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Sorry to have vacated for some time this thread. Moved homes, changed jobs, built a barn, an I have a 2-1/2 year old son now and planning the arrival of #2. The old ‘48 is still with me-patiently waiting.. among other “stuff”.. [emoji106] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

hmmmm... I really don't know. I'm pretty certain that the moderators here cross over into the H.A.M.B. and if you shoot them an email for your lost password--they can help you out. Were you a member on there?? Or just wanting to register?

Are you running inner tubes?

hah...guy told me tonight he decided to keep the '53 Merc motor....grrrr

So--as goes the spirits of projects like this--thoughts come to mind like-- Should I refresh the 59A?? or--snag a Mercury flathead to drop in the engine bay of this big girl??? I have a line on one in northern Wisconsin that is out of a '53 Mercury-just looking for some thoughts--input..

189j40.. I think you're talking about the K-D 920 which basically looks like a c-clamp.. You can circumvent your wife's short sale of your stuff and sell it to me!! I'll give ya $10! (and i'll pay you shipping & handling costs..) :)

Okay..SO--I'm after a couple tools to make this job a little more easy.. I've got a select few already--but I think there are a couple others that will really make this job go more smoothly.. Here's what I have already K-D NO. 700 SUNNEN Flathead Spring tool similar to K-D (not as good in...

Here she is with the "new" 8.20-15.00 tires stuck on her feet..

Bart-you're going to have to take some pictures as everyone's response above reverences the commonly known safety glass construction.. If yours is truly like a "storm window"--it'd be interesting to see..

I pulled the pan yesterday--and saw nothing out of the ordinary.. All the engine sludge seemed to be located on top of the engine (intake, valve galley, etc) meanwhile the crankshaft throws and rods and bottoms of pistons were all dry.. The cam looks good too as it is still clean and I don't see...

...located the wheels I needed.. please delete thread

dwick-- I'm no expert--I just don't have much fear when it comes to disassembling things.. I don't get too carried away with all the mechanicals--but when it comes to reconditioning things--it isn't too hard if everything seems mechanically "ok". Put together a thread showing your...

Here is what is know known as Flathead Caverns.. The sludge and grime is so thick--but it seemed to have protected the top end of the engine so far.. Looking forward to getting the oil pan and clutch cover removed to see what is really lurking inside.. I was happy that the heads came off pretty...

update... 9-22-13 I pulled the heads off, and both sides look basically the same.. I took some better pictures with my camera, but here are the phone pics for now.. There is some major sludge in the valley area where the lifters are located... Also--looked like black vaseline oozing from the...

Are you willing to separate the set?? and--are these the early F1 rims from the late 40's-50's??

...tried to rock the car to break the engine loose again.. Also stuck the breaker bar on the crank bolt again-----no luck still.. Next step will be to remove the heads and then yank the engine/trans.. Just the way things go sometime... I then took to cleaning up the body a little bit...

So... Attempted to give the engine another go today.. no luck.. still sticking.. I dumped some Marvel Oil in the cylinders to let it sit again and see if it'll soak through during the next week.. (still fingers crossed..) Here's what it looks like now.. Here's the filter canister and a...

...last weekend... Attempted to rotate the engine--no luck.. removed the spark plugs--combustion chambers and valve faces looked clean.. ..still wouldn't turn.. started pulling front end apart.. dumped some power steering fluid in the cylinders--been sitting in it all week.. I'm hoping it...

Thank you.. I think I might do some work on it this weekend...

Well-so far I've got a total of 3 of the 15" x 5" version of wheels collected for the car--waiting on two more. I've also got a line on a set of beauty rings and hubcaps too. I scored these 8.20-15.00 US Royal 2-1/2" whitewall tires for $100.. They've got about 500 miles on them as they were...