Scott Smith Harms - 2009-04-02 7:00 PM




On another note, does anyone make headers for these cars? Not that I want to butcher the car but a headers would be a nice add on and I could keep and stash the OEM manifolds.

Scott Smith Harms - 2009-10-09 10:28 PM

I have one PIA hicup to deal with and that is to R&R the torsion bars again, upon lowering the car It went right to the ground so it looks like I missed something in re-installing them. They are in the correct location ("Left" marked bar on drivers side, "Right" on passenger side, both with the R&L facing the rear of the car)

Scott Smith Harms - 2009-10-10 2:02 PM




As far as the L&R markings being towards the front or rear, I used my (still original) 58 2door wagon parts car for reference, it has the bars installed with the part#'s forward. Any further thoughts on this?

Scott Smith Harms - 2009-04-02 6:26 PM



I get the picture, oh well, leave it stock for now I guess. If I swap engines it will be to one of these, I have a freshly restored one carbs to pan with exhaust from a 60 300F in the garage just begging for a new home! ;)

Doctor DeSoto - 2009-10-11 4:10 PM

Looking at your pix, I'd leave the 301 in there and consider a 4bbl and a cam to get the most go-fast and fuel economy out of it. To me, what a car like this has going for it is charm. Kind of a hard to quantify asset, but it is the stripper trim, the dog dishies, that sort of thing. I'd ditch those white stripes and get some correct Rayon blackwalls and that thing would be cute as a button. The monster motor is just all too predictable in a two-door wagon. When was the last time you saw a sedan delivery without Cragars and a big, gawdy engine ? At some point it become cliche. I'd stick with the original charm.

Doctor DeSoto - 2009-10-11 4:10 PM

Looking at your pix, I'd leave the 301 in there and consider a 4bbl and a cam to get the most go-fast and fuel economy out of it. To me, what a car like this has going for it is charm. Kind of a hard to quantify asset, but it is the stripper trim, the dog dishies, that sort of thing. I'd ditch those white stripes and get some correct Rayon blackwalls and that thing would be cute as a button. The monster motor is just all too predictable in a two-door wagon. When was the last time you saw a sedan delivery without Cragars and a big, gawdy engine ? At some point it become cliche. I'd stick with the original charm.

BTW - is that color original ?

Funny, but it was 19 degrees up here on the hill too !!!! This cold is putting the ki-bosh on my shop project. Better buck up and get to it though. I want a roof over my junk before the snows bury me again.

Scott Smith Harms - 2010-02-16 11:16 PM

Ok, so I spent some more money on it, going with a 354 Hemi. I posted about it on another thread but figured I'd add it here to keep this thread alive.