Crestline Steering Wheel
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miker98038
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That’s just gorgeous. Not just the wheel, but the whole look. How about a picture of the full interior. And exterior, you know how we love pictures.
mercman from oz
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Perfect addition to your 1954 Ford Victoria. Nice
mercman from oz
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1954 Ford Crestline Victoria
54VICTORIA
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mercman from oz
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Y Block looking good
Merc Cruzer
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1954 Ford Crestline Victoria
Beautiful.
54VICTORIA
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54VICTORIA
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I bought the car in February 2022, after finding it and really liking a lot of the way it was built and also finding out that it was originally built by Ford (7) days after I was born it sealed the deal for me. My goal was to give it that fifties hot rod look so I bought all new wheels and tires then put the four bar hubcaps on. The engine is actually a 1960 292, so I dressed up the motor and installed power steering and power disc brake system on the front. I also installed a Pertronix Igniter II module and converted it to alternator. Then I rebuilt the speedometer pod with a new lens and a perfect used dome and all new jewel lens. The speedometer mechanism was restored by Bob’s Speedometer in Michigan. Of course a lot of other little changes to get it the way that I wanted, try to drive it daily as much as possible.
poolplayer1
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That is a very nice looking car. I see where you installed power steering and also have power brakes. How bad was it to install the power steering components? That is what I want to do to my 55 Ford wagon. Was it a complete kit that you bought? If so, where did you get it from?
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scicala
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Was that a factory accessory in '54, or is that from a '50-'51 Crestiner ?
I know the center cap isn't from a '50 or'51.
Sal
miker98038
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Really pretty. Punches all the buttons for a great cruiser, especially in Lk Havasu. Light color, a/c, a real year round drive down there. I’ve got an acquaintance who winters down there and drives his 37 Chevy down from Portland every year.
54VICTORIA
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It was a kit however, I would never do it again! The steering gear was bad in the kit, the wrong steering shaft connector in the kit was wrong and the pump bracket had to be modified to fit correctly. I would look into an electric assist steering system if something is available or leave it the way it is.
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54VICTORIA
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I’m not really sure, I just liked the two tone steering wheel and was told it was a Crestline wheel. It took over a year and half to get all the components sorted out before he cast the wheel, but glad I was patient.
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very beautiful car the wheel is for 52-53 ford car the 54 wheel is all white it is still a beauty
KULTULZ
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I noticed the integral box install in your engine bay photo.
Was the 'KIT' the one offered by GEARHEADS years ago with the (their) modified SAGINAW 605 box?
What did you do to straighten the swap out?
54VICTORIA
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I bought the kit off eBay (ezsteer) the coupler that came with was one with flex joint however it was to long so I had to replace it with a solid straight coupler then cut the steering shaft length to fit. The pump mounting bracket didn’t fit as well as I liked so I cut one of the mounting ears off and welded back on for a better fit. Also had to bend the thick metal plate some to get a square belt alignment for the belt. The gear box didn’t work properly and the seller kept saying it wasn’t bleed properly however I ended up buying a new gearbox and using the bad one as a core. The gearbox ended up fitting an Isuzu Trooper. Like I mentioned earlier I would recommend this kit, also had to buy some stainless steel header because I couldn’t find any manifolds that would fit past the gearbox to do dual exhaust.
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