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

[bluestang67]

Thanks Guys! Bobby, why the change in rearends? 9 to 8? And thanks for sharing those pics!

I took out the 9 in the 31 to run behind a 351 W in the 37 . Figured to be a little safer then sorry you know . The 31 only has a slight work up so the 8 should be fine .

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I took out the 9 in the 31 to run behind a 351 W in the 37 . Figured to be a little safer then sorry you know . The 31 only has a slight work up so the 8 should be fine .

AHhhh.. I get it!

[IC2]

OK - I'm here!!! Sorry for the delay answering but since we are painting and polishing the house in anticipation of putting it on the market within the next couple of weeks, not a lot of computer time. I'm doing the standard home owners "deferred maintenance". Headed for the Roanoke/Salem, VA area as soon as we can to get out of the most taxed and bankrupt state. Randy - your response - I agree!!! But the car awaits you

Mike - the hood actually fits. A couple tweaks, and a whole (hole?) lot better then most we saw at Burlington. The photos - thanks!!

Bobby - with any car up to about 350-400Hp, the 8" is all you need in a light car. The only downfall that I see - the center sections are getting harder to find then the nines. I have a couple I can't even give away though. The ratios aren't exactly performance, but the cores are great. They'll probably go to the big dumpster at the transfer station along with a couple good empty early 351W blocks

Don - you have to stop writing books unless you can make some big bucks as a fiction author like Dan Brown or James Patterson and have someone else do your wiring. The book writing takes too much time out of your teenage life.

[bluestang67]

Dave my brother lives in W.V. near Charleston and geez were they dumped on this winter . I seen pics as much as 18 inch's of snow fall . Nephew had to go down the road with a chain saw to get thru his road is one lane about 2 miles or so to main road . .

Shipping the 8 inch chunks to here as peg leg units make it expensive still . Now if they were posi well worth shipping cost , we can always change the ratio .

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[QUOTE=IC2;381185]OK - I'm here!!! Sorry for the delay answering but since we are painting and polishing the house in anticipation of putting it on the market within the next couple of weeks, not a lot of computer time. I'm doing the standard home owners "deferred maintenance". Headed for the Roanoke/Salem, VA area as soon as we can to get out of the most taxed and bankrupt state. Randy - your response - I agree!!! But the car awaits you

Mike - the hood actually fits. A couple tweaks, and a whole (hole?) lot better then most we saw at Burlington. The photos - thanks!! QUOTE]

Deferred Maintenance! A favorite topic! , NOT! Just like painting the house! Wide Boards, Left hand! Small boards, Right hand.. Mr. Myagi ,,,

A couple tweaks. HMmmmm.. Fill in the gaps, so many ideas to choose from, I wonder if ???? we'll see what happens!

[Don Shillady]

IC2, I know moving is not much fun and you really ought to try to bring one rear and one 351 block with you for spares. I lost some stuff I wish I had back in the last move. Anyway Roanoke is closer than NY state so maybe we will eventually share a visit. I think I used the cold months well on the new book and I am coming around the bend now so maybe I can finish the wiring over the Summer. I think all I have to do yet is install the electronic speedometer, get the vacuum line on the power brake and set up the carb linkage so it is close to "almost"!

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

[randyr]

So, I finally got a little time to play with my car today. I started by trial fitting the rear seats I bought a while back. They are rear seats from a '05 GTO. They're the right width and I think they're going to look pretty cool and they are comfortable too. Now I need to fabricate some mounting brackets, setup the seatbelts, etc. My plan is to get front seats with integrated shoulder harnesses so I don't have to fabricate mounting plates on the door post. The '02 and newer BMW convertible has some really nice ones and the shoulder harness isn't a big, obnoxious thing like some of the other integrated harnesses. I hope to find a set in like-new condition then I'll recover the back seat to match. There is a lot of other work to do before that happens but it makes sense to plan ahead.

Hope you guys are all doing well!!

Randy

[IC2]

So, I finally got a little time to play with my car today.


Randy

There really still is a Randy R from the Left Coast !!! OMG it's good to hear from you again.

The seats look like they were made for that '37 - nice pick.

