolds were cracked and broken. I did it for ease of installation. If the old manifolds were in good shape I would have left it alone. I do love the sound tho!

Check over on the HAMB. Sign up to the 52-59 Ford social group. Lots of info there.

Good things do happen to good people

I have purchased from Bob Drake and these guys http://www.steelerubber.com/ . Both companies sent quality parts that fit very well and only needed minor tweaking ( body hole just needed to be opened up a bit)

Transfer of ownership is $30. He took care of the forms, research and filing the appropriate papers.