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Glad it all worked out for you.
Leave em there. I did. They look proper . Even if you welded and smoothed them over, no one would ever notice. Besides, you will burn the wood.
I just finished spraying the final sealer coat with Shopline/ppg epoxy. The mix rate was 2:1:1 when using it as a primer so I added more reducer (...
|I have a Mustang power steering box ( quick ratio) in my A coupe and it is very easy to steer. I believe the ratio is around 16:1. I used to know...
Looks to me like you have a real piece of history there, a factory hotrod from the '30s. I don't know what the pieces are that you are inquiring...
I run an Isky Max-1 in my '40 Ford. Very happy with it. And it still has the stock '40 Ford front cover and distributor.
A flathead ford revving at 4-5 grand injests less than 300cfm. Two Holley 94's will deliver 300cfm.
I run a similar setup with two '94s on an Offenhauser street manifold ( front carb is close to the center and the other is offset to the rear). I...
I wouldn't change a thing. It looks gorgeous .
My neighbour was trying to remove the rusty bolts holding the bed onto his truck frame. They were long carriage bolts and when applying force with...
Good thinking. I like it.
The stock system was run pretty much as explained by Shivasdad above. One of the senders had a single wire connection and the other had 2...
Bearclaw latches are not expensive and are a lot better than stock. I used them on my model A coupe and you can close the doors with one finger.
There is confusion among builders around finishing the bottom edge of the wheelwell. Many people will fold the bottom of the wheelwell 180 deg....
It is good to run thermostats in your car. They will bring it up to the desired temperature quicker and they will keep the engine at the desired...
Do the frame first. Put the kickup in it and make sure it is flat on the tip, straight not twisted. You can do the body on your cradle if it is...
Usually they smoke for the first few minutes as all the assembly lube and oils burn off and then they clean up the exhaust pretty good. I think...
They look exactly like the ones on my '40 pickup. It is a Canadian truck so you might have something there. Replacing the drums means replacing...
The drums that came on my truck were one piece ( hub and drum cast as one). I don't think they made a lot of these and I don't know what...
I always tell my wife that I am going to go first so I don't have to clean up all my junk.
Welcome to the flathead fraternity. Flatheads are forever.
I ran a Caravan seat in my A coupe for one season but I was not impressed with the comfort. I had a good stock seat and found it to be more...
Check out Champion Radiators. I bought one of theirs for my 30 A and it has been excellent. The price is cheaper than messing with an old used...
I have a 4" dropped Magnum axle in my '40 pickup and it has been in there for over 20years. If I remember right there was a few Magnum axles that...
I think they look great. Make them fit.
Now I want to drop in an old points distributor and try it . I am thinking maybe the electronics in your distributor could be the problem.
My manual says that a 1940 Ford used a ballast resistor ( mounted on the left side of the firewall inside the cab) to reduce the voltage from 6...
I have found that when you hammer and dolly a mig weld it often cracks. I would like to hammer the weld when it is still red but I don't have 3...
Nice work and a gorgeous car. I am a '40 man but I must say that the '39 is a better looking convertible because the top is shorter and the rear...
Good work. This is the kind of info I look for all the time.
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