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  1. Ole Don

    Old parts

    I was put on hospice yesterday. I want to give away a Model A bell housing that is clean, painted, and mounted on a chunk of plywood as a wall mount. The cost is, you have to take the other Ford parts too. I think the kids will chuck it all when I croak. Little Dearborn is about twenty miles...
  2. Ole Don

    This just in, Bonneville info

    Our friend from Connecticut Ron Icantspellit drove the roadster over 200 Saturday afternoon, the first flathead powered car to do this on gas. Watch on facebook under Laura Hot rod Mama San -------- for more updates.
  3. Ole Don

    Wanted, information

    Old man trying to help out a young guy here. He has acquired three banjo rear ends. One wide five, one 5 1/2 bolt circle five, and a post war pickup axle with the open drive shaft. The pickup axle turns freely, is marked 3.54, but has no drums. I have offered to try and find a value for them. He...
  4. Ole Don

    Good rubber parts

    A buddy wants to replace the cab mount rubber on a 66 pickup. I have read about some terrible quality rubber parts in the supply system now. Where is a good place to buy made in USA rubber parts for a reasonable price?
  5. Ole Don

    Turkey Day?

    Happy Thanksgiving fellow Ford nutz.:)
  6. Ole Don

    '55 Ford for sale

    Our 55 is being offered for adoption. We never own a car like this, we only care for them for a while. This car has been a family member since 1996. It has cruised state after state, rod runs, car shows, races, helped move us 700 miles to a warmer climate, and now because of poor health, we must...
  7. Ole Don

    Magazines

    Mama says its time to downsize, so she sold the house. I have magazines up the ying yang. Anyone want some? Dont have time to go through, come and get em.
  8. Ole Don

    '52 Ford 8 BA core engine

    I have a core engine out of a 52 truck. I drained out clean anti freeze and clear motor oil. I have the intake and heads off for inspection. The truck read 69,000 miles, I have no idea how accurate that is. The engine shows no cracks where they usually are found. PM me with an email address for...
  9. Ole Don

    312 wide top exhaust manifolds, new!

    I have a matching pair of new old stock exhaust manifolds I want to part with. I will take pictures if you email me, and package them for shipping if you pay from zip 62822 Don, email dcyr42@yahoo.com SOLD!
  10. Ole Don

    Pair of 30/31 cowl lights

    This is a very nice pair, freshly polished, new glass and reflectors, wired with new double filament sockets. Planned for turn signals, never used. They do not have the chrome mounting arm. Email dcyr42@yahoo.com for more info or pictures. SOLD!
  11. Ole Don

    52 Ford F1 project

    52 F1 project parts. Not a roller. I have a choice cab, a straight frame, a pickup box trailer, a front clip with steel F6 fenders, a pair of new one piece fiberglass F1 fenders for the front, deluxe cab stainless in great shape, a 1980 302 with AOD and all the wiring and computer to run the...
  12. Ole Don

    39 pedal sets.

    I have two 39 pedal sets. One has been cleaned, primed, painted, has new bushings on a new shaft, for 125.00 The other is as taken from a car for 75. You pay shipping. email dcyr42@yahoo.com Correction; these are 40's, not 39's.
  13. Ole Don

    Y block overflow tubes

    Some have questioned my overflow tube change. Below are pictures of before and after. The after pictures show hard chrome shafts sold by John Mummert, I bought these in 1999 and assembled low mile unworn 1.54 rockers. The first pictures shows rockers that came off an old well worn Y block. The...
  14. Ole Don

    Rocker arm oiling

    Some have questioned my overflow tube change. I have pictures of a rocker set put on in 1999, and they show no wear whatever. The first picture shows how most rockers look when they come off an old motor. The second picture shows how most rocker shafts wear more on the left side. The third...
  15. Ole Don

    Bad oil

    Some have talked about modern oil for old engines. I will try to post a picture that shows what happens with modern oil on a fresh reground cam with new valve springs. Within 1000 miles, two valves would loosen and need adjustment. The top of the lobes had gone away.
  16. Ole Don

    8 BA core

    I have an 8 BA that had clean green anti freeze in it, and it was full of oil, not so clean. I think it would make a good engine to rebuild for some one. The question is, should I remove the heads for inspection?
  17. Ole Don

    312 Y blcok engine

    Used engine, 56 312 block + .040, (320) standard crank, forged light domed pistons, HD rods, Isky cam, roller chain, ported G heads with OS SS valves, Blue thunder intake, 650 Holley, Christenson headers, ready to run. Dyno sheet goes with it, $3500.00 firm. Engine has about 10,000 miles. Email...
  18. Ole Don

    Nice used Y block cam and lifters

    Is there any interest at all in a very nice used cam and lifters in the correct order for a Y block. I had this advertised many months ago and had no emails or questions. The cam is like new, an aftermarket hot cam. It has been sent to Comp cams cam doctor. I have all the specs. I would not...
  19. Ole Don

    Y block reliabilty

    Some folks have asked if a Y block is a reliable engine. I just returned from a 3250 mile round trip to Bonneville. The 55 blew a head gasket. This summer it has been thrashed on the chassis dyno, then run five times down the 130 course, (one mile to accelerate to a 132 foot trap). The last run...
  20. Ole Don

    Forty wheels

    I have a pair of unmatched wheels for a forty Ford car. Both are sand blasted and primed, in very good condition. One is a four inch wide, the other four and a half wide. I want to sell the pair for a hundred bucks and you pay to ship or pick up.
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