1957 country sedan build

[1930artdeco]

Do they make these little heat shields for the plugs anymore? I do t see them in the two catalogues I have.

Mike

[1930artdeco]

Is this a manual or PS 59 box?

Mike

[Ford Blue blood]

Carpenters?  No idea on the box but every time I've seen a power steering car the horn button/ring had "power" on it......

[lalessi1]

I always thought the boxes were the same?

[hiball3985]

Plug Heat shields are available, Macs and most Tbird suppliers. Manual and power box is the same thing, power steering is actually power assist using the ram.

[1930artdeco]

Duh, right when FBB mentioned the steering ring it dawned on me that it is a manual horn ring. And as long as they are the same box and pitman arm I am good to go. Thank you all. I have two indicators this engine has never been opened!!!!!!

Mike

[abe_lugo]

Check into the notes on the 58/59 boxes vs the 57.  I believe the difference will be seen when you remove the sleeve from your 57 and add it to the 59 one, unless you are using it all straight up. just repaint and go.

The Turn signal switch, horn wire and I believe there is another difference.

Did you get overall photos of the parts cars that were left there? what models were they? specifically the 57?  Thanks

[1930artdeco]

These are all that I took of the donor car. It was a 57 fairlane. I remember seeing a 57 ranchero, a 59 ranchero and a 59 wagon, and a 62-63 wagon as well. Sorry I was in a time crunch and forgot to take more pics.

Mike

[Lgcustom]

The white shift knob and turn switch lever are clues that it's a '58. '57 would be black.

[1930artdeco]

Good news! I just verified the engine is a true 312! It is free and the starter looks good as well. Bad news, I think the rear main is shot as I saw lot of oil puddling at the bottom of the bell housing. Pss side plugs.

Mike

[thomasso]

Best Gaskets makes a neoprene seal that I've had some success with, about $50  had one fail too.  Do not use modern asbestos free seals, they are worthless.  If you are going to use a rope seal be sure it is old stock asbestos.

[1930artdeco]

Ok, This week I am planning to get the arms all ready to reinstall in the car. That means new bushings. I get the bottoms but what is the order for the top arms. I think it is install the cross shaft and place both bushing in the holes. But how do you press them in with the shaft installed?

Mike

[brushwolf]

Been quite a while but I think I installed one bushing, put the shaft in thru the other end and then installed the other bushing....

[1930artdeco]

Well, pulled the MC apart for clean up and possible rebuild. This is what came out. The bore is super clean though. So, just hit her with some cylinder stones lightly and rebuild it and then back in she goes. Also, anyone know why Ford used to different mast cylinders? Mine has the smaller bolt pattern than the apparent ?stock? version?

Mike

[mustang6984]

RE: the two different sizes...I believe one was for manual brakes the other for power assist brakes. Somewhere back in my foggy recess of my mid I seem to have heard that.