CTCI – Technical Article Index

Engine cleaning

• Author: Don Gridley
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1964
• Page: 4

Getting ready for restoration

• Author: Jim Schmidt
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1965
• Page: 4

Restoration dismantling

• Author: Jim Schmidt
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1965
• Page: 9

Restoration dismantling

• Author: Jim Schmidt
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1965
• Page: 5

Preparing for storage

• Author: Dean Macklem
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1967
• Page: 7

305 HP – 312 cid

• Author: Robert Harvey
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1969
• Page: 3

Automatic to standard shift 1955

• Author: Rick Jacobus
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1969
• Page: 4

Mustang engine 289 in T-Bird

• Author: T. Brackeen
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1969
• Page: 4

Edsel engine in Thunderbird

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1969
• Page: 5

Five-bladed fan

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1969
• Page: 5

390 or 428 for your T’Bird

• Author: Barry Thomas
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1969
• Page: 4

Engine break-in oil

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1970
• Page: 17

Tachometer drive

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1970
• Page: 18

How to tell a 292 from a 312

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1970
• Page: 20

Combustion tests

• Author: Ford Service Letter
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1971
• Page: 14

Lincoln Continental brakes on Early Bird

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1972
• Page: 8

Oil pressure varies too much

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1972
• Page: 8

Engine swap or overhaul existing

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1972
• Page: 9

New short block available from Ford

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1972
• Page: 10

Serial number location on frame

• Author: (no author listed)
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1972
• Page: 32

Vents or ports on valve covers are not Ford items

• Author: (no author listed)
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1972
• Page: 12

Fuel bowl filters same as on some older GM products

• Author: (no author listed)
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1972
• Page: 18

Oil filler caps from older Fords – rechromed

• Author: (no author listed)
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1972
• Page: 18

Lead free gas not for T-Bird

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1972
• Page: 21

Differences in Ford and T-Bird engines

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1973
• Page: 12

TM-4 a paint remover that works

• Author: George Barlow
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1973
• Page: 15

No known oil cooler

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1973
• Page: 14

Revised engine oil specification

• Author: Ford Service Letter
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1973
• Page: 36

312 engine 1956 versus 1957

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1974
• Page: 14

Differences 1955

• Author: Thomas McIntyre
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1974
• Page: 2

Cobra engine & Paxton supercharger 1955

• Author: Dennis Moore
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1974
• Page: 29

Carburetor plate engine puller

• Author: Jerry Ambrose
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1975
• Page: 4

Air conditioner cable routing

• Author: Lance Herrington
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1975
• Page: 17

1957 Hi-performance engine failures

• Author: Ford Service Letter
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1975
• Page: 35

Power steering 1955 versus passenger car

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1975
• Page: 34

Air conditioner, new & small

• Author: Jerry Ambrose
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1975
• Page: 43

Bolts used in restoration

• Author: Charles Wright
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1976
• Page: 14

Engine dieseling

• Author: Editor
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1976
• Page: 20

Interchangeable parts

• Author: Bob Burgess
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1976
• Page: 16

Restoration 1957, TGIF

• Author: Don Johnson
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1976
• Page: 22

Blueprinting for performance

• Author: Dana Corp.
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1976
• Page: 10

Hot tank parts cleaning

• Author: Dennis Datin
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1977
• Page: 7

270 hp engines or 285 hp

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1977
• Page: 32

E Thunderbirds

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1977
• Page: 32

Supercharged Thunderbirds

• Author: Dewey Gilleland
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1977
• Page: 14

Fuel & Tune ups 1955

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1977
• Page: 31

Fuel for Thunderbirds

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1977
• Page: 33

Authenticity

• Author: Virgil Martin
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1977
• Page: 5

A Ground-Up Restoration

• Author: Dick Huber
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1977
• Page: 8

Which battery to buy

• Author: Editor
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1977
• Page: 22

Fuel of the future

• Author: Harry Anderson
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1977
• Page: 26

Authenticity

• Author: Virgil Martin
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1977
• Page: 14

Hard starting 1955 – 1956

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1977
• Page: 38

Engine & Fordomatic assembly removal

• Author: Barry Thomas
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1977
• Page: 40

Engine and Fordomatic assembly removal

• Author: Barry Thomas
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1977
• Page: 40

Engine removal only

• Author: Barry Thomas
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1977
• Page: 40

Removal of engine & automatic transmission

• Author: Barry Thomas
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1977
• Page: 41

Authenticity

• Author: Virgil Martin
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1977
• Page: 23

Authenticity

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1978
• Page: 5

Gas smell inside car

• Author: Barry Thomas
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1978
• Page: 35

Authenticity

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1978
• Page: 28

Street cams

• Author: Barry Thomas
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1978
• Page: 38

Bolts & cap screws tensile strength

• Author: Retractable Ford Club
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1978
• Page: 20

Engine been replaced

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1978
• Page: 34

Restoration publications

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1978
• Page: 37

Authenticity

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1978
• Page: 8

1957 out-of-sight air conditioner

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1978
• Page: 38

Emergency ignition survival kit

• Author: Pat Scholes
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1979
• Page: 43

