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54 Coronet Build - ws27 - 03-06-13
Welcome back 54, looks like you are well on your way.
54 Coronet Build - 1954 in progress - 03-17-13
Worked on car a little... Picked up a steering box and linkage from a 67 mercury comet. It looked like it would work for me. I can't use my stock steering box due to clearance with the starter. Mocked it up and looks like it might just work without much work! WOW What do you think? Will it work? Seems to good to be true...
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54 Coronet Build - 4264door - 03-17-13
Looks like it fits nicely but how about exhaust manifold clearance?
54 Coronet Build - 1954 in progress - 04-07-13
The exhaust manifold should not be a problem as long as I get a exhaust mainfold that dumps downward at the rear... Which is ok because I was planning on rnning a stock stlye manifold anyway. I will also be shorting the steering shaft a little to connect a universal joint to my stock steering column. So I should be ok. I'll keep you posted!
54 Coronet Build - 1954 in progress - 05-06-13
Well I've been working and not posting... I removed motor and trans (trans will get rebuilt before I put it back in) to work on steering. Here's some pics of my progress...
Original steering holes
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Made slugs and welded in
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Location holes for new steering box
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Drilled 5/8 holes to insert round pipe for strength
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Weled them in...
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Grinded them smooth and possible
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Mounted steering box
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For some reason I'm having problems with my pics. It also will not let me post another other pic of other side of gearbox... But you get the point if you can see these pics
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Couple more things to do on steering. Need to cut and isolator pad for behind gear box and add lock nuts. Also need to mount drag link and re-paint rail. I'll keep you posted!! I think it came out ok, What do you think
54 Coronet Build - 67r/t4speeder - 05-07-13
You have been busy with that list.
Pics wont open for me though
54 Coronet Build - 1954 in progress - 05-07-13
Please let me know if the pics are working now
54 Coronet Build - 67r/t4speeder - 05-07-13
Working good now thanks, now I go check them out thanks
54 Coronet Build - ws27 - 05-07-13
Looks nice.
54 Coronet Build - 1954 in progress - 08-25-13
Here are some more pics to see what I have been up too...
Got transmission rebuilt and installed...
Picked up a steering column from speedway.
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Did some minor things to it to make it work.
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I able to use my stock turn signal!!
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Just need to make a clean connection...
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