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    Best 507 C gaskets

    2 Gaskets in original wrapper....shipping extra.Cant liad photos from phone for some reason.
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    35 Coupe oil pan removal

    I have a 59ab motor in my 35 coupe and want to remove the oil pan while the motor is in the car. Motor has Reds headers and dual exhaust. Suggestions, advise, pit falls all welcome. Have isolated a loud ticking to cylinder 4 and thinking wrist pin clearance. Adjustable lifter clearances have...
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    12V vs 6V crab distributor

    Did a quick Thread search but no luck. Acquired a good running crab distributor off a 6 volt car. What changes if any are required to this distributor to run on an engine converted to 12V ? Condenser maybe? Using as a spare. Thanks
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    Crab dist shaft brg support breakage

    My 59ab with 2 bolt crab started acting up. Points were oil soaked. Sent to Skip and he found the shaft bearing support by the rotor to be cracked. He replaced the shaft assembly and the plate assembly with a good bearing support. After a few miles car started running poorly only to find the new...
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    Crab rebuilder Punta Gorda

    Is there anyone in the Punta Gorda Florida area that rebuilds crab distributors ?
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    6.5-16 Goodyear w/Wide 5 rims

    Brand new (4) Goodyear Deluxe All weather tires and tubes mounted on wide 5 rims. Only been on the garage floor moving car around. Rims have all the hub cap clips. Prefer local pick up but will ship at buyers expense.
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    36 Wide 5 spider caps new

    Set of 4 spider caps for a 36 ford wide 5 wheel. Don't think they have ever been mounted on a wheel. Excellent condition
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    59ab ticking noise

    Fresh rebuild, all new valve train components, 150 miles max. Schneider 3/4 cam w/adjustable lifters. Stock fuel pump with electric pump @ tank. Stock and aluminum intakes same "thickness" at the fuel pump stand so I used the existing pump rod. Ticking noise as engine gets warm. Removed...
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    Dropped axle/mech. brakes

    Has anyone successfully done a dropped axle with mechanical brakes. If so how big a drop and any pitfalls I should know. Thinking about leaving the mech brakes and using some equalizing devices instead of converting to hydraulics.....just something different this time.
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    Widening Wide 5 rims

    I'd like to widened the wide 5s to 6 inches. Any suggestions on resources for doing so. ? Can tubeless radials be successfully used on these rims
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    59ab hard start when hot

    Car starts fine....hard starting when hot.....just a few minutes after turning off. Crab distributor with points from Bubba using his supplied coil and balast. The coil is blue in color as the first one was purple and defective which was gladly replaced. The 2 holley 94s were done by charlie ny...
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    35 Steering column/lighting

    Finally got the 35 five window project together and driving. 59ab ,12 volt neg ground, not using any of the stock gauges. All gauges, Oil pressure, amps H20 Temp and fuel gauge work . Still using the floor starter button. Car starts and runs fine. No dome light in car. No turn signals(yet) no...
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    35/36 radio control boxes(2)

    Have two control boxes, was told one worked and the other needed repair. Very heavy units.. $150.00/pair plus shipping.....OBO
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    Mercury/Ford front seat

    Need a front seat for my 51 Merc 2 dr. Will Ford 49-51 front seats fit ? Any alternate suggestions if not.
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    1931 Roadster

    This roadster was owned by the same family since 1954 . It spent most of it's life in California, Hawaii and finally to Minnesota where I purchased Dec 2012. During this ownership it saw very little use and was last "modified" in the 50s. It currently has a B motor with a Mallory dual point...
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    35 to 37 frame

    My 35 5 window coupe frame is useable but a clean 37 frame became available. Will my 35 body fit on this 37 frame. The car is slightly modified with a flathead, T-5 trans, parallel rear springs and solid front axle. What frame mods if any are required.
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    crankshaft end play

    Finally assembling the freshly machined 59ab motor with a .010 under 4" stroke crank. Main bearing clearances, (new bearings), measure .0015 but the crank end play is .010. This is a hobby car, like most, seeing limited use. What are my repair options and what can I expect if I don't don't fix...
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    Big bore and valves

    Inherited a disassembled 59 motor with 3.400 bore and matching pistons and a 4.00 in crank,- .010/.010 on full floating mains and rods. The intake seats are ground at 30 degrees and supposedly for 1.625 dia intakes. Having the block sonic tested before going any further and if it checks out...
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