Re: [Chevelle-list] Curtains and 427?
Thanks Steve, Ed and Clint for your input. I remember a f*rd person telling me he thought it was a 312 also around 20 years ago but I had forgotten till you guys reminded me of this. The knowledge on this list is incredible and the type of people I enjoy being with. Again thanks, Ã .. Wilsher Motor Sports ps. I used some por 15 today and I see why every one likes it. And why they say don't get it on you. Good stuff!!! - Original Message - From: "Stephen Monjar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Chevelle List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 2:21 PM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Curtains and 427? I'm no F*rd authority, but a friend of mine in college (about 1963) had a '57 Fairlane 4-dr HT with dual quads. I'm pretty sure, however, that the engine was a 312. A 352 appeared in 1958. I don't think F*rd had a 427 until the early '60s. But then, only a F*rd-lover would know for sure... Steve On 7/14/04 2:06 PM, "Danny Wilsher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I remember my mom used these same springs to put curtains in a 57 ford > wagon that dad bought brand new. We all thought it was pretty neat looking. > They were kinda like screen door springs but smaller diameter. > This reminds me of something. I know we all hate fords here, but do any > of you have any idea if a 427 ford motor was produced in 57. This wagon that > my dad had came from the factory with what he said was a 427 and it had two > four barrels on it. He said he was contacted by the factory to bring the car > back and they would give him a new motor because they wanted this one back. > It wasn't supposed to be put in a car much less a station wagon. They said > it was a experimental design that somehow showed up in that old wagon. He > loved the way it ran, so he kept it. I was just curious if any one here had > any recollections of them days. I wasn't but 3 years old when it was new, > but remember growing up riding in it. I was 14 or 15 when he finally sold > it. Thanks for indulging me. Hope I don't make to many people mad at > me... Wish I still had that old clunker... >Ã .. > Wilsher Motor Sports
Re: [Chevelle-list] Curtains
Sounds like the springs I used to see on old wooden screen doors. Maybe check with a good hardware store. Rich On 7/14/2004 8:00:52 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Dennis, The springs were maybe 1/4" in diameter and maybe 24" long. I > think > they were made for this purpose. They had small loops in the ends > thru which > we put screws that mounted them. Look in marine specific catalogs/sites > and > you will find something that will fill your need. One company that > makes > these types of items is Taylor Made. Heavy monofiliment with barrel > swivels > connected at each end would do the job. > Mike > - Original Message - > From: "Dennis Kiernan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 2:42 PM > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Curtains > > > > > > > > Mike Holleman wrote: > > > > > > I was a sixties flower child with a 62 Biscayne wagon. My girlfriend > made
Re: [Chevelle-list] Curtains
Dennis, The springs were maybe 1/4" in diameter and maybe 24" long. I think they were made for this purpose. They had small loops in the ends thru which we put screws that mounted them. Look in marine specific catalogs/sites and you will find something that will fill your need. One company that makes these types of items is Taylor Made. Heavy monofiliment with barrel swivels connected at each end would do the job. Mike - Original Message - From: "Dennis Kiernan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 2:42 PM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Curtains > > > Mike Holleman wrote: > > > > I was a sixties flower child with a 62 Biscayne wagon. My girlfriend made > > curtains(flowered of course) and used small diameter springs mounted > > lengthwise top and bottom, that the curtains slid over like a curtain rod > > would work. Looked real neat. > > I dont understand what you mean by small diameter springs. > > So far I'm thinking that a system based on using heavy fishing line > for "curtain rods" might be the way. Fishing line is strong as hell, > very light, and things slide on it easily. The loops in the curtains > could also be fishing line, sewn to the hem of the material. > > The main problem seems to be how to apply hooks to the interior > surface, which is all plastic (vinyl?). With age, it's become pretty > dried out and brittle, so I dont think it will hold anything screwed > into it. The home supply store has these hooks meant for bathroom > walls that you just peel off and stick on the wall, but I dont know > if those things actually hold up. >
Re: [Chevelle-list] Curtains and 427?
