1957 country sedan build

[Ford Blue blood]

Nice part is the horns can be taken apart, the contacts cleaned and re-assembled.  Did both of mine on the Ranchero.  They are louder then anything.....

[1930artdeco]

Thanks, I have not played with them yet. I had planned to test them but just have not gotten around to it yet.

[1930artdeco]

UPDATE: OK, So here is where she stands now:
-All fluids are in and just need topping off when I fire her up.
-All wiring is in nisus the coil (I just need to hook it up but it is right next to it.)
-Dist. is now in and she is timed to 5-6* BTDC.
-I have a target date of 8 July to fire her up.
-PS fluid is in but drips from the valve so will have to drain and reseat hoses.
-Next up is inst. cluster to be hooked back up.

Mike

[CobraJoe]

Getting closer Mike....

[mustang6984]

Oh Mike...so close! A trip to Mt. Rainier will be in your future this late summer! Nice trip and a beautiful drive!

[1930artdeco]

Had to tape the threads on all of the PS connections as they were leaking past the threads-now no leaks-so far. I put gas in her for the first time in 40 years (new tank). The gauge reads a little less than half full and i put 14 gal in a 19 gal tank. I will check the ground wire and see if that changes the gauge. I just need to put the carb back on, pcv hose and I need to reset the dist timing and that is all. She will be ready to fire up in two weeks time!!!!!!!

[1930artdeco]

Update: I am down to just adding the electric choke and adjusting the points. Add a little starter fluid and she should fire right up!! Wish me luck.

[mustang6984]

Luck? Nah...you'll not need any luck. The way you have obsessed over every detail...I have FAITH she'll fire right up! And then there will be a massive grin on your mug!   

[1930artdeco]

Well......the B&;$;tch won again. We were on the way to checking things out in preparation to fire her up. When she went and bent a push rod. I have no idea how it happened as it was locked into the tappet. So now I have to order some more rods for #5🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬. Can you tell I am little peeved🤪?

[mustang6984]

That guy Murphy is a major pain in the backside to say the least. 

[cos]

Did you put new valve guides in. May have a tight one?

[1930artdeco]

Everything is brand new. Every time I adjust the rockers I check the rods because they have a tendency to slip out. Somehow this one slipped passed me.

[1930artdeco]

She finally lives after 40 years of not having a heart beat!!!!!!! I don't why her RPM is so high but she runs. I checked her primaries and they appear to closed so I will let her cool down (I only ran her for about 1-3 minutes). I have two exhaust leaks as there was a lot of smoke coming from the manifolds and out of the tail pipe! I mean a lot but it did clear up after awhile. But I am happy she runs, somehow I managed to get her 180 out even after trying not to. Here is a link for proof.

https://youtube.com/shorts/Y48hJoVV0AI

[mustang6984]

YOWSERS! Sounds really smooth too! Congrats buddy!          

[1930artdeco]

OK second run and took the choke out completely and screwed the idle screw out so it was not touching the cam at all. Got her to run much slower still a tad fast in my book. Temps were as follows: Rad-160, Pass manifold 330, driver side manifold 430? Temps are all approx. will tinker with her slowly over the next few days and weeks as I am moving onto floor pans.