If the Beemer seats are Recaro's - they are nice plus well built based on the ones I have. I have to say - the mounting brackets will take you some time to build. I have lots of hours doing mine - then not using those seats. Oh well, fooling with hobbies isn't supposed to be equated to hours of effort

Here - well I'm pullin' a Randy and haven't touched my car in weeks since we played last summer and I'm catching up a deferred home maintenance plus getting ready to move to Virginia.

Catch you later with more

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Randy - the seats look like they grew there and appear to be very comfortable!

IC-2 - still doing the deferred maint. deal?? I always hated moving!

Me?? I'm searching for a cup of ambition... bought some body tools and sandpapers, I guess it's that time now. Time for sore arms and sweaty shirts!

[randyr]

Hey....great to hear from you guys!! I check the site every day so I'm keeping up with your various posts. I had been stalking these rear seats on ebay and various places for a year & a half because the measurements seemed just right and I thought they might look pretty cool in my car but they were always a little more than I could afford. Then about 4 months ago a guy was parting out a wrecked GTO on craigslist. I got the back seat with seatbelts and side armrests for $100. I jumped on it but had my front fenders & stuff store inside the car so I didn't take the time to test the fit till yesterday. I'm stoked!!

Dave - moving to VA sounds like a daunting task! Are you going to follow the moving van in your little yellow rod and make a pleasure cruise out of the trip?

Mike - get busy sanding! Sore arms & sweaty shirts are no big deal. I have them everyday at the gym!

Hopefully, it won't be so long till my next progress post. I'm looking for a taller geared third member so I can get the rear end buttoned up and back on the ground. My last project has been swapping the rear springs, lowering the rear end, adding a rear swaybar, etc. The current pumpkin has 2.75 gears in it which will probably be a little ridiculous with a .68 5th gear! With 29" tires I'm looking at 3.89 gears which would still give me low cruising rpms at 70mph. Anyway, more on all that later.

[IC2]

IC-2 - still doing the deferred maint. deal?? I always hated moving!

Yep - there's something about painting windows that tends to make me want to put that project off. Then of course, it's the garage that got 'rocked in 1972 when the house was built but never taped, that is until last week When you try to maximize your price, ya gotta do more work.

Next week - back to the car and maybe even register it within the month (maybe)

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Hey....great to hear from you guys!! I check the site every day so I'm keeping up with your various posts. I had been stalking these rear seats on ebay and various places for a year & a half. Then about 4 months ago a guy was parting out a wrecked GTO on craigslist. I got the back seat with seatbelts and side armrests for $100.

Mike - get busy sanding! Sore arms & sweaty shirts are no big deal. I have them everyday at the gym!

Hopefully, it won't be so long till my next progress post. I'm looking at 3.89 gears which would still give me low cruising rpms at 70mph.

Randy, It's always great to hear from you also! And, a hundred bucks?!?! You thief! A patient one too!

Dave, I've moved across country twice! I know all about it! Heck, the hot rod has grown up on both coasts almost!

I did work a few hours on the hood. Finally decided the side to side fit was good and began working on the joint spacings. If it won't kill me - it'll just make me stronger right?!?!?
The gym, another spot I try to avoid! It doesn't please my cardiologist either!
Gotta travel to Wilmington, DE this week so I won't squeeze in anymore time this week.

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Yep - there's something about painting windows that tends to make me want to put that project off. Then of course, it's the garage that got 'rocked in 1972 when the house was built but never taped, that is until last week When you try to maximize your price, ya gotta do more work.

Next week - back to the car and maybe even register it within the month (maybe)

How do you spell procrastination? Since "72" ????

Registered within the month?!?!? I'm JEALOUS!

[IC2]

How do you spell procrastination? Since "72" ????

Registered within the month?!?!? I'm JEALOUS!

Heck - I had just painted it twice in the past anyhow - as our realtor says " It's only a garage".


The other - maybe

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Heck - I had just painted it twice in the past anyhow - as our realtor says " It's only a garage".


The other - maybe

OKAY! What'cha mean, it's "only" a garage?!?!

I'll keep my fingers crossed so the maybe becomes a YES!