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Isn't this akin to putting A.C. in a non A.C. car?

665-1339 and 665-1917 were the ones I used for the sweep spear front piece. I do not think they are the same size for the rest of the car. I was just happy I could get some local without having to pay shipping!

I Got the clips from a NAPA catalog, just basic clips that worked. Better than paying $20 on the internet. they're not correct but no one will know.

Well the 17 gallon tank could very well be shorter than the 19. The only benefit is when you're on E, you have 2 gallons left in the tank.

After two years I finally have the sweep spear back on the car!

oops! I posted on the wrong thread! I hate phones. Anyways, it's a audible popping noise. I cannot hear it at higher RPM but its only audible with the breather off. That would be a valve problem right? Could it be a collapsed lifter and excess lash? Also can a moderator moves this to my me and my Buick thread?

Alright give me the bad news...

I love hardware stores. I went in expecting to buy 10 feet of 3/8" round stock and 3/8" id and 1/2" id pipe. I found in the specialty section that they had pre cut spacers in both id and found a 3/8" pin with a shoulder, as well as a new 3/8" ball bearing all for the price of 10 feet of 1/2" pipe. Just need to cut and weld and I'm in business for this starter switch idea. Not sure exactly what I will use for the arm and plate for the actual switch, but it'll probably be 1/8" flat stock. Looking forward to making this switch. I've been driving around smelling gas, come to find it seeping from the throttle shaft on both ends. I Gave the shafts quite a jiggle and there's a lot of play. So I figure until I can professionally rebuild the carburetor and the car is of course ready to become the show queen she deserves to be, ill be playing with modern components. Which doesn't sound too bad, because I like to tinker. I just need to invest in an O2 sensor and bung to get the aftermarket carb dialed where I want it.

Thanks for the tip, but the bowls were dry so I had to wait for them to pump up. Now she starts within a few seconds. The engine is pretty tired, though, but nothing terminal.

Just got in Friday night, so naturally I go to see my car before I see my girl.

Only a 2 barrel on this score? Those 56 engines would be a good bolt in upgrade for the '54! The Ford adapter can be used in tandem with a modern 4 speed adapter. Looks silly, but could work if desperate enough.

No one makes a 19 gallon tank, only 17 gallons as far as I know. Check out Tanks Inc, I'm pretty sure that's where Bob's gets the tanks.

Getting the original AM radio working is pretty easy. Converting to FM is even easier. Looks original with no mods, all you need is a soldering wand and access to a place that sells modern capacitors and solid core wire.

Interesting video, though I would not want to weld the shock shut after filled with oil. Would much rather drain it, weld a jam nut to the side and plug it with a custom screw or brass plug or something. Supposedly all you need is 20W oil. And metallic blue paint of course.

If you ever get a chance to meet Bill Green, he's the hot rod guy of Kent. Really knowledgeable, will bend your ear about every shop in the area, including his. Gary Wickham of the NAPA in Kent off Central has also been a huge hook up of information and parts locally in the valley. Can't really speak much for Auburn other than the old boy that runs Carbs Unlimited is also another source of useful info regarding who's hot and who's not.

That's not what I've heard about Nailheads coming out of AAM. That's good, though. One less thing to worry about.

No hardened seats right?

Thanks for the replies everyone. Guess and check is expensive, and generic bulk boxes are three to four times more expensive than buying what you need. I'm going to take it upon myself to document what exactly, at least a 2 door hard top needs so you can order the 50 or so clips and spend $40 versus $80 in generic sizes that may or may not work. My new years resolution this year is to paint the car and make it to Colorado so we will see how far I get. Lol

I've been driving two years now with the front of my passenger side sweep spear in the closet and I'd like to put it back on. The only issue is that only 2 clips partially survived.. I checked the body service manual and it didn't seem to indicate which clips are used where and what size. Does anyone have some written information on this? I'd like to put my car back to 100% completion for my birthday. Thanks guys! Edit: I should have mentioned that I did a search beforehand and have saved the pictures of the different clips, but it seems no one has had this information on them from 2007 to 2015 so I thought I'd feel out to see if anyone actually has saved their invoices. Not looking for "just measure and buy them" responses but I'll probably get them anyways. EditEdit: I found this old picture I took of the 2 surviving trim pieces. One looks like it might be the generic 1" molding clip and the other looks almost like 1 3/4 inches. It looks like this and this. Feel kind of silly asking now, but maybe we can compile a database of trim clips? Seems to be a lot of questions on this subject with no answers.

I think the Pleasurizers have been gone over in General. Curious why you'd want the oil filled spiral shocks over the modern gas charged shocks? Wouldn't the oil have broken down and deteriorated from age by now? I still have my original oil shocks on the shelf, I could look when I go home Friday for a P/N, since I'm sure 57 would be pretty close to 56. Always planned on drilling a drain petcock/fill plug to replace the hydraulic oil at some point, but I feel like it would be pretty difficult, you would need a big magnet to keep metal shavings from clogging up the tiny orifices, and then pray you get them all out.

Can you measure the depth of the backing plate slot, too?

The 45 fin drums do not interchange between 58-65, the 58-60 I believe have different backing plates and will not fit the later models. What is the application? If it's ball bearings in the hub, it's earlier application - if it's roller bearings in the hub, it's later application.

Balancer slipping issues as far as I know is only a problem on the 364 and up. This was after consulting with Nailhead experts, so take it as you will. Thanks for the info, though. How do you like it so far? Is that 18 degrees initial advance? Are you still running road draft tube? When I put the 57+ distributor in my 322, I had to remove the road draft tube to get the wires in the right spot. In hindsight, I could have just rotated it two slots and moved the wires appropriately, but eh.

My favorite part is the pink tinted windows.

The gearbox