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Re: Question for ‘39 pickup experts Not even close. Your looking for a piece with a slightly flat elliptical shape and rolled edges that affix to the clips.

Around here a non running FE engine goes for $100-$300. These were good engines and Ford made millions of them from '58 thru the late '60's. Their big and heavy and unless you have a vehicle that originally came with one they are not a popular swap. I just rebuilt a '66 390 and parts are...

While I agree that most 59 series engines will fail the pencil test, there are early 59 series that will pass the test. Every one I have seen started out with a 3 1/16 bore and most were factory relieved. Best to measure the bore to know for sure. I have never seen a 59 series with an L suffix...

I have no date when these were released but I believe it was for the 59 AB trucks with the larger clutch. I have a few on the shelf and can snap some photos if you want to see what they look like.

They were not a lugger, more like a V8 60 that likes higher RPM. Most big cars from that era were high torque motors that ran fine in high gear at lower speeds. That type of driving was not conducive to long life for the Lincoln 12. As noted earlier, if the lifters were working and one kept the...

I heard that Oregon Plating recently closed but if this is wrong, I have used them in the past but be prepared for a long wait and they were quite costly. I was not aware that Eastside did chrome anymore but they are reputable. Try Pacific NW Plating in Vancouver. They do good work, are...

Not to be contradictory but I have a passenger side mirror on my '39 pickup and it gives a good field of view.

The 205-80's are 6 ply, 4 polyester and 2 steel. They are made in the UK and my tire guy said they were used on Range Rovers back in the '90's. I don't think they are made anymore.

I'm running the 205-16's on 4" wide rims. They don't looked pinched to me and ride good. I have a set of 5" wide Zephyr wide 5's that I thought about putting these Michelins on but they seem to work fine on the stock rims. An interesting side note, none of these tires required balancing.

No, I'm running tubes. Too many rivets in the wide 5 to make me feel comfortable with tubeless.

I'm running 205 80R 16's Michelin's on my '39 pickup. Can't seem to wear them out.

You might be able to rotate the adjustment sleeve away from the pan but the Mercury pan was never a great choice for this application. Try looking for a '48 thru '50 pickup pan. These are also known as a "step" pan due to the rear sump and the graduated steps on the front. This will allow the...

I'm not sure your Loadmatic distributor will get the proper vacuum signal from this setup.

I don't know when the "L" block was released but I imagine it was after 1945. I have seen "L" blocks in both factory relieved and non relieved variants. Usually the relieved blocks were used in trucks. I also don't know if they were produced for truck application exclusively.

Never heard of a "W" block but the "L" block in the 59 series was noted for having thicker cylinder walls, hence could take a larger overbore. Off set ground Mercury cranks were common and I have seen flatheads bored/stroked to 312 cubic inch's. These would run hot and as SuperReal notes, were...