1963 was the first year for the 427 FE engines. 1958 was the first year for the 352. Clint Hooper H&H Custom,owner LT5 Registry Director http://www.LT5Registry.net/ ACES #1650 http://dalesplace.com/misc/friends/clint/clint_hooper.htm - Original Message - From: "Ed Riggins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I think your dad had a 312 T-bird engine in his '57 as you could get them with a 2-4 set up, but I imagine one or more may have found it's way into another Ford model. 352's were next, then 390's and the famed crossbolt main 427's. I know you could get a 352 in '59 and maybe even a 390 but I don't think any 427's were around until the early '60's on 7/14/04 12:06 PM, Danny Wilsher at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I remember my mom used these same springs to put curtains in a 57 ford > wagon that dad bought brand new. We all thought it was pretty neat looking. > They were kinda like screen door springs but smaller diameter. > This reminds me of something. I know we all hate fords here, but do any > of you have any idea if a 427 ford motor was produced in 57. This wagon that > my dad had came from the factory with what he said was a 427 and it had two > four barrels on it. He said he was contacted by the factory to bring the car > back and they would give him a new motor because they wanted this one back. > It wasn't supposed to be put in a car much less a station wagon. They said > it was a experimental design that somehow showed up in that old wagon. He > loved the way it ran, so he kept it. I was just curious if any one here had > any recollections of them days. I wasn't but 3 years old when it was new, > but remember growing up riding in it. I was 14 or 15 when he finally sold > it. Thanks for indulging me. Hope I don't make to many people mad at > me... Wish I still had that old clunker... >Ã .. > Wilsher Motor Sports > - Original Message - > From: "Dennis Kiernan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 1:42 PM > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Curtains > > > : > : > : Mike Holleman wrote: > : > > : > I was a sixties flower child with a 62 Biscayne wagon. My girlfriend > made > : > curtains(flowered of course) and used small diameter springs mounted > : > lengthwise top and bottom, that the curtains slid over like a curtain > rod > : > would work. Looked real neat. > : > : > > >
Re: [Chevelle-list] Curtains and 427?
I think your dad had a 312 T-bird engine in his '57 as you could get them with a 2-4 set up, but I imagine one or more may have found it's way into another Ford model. 352's were next, then 390's and the famed crossbolt main 427's. I know you could get a 352 in '59 and maybe even a 390 but I don't think any 427's were around until the early '60's on 7/14/04 12:06 PM, Danny Wilsher at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I remember my mom used these same springs to put curtains in a 57 ford > wagon that dad bought brand new. We all thought it was pretty neat looking. > They were kinda like screen door springs but smaller diameter. > This reminds me of something. I know we all hate fords here, but do any > of you have any idea if a 427 ford motor was produced in 57. This wagon that > my dad had came from the factory with what he said was a 427 and it had two > four barrels on it. He said he was contacted by the factory to bring the car > back and they would give him a new motor because they wanted this one back. > It wasn't supposed to be put in a car much less a station wagon. They said > it was a experimental design that somehow showed up in that old wagon. He > loved the way it ran, so he kept it. I was just curious if any one here had > any recollections of them days. I wasn't but 3 years old when it was new, > but remember growing up riding in it. I was 14 or 15 when he finally sold > it. Thanks for indulging me. Hope I don't make to many people mad at > me... Wish I still had that old clunker... >Ã .. > Wilsher Motor Sports > - Original Message - > From: "Dennis Kiernan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 1:42 PM > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Curtains > > > : > : > : Mike Holleman wrote: > : > > : > I was a sixties flower child with a 62 Biscayne wagon. My girlfriend > made > : > curtains(flowered of course) and used small diameter springs mounted > : > lengthwise top and bottom, that the curtains slid over like a curtain > rod > : > would work. Looked real neat. > : > : > > >
Re: [Chevelle-list] Curtains and 427?
I'm no F*rd authority, but a friend of mine in college (about 1963) had a '57 Fairlane 4-dr HT with dual quads. I'm pretty sure, however, that the engine was a 312. A 352 appeared in 1958. I don't think F*rd had a 427 until the early '60s. But then, only a F*rd-lover would know for sure... Steve On 7/14/04 2:06 PM, "Danny Wilsher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I remember my mom used these same springs to put curtains in a 57 ford > wagon that dad bought brand new. We all thought it was pretty neat looking. > They were kinda like screen door springs but smaller diameter. > This reminds me of something. I know we all hate fords here, but do any > of you have any idea if a 427 ford motor was produced in 57. This wagon that > my dad had came from the factory with what he said was a 427 and it had two > four barrels on it. He said he was contacted by the factory to bring the car > back and they would give him a new motor because they wanted this one back. > It wasn't supposed to be put in a car much less a station wagon. They said > it was a experimental design that somehow showed up in that old wagon. He > loved the way it ran, so he kept it. I was just curious if any one here had > any recollections of them days. I wasn't but 3 years old when it was new, > but remember growing up riding in it. I was 14 or 15 when he finally sold > it. Thanks for indulging me. Hope I don't make to many people mad at > me... Wish I still had that old clunker... >Ã .. > Wilsher Motor Sports
Re: [Chevelle-list] Curtains and 427?
