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  1. 55Brodie

    parking lamp ID please...

    Those are also correct for a 56 Mainline.
  2. 55Brodie

    cam bearings

    Punctuation is your friend.
  3. 55Brodie

    1955 Fairlane body side moulding clips.

    These clips are installed in the square punched holes by inserting the short tab so it abuts the edge of the hole and push in the long tab in to the hole. While holding the clip in place with one hand, insert an awl or similar tool to spread the long tab tight against its side of the hole. To...
  4. 55Brodie

    Screeching power steering

    Maybe the sheave (pulley) is worn and it is time for a new one.
  5. 55Brodie

    Heater hose routing

    Not 100% certain on a 56, but my 55 has the suction side (water pump fitting) routed to the lower hose on the heater core.
  6. 55Brodie

    Can You Identify This Steering Wheel

    I think it is 56 or later judging by the dish depth. Mercury maybe?
  7. 55Brodie

    Colour of headliner and wind lace

    thecvaonline.com/howtos/DataPlateDecoder.pdf This should help.
  8. 55Brodie

    1955 Customline for sale

    http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/1955-ford-customline.988052/ Here is a link to my HAMB listing.
  9. 55Brodie

    Stuck y block update

    Is the clutch stuck?
  10. 55Brodie

    fordomatic transmission

    Actually, from a dead stop in drive, you can stand on it and it should drop (automatically-pun intended) into low gear. Then ease off the accelerator and it will probably bypass second gear and shift into high. Pretty cool ****** once you get all that monkey-motion linkage dialed in.
  11. 55Brodie

    292 teapot starting issues

    You might check to see if you have a phenolic spacer between your carb's base and the intake manifold. That will help insulate the carb from boil over/evaporation when you shut down.
  12. 55Brodie

    Taller axle gears for our '57 Ford Skyliner

    Existing driven gear tooth count X 1.187 = new required tooth count. (3.56 ÷ 3)
  13. 55Brodie

    Taller axle gears for our '57 Ford Skyliner

    I have the 3.00 in my 55 Customline with 312 and a CruiseOMatic. Runs great and only spins about 2400 rpms at 70 mph. 26.5 inch tall tire.
  14. 55Brodie

    Taller axle gears for our '57 Ford Skyliner

    3.00:1 ratio is readily available aftermarket for the 9 inch.
  15. 55Brodie

    Ford-O-Matic vrs Cruise-O-Matic

    Cruise-O was available from 58-62 for y-block cars. 61 and later featured a vacuum modulater. Other FE powered car green dot Cruise-O transmissions can be mated to a y-block if you have the correct converter, flexplate and bellhousing. 61 and 62 bell housings were aluminum and save about 50lbs.
  16. 55Brodie

    Installing Headliner 56 post coupe?

    To do it correctly you need to remove the glass front and rear,
  17. 55Brodie

    Taking the engine out of my car and need advice

    Drop the oil pan and cleanthe crud out of the strainer. Switch to a spin on filter and replace the oil pump.
  18. 55Brodie

    Mating engine and trans 352 cruisomatic

    Check to see if the flex plate bolts are too long, or maybe you left off a round spacer.
  19. 55Brodie

    Oil Filter Adapter Installation

    Use a 6 point. You will most likely need to spend some time with the socket and the old bench grinder to reduce the outside diameter and to eliminate the lead-in chamfer. That bolt that holds the adapter has a real shallow head. Also an air impact wrench with several u-joints and extensions is...
  20. 55Brodie

    55...272....3 speed...dual exhaust?

    They will absolutely clear no problem.
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