You need to put the gear housing back on for the motor to run. The housing acts as the bearing for that end of the motor shaft.

Just plug in the block heater and put a lightbulb under the oil pan.

Worked every time for me on cold weather.

The rear bumper bar is the longer one and has more curvature than the front. Distance between the bumper bar and the rear body panel is about 5 inches.

Distance from the prow of the grille to the top of the front bumper bar is about 10 inches. The front brackets extend farther out from the body than the rear.

The caption on the photo of the 22nd Series Custom 8 in post #44 says that it is a 2226 which would be a 7 passenger limo or sedan. Can't tell for sure from the picture but it is interesting to note that the windshield and back window are different from the factory standard with a heavier metal frame around the front and extra division bars in the rear.
Bulletproof glass perhaps?

Joe,

A couple of things to note:

The 1948-50 Custom 8's did away with the pressure regulating piston in the oil gallery and used a restriction in the tee that feeds the gallery to limit flow and prevent over oiling of the timing chain. A similar restriction was used for the feed to the oil filter. These restrictions were built into a single 4 way tee that was fed from the main oil gallery, so one restriction on each side of the tee with none on the feed and pressure sender connections.

The 1948-50 oil filter inlet is the upper one on the side of the cannister. The filter outlet on the bottom of the cannister drained into the crankcase. This is opposite from the 1940 filter, so you may want to re-check the flow arrangements to match the filter that you have used.

In addition to the thin trim rings the headlight lenses were different on the Canadian built cars.
Windshields were laminated safety glass but all other windows were tempered glass.

The 6 cylinder is 28" long from the front of the bellhousing to the front of the block. Add another 4 or 5 inches for the timing cover and vibration damper.

By comparison, the same measurement for the 288/327/356 blocks is 36"

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It also shows up in the 1948 Fact (Data) Book and the 1949 Dealer Accessories Price List.
As HH56 says, it's easiest to find these by year.

The 22nd and 23rd Series backup lights mounted on the panel below the trunk lid. Thread size is 7/16" so the hole diameter needs to be slightly larger.

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The trim is attached by tabs that go though holes in the door panel and are bent over from behind. See the attached photos for details.

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