I remember my mom used these same springs to put curtains in a 57 ford wagon that dad bought brand new. We all thought it was pretty neat looking. They were kinda like screen door springs but smaller diameter. This reminds me of something. I know we all hate fords here, but do any of you have any idea if a 427 ford motor was produced in 57. This wagon that my dad had came from the factory with what he said was a 427 and it had two four barrels on it. He said he was contacted by the factory to bring the car back and they would give him a new motor because they wanted this one back. It wasn't supposed to be put in a car much less a station wagon. They said it was a experimental design that somehow showed up in that old wagon. He loved the way it ran, so he kept it. I was just curious if any one here had any recollections of them days. I wasn't but 3 years old when it was new, but remember growing up riding in it. I was 14 or 15 when he finally sold it. Thanks for indulging me. Hope I don't make to many people mad at me... Wish I still had that old clunker... Ðäññÿ .. Wilsher Motor Sports - Original Message - From: "Dennis Kiernan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 1:42 PM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Curtains : : : Mike Holleman wrote: : > : > I was a sixties flower child with a 62 Biscayne wagon. My girlfriend made : > curtains(flowered of course) and used small diameter springs mounted : > lengthwise top and bottom, that the curtains slid over like a curtain rod : > would work. Looked real neat. : :
Re: [Chevelle-list] Curtains
Mike Holleman wrote: > > I was a sixties flower child with a 62 Biscayne wagon. My girlfriend made > curtains(flowered of course) and used small diameter springs mounted > lengthwise top and bottom, that the curtains slid over like a curtain rod > would work. Looked real neat. I dont understand what you mean by small diameter springs. So far I'm thinking that a system based on using heavy fishing line for "curtain rods" might be the way. Fishing line is strong as hell, very light, and things slide on it easily. The loops in the curtains could also be fishing line, sewn to the hem of the material. The main problem seems to be how to apply hooks to the interior surface, which is all plastic (vinyl?). With age, it's become pretty dried out and brittle, so I dont think it will hold anything screwed into it. The home supply store has these hooks meant for bathroom walls that you just peel off and stick on the wall, but I dont know if those things actually hold up.
Re: [Chevelle-list] Curtains
I was a sixties flower child with a 62 Biscayne wagon. My girlfriend made curtains(flowered of course) and used small diameter springs mounted lengthwise top and bottom, that the curtains slid over like a curtain rod would work. Looked real neat. Mike Holleman - Original Message - From: "Dennis Kiernan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Chevelle-list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 9:52 PM Subject: [Chevelle-list] Curtains > Has anybody put up curtains all around the back half of a station > wagon? I want to be able to draw them for when I want to sleep in > the car on long trips, but out of the way most the time. It looks > like a project that will take a lot of imagination to figure out. > Anybody got any ideas? >
Re: [Chevelle-list] Curtains
I've owned a VW camper and I'm sure you can use what they did. It was a small aluminum 'C' Channel that was easily bent. It had small plastic inserts that had loops that you sewed the curtains too. You just need to figure out how to attach it to your vehicle. If not two spring loaded clothes hanger rods could suspend the front and rear curtains, then you make the side ones just have loops at the ends, and you attach it at the ends of the spring loaded rods. Easy to take down, but storing them isn't as easy. Charles --- Check out my 502 powered '65 Malibu Super Sport Project http://www.65ss.com - Original Message - From: "Dennis Kiernan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Chevelle-list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 8:52 PM Subject: [Chevelle-list] Curtains > Has anybody put up curtains all around the back half of a station > wagon? I want to be able to draw them for when I want to sleep in > the car on long trips, but out of the way most the time. It looks > like a project that will take a lot of imagination to figure out. > Anybody got any ideas? >
[Chevelle-list] Curtains
Has anybody put up curtains all around the back half of a station wagon? I want to be able to draw them for when I want to sleep in the car on long trips, but out of the way most the time. It looks like a project that will take a lot of imagination to figure out. Anybody got any ideas?
