Recent content by william.sykes@att.net

No, it is a stock set up except for the tube shocks conversion.

Yes, I agree as that may be my ultimate solution. I have tried to persuade it but the link is "over center" and the twisted stabilizer bar is holding it in place. I think I might have to disconnect the link at the sway bar and allow it to return to the correct position. In the future as I...

Here is a better image of my front tube shocks and shock link. The tube shock is connected directly to the axle pin. The link connects the stabilizer bar to the other axle pin. The problem is with the stabilizer bar and the link being jammed. Is it possible that I can't use a stabilizer bar...

Thanks, I see what you mean. I'll give it a try.

This has happened with lever shocks and when I converted to tube shocks. The stabilizer bar is preventing the shock links from returning to their correct position. When the wheel sags upon lifting the front end, the shock links rotate and the stabilizer bar twists and locks it in the incorrect...

Yes, they are both the same length.

I have a 1946 Ford Super Deluxe and when I jack up the front with the tire off of the ground, the shock link will swing up and jam the stabilizer bar. When I put the car back on the ground, the shock link is still jammed and the car is about 3 inches higher on the side that is jammed. Is my...

Can anyone tell me what bulb goes in the pillar light on a 46 Ford Super Deluxe?

Readings were taken with a modern direct reading mechanical gauge.

I'm a new guy with V-8 Flathead Fords. I have a 1946 Ford 239 cu. in. which I believe is the original engine with 64,000 miles. Upon starting, I have 40 psi oil pressure at idle and approx. 70 psi at road speed measured with a mechanical gauge. I'm running 20w-50 oil and I have installed...