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Shopping for salvage yard bench seat for my 1940 Ford Coupe. Looked at 2 different rear Dodge Mini Van seats - width looks good … backs are not...
cool ash tray !
Perhaps the Limeworks kit. I have one for a 1939 Ford column but have not installed it yet. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Also - great luck with Chassis Engineering on several 1939/ 1940 Fords.
First ran a Holley 600 - when it was good - it was good - but leaked often. Went to Ford 4100 off a 390 - not bad - but cam little too much for...
When you fab up the linkage - please post pic back on this tech post. I really would like to see your linkage. Or PM me the pic. In the first...
[ATTACH] Reworked my 1940 petals - with new clutch fork position and z- bar rod - moved mounting area out for better leverage and fabricated a...
Thanks Neilswheels - nice build info and impressive work. I am trying to keep manual linkage from petals to the clutch fork vs slave cylinder....
do you have a pic of this application? Thanks
I have a little different twist on the 1940 vs 1939 petals: I have a 1939 Ford Coupe - 327 Chevy and 4 speed Muncie. This car has 1940 petals...
THANKS - ordered more needed items from Rebel Wire.
My original box was very worn - went with the Flaming River enhanced Vega box - adapted original column to the Vega box . I wish the original box...
Looks like my 1939 Ford heater - I took out of a junked 1939 2 door sedan 30 years ago. Over the years I have used this heater in 2 different 1939...
I have a single pole Ford style starter solenoid - I think from a bus in the 1950's - to a NOS 1940 push button start switch - the Dennis...
I have a Painless fuss block and ready to rewire my 1939 Ford - I have basic wiring for the one wire Powermaster Alternator - and stock push...
Back in the day - My Dad had a J-2 Olds 371 cube - in his 1940 Ford , the 1939 Ford stock trans did not last long. He went through 2 or 3 per...
Working on the same problem - need to change out my 1940 petals for 1939 ones I believe. [ATTACH]
I would love to see the picture of the 1939 Ford clutch linkage. I am trying to revise my 1939 Ford Coupe - 327 and Muncie 4 speed. Has 1940...
Great article Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Have Porter mufflers on my 1939 Ford and 327 Chevy. Nice sound. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
About 2 years ago - me and my son got my Dad's 1939 Ford Coupe running after sitting in a garage for 12 years. This car was finished in 1971 or...
I have made them and bought Dennis Carpenter repos and in past used ones from Paul Bradley. Bang for the buck - the one piece front portions from...
I saw a pic in second edition of Frank Oddo ‘s How to build Street Rods of longer arm mounted on the bottom of the clutch petal. Not measurements...
Have you fabricated the clutch linkage yet. I have the 1939 petal set - ready to connect to a Muncie 4 speed - looking for ideas for this...
I just got a repo set from Bob Drake. Arm is on top - need one on bottom. I used a 1939 set for a top loader Ford 4 speed to push the clutch...
What about stock 1939 ford set and Muncie 4 speed? If I swap them for the 1940 set / eliminate the z bar and have a direct connection to clutch...
My 1939 Coupe is open drive shaft to Columbia 2 speed rear w 1947 pick up yoke. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
My 1939 Ford - in above post has 1940 petal set and z- bar. I just bought a Drake 1939 repo set of brake and clutch petals - need about 1/2 inch...
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