37 Ford build--IE: old Header issues thread /37 Ford/5.0/GT40P heads

[bluestang67]

Hmmmm....I think there were more paint fumes coming through that mask than you thought!!

It's looking great!! Can't wait to see what the clearcoat does to the color.


Bobby, you can't just say you're making changes to the A without being more specific! Inquiring minds wanna know!

Ok for the best build guys here I will let you in on it . I may be crazy but for it was just to good to let see go .

I picked up a 1961 Nailhead , all machine work done clean the pistons and assemble .

[bluestang67]

Couple more





Needs Paint

[34_40]

HMmmm.. Maybe I'm slow this morning Bobby.. You talking in code today??

She sure is looking purty...

[bluestang67]

Mike have you been getting any buff time in . I ordered the Por 15 engine enamel paint , But there is a lot to do before that happens . I am off work right now with a torn meniscus and hobble around . All this free time and stuck sitting or laying down with the leg up .

[randyr]

Mike have you been getting any buff time in .

Now that sounds like a loaded question!! LOL! Tell us about your buff time, Mike...:-)

Sorry you're laid up ,Bobby. Hope it heals soon!

[34_40]

Mike have you been getting any buff time in . I ordered the Por 15 engine enamel paint , But there is a lot to do before that happens . I am off work right now with a torn meniscus and hobble around . All this free time and stuck sitting or laying down with the leg up .

So Bobby.. What were you trying to say in post 1128?

Sorry guys, no "Buff Time" yet. I hope to start this weekend, life got in the way.

Bobby, you gotta heal up and get'er painted! That injury sounds painful!

Randy, how about you? Any progress??

[randyr]

Randy, how about you? Any progress??

No, Mike. I suck! I haven't gotten anything done since my last post. Life got in my way, too.....

[IC2]

No, Mike. I suck! I haven't gotten anything done since my last post. Life got in my way, too.....

Priorities need to be set correctly. None of this life gets in the way!!

[34_40]

No, Mike. I suck! I haven't gotten anything done since my last post. Life got in my way, too.....

Well Randy! There is one thing we can agree to in that sentence!

[34_40]

Ya know Don S., I think your more concerned about the car being glass with a SBC than any of us! You've got a good lookin' car there and don't be embarrassed about it! Wish you were closer 'cause I'd help you finish that wiring just to see you smile on that first trip around the block! Keep at it. I know your wanting it as much as I do! LOL..

[Don Shillady]

Thanks for the kind words 34-40. This morning I received a '30-'31 center rod bracket which is much lower. It is a casting nicely powdercoated black from nearby Bratton's Model A parts in Mount Airy MD. It is too cold in the garage this morning to paint it to match the hood so I will wait a day or two to replace the existing casting which is too high. To answer IC2's question these brackets are small castings as reproduced in China! I have dreaded the problem of the hold downs for over a year but I can use a 2"x4" 14 gauge stainless plate under the rear hold downs as load-spreading washers. The only way I can see to prevent losing the hood at speed is to drill all the way through the frame under the front hold downs so I can get a nut on long bolts through the frame. I have drilled all the way through the Brookville frame for other mounting holes both vertical and horizontal so it can be done with the tubing frame. Does anyone out there have a genuine 1929 hood? I wonder if the strange rectangular cutout at the rear is for a Z-shaped bend in the center rod? I will get a picture when I finish this but it may be a week or two. 34-40 I really wish I had some local rodder to help with the wiring but so far I have not found a willing helper.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

[34_40]

Thanks for the kind words 34-40.
34-40 I really wish I had some local rodder to help with the wiring but so far I have not found a willing helper.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

No worries Don. We're just glad to see you back here! Keep at it, and eventually you'll run out of things to do to her! Maybe once IC2 gets some housing closer he could visit and show you the error of your ways!

[IC2]

Maybe once IC2 gets some housing closer he could visit and show you the error of your ways!

At the rate that's happening, I may be here in the frozen tundraland of the Great Northeast forever. If you had a few hours, I would relate some about the 6 fruitless trips to the Roanoke area (no, Don, we wont move near Richmond. I have no plans on my wife being our oldest daughters "bestest" friend - and that's good for a few more hours of whining)

Keep at it - I just got a few more things done to my car these past few weeks - they are never done, but can be made drivable and it sure looks like both of you are about there

[Don Shillady]

IC2, Thanks for the message. There are some rodders close by. One is a neat '32 roadster in Mechanicsville and John York's Kit Car shop is just over the hill. The problem is that I need to spend more time on the car and I am finding that each car is so different that most folks are reluctant to look at a one-off set of wires. Anyway, I am writing here to ask if anyone has a genuine 1929 Ford hood to explain that cutout in the back edge of the hood? I have some other errands this week but I plan to replace the back rod bracket with a '30-'31 bracket and paint the bare part of the center rod. Yes the cowl webbing is on there but the ridge in the Bebops cowl seems pretty far back. I guess this is just the usual messing around with hood alignment other folks have cussed over.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/Teen Rodder

[randyr]

Hey Fellas, geez! it's been a while! I'm on the site everyday but haven't posted on our thread for a while. I haven't accomplished too much on my car except I've stripped all the fenders and started reworking a few spots on them. I have a few issues with my truck that I'm dealing with too.

Dave, your car is looking beautiful!! Saw some newer pics of it on another thread.
Mike, do you have your car buffed out yet?? We need some new pics of your progress!
Bobby, what's up with your '37 these days? Is your guy still working on it while you're doing the '31?

Anyway, just checking in to say hey. Will post some pics of my slow progress soon....;-)

Hope all is well!!!