Found a Wounded Bird, going to Nurse Her back to Health. She'll fly again... In the meantime, got my work cut out for me. This is what I wanted so Wish Me Luck!
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Congratulations on saving that Wounded Bird, Ryan! Down the road with a lot of TLC, she will look like the Bird she was when she flew outta Wixom 55 years ago! As you need help with her, post away in the '58-'60 Squarebirds Forum. They will be a big help to you.
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What a Cool Place to be a Part of... Just what the Internet should be used for. Communication. Thx!Attached FilesSquareBird in BirdCityComment
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You're very fortunate to still have the skirts. Usually they're the first things to disappear.
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They're both there in Excellent AZ shape. Score one in the Win Column. Had no idea they were so rare. I've already seen a few at some Boneyards out here in the Desert. Good to KnowAttached FilesSquareBird in BirdCityComment
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Ryan thanks for the compliment about our site and yes these people know what they are talking about as they have been there. In no time in your restoration project your bird will " fly " and turning headsDano Calgary,Alberta Canada
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Trying to figure out what motor and tranny combo I'm going to put in here. YellowRose kindly gave me some great advice. Looking into the 390. If anybody has started a project without an original setup I'd love to hear any suggestions or recommendations on threads that would be helpful... Thanks!Attached FilesSquareBird in BirdCityComment
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If you want to entertain the idea of putting a 429/460 in there, I can give you some pros and cons. The transmission in my car is a C6.Comment
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Trying to figure out what motor and tranny combo I'm going to put in here. YellowRose kindly gave me some great advice. Looking into the 390. If anybody has started a project without an original setup I'd love to hear any suggestions or recommendations on threads that would be helpful... Thanks!Comment
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Ryan said it was his understanding that the 390 the PO has is a seized 390. I think it was in that engine bay, but am not sure. Can someone tell us if those motor mounts are for a 352 or the 390 which might have been in there. I think Ryan is going to see if he can nail this down, as to whether that seized 390 the PO has actually came out of that engine bay. I would imagine that those of you who have been down the 352/390 swap can tell by looking at the motor mounts in that picture.
Ray Clark - Squarebirds Administrator
The Terminator..... VTCI #11178 ITC #6000 Yellow Mustang Registry (YMR) #12188
Contact me via Private Message for my email address, or Call (Cell) 210-875-1411
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I see you have a disc brake master cylinder. Did the previous owner do a conversion?
JohnJohn Pizzi - Squarebirds Administrator
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Ryan said it was his understanding that the 390 the PO has is a seized 390. I think it was in that engine bay, but am not sure. Can someone tell us if those motor mounts are for a 352 or the 390 which might have been in there. I think Ryan is going to see if he can nail this down, as to whether that seized 390 the PO has actually came out of that engine bay. I would imagine that those of you who have been down the 352/390 swap can tell by looking at the motor mounts in that picture.
JohnJohn Pizzi - Squarebirds Administrator
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Thanks, John... I was thinking that to shoehorn a 390 in there that you have to modify the motor mounts. That un-complicates things then! I guess it was the 430MEL that I was thinking of where you have to modify them.. I remember now that it is said that a 390 and a 352 look the same. You have to check the block, and/or head, stroke, or other components to see if you have a 390 or a 352...Last edited by YellowRose; February 4, 2015, 01:41 PM.
Ray Clark - Squarebirds Administrator
The Terminator..... VTCI #11178 ITC #6000 Yellow Mustang Registry (YMR) #12188
Contact me via Private Message for my email address, or Call (Cell) 210-875-1411
https://www.squarebirds.org/picture_gallery/TechnicalResourceLibrary/trl.htm
Faye's Ovarian Cancer Memorial Website.
https://faye.rayclark.info/index.htmlComment
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Not quite sure John. The previous owner said the car was one of his Dad's "Someday" projects. So he was gettin rid of it and didn't know much about it. I'll look into it though. Cross my fingers, save ME from doing it!SquareBird in BirdCityComment
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