Thread: '38 Ford deck lid vs 37 Ford deck lid

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Originally Posted by bluestang67

We know heat and brake lines are not good , Think about running them down the center on each side of the drive shaft .

I still have the original X-member with modifications in the center for the trans. The pedals/MC assembly also bolts to the X-member, not the outside frame rail so there is no room to run the exhaust down the center until I get past the MC/power booster. By then it wouldn't be a problem. If I chose to go with manual disc brakes, I don't think clearance would be a problem but I do live in LA, which means power brakes become more important! I might have to use some kind of heat shield on the power booster or maybe I can push the power booster back past the center/side brace and use a pushrod extender to gain some clearance in that tight area.
I'm obviously a ways away from hanging exhaust but it's good to think about these things along the way.

I'm obviously a ways away from hanging exhaust but it's good to think about these things along the way.

Thats true looking ahead can eliminate a redo sometimes but not all the time . Wish I was on the 37 right now , we could both be looking at and maybe figuring a answer out .

Originally Posted by bluestang67

Thats true looking ahead can eliminate a redo sometimes but not all the time . Wish I was on the 37 right now , we could both be looking at and maybe figuring a answer out .

Well, while we're wishing, I wish you were building your 37 in the garage next to mine...then we could definitely help each other figure these things out!!

Yeah that would work better , ever think about living near the Windy City ??

Of course I live in the Windy Country .

Originally Posted by bluestang67

Yeah that would work better , ever think about living near the Windy City ??

Of course I live in the Windy Country .

Ya Talking about Frisco right Bobby, land of the fruits and nuts,,,,? its always windy there...

Originally Posted by 406Rich

Ya Talking about Frisco right Bobby, land of the fruits and nuts,,,,? its always windy there...

No, he's talking about the COLD windy city, Chi-town.....or Chi-country in his case!

Sorry Bobby, never had any big desire to live there. If I ever leave SoCal, will probably go to AZ or TX or somewhere warm like that.

No this year was the best we ever had at least in my lifetime . WE didn't get the frigged below freezing at all , I bet it made a new record for warmest days .

Well, today was an interesting day....I put new cross-drilled rotors and pads on this big-ass BMW for a buddy of mine....then I got busy on my own stuff....


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First, I made myself a shrinking disc. I cut a 5" circle out of 16 gauge then drilled a hole in it and bolted it to my sander. I formed it a bit with a body hammer and it seemed to work out ok. I wasn't exactly overwhelmed with it's performance though. It didn't heat the metal up nearly as much or as fast as the one's in the videos on youtube. Any thoughts about that?
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So, I read somewhere that you could also use a heat gun for shrinking purposes, so I thought I'd give it a try. I put it on the hottest setting and heated the high spots individually, then doused them with a wet rag. It gave me some nice psssssizzle and some steam so I assumed it was doing some shrinking. It helped some but it still lacked the "magical effect" of the metal shrinking videos on youtube.....
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So, I keep dinking around with it....a little hammer and dolly work, then some more shrinking and repeat, but it still has a long way to go before being perfect. At some point I'll probably just say, "good enough" and slap a skim on it I suppose but I'm still intrigued with this whole metal working process. How these guys can take a lid like this and work it till it needs hardly any filler is beyond me but I'm not moving on just yet. Any of you with thoughts or ideas that would be helpful, please feel free to chime in. I could use the chiming!
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Randy, I wish I could offer you some words of wisdom or pearls of knowledge but your just out of my element! It still looks better than when you started! Keep after it, you've made great progress!

Originally Posted by 34_40

Randy, I wish I could offer you some words of wisdom or pearls of knowledge but your just out of my element! It still looks better than when you started! Keep after it, you've made great progress!

No worries, Mike. Encouraging words help too! Thanks!

My Pleasure, ol' buddy, ol pal o' mine!

Randy as Mike says it looks better each time you post a pic....way to go......

Originally Posted by 406Rich

Randy as Mike says it looks better each time you post a pic....way to go......

Thanks, Rich!! At this rate I should have the deck lid finished in another year or so....then I can move on to the rest of the car....

btw, I was scrolling thru my other thread and saw some of the pics of your '37 again. Such a sweet ride!!!

Originally Posted by randyr

Thanks, Rich!! At this rate I should have the deck lid finished in another year or so....then I can move on to the rest of the car....

btw, I was scrolling thru my other thread and saw some of the pics of your '37 again. Such a sweet ride!!!

I still need to revisit the rear lower trunk area as you did, bad old body work....

I am in agreement with all of the above . Keep working it and it will come . You are making progress so as we say at work don't set em back .

Your shrinking disc looks great , I wonder if the speed is a issue here ?

I just went a read on speed , they recommend 3000 to 6000 for the 9 inch disc and 10,000 to 13,000 rpm for the 4 1/2 disc . He says something of weight on old grinder so applying good pressure must be a technique also .


Q: What speed of grinder do I need for your shrinking discs?
A: For the 9" discs 3000-6000 rpm work great. I personally use an old heavy 6000 rpm grinder. For the 4 1/2"
discs, most small grinders run at 10,000-13,000 rpm. They will work great.


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