Yeah I’d definitely prefer to leave the tranny in, mostly because my cherry picker isn’t the best and partly because I’ll be doing this job alone and that’s a lot of mass to have to control solo. But pulling the whole front clip off is definitely an option, front bumper and grill are crunched anyhow
Just be aware that it would be nothing short of a miracle if SMS procures and ships what you need before your container leaves in 3 weeks. Months to years is their usual lead time.
Yes, but the centers on the car for sale are not later Road Wheel centers, they are the A-B-E types with the big scallops around the lugnuts.
Specifically, they are the later A&B ones ('75-newer?) with the replaceable center like in my first picture.
Timken is a good brand, with many parts still made in the USA. I did a rear end rebuild on my '59 DeSoto last year and most of the original parts I removed were Timken. I looked up all of the factory part numbers in the parts book and then used a website to cross those to the Timken numbers to...
Same here re:when I was younger. Though I prefer the ’70-’71 noses, the ’72-’73 Monaco looks better than most any new car. The styling even looks restrained next to some of the evil-looking ones of today—Lexus/Toyota, BMW, and Nissan especially.