T-Bird versus passenger car engine parts commonality

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1979
• Page: 18

Authenticity – Finishes, many areas

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1979
• Page: 9

Gas fumes inside car

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1979
• Page: 24

Gasahol

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1979
• Page: 43

Use of regular leaded gas

• Author: Barry Thomas
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1980
• Page: 39

Authenticity Archives

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1980
• Page: 28

Authenticity Archives

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1981
• Page: 16

Gasoline octane/lead discussion

• Author: John Lane
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1981
• Page: 16

High octane leaded fuel availability

• Author: Larry Seyfarth
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1981
• Page: 33

Where to find leaded premium gas

• Author: John Lane
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1981
• Page: 12

Gasoline additives, help or hype

• Author: John Lane
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1981
• Page: 14

Power steering no assist

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1981
• Page: 25

Ford parts illustrations not 100% accurate

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1981
• Page: 37

Octane boost additives

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1982
• Page: 14

Power steering from standard ford?

• Author: Barry Thomas
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1982
• Page: 16

Power steering parts from other Fords

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1982
• Page: 25

Gasahol

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1982
• Page: 27

Removing power slave cylinder rod

• Author: Bill Cross
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1982
• Page: 26

Frequency of lubrication & grade of gasoline

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1983
• Page: 25

Early bird owner’s alert

• Author: Roger Hayes
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1984
• Page: 12

Leaded gasoline letters

• Author: Several Authors
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1984
• Page: 6

Replacing seal in steering box

• Author: Barry Thomas
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1985
• Page: 38

Corn, sweet potatoes used for new fuel

• Author: Gerald Perschbacher
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1985
• Page: 23

Leaded gasoline letters

• Author: Walter Haessner
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1985
• Page: 31

Unleaded fuel and your T-Bird

• Author: Pete Lefevre
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1985
• Page: 10

Additive for low-lead gasoline

• Author: Editor
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1985
• Page: 11

EPA drive to curb use of lead in gasoline

• Author: Editor
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1985
• Page: 13

Disassembling my 1957 steering column

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1985
• Page: 29

Preparation for getting the lead out

• Author: Editor
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1985
• Page: 28

Preparing your gasoline for winter storage

• Author: Mark Risner
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1986
• Page: 17

No lead – No worry

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1986
• Page: 19

Additive awaits approval

• Author: Editor
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1986
• Page: 4

Gasohol poses fire hazard in cars

• Author: Dennis Schrimpf
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1986
• Page: 21

Leaded gas update

• Author: Editor
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1986
• Page: 36

Valves and unleaded gas nonsense

• Author: William Crowell-Davis
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1986
• Page: 13

Bad gas

• Author: Jack Keebler
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1986
• Page: 19

Low lead gas supplements

• Author: Editor
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1986
• Page: 9

Bad gas

• Author: Jack Keebler
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1986
• Page: 13

Gaskets

• Author: Pacific Mustang
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1990
• Page: 36

Spring check-up

• Author: Old Cars Weekly
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1991
• Page: 25

Oil and engines

• Author: William Crowell-Davis
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1992
• Page: 27

For the lack of a bolt

• Author: William Crowell-Davis
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1992
• Page: 30

Engine additives – case against PTFE

• Author: Jim Crider
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1992
• Page: 20

Witty wiring restoration

• Author: Richard Lyons
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1992
• Page: 47

Authenticity – frame-off questions

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:2001
• Page: 39

Spring Checklist for Your Car

• Author: Old Cars
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:2002
• Page: 39

Hot Weather Ful Octane

• Author: Los Angeles Times
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:2002
• Page: 46

Running On Empty Not Good

• Author: Old Cars Guide
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:2002
• Page: 46

1955 Thunderbird Test Track

• Author: John M. Smith
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:2005
• Page: 24

PVC Valve

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:2006
• Page: 37

Supercharged Survey Update

• Author: John A. Shields
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:2006
• Page: 19

Use of Synthetic Oils

• Author: Jim Dinunzio
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:2006
• Page: 31

1957 E-Bird Engine

• Author: Jim Dinunzio
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:2006
• Page: 34

Zirbes Modified T-Birds

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:2007
• Page: 21

Correct 1955 Exhaust Manifolds

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:2007
• Page: 51

E-Bird Survey Update

• Author: Tom Stocks
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:2007
• Page: 9

The C-Code Thunderbird Story-Part II

• Author: John M. Smith
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:2007
• Page: 46

56 Exhaust Manifold

• Author: Jim Dinunzio
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:2008
• Page: 45

Thunderbird Performance – continued

• Author: Barry Thomas
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:2008
• Page: 20

56 Manifold Questions

• Author: Jim Dinunzio
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:2008
• Page: 52

The Restoration of a Supercharged 1957 ‘F’ Bird – Part 5

• Author: Tom Maruska
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:2009
• Page: 28

Starting a Stored 1956 T-Bird

• Author: Jim Dinunzio
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:2009
• Page: 62

On The Road Again?

• Author: Bob Hortig
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:2009
• Page: 26

Exhaust Heat Riser

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:2011
• Page: 38

Exhaust Heat Riser

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:2011
• Page: 16

Exhaust manifold Identification

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:2012
• Page: 27

Power Steering Hose Installation Tips

• Author: Jim Dawson
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:2013
• Page: 43