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I found a set of bucket sets from a mid-sixties Thunderbird that I'm going to use. I'll figure out what I want to do for a steering column and probably build my own custom console.

Do you have to drill a hole to install said light? I only have two hole in that part of the dash. One is for the light switch and the other is for fresh air vent.

It has been a very, very long time since I took my dash out. I do not recall whether my car had it or not. I do recall it in other cars I've owned. I'm assuming it would bolt under the dash bottom to the left side. Do you think one from a full size Ford of the same era or possibly from a Falcon...

Hi All, I am currently deep into a project (modified 1955 Thunderbird) and there is plenty of time for this deal to happen. No rush... I'm just putting it out there. Right now my body is off the rusted '55 frame and I will be putting it onto a '56 frame. I need to make the mods to put in the...

At this point I would have to say that I agree it's sounding like a vacuum leak. Everything else checks out as okay. I think it would affect compression and leak down tests but if everything mechanical checks good there isn't much more that it could be. Good Luck! I hope the gasket set solves...

This is what I do when I suspect a vacuum leak that is localized like your thinking; I put some water into a spray bottle and spray it around where I think it may be leaking. Usually if there is a leak the idle speed will change a little giving you a good idea of where the leak may be. Only time...

I've been pondering this one for a few minutes now. You have fuel, check! you have spark, check! it's timed okay because it DOES run, Check!. Only other thing I can think is something mechanical in the valvetrain. What is baffling is that you have compression. At this point I would pull the...

Oh. I didn't realize you are getting spark at the plug. I assumed where it didn't affect the RPM when disconnected but the other seven did..... that #8 was not getting spark. Hmmmmmm - gotta think about this one a little bit. Odd that it should not stumble when you pull off #8 wire and it IS...

What master / booster is that? What kind of car is it from?

It looks like that guy never posted again. Maybe he fixed it and forgot to tell anyone. Anyway - all indications were pointing to the distributor. Try checking the point gap on every lobe. Set it to minimum on the lowest lobe and see how it runs. You may have a smaller lobe and the points are...

If you are getting a reading similar to the other cylinders then the engine would be mechanically functioning correctly. You know you have fuel because it will run. You are correct that a vacuum leak would cause issues on more than just one cylinder. So.... My guess would be to go back over the...

Hi, I'm still working on the car (although not as fast as I had hoped). I have been stripping the paint to bare metal and then priming to get ready to lift the body off. There's still a couple areas of rusted metal that I want to fix before the body off. I don't like the idiot lights in dash and...

something else to consider while you have the dash out. Paint the underside of the dash white so that when it is back in the car it's much easier to see when you have to go under there. I don't know who to attribute this idea to (it might be one of the hints offered up at CTCI) but I was told by...

when the clock has no power to it, it will wind all the way down until the points are closed. If the battery is weak the points can burn (similar to how points burn in the distributor). I would first try a point file and clean the point faces. While you are burnishing the points they will...

I was going to have the car blasted but decided to chemically strip it myself. Yes, You are correct regarding primer allowing moisture through. and I agree that the paint does seal the surface from getting moisture through to the primer. I took an auto body course years ago and the instructor...

I have been working on the car a little whenever I get a chance. Along with a few other projects. Any way I have been chemically stripping the paint to get to bare metal then shooting a primer to help stop from forming any rust until I get further along. The car is half done. I also found a...

You could google it and it will give you some information but I don't know if it's what you are looking for. The Booster is actually a brake assist. It connects to vacuum on the engine. There is a diaphragm inside the booster can. When you step on the brake pedal. The booster (working from the...

If the dual M/C requires a longer push that would make sense. You would have to move a little further from the pivot point to get more travel of the rod. If you don't know how far to move the rod connection point you could still have not enough throw or possibly too much throw. Hmmmm.... I would...

I would think you could get an adjustable universal type brake rod from a racing or hot rod supply house. (Speedway. Summit, Jegs). First I would try someplace like Hill's where they do that type of conversion for people and they may have exactly what you're looking for. Just call the technical...

You can move the wire that feeds the dash lights to another location on the head light switch. Then the dash lights would be on a full brightness whenever you turn on the lights. I would go to the tail light circuit. That way the dash lights would go on whenever you are in parking light mode or...