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My 54 Ford turn signals do not reset after I make the corner. I can not remember if that is how they were back in the day. Or are mine just miss adjusted some how? I thought I would ask before I crawl under and try to figure it out myself. I hate it when I discover I just drove 5 miles with the...

I am replacing rear springs on my 54. I ordered new bolts and bushings from Macs but the bushings seem way too soft. I am thinking of going to energy suspension poly bushings. Has anyone tried these with positive results? I was amazed to see how the front attach bolt is only fixed on one...

I have a 1954 Sunliner, and purchased new top cylinders and a new 12volt pump. I am using the original hoses (or at least the ones that were in the car when I bought it). I blew the hoses out with an air hose. My problem is while bench testing, the cylinder with short hoses advances first and...

I know you can run a 6 volt starter on 12 volts, can anyone confirm that a 6v convertible electric pump will work on 12v? Will it run too fast?

There must be a trick to pulling the head light switch out? I need to get at the wire connections but can not figure out how to unscrew the switch. It looks like the Bessel may screw out but the knob is bigger and doesn't.

I have a 1954 Fordomatic transmission (air cooled torque converter) that I just took out of my car, for sale. It worked but it would be wise to go through it before reinstalling. Originally this car had a V8 but someone put a period correct 6 in it. I have that for sale as well. It was running...

I need to install new Jamco front coil springs in my 54 and have never replaced springs before. Can I get the original springs out by jacking up and removing the shocks? Or will I need to disassemble the A arms a bit? Any advice from those who have done this will be appreciated. Btw, the new...

I have a rusty set of stock exhaust manifolds for my 302. I'd like to make them look better but wonder if any of the home shop type coatings actually work? I know that ceramic coating is the way to go but I 'm thinking it would be too much money to put into these old manifolds. Can they even...

I am re-restoring a 54 sunliner. The sun visor brackets on the car wouldn't hold the visors correctly. I thought they must be reversed left to right as were other things I have found. After taking them off I have concluded there is no way they can be installed to work properly. If they were to...

I am rebuilding a 1979 302 to go into my 1954. today when I tried to set the crank in to the main bearings I found the center thrust bearing is too wide for the journal in the crank by about 0.010. It is the right bearing for the engine with a 20 under crank grind. I have done motorcycles and...

I know the 302 and C4 has been put in 1954 models, but will the 302 C6 combination fit? I think the C6 is bigger, is it too big? Any advice would be appreciated. John Adams November 2012 update: yes it fits easily.

I want to get new chrome wheels for my 54. Looking for 15x6 5x4.5 inch bolt pattern, zero offset. On ebay's compatibility checker they say these are not compatible with a 54 ford (Sunliner). Ok, well I thought since the original is a 5 inch wheel I will try that search and it says the same, 5...