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

[IC2]

Congrats Dave!!! That's inspirational.....I'm going to get a few hours in on mine this afternoon. Will let you know what I accomplish.

Any pics of yours full assembled yet or were you firing it up without fenders?

Thanks Randy. I fired with the fenders still in the living room(can you hear my wife's teeth still grinding) and lots of other pieces here and there. Thank goodness we have a fairly big house for the, now, two of us so the LR is for all intents, an unused room with a family room

I still have to run down the transmission drizzle, and get a couple of other electrical gremlins chased out then the rest goes together.

Where are you "at" now as far as car work??

[Don Shillady]

IC2, Congratulations! That must be a real sense of accomplishment! I got interested in my car again now that I am finished my summer job and I attended the NSRA Nationals in Richmond just a mile or so down the street. I got the "It's-A-Snap" headlights with the separate yellow LED at the bottom of the bulb and an H4 in the headlight section and then insert LED kits for the '29 tailights from Bratton up the road in Md. In a flurry of activity yesterday I got the radiator reinstalled once I decided to keep the flex fan on the Zip pump riser. I will post a picture of the Zip on another thread. I am going to have to tow the car to a muffler shop before I can crank it up since I do not have a welder, or maybe I can bolt the whole muffler system on with U-bolts? I would like to have the stainless Mustang pipes and mufflers but that involves heli-arc welding anyway. Here is a picture from the Richmond meet just for eye candy, but it was inspiring to get me going again! Was anyone from this Forum there that I missed? I would have liked to meet someone from the Forum, maybe next year? Maybe since this is a '35-'40 thread someone will like this picture of the "Best Paint" award at the Richmond Nationals?

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

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Congrats Dave, getting the motor running is one of those special moments!

Hi Randy, been awhile. Those jambs and latches look great. You do good work and should be proud of your efforts!

I have posted a few times in the past months but they seem to be lost somewhere else. Hopefully this one gets through!

[IC2]

Thanks Don and Mike

It's amazing how a trip to an NSRA show can get the engine cranked up again. Nice '37 for Randy to consider. I use York as my major "crank up" for the season regardless of the fact it isn't cheap to get there any longer

Mike - NSRA Burlington coming up 9/19-21 and you aren't that far......

Don, unless you have a welder, a muffler shop is the only way. If you can find one that can do mandrel bends, that's one to consider. I welded mine up from Summit U and J bends along with a 10' length of exhaust tubing. It was quite a project, but done before the body went on

[Don Shillady]

IC2, you say you like a yellow roadster sans fenders? Here is one from the Richmond meet with a fabululous interior! Of course this is a national meet and only a few rat rods so the other cars are of exceptionally high quality! This '32 had one of the best interiors I have seen in a long time! Sorry to maybe offend this thread but some of these cars are mind boggeling as to excellent quality. I came home and had to accept a multitude of flaws in my build but then I know where they are and maybe no one else will see them from ten feet away, I already know your steel A is nicer than my 'glass A but hey I just want to drive it!

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

[IC2]

Don, That was so bright it blew out your camera sensor.

Very nice car - but with that "Brand C" engine........ I do like the interior and the finish details.

Picture this with my bright orange paint, a console, a LeCarra wheel and seats in the same material:


As far as quality on mine - the more time I spend working on it, the more flaws I find. Instead of a 5' and 5mph car, it's really closer to a 20' at 30mph. The fenders and other loose pieces turned out nicely, but the body itself....well let's say that Chip Foose doesn't have to worry about my competition

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[QUOTE=IC2]Thanks Don and Mike


Mike - NSRA Burlington coming up 9/19-21 and you aren't that far......

Are you thinking of going Dave? I may be able to go either Sat. or Sun. maybe make a day trip out of it. If I do it Saturday then I could rest up Sunday.

[randyr]

Where are you "at" now as far as car work??

