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Another Vote for KillMat. I Used the 80 mil on the floor, ceiling and double layer on the firewall in my 39 Tudor. I then used a Foil Coated...
Wish I could have gone with you brother! Next year!
you can see how i did an entire rear axle and transverse leaf spring swap in my 39 on page 17 of my build thread. it worked really well, and...
I was always partial to the short ones, go from the door back. either way would look good on that car. Here are the ones i made for my...
[ATTACH] I have had a great luck with the Drake hinge pin mirrors, I had the cowl mount ones and as others have said, the Right side is...
can you recommend a tile cleaner to use? Something like Tilex?
Here is some pics of my 39 standard. The firewall is in exactly the same location from 35 through 40 cars, as as you know the frames are basically...
Roadster and regular passenger car are the same. And yes, the engine needs to be all the way back against the fire wall. You have to do that for...
Thin side goes out thick side goes in. Have a second person on the inside pushing on the glass while pulling the rope around the glass from the...
My 39 standard was very similar. Do you have the OG radiator brackets? My were missing (hacked to death ) and had the same issue setting mine up.
I like relays for all electric fuel pumps. Plus, when I wire them up i wire the ground on the relay through a switch so that I can disable the...
if you are wanting to straighten out rolled brake line tubing, try taking a couple short pieces of 2x4's, then screw 2 or 3 together, once...
if you drop the voltage to make the light run at 6 volt, you will also drop the voltage to 6 volts out of the switch going to lights or a blower...
The knob on that switch will pull off to expose the small bulb inside it. I have a bunch and they are all like that.
not sure how to check without taking it apart and looking to see if it has numbers on the bulb or not. But if it is a "non-serviceable" bulb, I'd...
your best bet will most likely be The Filling Station. Filling Station Chevrolet & GMC Quality Reproduction Parts
The Amp meter appears to have an inductive loop on it to sense the amperage coming through wire that bolts to the stud. 37 to 39 fords had the...
This rules! Having gained a bunch of inspiration on my own 39 sedan from your other 40 sedan I can't wait to see how this progresses. I even...
either slide under the car and look for a second set of mounting holes a few inches rearward, or look under the seat at the slider brackets to...
There are a ton of Hot rodders and Hot rod stuff going on around Charlotte which is only about 40 min from Lincolnton. Most of my Club brothers...
the DAP landau top and trim adhesive is the way to go. also, if you are going to spray it, Harbour Freight sells a cheap purple spray gun for...
if you want something a little more vintage looking for the reservoir's check this out. Also, you can look for brake reservoirs for old British...
168 tooth is the one to use. If you have any questions on doing this just PM Me, ill send you my cell number and you can call or text me.
My 39 has an aluminum elcheapo radiator that with some modifications to the mounting brackets on the frame works fine, it was around 300 bucks a...
look through my build thread. there should be some pictures in there of how it goes together. If you don't see what you need PM me and I'll get...
I painted the firewall (white) and the frame(black)of my 39 with the TS paint with hardener in it. It has worked great is very tough and not...
with an axle from Jack and those front tires you will be in the clear! I also have the reverse eye Posies front spring and it rides great. While...
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Thanks Man! NO tire rub whatsoever. the set up on mine is a dropped and narrowed 33 to 36 front axle using a 36 front wishbone with a Posie's...
I would have gladly left all my OG glass, not one piece was even cracked. Unfortunately, it had all separated to the point of looking like frosted...
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