Recent content by 57fury440

One of the things that is nice about this forum is that you can get good honest answers. It can save people money and aggravation.

That makes sense, that didn't look like your work.

What's up with that pipe on you exhaust? Is that a temporary fix?

I'd keep those wheels hidden somewhere but not on that car. You said it was converted to Ford front and rear suspension. Was it done properly? Why do you want to change it to a different Ford suspension? The body seems nice, why don't you get a parts car for it. With a parts car you can use the...

That sounds like the way most cars with non radial tires felt in the 60s and earlier. What type of tires do you have on it now? What condition is the front end in?

There will always be people to tell you what can't be done. I don't see that car being that bad. I have done a 58 Plymouth and a 74 Barracuda that were both in worse shape. I do just about everything myself, so the biggest expense is the parts and materials. There are still lots of us out there...

I had the stock dual four barrel set up years ago. I'm pretty sure it came with progressive linkage from the factory.

Back around 1965 my cousin had a 58 Plymouth with a 318 2 barrel. It had over 100,000 miles on it, and it smoked out of the valve cover breather. An older mechanic told us to remove the valve covers and use a wire hanger to open up the oil return passages in the heads. We did it and it worked...

I ran a 318 Poly for a few years. The 57 Furys came with them and they were optional on everything else. The WCFB were small 4 barrels and the engine was not over carbureted. You would want to at least run dual exhaust with that set up. I had an Isky cam and kit, Hedman headers and a Mallory...

As said above, don't expect Chevrolet prices when it comes to buying parts. The long rams are nice. I ran a set in the late sixties, and they work well on heavier cars but run out of steam on higher end. On the heavy Chryslers they are great. I did not find it hard to get the carbs running right...

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What are your plans with this engine? If you are looking to make more horsepower and are going to do some power modifications, then I would say that the oil pressure is marginal for that usage. If you just plan on driving it normally then the pressure should be good. You can drop the pan with...

Are you getting any noises from them? What are the pistons? Factory or aftermarket? Cast or forged?

I agree with above comments about reusing your top pieces. A place that sells vinyl dies may be able to match the new color if necessary.

I have Lincoln rotors and GM calipers on the Econoline axel on my 57. They have worked great for about 20 years. One of the Barracuda E bodies we have still has factory drums on it. I keep them in good shape, and it actually stops really good. Drums, when working properly are nowhere as bad as...