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

[406Rich]

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This is the route we take to one of our favorite 4 day shows in Sept, Tahoe cool Sept days, its 110 miles thru mtn country, from sea level to 6,500 ft above sea level, several times in sever rain storms about two inches an hour, never had a brake issue. Been there now for 15 years, last eight with the `37

[randyr]

This is the route we take to one of our favorite 4 day shows in Sept, Tahoe cool Sept days, its 110 miles thru mtn country, from sea level to 6,500 ft above sea level, several times in sever rain storms about two inches an hour, never had a brake issue. Been there now for 15 years, last eight with the `37

That looks like a beautiful drive, Rich! And to drive it in the '37 would be a blast!
I look forward to taking mine on some nice trips like that..........someday...

[406Rich]

Last year we had 12 cars follow up, I`ll see if any of them have road trip pics they can foward to me. I had my wife shoot some one year but she can`t hold the camera steady or something they never come out..

[bluestang67]

Besides the house chores I have been working the door gaps . Welding and metal finishing so the Taiwan skin looks better . I had to cut some down in the front and weld it up some in the rear . I think I am getting happy with its fit and calling it done .

[randyr]

Besides the house chores I have been working the door gaps . Welding and metal finishing so the Taiwan skin looks better . I had to cut some down in the front and weld it up some in the rear . I think I am getting happy with its fit and calling it done .

That looks good Bobby! So when you do that are you just welding a bead down the edge of the door then grinding down to where you need it? How are you keeping it from warping? These are all things I'll probably have to do so I wanna know more about how it's done.......

[IC2]

Bobby - that looks real good - so good that I'm inviting you to help me fix one of my doors.

Now, why I now lack clearance at the upper reveal is a mystery as that clearance was fine before disassembly and now - a paint chip and virtually no clearance with the rest of the door being good@#$% gremlins most likely.

[bluestang67]

That looks good Bobby! So when you do that are you just welding a bead down the edge of the door then grinding down to where you need it? How are you keeping it from warping? These are all things I'll probably have to do so I wanna know more about how it's done.......

Randy just right I weld just the door edge building it up where its wide and just welding where I ground to open the gap a bit . , but I do It In slow intervals between welds . There is 3 layers of metal there so war page is not a issue . I put my 110 Lincoln On lowest setting ( A ) And adjust wire and just jump around . Here I could weld the rear and it cooled when I went to the front .

Grinding you have to be careful the metal is thin and will not take much to make it thinner or grind through . I would knock off the heavy with a 60 grit hard disc , Then I used 80 grit roloc to get it down smother .

The very edge I used a file to make it straight after I roloc off the thicker areas , you can control the metal cut much easier this way . Grinding at this point would look like waves . Plus filing just almost naturally makes it straight edge .

Dave you already painted would make me shiver LOL


Remember when hanging a empty door it should be high in the rear . Or you need to simulate the glass and mechanical weight and hang it over door . Then make adjustments .

[randyr]

I'm still working on this rear seat installation. I'm glad I'm doing it now rather than after the paint work is done!

I ran into a few snags along the way, which is to be expected. First, I had to modify the floor pan under the seat a little because of where my rear sway bar attaches to the frame there was no clearance for the long bolt & bushings. I formed some pieces of 16 gauge steel then cut out that portion of the old floor and welded in the new. Yes, I know the welds aren't too pretty but they'll be covered up with sound deadener and the seats!

Then I had to fabricate some mounts for the seat frame and the seat belt receivers. I also added some support to the center of the seat frame so I could get rid of that stack of wood in the previous pics.

I still have some things to figure out on the back of the seat plus the best way to mount the seat belts but it's coming along.....ever so slowly.....