Just purchased a 53 Commander Starliner and I have a couple of question.
1.The car is mostly rust free ie floors, trunk and etc are good, however rocker panels have some rust coming through. the inner rocker panel appear good. I removed the threshold cover and everthing is clean there. The question is--How difficult is it to replace the outer rocker panels? Are the seams welded together, could not tell from just looking at.
2. Has original engine. compression is 100-120, cold, throttle not open. The engine seems to lack power. Is this typical for this compression--manual says 120-140. Will a 289 bolt up to the original auto transmission? and is original rear end up to handling the 289?
Any help with these questions would be appreciated.
Thanks, John
1.The car is mostly rust free ie floors, trunk and etc are good, however rocker panels have some rust coming through. the inner rocker panel appear good. I removed the threshold cover and everthing is clean there. The question is--How difficult is it to replace the outer rocker panels? Are the seams welded together, could not tell from just looking at.
2. Has original engine. compression is 100-120, cold, throttle not open. The engine seems to lack power. Is this typical for this compression--manual says 120-140. Will a 289 bolt up to the original auto transmission? and is original rear end up to handling the 289?
Any help with these questions would be appreciated.
Thanks, John
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