Technical Stude Pickup Warehouse Find

if you do the 49 Ford Trunk Hinges , I have a NOS pair at home that were for my 49 Coupe.. PM...

 

I’m definitely interested! Could you post a picture of them from the side in the closed position?

 

will do when I get home from work... Ty Rob

 

Thanks!

 

Here’s one of the idiosyncrasies of early engines. Instead of the common press-in lip seal (supplied in the gasket kit), in 1962 Pontiac used a spring loaded cork seal that rides on the inside of the timing cover. A cork seal that is not supplied in the gasket kit. It’s the kind of thing that I would expect to see in a 1920s Chevy or Dodge. Apparently, it works pretty well, the current Stude engine (a ‘59 389) doesn’t leak up front after over 60 years.
We considered machining the cover for the new style seal but nah, it’ll be fine.
My buddy Willy, an old hand at old engines, told me to order from Best Gasket next time. They are better with gaskets for old engines.

If you enlarge the image a little you can see the spring washer inside.

 

here are the 49 Ford trunk lids hinges

 

I think they might work and they should look good. PM me and we’ll work something out. Thanks!

 

NOS...a thing of beauty really...I think they'd look spiffy Bob.

 

Any “improvements” that I consider I give the Carman Test. Is this something that Carman and the brothers would do? I think those hinges pass the test. It’s not that much of a workhorse, but I think Tony would have liked a working tailgate and those hinges are something Carman would have had access to and they do the job in a no nonsense yet attractive manner.

 

Bob if that truck had arms it would hug you......AND you're having fun with it! I like your passion and reaching out as if having a chat in the shop with the past owners...

 

Bob, I messed around with trunk hinges on the A trying to find those that opened flat. Some are left and right formed to accommodate the curve of the trunk to prohibit binding. Left and right have different part numbers usually. May not be an issue with the 49's. I have never worked with them.

 

You’re right Walt, they are made to match the contours of the car back there. But if I remember correctly, one of them, either ‘49 or ‘50 has little to no angle and I might be able to accommodate it.

 

I’ve always had a weakness for old pickups in general. I worked for Carman on and off for years and I saw how he approached the projects he had. I saw the Stude pickups when they were active and later when they had been retired. Carman’s truck sat outside at the Long Beach shop for a long time. It was hard to watch, knowing what was under the skin. Tony’s (now mine) was parked in his powder coating shop, thank goodness. From time to time I would ask about it and we’d go peel back the tarp and peek at it. They would say how they needed to get it out and get it running but it never happened.
I feel good being the current caretaker and the family is happy with the things that I’ve done and the things I have planned for it.

 

PM sent !

 

My decision to paint the engine something “non-stock” left me with the problem of what to do with the intake manifold. It’s a factory 3x2 intake and it would normally be painted the factory powder blue with the rest of the engine. But I thought it would be too much blue, painted in the Olds blue. I’m going to see my sandblaster/powder coater and see if he has a coating that will make this heavy old cast iron manifold look like as-cast aluminum. I spent some time today grinding off all of the vicious casting flash and breaking the sharp edges so that a coating will not chip. It came out great.
With malice and aforethought I drilled a vacuum port in an unused boss with vacuum access. I also drilled out the only boss with access to hot water so that I can install my S-W mechanical temperature gauge. They used 3/8” pipe threads for the factory electrical temperature sender. I opened it up to the 1/2” pipe required for the S-W sensor.