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i only use the flat head to get the cows and pick up the mail this car brings back good memories grand father had 52 ford 4dr one and only car all the rest trucks in his life time cousin had 53 sedan 2dr ;skirts ,whip antena , black lights, real babe magnet !! he would leave his keys in it when...

left side was way down with week spring , so i leveled the car i've done alignment on my 55 crown and my 66 mopars with old school snap on alignment tool never king pin

i have a 54 victoria (canadian)with king pins the car drove great until i shimed up the left coil 1 1\2" , now it pulls to the right like crazy i tried adjusting the toe with no luck any idea's thx lorne

i went on Timmy's sight last night and he looks like a busy guy i'll go see a local flat head builder in the morning i'm pretty sure i'll put crank in with no seal and rotate and snug the bolts (no washers)maybe a bitt of blue loctite then move crank forward and back ' then take measurement ...

i did post in early , they tell me to by a book wich i already have

i aquired a trans, it has 2 leavers on left and one on the tail(R10F-1C) and a solenoid on each side T86 im guessing for a y block??

i'm ready to reasemble my 53- 255flatty (canadian54)everything seems to be strate forward except crank caps alignment . there is movement in the caps . how do i know when there on straight. also some use lock washers and or lock tite i never did ... lorne ps my 55 crown is working great...

crank cap alignment and do you put lock washers or lock tight or nothing?

my 53 flat head is all cleaned up and ready to go back together. does any know wr i can get instructions on line-shop manual etc this is my first flatty Lorne

my 55 crown victoria is 3 on the tree, to install a power steering box wich i have will bolt directly on the frame but i have to move shifter to the floor is there a special shifter or can i get one at any swap meet

thank you

my 54 crestline flatty is 6v positive ground i have one wire altinator and 12v battery and coil how do i reverse positive ground at this point im just worried about engine compartment , i'll deal with lights and gauges later

wow! the way iread the chart 53- 41 3/16 54's 41 5/8 (3&4 teeth?) 55's 39 7/8 even with magnafying glass its hard to read but you answered my question "there is a diference" thx

yes my 54 is canadian because its a flat head my 55 is U S with at least a worn out worm gear

i have 4 steering boxes here with stars on them a 53-54 and 55's wich all look the same question: is a 54 steering shaft same length as 55,if so can i take good box and shaft from 54 and bolt in my 55 no issues ...