1940 Ford Tudor Build Thread

[Scooting]

Amazing how good sense prevails! Go Hemi, go Hemi.
I have been cringing every time you mentioned another engine setup.
You have the perfect one in your hands...
I am anxious to see how you like that setup.

[40FordDeluxe]

I really am going to try to get the car drivable this year. My aunt is in poor health and wants to ride in it before she leaves the earth. I hope she can stick it out a while....

[40FordDeluxe]

Wow, some progress! I got a gantry crane built to complete the tasks of lifting car bodies, pick up beds, and engines etc. Now to mount the winch and wire it. The 2500lb 12v atv wireless remote winch was on sale at harbor freight for $89. I had a super coupon and got it for $56. I also baught some lifting slings to aid with the 40 body lifting. If the weather will co-operate I will be hauling g the 40 home this weekend. Rain has softened things up too much and I'm trying to not tear up too much yard.

I guess I'll add the pic after I shrink it. Haha

[edward g. p.]

It is really one of life's hardest lessons. Knowing that are time here is limited, I enjoy learning from others if they have something worthy of learning.

[40FordDeluxe]

My mom actually stopped by my Aunt's house this past weekend. Mom said she is doing decent. One of her sons is living with her now so she has some help and company. Hopefully she stays in good health, this won't be a 30 day reassembly. Haha

Here is the picture of the gantry.

[40FordDeluxe]

Now you're probably asking what in the world is that other blue vehicle in the pic? That is another excursion I bought. (2nd pic) I saw it on CL in Omaha, and it was cheap. I got it to do another cummins swap. It was hit in the left side bumper. It needed the frame pulled. I got that done but need to get the front end put back together, and replace the radiator. It is a V10 4x4. For now I'm just going to get it assembled and drive it. The wife's ride needs to go to the body guy so she can use this while he has hers. Because we all know it will be in and out. Right?

This is another engine I fixed and am selling to drum up Hemi parts funds. It is a 89 rotary pump non intercooled 5.9 Cummins 12v. (3rd pic)

The table is something I built to donate to a great cause. Vintage Torque Fest in Dubuque Iowa, donates their proceeds to a chosen child that has life threatening heart diseases. I decided I wanted to do more to help out, and this is the best way I know. This will be sold in the art auction on the last day of the show. The base is going to get lettered and pin striped, then it will get cleared. I have to come up with something to put in the wrist pin and crank journal holes so the glass can sit on them instead of the metal. The cam is froma 24v 5.9 cummins, the rods and head bolts are from a 12v 5.9 cummins, and the flex plate is from a 4.9 Ford. Man, that glass is a nice heavy, thick piece!

Last is a sweet 38 Ford I saw cruising down the road today! Just more inspiration to get mine home! (First Pic. Pics loaded out of order as usual)

[rspears]

Cool deal on all fronts! On your table, get you a piece of a nice hardwood, like walnut, hedge, or whatever grain you like and cut four discs out for a tight fit in your rod end holes. A hole saw would work if you don't have access to a lathe. The glass will sit on the four rod ends and won't need anything in the wrist pin ends. If you try to do all eight you'll be fighting to get them all equal height, but the rod ends are easily adjusted by loosening the caps.

[40FordDeluxe]

Cool deal on all fronts! On your table, get you a piece of a nice hardwood, like walnut, hedge, or whatever grain you like and cut four discs out for a tight fit in your rod end holes. A hole saw would work if you don't have access to a lathe. The glass will sit on the four rod ends and won't need anything in the wrist pin ends. If you try to do all eight you'll be fighting to get them all equal height, but the rod ends are easily adjusted by loosening the caps.

Roger, thanks. That is a great idea on using the hole saw! I definitely have that, but I'm running short on knowing some one with a wood lathe. I was thinking about the same as what you just said. But I was over thinking it. I was worried about there being no support in the center of the glass. But, now that I have the glass, I don't think it will be an issue. I called some glass places to get new glass cut but no one wanted to do it due to liability issues. So, I found a table on CL with this glass top for $20. Then built the table to fit the measurements of the glass. Today I went and got the table. I was lucky they didn't sell the table before I went and got it. I couldn't go get it until this morning.

