348 for 59 Nomad wagon
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Atta boy Gav! Here’s to those 817’s 
I think you’ll be impressed how that thing runs, at sea level especially. you got one of the coolest wagons ever built. Love 59-60’s.
I think you’ll be impressed how that thing runs, at sea level especially. you got one of the coolest wagons ever built. Love 59-60’s.
AK-Guy
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I am wondering, is an adapter of some type needed to mate a 700R4 to a 348 or 409?
You will need to modify or replace your crossmember. Mike, 1958 delivery, may be able to help on the crossmember.
What about the flexplate?
Hauling ass
Those folks over there talk funny......
When we were over there in 2017 we went out to ear at a bar with Gav, Steve and their wives. After a couple of beers they were easy to understand......
Amazing, isn't it! I'm really fired up for Gav to get this thing rolling so we've got more to talk about. I've been slacking, more or less, but that is about to change, hopefully.Those folks over there talk funny......
Always gotta be one in the crowd that just has to poke that little bit harderThose folks over there talk funny......
it's looking PREEEEDDDDYYY
I prefer electric,less draw on the engine, easier on the water pump.
Many people have sad great things about the awesomeness of this site including myself.
I do try and search for things to my questions first before sending out a post and or a PM
So with putting in the 348 to 59 my next question was going to be about Alternator brackets. So did a couple of word searches and came across the below threads. With a bit of reading looks dead easy a lot easier on the pocket.
One thread was where Dave (boxerdog) shared what he had done with an aftermarket bracket with small mods and also Dan (tripower), where he used a lower alternator bracket from a late 60's chev pick up again with a small mod. both look excellent.
I have still had to do a bit of search here in the land of down under and scarce as hell american parts of sorts in order to find one or other of these brackets and after trawling through our large number of speed shops & restoration shops (count them on one hand nearly
) finally found one of each at different shops.
For Dave's aftermarket one this is NZ $76 & the lower one as per Tripower was NZ $140. So for now going with $76 option. No old wrecking yards around here to go picking from.
So again ALL HAIL THE 348-409 BROTHER HOOD
and Bob, please be sure to NEVER delete any info. One thread goes back to 2011.
www.348-409.com/forum/threads/choices-for-alternator-mounting-with-headers.16886
www.348-409.com/forum/threads/1963-1965-409-reproduction-alternator-bracket.21590
Gav
I do try and search for things to my questions first before sending out a post and or a PM
So with putting in the 348 to 59 my next question was going to be about Alternator brackets. So did a couple of word searches and came across the below threads. With a bit of reading looks dead easy a lot easier on the pocket.
One thread was where Dave (boxerdog) shared what he had done with an aftermarket bracket with small mods and also Dan (tripower), where he used a lower alternator bracket from a late 60's chev pick up again with a small mod. both look excellent.
I have still had to do a bit of search here in the land of down under and scarce as hell american parts of sorts in order to find one or other of these brackets and after trawling through our large number of speed shops & restoration shops (count them on one hand nearly
) finally found one of each at different shops.For Dave's aftermarket one this is NZ $76 & the lower one as per Tripower was NZ $140. So for now going with $76 option. No old wrecking yards around here to go picking from.
So again ALL HAIL THE 348-409 BROTHER HOOD
and Bob, please be sure to NEVER delete any info. One thread goes back to 2011.www.348-409.com/forum/threads/choices-for-alternator-mounting-with-headers.16886
www.348-409.com/forum/threads/1963-1965-409-reproduction-alternator-bracket.21590
Gav
Earlier this summer I did the exact same search on alternator brackets and those are the exact 2 same threads that I used to make my decision also. I went with tripowers option being I had one bracket and found what I think is the last one in my local yard to make mine!
It would really rip ya nightie with having to wait for bloody customs & MPI to release the container that my parts are in.