Kalani

thinking of trading or selling my 57 Licolns 368 engine. I want a chevy 350 or 327 to put in its place simply because of gas, easier to find parts and keep up with the maintenance, parts are cheaper and instead of only a 2 speed tranny I can have a 3 or 4 speed (depending on what I put in its place) which in turn itself will safe gas money and that has air working aircon compresser. the engine works and runs fine, it does smoke a little bit when driving and a little more when it starts up for the first time that day. it has 87000 orig miles on it and is complete with aircon thats been converted also. it does leak oil a little bit. (not sure where yet) tranny shifts fine, no leaks or anything. so question, what would I have to do to be able to put in a chevy small block as far as customizing/fabrication? I know the drive shaft will either have to be shorted or get a longer one and exaust will have to be made for it.

great info!!! much Mahalo for the help looks like I'll be talking to you very often to leanr more about this car. wheres a good place to get replacment parts for this car for not to wallet breaking prices?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: V12Bill</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Short out the gas gauge sending unit while someone else is sitting behind the wheel. If the gauge moves to full it is the sending unit. Don't allow the gauge to stay at full or you will burn out the gauge. It probably has a float on the sending unit that has a hole in it and has sunk to the bottom. </div></div>is this one of those projects where I'll have to drop the gas tank to get to the sending unit? Mahalo by the way 4 the help.

the fuel gauge doesnt work, not sure if its the guage its self or the sending unit, where can I get replacment sending units and/or a fuel guage?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Phil Knapp</div><div class="ubbcode-body">These make great parts cars! I parted out two 1957 Lincolns, a 1956 Lincoln and a 1954 Lincoln while building my 1947 Continental in 1967. I used the engine, 15x6 inch wheels, electric windows and seat, front drum brakes, power steering, and the rear axle out of the '57s and the 4-speed Hydramatic transmission out of the '54 in my '47. One of the '57s had an automatic starter switch which engaged the starter when the ignition was turned on and the transmission was in park. After the engine started and developed vacuum, the switch released the starter. I used that switch in my '47 to start the engine and turned the original starter button into a horn button because having 12 volts on the horn ring was a shocking experience if my arm was on the window sill when I blew the horn. The automatic starter surprised many passengers and provided sort of a passive anti-theft device. The turn signal switch in the '56/57 LIncolns has the exact same shape and configuration as the turn signal switch in the '41-48 Lincolns, but has the extra connections necessary to produce THREE brake lights instead of just one single brake light on '41-48 Lincolns. I installed the trunk-mounted a/c unit in the '47 with vents in the package tray, but never got around to mounting the compressor or the plumbing. So I too have a much of a 1957 Lincoln, but it's wrapped in 1947 sheet metal. If you have the Webshots screen saver, there is a photo album of my '47 from the early days in 1964 through the 1971 wreck and later in Texas at: http://community.webshots.com/album/33590926dAmhsj Does your car have some tricky air suspension or are all the springs broken? </div></div>whoa, nice vehicle you have there my friend. mahalo for sharing the link and pics.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Phil Knapp</div><div class="ubbcode-body">None of the Lincolns I parted out had factory air suspension. I used whatever rear springs I needed and probably scrapped the rest. That was over forty years ago. When my "get up and go" got up and went, it must have taken my memory with it! I had to stop mowing when I came accross this in the front yard this morning. It seemed like a pretty good excuse to quit mowing. </div></div>that is kool, real nice site there.

yes I have the air suspinsion on all 4's, that one pump is for the air suspinsion but its not original, its a newer after market engine driven instead of having a couple of electric air pumps hanging around in the truck making noise and stuff. man I am so glad to be among other old school car lovers, its been a long, long trip but I finaly made it. I have a couple of questions about the wheel bolt pattern..............what is it? and fuel gage in the dash, where can I get a replacment from? an is it hrad to replace one of these things? lol, I worked on newer rides not anything this close in age before so I'm lost here. mind you I havent picked up the car yet, so I dont have it here to look at or work on right now. Mahalo for the help and the comments.

Originaly from Hawaii (born and raised) moved to Texas in Sep of last yr. I'm picking up 1957 Lincoln premiere at the end of this month. Heres some picture of what I'm picking up. the air conditioner unit is located in the truck, the clear coned shape tubes are for the cold air to flow from the unit in the truck into the celling and out some vents from the celling into the cab, I thought that was pretty kool.............get it? kool? never mind anyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyywayz heres the pic. normal hieght...