Hey Dave....here's what I've been working on.....previous pics show an unacceptable gap on the rear edge of my hood so I've been trying to remedy that. I tried slotting the mounting holes on my hinges to slide the hood further back to the cowl but that wasn't enough. Besides if I move the hinges to close to the cowl then the side panels won't have enough gap clearance.
So, I decided to drill out the spotwelds holding the inner bracing and hinge arm connecting points and slide it forward about 3/16th of an inch, which helped close the gap to a decen't size. See the pics below. I still have to weld it back together but I want to be completely sure of the fit first.

I've also welded a crack in my fender, fabricated a new inner fender crossbrace (the original one wouldn't clear my AC condensor so I had to get creative). I welded a couple of cracks in my grille too. I'll probably end up using my old repop grille because I'm sure it's as good as the new low-end repop ones and I can't afford the fancy stainless or billet ones. If I can get it to fit properly it won't look bad.

I bought new body mounting pads & bolts but haven't raised the body to install them yet. I want to undercoat the car while I have it up off the frame. That will also give me an opportunity to better seal the underside edges of my new floorboards.

Things would be going a little faster but I've only been able to work on it a few hours on some Saturdays.....that makes for slow progress but I love it so I keep at it. In another couple of weeks I'm going to rent the garage next to mine so I'll have more space to work.....yippee! That will help a lot!

Thanks for the kudos Mike. I've been reading your other posts but just haven't been posting much myself.

Thanks for the great 37 ragtop pic, Don. Beautiful car!

Hopefully will have more to report soon!
Randy

[randyr]

Sorry, I forgot the pics for the above post....

Here's pics of the repair on the hood, fender crack and crossbrace if they'll all fit on this post.....

Randy

[randyr]

Here's the fender crack repair and new crossbrace made to fit around the AC condensor:

[IC2]

Mike - I'll be at Burlington at least Friday and Saturday. I had made the "assumption" my car would be finished ( ) so am registered as a participant. Let me know if you are going and we'll meet up and wander the grounds for a while. Saturday is by far the best day with Sunday starting slow until about noon. Also, lots of folks go home Sunday morning. Do you need directions?

Randy - you are at least making good progress. It amazes me how long these builds take, whether all new like mine or just a major freshening like yours.

That hood fits very nicely now - the '37 to '40 Fords were a bear to line everything up right.

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Mike - I'll be at Burlington at least Friday and Saturday. I had made the "assumption" my car would be finished ( ) so am registered as a participant. Let me know if you are going and we'll meet up and wander the grounds for a while. Saturday is by far the best day with Sunday starting slow until about noon. Also, lots of folks go home Sunday morning. Do you need directions?

Randy - you are at least making good progress. It amazes me how long these builds take, whether all new like mine or just a major freshening like yours.

That hood fits very nicely now - the '37 to '40 Fords were a bear to line everything up right.

Dave, YES - YES - YES..!!! I'd Love to meet up and roam around! Yes on directions too!

Randy. That was a clever way around a problem! Looks a whole lot better too! Great Job! You deserve those kudos! Keep up the great work.!.!

[IC2]

Dave, YES - YES - YES..!!! I'd Love to meet up and roam around! Yes on directions too!

Randy. That was a clever way around a problem! Looks a whole lot better too! Great Job! You deserve those kudos! Keep up the great work.!.!

Mike,
I'll PM them - it might take 2 as we are limited on this forum to number of words/characters.

Randy,
You're invited too - though it might be a stretch for a weekend, - VT is real nice in Sept

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Mike,
I'll PM them - it might take 2 as we are limited on this forum to number of words/characters.

Randy,
You're invited too - though it might be a stretch for a weekend, - VT is real nice in Sept

Yeah Randy! Come on over! I'll buy your lunch & Dinner! LOL

My sister doesn't live far from Burlington, So I know where I'm spending the night!

[randyr]

Yeah Randy! Come on over! I'll buy your lunch & Dinner! LOL

You wanna buy my plane ticket too??? LOL! I'd love to come guys but just can't swing it this time. I gotta stay here and work on my car!
I'm sure you guys will have a great time!
Thanks for the invitation.

Randy