Greetings from Sweden
January 24th, 2015, 06:40 PM
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Greetings from Sweden
Hello folks...
I'm a guy from Sweden, in the late 40's, who recently got myself a modified Series 66 '48.
Previous owner(s) have lowered it, given it a V8 (283 + powerglide) and fixed most of the interior. Exterior is a bit towards the ratrod genre, with matt black paint and most of the chrome painted either black or silver.
Stuff to do:
Urgent:
Re-wire the electrical system. The original wires are falling apart and the later added repairs/upgrades/replacements look horrible. (It's 12V converted too btw.)
Fix the steering gear. Preferably rack and pinion with servo.... currently it feels like an old tractor to drive.
Less urgent:
Air ride instead of the quick'n'dirty uncomfortable spring mods it currently has.
Reconnect the heater... (Probably left disconnected when they replaced the original engine... might be leaky, has to be checked of course.)
Etc...
Many of the mods by prev owners are of the qick and ugly kind so there's a lot to go through... but it's driveable as it is, woohoo!
Let's see if the forum lets a n00b insert a pic.
I'm a guy from Sweden, in the late 40's, who recently got myself a modified Series 66 '48.
Previous owner(s) have lowered it, given it a V8 (283 + powerglide) and fixed most of the interior. Exterior is a bit towards the ratrod genre, with matt black paint and most of the chrome painted either black or silver.
Stuff to do:
Urgent:
Re-wire the electrical system. The original wires are falling apart and the later added repairs/upgrades/replacements look horrible. (It's 12V converted too btw.)
Fix the steering gear. Preferably rack and pinion with servo.... currently it feels like an old tractor to drive.
Less urgent:
Air ride instead of the quick'n'dirty uncomfortable spring mods it currently has.
Reconnect the heater... (Probably left disconnected when they replaced the original engine... might be leaky, has to be checked of course.)
Etc...
Many of the mods by prev owners are of the qick and ugly kind so there's a lot to go through... but it's driveable as it is, woohoo!
Let's see if the forum lets a n00b insert a pic.
January 24th, 2015, 07:47 PM
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Nah, AFAIK Texaco has always been Texaco here too... at least in Sweden.
Caltex is a pre-Texaco thing, I think?
Hm... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caltex claims that the Caltex name is still in use, didn't know that.
Oh, and according to Swedish Wikipedia, we _did_ have Caltex here too... 1947-1967 apparently.
I was born in 1965, no wonder I don't remember it. :P
I'll see what I can do about more pics... maybe tomorrow. It's late++ here, silly me is up 04:45 am... stupid.
Caltex is a pre-Texaco thing, I think?
Hm... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caltex claims that the Caltex name is still in use, didn't know that.
Oh, and according to Swedish Wikipedia, we _did_ have Caltex here too... 1947-1967 apparently.
I was born in 1965, no wonder I don't remember it. :P
I'll see what I can do about more pics... maybe tomorrow. It's late++ here, silly me is up 04:45 am... stupid.
January 25th, 2015, 08:27 AM
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I'll add my welcome along with the other members.
Here's an option for lowering that's less costly and easier than air if you want a moderate lowering instead of radical: http://jamcosuspension.com/products/.../productID/828
I added their 3" rear lowering springs to my 47 convertible. My front already has Mustang II with 2" drop spindles and shorter replacement springs built to hold up the heavier front with the 455 engine.
The new lowering springs at front and rear leave enough travel for a comfortable ride but it is noticeably lower and about 1/3 the cost of air and less than a half day's time to install all four springs. Of course if you want to drop it to the ground for show nothing works like air ride.
Jerry
Here's an option for lowering that's less costly and easier than air if you want a moderate lowering instead of radical: http://jamcosuspension.com/products/.../productID/828
I added their 3" rear lowering springs to my 47 convertible. My front already has Mustang II with 2" drop spindles and shorter replacement springs built to hold up the heavier front with the 455 engine.
The new lowering springs at front and rear leave enough travel for a comfortable ride but it is noticeably lower and about 1/3 the cost of air and less than a half day's time to install all four springs. Of course if you want to drop it to the ground for show nothing works like air ride.
Jerry
January 27th, 2015, 05:21 PM
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Here's an option for lowering that's less costly and easier than air if you want a moderate lowering instead of radical: http://jamcosuspension.com/products/.../productID/828
The springs currently on the car aren't cut, some previous owner has just shortened them with clamps. (Those clamps are actually not allowed in Sweden, not that anyone normally cares to look for them.)
So I could just remove those clamps and get some comfort at the price of losing some coolness, but I can live with that.
After all, it's just temporary....
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