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It's running, with about 200 break-in miles on the setup. I'm busy plugging holes in the radiator support to address air routing issues through the radiator. Just trying to crutch the stock radiator enough to last this cruising season.

@ bromhead, Thanks. Haven't been on here for a while. I checked out your Album of the white '55. Very nice! Have you put many miles on the wires? My wife wants our car to have a set but I'm resisting due to the cleaning issues. I've got the engine and transmission mounted in the car, the carb...

The got the 3rd torque converter last week. It fit. Decided I needed to round up a block plate to put between the aluminum adapter bell housing and the block to position the starter. Found a nice one on Ebay, won it and it arrived today. On to the next obstacle.

Hope the Third Torque Converter.... ...is the charm. The one that came with the PA Street Smart kit was too big, replacement was too small. The replacement for the replacement is supposed to arrive on or about 11/12/10. Here's a few pics of the project: The operation getting started. The...

Is the 'Bird running?

Sounds solid. I've heard good things about that adapter. Keep the progress posts coming.

No test drive yet. Worked on the shifter & TV cable this weekend. Tried to test the BG Speed Demon Carb I'm going to use on the 'bird but it has an odd 9/16" X 24 tpi inlet thread I couldn't find locally. Ended up ordering from Jeg's but wasted a lot of time trying to find it. This stuff takes...

Nice gauges! Did you install? What brand?