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Bruce R.

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Engine is in !
« on: March 28, 2017, 07:54:22 PM »
Had to completely chop out the trans crossmember. Imagine that !
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« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2017, 10:55:26 PM »
I love builds like this. That's old school hot rodding! And a '54 Mercury is a GREAT place to start!! They are beautiful cars. Yours reminds me of the hot rodded '54 Lincoln in Moonshine Highway. But that yellow.....it's definitely....yellow! :o LOL

Should be a cool and fun car to drive.
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« Reply #2 on: March 29, 2017, 06:31:08 AM »
Woohoo
Nice Bruce
Congrats
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« Reply #3 on: March 29, 2017, 08:57:43 AM »
Sweet! Friend has a 54 conv. we just pulled the yblock out of to send to the paint shop. He's not sure what to put back in it yet. He's leaning towards a sbf but he also has a couple FEs laying around.
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« Reply #4 on: March 29, 2017, 03:18:41 PM »
I think the yellow fan would make it run 10 degrees cooler .
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« Reply #5 on: March 29, 2017, 03:29:55 PM »
Keeping the Y block would make it run 10 mph faster  LOL
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1955 Thunderbird 292 275 hp Y Block
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« Reply #6 on: March 29, 2017, 05:20:34 PM »
A car i always wanted is a mid 50s Ford / Mercury with a FE and
a Fourspeed Chrome reverse wheels a chromed rollbar and
black interior .......
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Re: Engine is in !
« Reply #7 on: March 29, 2017, 05:55:49 PM »
Quote from: Royce on March 29, 2017, 03:29:55 PM
Keeping the Y block would make it run 10 mph faster  LOL

I should ban you for that comment, Royce  ;D
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Royce

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Re: Engine is in !
« Reply #8 on: March 29, 2017, 08:12:21 PM »
I Know, I know,  I am pushing it... This is a Y Block free zone, but it was just too easy... It would have been better if it had been the witty reply to a Peasley or Joel comment.
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1955 Thunderbird Competition Coupe Altered Chassis "War Bird" 383 Lincoln Y block 520 hp
1955 Thunderbird 292 275 hp Y Block
1956 Ford Victoria 292 Y block

1957 Mercury 2dr Wagon "Battle Wagon" drag car 
1957 Thunderbird Glass body Tube Chassis drag car 333 cu in 500 hp Ford Y block
1961 Starliner 390/375 clone
1965 GT40 tribute w/FE
1966 Falcon Pro Touring project
Kaase Boss 547. 840 HP 698 Torque  pump gas
1992 BMW V-12 5.0
2001 Lincoln 5.4 4 cam
2000 Jaguar XK8 (Ford V8)

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« Reply #9 on: March 29, 2017, 08:26:29 PM »
Speaking of Peasley, he sent me a picture of him driving his 57 up on a trailer.. In the background my sharp eyes spied a 71 Olds 98 hiding in his garage.. His new retirement ride..I did not see if it had skirts.  LOL
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1955 Thunderbird Competition Coupe Altered Chassis "War Bird" 383 Lincoln Y block 520 hp
1955 Thunderbird 292 275 hp Y Block
1956 Ford Victoria 292 Y block

1957 Mercury 2dr Wagon "Battle Wagon" drag car 
1957 Thunderbird Glass body Tube Chassis drag car 333 cu in 500 hp Ford Y block
1961 Starliner 390/375 clone
1965 GT40 tribute w/FE
1966 Falcon Pro Touring project
Kaase Boss 547. 840 HP 698 Torque  pump gas
1992 BMW V-12 5.0
2001 Lincoln 5.4 4 cam
2000 Jaguar XK8 (Ford V8)

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« Reply #10 on: March 29, 2017, 09:32:57 PM »
Great looking ride Bruce.Should be well worth the effort........Sadly Royce,the skirts you speak of have been the only kind I've affiliated myself with for quite a while.Heartaches have diminished considerably.
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Re: Engine is in !
« Reply #11 on: March 30, 2017, 07:46:00 AM »
Nice!  ;)

But you have to get rid of the yellow fan! Yikes!
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« Reply #12 on: March 30, 2017, 07:45:14 PM »
Yellow fan stays cause everybody hates it , also helps keep my fingers out of it. LOL.
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