1940 Ford Tudor Build Thread

[40FordDeluxe]

Mike, we've gotten so much rain that my wife mowed again this morning and it needed it. Good thing I haven't done any fertilizing yet.

[40FordDeluxe]

I like the style of seat, and neat idea on getting the hood out of the way. Ya got to do something with them (unless you're working on the truck......the bed is just tooooo handy.



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I cringe of the thought of the hood getting messed up. They are so expensive and this hood is super nice. It is almost going to be one of the last things to go on, so I figured that was an easy to get to spot if I need it. Providing I don't bury it in the process. Haha

[stovens]

Mike, we've gotten so much rain that my wife mowed again this morning and it needed it. Good thing I haven't done any fertilizing yet.

I thought for a minute you were going to say and we had to mow again in the afternoon!

[40FordDeluxe]

Steve, no, luckily not. We probably won't be mowing for a few days now. The yard looks like a swamp currently. We have gotten some steady moderately heavy rain for the last 12hrs or so, and it is suppose to continue all day.

I finally snapped a couple of pics of the Kubota for ya Mike. She's no prom queen. I'm pretty sure I'm going to get a 460 or 560 grill, side panels, and hood and cut them down to fit this mower. Then do something different for the fenders. that will be a winter project.

My wife found a good deal on a fb swapper site yesterday. We are going to rip up the linoleum in the kitchen and bathroom at some point. She found this removed from a brand new house for $50. They said there is around 150 sg. ft. there. There is even one new box of it so at least we know what it is if we need more of it. This saved us around $600. I wonder how long I can hold that project off for now......

[stovens]

Like the Kubota. They make awesome tractors! Real work horses.Also great deal on the flooring,

[34_40]

I've got that exact same tractor here on the farm. We've even removed the discharge chute - just like yours! HAH!

We've been getting rain off & on so as soon as the sun comes out you know the grass is gonna shoot up a couple inches.

I figured you did all that cleanup to make room for 2 or 3 new projects you didn't realize they'd be honey-do's

[40FordDeluxe]

Funny story on the twin Kubotas. I kind of wish this one was a hydro, but oh well. Parts seem to be scarce for these as in decks, and a hood etc. Exactly on the projects being honey do's. That's all I seem to get done. Do you see the metal bed frame in the back round there??? Yeah, you guessed it. Another honey do.... I will post pics of that fiasco once I get the last piece bent up....

[34_40]

Ours could use a new deck but just the skin is some 400 bucks. My one complaint is the hard starting. It has an annoying flaw in the starting circuit.
When you turn the key there will be nothing. Absolutely nothing, you have to "flip" the ignition 4, 5 or more times then it will suddenly engage the starter. Then it won't!
I've replaced so many parts it's ridiculous. I've chatted with a few guys online with the same issue and they seem to cure it with replacing the main power wires to and from the ignition switch and then to the starter. I've been thinking that I'll probably just run 2 new wires and use a momentary push button switch and eliminate the crank circuit in the stock switch.

I just need to find some ambition! LOL..

[40FordDeluxe]

It's funny you say that...... Mine will do the same thing. My glow plugs don't work, and that is part of the ignition switch. When it died a couple weeks ago, the lift pump wasn't getting power. So I added a toggle switch with a fuse straight off the battery. Then the ignition did the same thing you said. I am probably going to put a napa ignition switch on it and wire up the glow plugs on a push button with a relay and be done with it. The weird thing is the dang alternator still charges. Haha

[40FordDeluxe]

This morning I cleaned up and took some stuff to my storage trailer to make room to dig the engine and trans out. I got the engine and trans bolted together. I had to gut the overdrive assembly because the snap ring must be damaged and wouldn't allow the planetary to slide on the intermediate shaft. I got the engine and trans set in the car. I kind of wanted to get it farther back, but I either have the LH head setting on the steering shaft, or the trans cooler lines will hit the X member. Here is where it is setting and i'm happy with it. I will have ample room to get to the bell housing bolts and run wires to hide them if need be. Maybe tomorrow I can start building the engine and trans mounts for it.

[40FordDeluxe]

I found this in the car but I can't remember what it is from. I just might use it. Between the wire harness on the car when I first got it, and this fuse block, I can wire the car and have a nice set up for cheap.

[firebird77clone]

Without a side chute, take care not to mow next to a building, or anything else the discharge can bounce off of.

[53 Chevy5]

"Do you see the metal bed frame in the back round there??? Yeah, you guessed it. Another honey do...."

I have a bed head board like that one also. It was originally for a twin, then I widened it for a queen. We recently got a king size bed but the Mrs had different ideas for a head board so I don't have to widen it again. Thank you Chip and Joanna Gains!

[Mike P]

Those 46RHs do take up some room don't they?

It looks good in there Ryan. The one suggestion I have I have before you start welding the mounts (and you're probably not going to want to hear it) is to remove the drivers side manifold and bolt the header on. You may be fine, but I suspect you may run into interference problems between the rear tube and steering shaft with the headers.

It looks great though!


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[40FordDeluxe]

Mike, yes they do. But the overdrive and lock up sure are nice. I'll bolt the header on in the morning and check it. I'd hate to find out after I made mounts that the headers won't fit.