[40FordDeluxe]

Yep, you guessed it. No more progress on the old 40. However, I did pick up another frame. It has some pitting just ahead of the rear end. I am thinking I will lop off the front of the frame on this frame and graft it on mine to eliminate the horrid mess I had with the MII cross member. I had half a notion to tear this 38 Frame apart and sand blast it, box it, basically start over. But I haven't decided yet. I've also been thinking about putting a 4 or 5 speed manual behind the 354 too. Figured I'd kill the itch I have to get another muscle car with a manual trans. But who am I kidding?

[40FordDeluxe]

Once again, it's been a while since I've been able to do much with the 40. I have been having project thoughts a lot lately, like always..... I picked up the crew cab 95 F350 with a powerstroke diesel and I was having very bad ideas. I'm going to put a common rail 5.9 cummins in the F350 at some point. With that being said, I was going to take the powerstroke and put it in the 40. It is essentially free, will make decent power with a tuner, and get great mileage. There my mind was made up.

Well, as most of you know from following this thread, I'm always changing my mind. I was searching info on getting broken bolts and extractors out of a block when I came across the roadkill guys on you tube. I watch gas monkey some times and saw the race between them and the road kill guys. I just assumed the road kill guys were a joke. (Gas monkey deal is sort of that way) Any how, I watched a video of the roadkill guys swapping a 5.9 cummins in a 83ish cadillac. Then I realized those guys are pretty much like me, make do with what you can etc, except they have a way better backing and time frame. So I got hooked watching their journeys and builds and I have decided that I can't put a diesel in the 40. I need to have a spark plug engine in their for sanity sake. Haha

I don't know if I posted it on here but a while back I picked up a NOS Weiand 2x4 intake for the Hemi. My plan is to run that and some edelbrock 600s with the help and advice from MikeP. This morning I met a friend of mine and I traded him a dodge cummins engine adapter for a Mallory Unilite distributor for the Hemi. I'm going to try to get a part every 2 weeks for the 40. I've said it before, but I'm going to try to get the body home soon. I'm hoping to do it the day after new years since I have it off. I only have 3 home made projects left to make, 2-3 customer trucks on the books, which one is in the garage now. I figure since I got the garage space cleaned out, the 40 can just set there rather than the crap I had setting there. Then there are no excuses to not get the car drive able this year. It's been too long!

[stovens]

Got one of those on my 460, works great. Just don't weld on the frame while it's installed(per manufacturer, I haven't had a problem yet!).

[40FordDeluxe]

I will keep that in mind. It'll be a while until there's a complete enough car to hook it up I'm afraid.

[stovens]

I got mine form a guy who raced using 460's. It had about 20K miles of service on it when I picked it up, but what a difference over the old points and condensor stock distributor!

[falconvan]

Glad to see you back on the 40. I saw that Roadkill video with the thrown together diesel Caddy; very cool and it would really be slick in your car. I've always thought about doing an old late 40s/early 50s truck with a Mercedes turbo diesel.

[40FordDeluxe]

Glad to see you back on the 40. I saw that Roadkill video with the thrown together diesel Caddy; very cool and it would really be slick in your car. I've always thought about doing an old late 40s/early 50s truck with a Mercedes turbo diesel.

Please don't give me any more bad ideas. I was so close to putting a 7.3 powerstroke or my 5.9 common rail cummins in it. I just finally decided that I needed 1 spark plug vehicle and the 40 is an iconic rod, so it needs an iconic engine. The hemi.

No, in reality, I have 1 car with a long 6cyl diesel and I don't drive it much at all because it is harder for me to get in it and see out of it. And the family can't go with you, so it just sets. I can't bring myself to do that with the 40. Once it's together again, I have every intention of daily driving it until the white crap flies. (Just like before I tore it down to un rig it) Then spend more money on it to build a stout engine during the winter.