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EverettB 
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 Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2016 6:46 am Post subject: Re: 1954 & 1955 engines whats not correct! |
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| TheLadyBug wrote: |
| I think I'm going to tackle adding the m6 weldnut to the clamps. Can I assume that the weldnut faces out? Can I see one up close actually in place? |
It faces out from the clamp:
The weld nut is the inside clamp though so when it's installed, the weld nut is toward the front of the car and if you are facing the engine you see the screw head.
(I have a feeling this is obvious to you but I figured why not be super clear anyway for others reading)
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TheLadyBug
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| Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2016 3:04 pm Post subject: Re: 1954 & 1955 engines whats not correct! |
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| EverettB wrote: |
| TheLadyBug wrote: |
| I think I'm going to tackle adding the m6 weldnut to the clamps. Can I assume that the weldnut faces out? Can I see one up close actually in place? |
It faces out from the clamp:
The weld nut is the inside clamp though so when it's installed, the weld nut is toward the front of the car and if you are facing the engine you see the screw head.
(I have a feeling this is obvious to you but I figured why not be super clear anyway for others reading) |
Thanks Everett. So in fact once installed, you cannot tell that there's a weldnut. 
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txoval
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| Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2016 8:04 pm Post subject: Re: 1954 & 1955 engines whats not correct! |
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Yes, exactly what I was getting at...l
If you're not worried about using the 54 Uterus intake manifold, this is minor |
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TheLadyBug
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| Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2016 8:20 pm Post subject: Re: 1954 & 1955 engines whats not correct! |
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Yes, exactly what I was getting at...l
If you're not worried about using the 54 Uterus intake manifold, this is minor |
I want to actually drive the car. The uterus is such a catastrophic failure of a part... Buying one makes little to no sense
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EverettB
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| Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2016 10:54 pm Post subject: Re: 1954 & 1955 engines whats not correct! |
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| TheLadyBug wrote: |
| EverettB wrote: |
| TheLadyBug wrote: |
| I think I'm going to tackle adding the m6 weldnut to the clamps. Can I assume that the weldnut faces out? Can I see one up close actually in place? |
It faces out from the clamp:
The weld nut is the inside clamp though so when it's installed, the weld nut is toward the front of the car and if you are facing the engine you see the screw head.
(I have a feeling this is obvious to you but I figured why not be super clear anyway for others reading) |
Thanks Everett. So in fact once installed, you cannot tell that there's a weldnut. |
Yes but you KNOW
Plus you can tell just looking at the little screws from the front... if you are one of the crazy 1%ers that knows what you are looking at.
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TheLadyBug
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| Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2016 10:58 am Post subject: Re: 1954 & 1955 engines whats not correct! |
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| EverettB wrote: |
| TheLadyBug wrote: |
| EverettB wrote: |
| TheLadyBug wrote: |
| I think I'm going to tackle adding the m6 weldnut to the clamps. Can I assume that the weldnut faces out? Can I see one up close actually in place? |
It faces out from the clamp:
The weld nut is the inside clamp though so when it's installed, the weld nut is toward the front of the car and if you are facing the engine you see the screw head.
(I have a feeling this is obvious to you but I figured why not be super clear anyway for others reading) |
Thanks Everett. So in fact once installed, you cannot tell that there's a weldnut. |
Yes but you KNOW
Plus you can tell just looking at the little screws from the front... if you are one of the crazy 1%ers that knows what you are looking at. |
Haha yup and that's why I'll go to the length to modify it I also went to great length to ensure the codes on my semaphore arms were correct. Will anyone see? Nope. I'll KNOW it's right heh. I'll pick up some of these m6 screws and have them plated black.
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splitjunkie
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| Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2016 1:03 pm Post subject: Re: 1954 & 1955 engines whats not correct! |
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| TheLadyBug wrote: |
| EverettB wrote: |
| TheLadyBug wrote: |
| EverettB wrote: |
| TheLadyBug wrote: |
| I think I'm going to tackle adding the m6 weldnut to the clamps. Can I assume that the weldnut faces out? Can I see one up close actually in place? |
It faces out from the clamp:
The weld nut is the inside clamp though so when it's installed, the weld nut is toward the front of the car and if you are facing the engine you see the screw head.
(I have a feeling this is obvious to you but I figured why not be super clear anyway for others reading) |
Thanks Everett. So in fact once installed, you cannot tell that there's a weldnut. |
Yes but you KNOW
Plus you can tell just looking at the little screws from the front... if you are one of the crazy 1%ers that knows what you are looking at. |
Haha yup and that's why I'll go to the length to modify it I also went to great length to ensure the codes on my semaphore arms were correct. Will anyone see? Nope. I'll KNOW it's right heh. I'll pick up some of these m6 screws and have them plated black. |
They should be either cad or zinc plated. You are looking for Cheese head screw. Fillister is a close head shape but it has a slightly rounded top surface whereas a Cheese head screw is flat on top.
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| Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2016 8:52 am Post subject: Pipe clamp screws |
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| They should be either cad or zinc plated |
No, black. Early and late. Unless you have some evidence...
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motofly196
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| Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2016 8:55 am Post subject: Re: 1954 & 1955 engines whats not correct! |
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This thread is getting to be too much...
Tube brackets= painted black
Screw= Cad plated |
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splitjunkie
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No, black. Early and late. Unless you have some evidence... |
I meant the screws are plated and the brackets painted black.
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RockStock
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No, black. Early and late. Unless you have some evidence... |
I meant the screws are plated and the brackets painted black. |
I meant the screws are black and the brackets are black. I even entered the Post Subject ^^
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carnut63
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| Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2016 4:47 pm Post subject: Re: 1954 & 1955 engines whats not correct! |
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All this talk about these brackets make me want to go out there and put mine on with JB Weld.
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1sqr2nv
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| Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2016 9:12 pm Post subject: Re: 1954 & 1955 engines whats not correct! |
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"^Someone may know straight off, but you could start with verifying your engine number/date"
Here is a picture below of my engine number. The car has an early pan with heater knob behind ebrake, bullet front fenders and snowflakes.
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motofly196
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| Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2016 10:18 pm Post subject: Re: 1954 & 1955 engines whats not correct! |
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| Did your engine have some performance parts on it? Or just the bypass filter? |
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| Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2016 8:51 am Post subject: Re: 1954 & 1955 engines whats not correct! |
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| Did your engine have some performance parts on it? Or just the bypass filter? |
Just the bypass. |
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bavarian1
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| Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2016 11:18 am Post subject: Re: 1954 & 1955 engines whats not correct! |
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Looks like a resistor maybe added to the coil? I assume the wire has broken off, any ideas? |
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nlorntson
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| Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2016 11:32 am Post subject: Re: 1954 & 1955 engines whats not correct! |
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| Noise suppression for a radio. |
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tasb
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| Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2016 7:27 pm Post subject: Re: 1954 & 1955 engines whats not correct! |
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The resistors usually came as part of a larger kit. There may be more resistors on the car, at the generator and radio.
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Chrisisw
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| Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2017 3:31 am Post subject: Re: 1954 & 1955 engines whats not correct! |
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This winter I will tear apart the engine of my January 1954 and build it up again using all, period correct, reconditioned parts that I have collected over the years.
One question to the experts: the generator strap, should this be painted or not?
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