Recent content by Lefty71

I think it looks great! If it were mine, I would'nt change much at all. It has decent value to boot.....personally would not go the restomod way.

Yes, they are actually the same part, most likely LY rods....invented long before the 440 was created.

What was the application? Wagon?

With my eyesight these days, those ARE phillips lol.

Two different part numbers on the front spring hangers. As others have said, i think your answer lies there. I think (not 100% sure) youll find that even the floor pans are the same.

Im seeing a Ford style starter relay (W07 in your pic)...they are notorious for sticking. First thing, make sure its actually properly in PARK, then test the neutral safety switch and wiring. If all looks good, then jump the small wire on that relay to the battery side of the same relay. If...

Let the dipstick be your guide.

Ya.....gonna say RemCharger nailed it in post #4

Very suspect....can you post a pic or link? Of the 12 that come up in a search, id guess its not one of them??

Thats how i got my first Belvedere.....after 3 carburetors, the guys wife made him get it out of the driveway..... The real issue was an air leak between the heads and intake.... quick easy fix

Usually more deluxe means more like a fury (sport fury) thing, but that doesnt seem quite right here either.

Others will know better than me, but a wire smoking is finding a short to ground. I would try disconnecting possible components one at a time and retry from there, starting with the alternator.

That whole trio looks like a blast!! :steering:

Does it spin properly??

Can you make a side by side comparison to the old?? Does it "drop right in" without the sock on?