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| Thanks Mr. F & T-bird Lou.... |
| By Mike McQuesten - 03/26/2002 1:10:02 PM; IP 206.193.0.124 |
Thanks for that link back to late Sept., '00. That's the exact air cleaner I need and hope to find. That was a great thread on "Ford's First Muscle Car".
Hawkrod, you're right that there's a strong similarity between the late fifties/early sixites six-banger air cleaner lids but it's just first appearances. A little closer inspection of those six lids and you'll see they're totally different. I have a stack of them.
And Lou....way back there on, 9/30/60, you posted saying that '60 Starliner pictured , and the engine picture was of a '60 as evidenced by the unique inner fender panels, had the incorrect expansion tank. You said it should have the smooth one of the '58 - '59. You also said the '60 HP 352 did not have the pictured air cleaner but a standard style air cleaner like your '60 T-bird. Lou, we've communicated before in a civil manner and I don't want to offend you so I'm trying to be tactful here and maybe I should just let it go but I can't. Sorry Lou, the '60 pictured back there in that thread of late, 9-00, was indeed totally correct. That's the exact air cleaner that solid liftered, aluminum intaked, Holley 540 cfm 4-barreled, header style exhaust manifolds, dual point distributor, 3/8" fuel lined and special heavy-duty chassis/drivelined that was available on special order "PAO" full size Fords got. The HP package was available to all full size Fords except station wagons. I have four farily virgin/stock '60 Fords and they all have that style of expansion tank. That doesn't mean that Ford didn't use the '58 - '59 style on the Thunderbird. I also have a '58 Ford w/352 Interceptor and it has the '60 and later expansion tank installed. Probably installed in the sixites when the original sprang a leak which is rather common of these tanks.
I think you have a very rare '60 Thunderbird because it has the stick and overdrive. But I think your 352 is the -Y- code hydraulic liftered, cast ironed intake, single point distributor with vacuum advance that was rated at 300 horsepower.
Again, I don't want to be argumentative and I'm always open to learning. I've said it before and I'll say it again right now, I've learned a lot from this forum. I've always appreciated everyone's input. I was a little put off at first when some guy named Stanley would post......I don't want to go there. And what happened to Mel Clark? Haven't heard a thing from him in a long time. |
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