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By yblock55 - 13 Years Ago
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Something special Y project going on this winter ?
I have to deal with my oil leak on the engine and the rear end. The engine haves a leak on the crank case vent house, and i have a leak around the oil pump/Bottom end off the converter house. I think this leak is coming from the valley cover under the intake.
Robin
Norway
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By charliemccraney - 13 Years Ago
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Finish my wire harness / instrumentation upgrade which was started about 2 years ago. Get the truck to hook and ready for test and tunes in the spring. After that, it's necessities, rust repair.
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By MarkMontereyBay - 13 Years Ago
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For my Tbird, Granada disc brake upgrade, T-5 Conversion from the Fordo, and a lot of detail stuff; cleaning, polishing and some re-chrome work. Goes to the muffler shop to replace the Magnaflows in the morning. Not sure what will be the replacements...have thought about Supertrapps. I am working on a plan for lowering the front. The Granada spindles will drop it about an inch or so. The problem is the aluminum heads and intake, Sanderson headers took some weight off the front and it sits higher now. I think I cut the front coils for a 1 inch drop years ago when I replaced them, not sure. The Fatman 3 inch drop spindles are too low for my taste and worry about fender clearance on parking lot/driveway bump tight radius turns. Plus they want nearly 600 bucks for them.
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By Glen Henderson - 13 Years Ago
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Getting my 57 Custom back on the road. 
And getting some decent brakes on the Falcon.
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By MoonShadow - 13 Years Ago
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I'm hoping to get the 292 in MoonShadow this week. If it will ever quit raining! (sorry Texans) That done I'll put the vicky back in the trailer for the winter. With a little luck, and a lot of rearranging I'll be able to get the roadster in the garage. If not it's off to storage too. Either way I won't have much room to do any work. So I guess I'll just piddle around on small stuff and EBAY. Someday I have to clean out my garage! 2car unit is currently a no car! Chuck
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By texasmark1 - 13 Years Ago
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Finish the front door panels for my 57 Fairlane and helping son with his recent first car purchase, the 63 Mercury Monterey. Mark
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By slumlord444 - 13 Years Ago
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Geting the toploader in the T-Bird and working with the original handle on the Hurst shifter. Have body stripped and repainted. New cam for the engine and Mummert heads if I can come up with the cash and he can come up with the heads. Busy and expensive winter coming up!
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By JPotter57 - 13 Years Ago
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Getting my `57 Custom back together and on the road for the first time since it last ran in the late 60's...Can't wait! Have a 292 and 4 speed for now, will be getting a 312 and either a 4 or 5 speed later. So, engine/trans install, wiring, paint, and last will be upholstery. Already have rear and brakes done. Would be thrilled to have it at Columbus next year, at least with the 292. The finished 312 would be a hat trick.
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By 46yblock - 13 Years Ago
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Assemble my 312, put floor pans in the '55 wagon, see if the wagon's 272 will start, pull it either way, find out what the noise maker is on a 292 on the engine stand.
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By mctim64 - 13 Years Ago
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Building engines for both Jake and Elwood also getting together a tow rig that can haul my camper and pull the Uni to Bonneville & Elmo.
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By Hollow Head - 13 Years Ago
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Going back to twin turbo setup and more strength to bottom end  .
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By Rono - 13 Years Ago
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Hopefully I'll be able to complete my 331 cu.in. supercharged motor that I started 3 years ago. Moving from Idaho to Maine a little over a year ago stopped me cold. But after working on building a new shop which I just moved into last week, I'm on a roll. Got my VS-57 back from John Erb now modified to a SN-93 with high output impeller and extra heavy (street) spring pack. I've got John's stroker kit, ported and polished 471 heads and a C2AE block that will go out for machining this winter. I'll keep you posted with pic's of the build.  
 
Rono
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By yblock55 - 13 Years Ago
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Way cool guys! I wish i could have moved to usa for a year ore two. Just to see all your y projects and see some shows around. Is it still drag racing on bonneville salt flat ?
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By Canadian Hot Rodder - 13 Years Ago
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Hopefully will be able to change old Vicky from an FMX auto to a T-5 manual! My wallet will let me know if this will happen! LOL
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By lowrider - 13 Years Ago
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Have a lot of things planned for my Custom300 over the winter. Need some paint work on the hood, right fender & door. After I pull those off, the engine comes out, a little detail work on the engine bay, then go to work on the new engine now sitting in the back room of my house. I had a 272 bored to 292 for the Jahns pistons I picked up last year. Found a pair of G heads over the summer that had the exhaust ports opened up a bit that I'm sending out to have shaved, new seats & valves installed. I have a pretty hot CompCam for it (can't recall the specs), Rollmaster timing set, Isky push rods, 1.5 rocker arms & my Edelbrock 3X2 manifold on top. Don't know how it run but it should sound good.
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By junkyardjeff - 13 Years Ago
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I hope to start building the 292 this winter,unfortunately I have alot of other things I need to do so if I dont do much to it at least get it on the stand and apart to see what it needs.
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By yblock55 - 13 Years Ago
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So today i parked my car in the garage for the winter, i guess it is not far away. It was hard time, this is the first time since 1991 the car was on the road. I was just a baby, laying in the back seat when my mom was cruising around in 1991. Literally, i am borned in that old ford. so much memorys, so much fun to drive that car this summer. gotta love it, i have Y block in my blood
Robin
Norway
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By LordMrFord - 13 Years Ago
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It's better to say nothing. I do some Y-Block related.
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By grovedawg - 13 Years Ago
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My project this winter (After I finish the Cozumel Ironman) is to finish my F100.
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By Frankenstein57 - 13 Years Ago
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I'll put the final touches on the 58 ranchero, finish headliner & interior. Pull trans to fix oil leak and install Hurst mystery shifter I found, paint 292 correct colors. Cover it till spring and get back after the 57 project.
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By pops - 13 Years Ago
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Mine are to do most of the things I didn't do over last winter. Get some heat flowing through the heater core, get the speedometer fixed, install halogen headlights, restore the hard top, get the permanent exhaust system in, and get the power brake booster operational. My problem is I don't have a home yet to do any of these projects. My car remains in a U-storage unit while we continue our search for an adequate garage....er...ummm.... home.
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By davis - 13 Years Ago
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fire up the 312 and shoot some more video.
its got no home right now.
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By iowa fords - 13 Years Ago
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I am turning a 54 ranch wagon into a 54 tudor Merc wagon, since Merc never made a tudor wagon in 54, I should have the only one.
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By aussiebill - 13 Years Ago
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My summer /winter project is recommencement of 57 ranchero, got the body straight and in primer 5 yrs back, after looking at it for 3 days, i,ve got the clip off it and removed all unnecessary things from f/wall, undreneath, prior to having under car and frame blasted to clean it up. The list of unexpected additional work is starting to grow, but thats the nature of the beast. Will be 312, Mcculloch, orig O/D, at this stage. Will get some pics soon.
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