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I’m 59 now. Wish I knew then what I know now. My Dad is 82 and still building hot rods. His first car at 16 was a 40 Ford coupe that Grandpa...
Dad taught me to gas weld around 11 and MIG weld at 12. I got my 40 Ford tudor for my 15th birthday. I chopped my first top professionally (a 34...
That’s about 1942-1948.
Be aware that the fenders and grille for these trucks bring big money if good shape. Unless you stumble across someone who doesn’t know what they...
The block letter logo was changed to script in 1949. There are a very few block letter late flatly heads out there. Your early heads were made...
Heated to relieve the stress? I’ve never heard of or seen that done. It’s just plain flat glass, right?
Your picture clearly shows no jamb nut on the heim end into the hairpin. Needs to be there or the looseness will eventually erode the threads and...
He means that you need a jam nut on every rod end joint in your suspension and steering. It’s common sense.
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Magnum is related to Super Bell, I think started by an old employee. Very similar products and quality. Not the Johnny Law cheap stuff.
Magnum is not a Johnny Law brand.
Truckin needs to tell us the width of his rear perches on the axle. Kinda hard to stretch a spring.
Amazing how quick it went after March was done.
If the shaft is still good on number 2, I’d keep that. Use a die grinder and cut through the worm 99%, but not into the shaft. Then use a chisel...
Ford’s original windlace was wrapped with fabric. If you are using a vinyl, it’s probably thicker and takes more space.
That’s quite an offer. A good 37 hood is worth a few hundred at least.
Nice car, and better rendering! But it needs shiny hubcaps.
That’s cast. Superbell made cast axles for decades before they bought the rights to the Chassis Engineering axles. But I’m not sure if they put...
I remember guys changing all their fluids right there on the fairgrounds. Also guys drilling drain holes in the bottom of their doors.
My wife and I were downtown with a daily driver and headed for the fairgrounds when we heard about the incoming storm. We parked in spectator lot...
Yes they were already milled, you can see because the dome above the piston is so small around. Should be the same diameter as the piston. First...
I wonder how much he’s going to remove. I narrowed a cut down 26 touring once, but didn’t do much measuring beforehand. I figured form before...
A couple years ago I bought a pair of V8 Shop boards, unused but dusty. I figured I couldn’t beat the price, and I might build another fendered...
Yes it is! The formula is classic. And what he’s shown so far seems to follow the rules (except for the brakes, which should be an elegant...
Ghost thread.
Your shoes are on backwards. The big end of the cylinder and the longer shoe always point to the front on these old Ford brakes. The lube for...
Tudors don’t have C pillars between door and window. He must be talking about a fordor.
Don’t be such a cheap ass. Drive down to your local parts store to buy spark plugs. Jeesh.
Way to go for a first post!!
The pic of the left rear has liquid on the spring, and a stain down the backing plate.
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