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Engine is a Ford  221/260 maybe 289. I could not fathom the engine bay picks and first thought the bodywork was gone from
around the main tubes. Then I realized the hood tubing is there but the skin is not. Later on you see they have the hood skin.
Anyone know what they are asking for the wreck.?

There are modern thermostats that have the right diameter to fit. If not you can snip it down to the right size.

The question has been answered by Brian Eacott. The wheel bearings are the same for disc and drum braked cars.
Many thanks

My question is: Are the front wheel bearings the same for disc and drum cars. Could someone in the know please post Timkin or other makers part numbers. I do see
reference information for BEX333 but not all Bristol cars had disc brakes. Appreciate your input.

Funny, I have CL2317WT in bits.

Does anyone reproduce the gas pipe parking brake handle? Or have a good used one.

I don't have a sealing problem. All my AC's, save one engine, are long gone. Most problems with sealing on the AC engine are due to too low a liner height or the poorly designed water passages right next to cylinders 5 and 6. Been there done that. Thanks.

I read your post with interest and was planning to put my two cents in when I came to Rod's post. I learned what he stated by trial and error and by measuring liner protrusion on a number of factory untouched engines. I might say I have only done 4 AC Weller engines but learned my lesson on the first one that came in boxes. As you have done, head on, leaks, head off, and so on. Initially I used the 6 thou noted in the AC Owners Manual. Disaster. Once I learned my lesson and found other engines with 16 to 20 thou liner protrusions, I had no further trouble. I am sure Rod has built way more engines than I and I am glad to see him sharing this information with others. If I might ask a question related to this subject, Is it safe to use a pristine block and liners without disturbing everything to replace the figure 8 gaskets and upset the liner height??? ie. This is an original factory engine.

I also have a set from a 1956 AC ACE. San Francisco area.

Thank You.

All my cars were originally AC engined save for AEX146 which had the Jag in it. Only AEX146 got the V8 engine as it was non standard to begin with. All my cars are in new homes now. Only my lonely AC engine CL2317 in all its glory is with me. I have no pictures of racing from the old days. I will check with a friend from that period and see if he may have some as he raced and repaired AC cars back then.

Just get a remote filter block. It takes a Ford spin on filter Fram PH8. Plumb from where the oil comes out of the screen, to the filter block, then back into the side of the motor. You will then have full flow oil filtration.

From Sports Car Illustrated, Aug 1959, Play Your Ace, Kenn Rudd's VPL442 race car came with rear camber of 2 degrees negative (on paper). To increase driftability, he lengthened the rear leaf spring and added a leaf. No mention of how much he lengthened the spring. He also chose to run the standard Michelin X tires fitted by the factory. Another old magazine you may be interested in is Sports Car Wheel Aug/ 1959 with a road test of an AC engined ACE

Look at 40 Ford over riders. They are a nice alternative if you are not a purist. Available new from Bob Drake Enterprises in the USA.

Do you need the whole thing or maybe just ends and joints and such?