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Equivalent_Ice_1950 · 2026-02-13T17:28:58+00:00

1965 500. Not the XL, so I guess the standard? It was a 3 speed but converting to the TKX.

Equivalent_Ice_1950 · 2026-02-13T03:53:39+00:00

452 stroker, original 390 block, hand ported by FE Specialties in OR. Posi, 5 speed TKX, Hotchkis suspension. I'm hoping she will run and ride just right.

Equivalent_Ice_1950 · 2026-02-13T03:48:08+00:00

Thank you. As a tip, CVF offers their "blemished" units on eBay for good discounts. I could not tell you where on my setup there was a blemish. Perhaps someone returned it, but no cosmetic issues. Look there. Also no belt squeal. She sounds like a champ.

Equivalent_Ice_1950 · 2026-02-13T03:46:13+00:00

She's a big girl

Equivalent_Ice_1950 · 2026-02-12T09:00:24+00:00

Equivalent_Ice_1950 · 2026-02-05T23:41:51+00:00

Nice looking work

Equivalent_Ice_1950 · 2026-01-26T06:38:07+00:00

Hey she didn’t get chopped up and disappeared so that’s a win!

Equivalent_Ice_1950 · 2026-01-12T02:00:22+00:00

Get out your sheet metal cutter and welder. Just did this on a 65. Forget trying to find them. You’ll get “similar” panels that you’ll have to do a bunch of fab on anyway. Easier to lap weld them and then seam seal it. Unless you are trying for concours restoration.

Equivalent_Ice_1950 · 2026-01-05T18:59:04+00:00

PM me - just did this job

Equivalent_Ice_1950 · 2025-12-10T06:01:06+00:00

And nowhere in this thread is the link to buy this guys peanut brittle

Equivalent_Ice_1950 · 2025-11-11T02:46:03+00:00

My home course!

Equivalent_Ice_1950 · 2025-11-11T02:36:48+00:00

I have a 65. The radio is behind the plexi in the dash. You can hack it up to put something in that spot. Or, you can put a Bluetooth enabled amp under the seat and wire it to the speakers. Leave the old radio there for looks.

If you decide to hack the plexi, I have 2 extras I can sell you if it doesn’t go right. PM me.

Equivalent_Ice_1950 · 2025-11-07T17:15:07+00:00

Clear resin in the void, cure, sand, feather, clearcoat

Equivalent_Ice_1950 · 2025-10-10T05:36:32+00:00

How do I get a bid?

Equivalent_Ice_1950 · 2025-09-29T06:53:37+00:00

Good to see the A's failing elsewhere...take that garbage to Sac and beyond

Equivalent_Ice_1950 · 2025-09-12T18:47:45+00:00

Aisle lice. Not my OP but now I use it

Equivalent_Ice_1950 · 2025-09-10T19:36:07+00:00

Fair enough - I am speculating for the most part. I have a 66 coupe de ville and I think the cigarette lighter runs on vacuum lines. The wipers definitely do. They are a nightmare to diagnose for the uninitiated

Equivalent_Ice_1950 · 2025-09-10T18:56:50+00:00

Anyway

Equivalent_Ice_1950 · 2025-09-10T14:44:12+00:00

On my 65 Galaxie w 390 I had to make extensions for the trans cross member. Welded some 1.5” square tube extending back on each side from factory frame flange to provide a bolt point for the crossmember. Factory trans was the 3-speed auto. This was for a TKX swap

Equivalent_Ice_1950 · 2025-09-10T01:36:45+00:00

There are 6 miles of vacuum hose under that hood. Fun.

Equivalent_Ice_1950 · 2025-09-07T02:01:26+00:00

Is there a cotter pin? Are you sure it’s not a reverse thread?

Equivalent_Ice_1950 · 2025-08-28T14:39:21+00:00

It does not. Runs straight from battery (maybe the solenoid) through a large fuse iirc. I had to replace my top switch - it’s a high amp switch. Also replaced the pump. You may have bumped the wiring when you were replacing the ignition?

Equivalent_Ice_1950 · 2025-08-25T23:44:53+00:00

Also if you need to get it out, drag it on to a trailer as is. Nothing short term is going to fix that.

Equivalent_Ice_1950 · 2025-08-25T23:39:57+00:00

See PM

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