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Several years ago I had a 32 Roadster with a 354 Hemi that overheated when idling.  I was able to cure the problem with an electric fan with a shroud and using "Wetter Water" (I think that was the name of the product).  The fan dropped the temp 20 degrees and the wetter water another 15 degrees.  I wired the fan with a temp sensor and a toggle switch in order to have the ability to turn off the fan at will. 

What kind of a fan are you using? I went through this when we built a later model 302 for his 66 Mustang. He went through 3 so called "High Performance" fans and had heating problems at idle in traffic. They may be great for more ponies but are crap for cooling. I finally convinced him to put the stock fan back on and it's never heated up since.

And like Sprink said, timing can do it too.

I can sure understand that. Having a good up and running car is hard enough to come by, I mean it's not like your drivetrain is on it's last leg and your trying to decide what to replace it with. Once I get mine done, I'd be more apt to look for another project car than to tear it back down.

Today, I made a very simple modification to my stock AM radio.  I added a connection so that I could feed music from an outside source.  You can use an iPod type device or, I also have an app on my smart phone that turns it into an FM radio.  All you have to do is run a shielded pair of wires to the volume control where the signal is feed into it by the original circuit.  One wire to ground and one wire to the volume control.  You do not cut any of the existing wires.  Take the pair of wires outside of the radio to a mini plug.  Tie the stereo ports on the plug together and send that part of the signal to the volume control wire, the other wire is the ground part of the plug.  Tune the radio to a dead spot and plug in your new source.  I did it in less than two hours and most of that time was in removing and reinstalling the radio.  It works just fine.

It's a little hard to see in the picture.  If you have any questions, let me know.

Rich

I have a FMX in my 36, sounds like you have things lined up as they should be.  True test is verify that park is in fact park, reverse is reverse, neutral is neutral.  Then from a dead stop move the selector into the first drive position from neutral, accelerate at nearly full throttle and count the up shifts, should be two (low to second and second to drive).  Putting the selector in the "low" position will not automaticly drop the transmission into low if you are moving until you get below a certain speed or hammer the throttle, it will stay in second forever until you slow down enough.  Hope that all makes sense.

Bill

Rich,

The more I think about this project, the more I think that I may not dive into it.  If the offer of the engine had not been made, I would never have considered this radical a change to my car.  I've wanted a '57 Fairlane for a long time and only got my car two years ago.  It was in okay shape when I got it, but in the time I've had it I have improved it quite a bit.  It's really my main ride right now.  I drive it more than I drive my Corvette, but I do drive them both. 

The EFI engine is a technology that I've not messed with, but I am sure that I could overcome my ignorance on that given enough time.  If I do install the new engine, then I would also have to add power disk brakes and power steering too.  So it would turn into a major make over and all this work would have to be done on a freshly painted car.  That being said, I am holding off on a final decision for a while.  There is no real deadline, but if I were to do it, it would likely be this winter.

Rich

To mount the member to the frame. Anyone know the size of these bolts? 3/8? Do they need to be hardened? I took mine out, put them in a baggie and two weeks later, cannot find that baggie! Need to buy some more.

How is your timing. That can also affect your temp?

JPotter has the Decals. He can send you his address. I think they are a $1 a piece. I took 5.

Sorry about your brothers health. That is always a bad deal when your health interrupts your car! haha. But I hope he gets better soon.

I would have liked ANY 57 Ford at the time I bought mine. Like everyone, a 2dr hardtop is ideal, but a post or a 4dr hardtop is my second choice. My 4dr sedan was the least favorite, but it was still love at first sight. I would only sell it for another 57 Ford. My big plan is 3" drop spindles and lowering the rear also. Maybe lake pipes. I have to see how they are. My buds are trying to talk me out of lacing the top, I am still on the fence with it.Just a nice low and slow cruiser. My one friend who is trying the most to not lace it, wants me to put flame throwers on. We will see. At least my body is in real good shape.

Thanks Suede!