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That's gonna be so cool!

Few more smaller job things done.

Put some magnets under each seat to hold the seat pans down.
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Bear claw hood latch stuff installed.
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Removed the stock tailgate chain stuff and put this other latching system instead.
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Cut some holes in fiberglass fenders and mounted filler neck and coupe taillights.
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Very nice! I want to come to your family reunions!

Originally Posted by falconvan

Very nice! I want to come to your family reunions!

Crikey yes!
Me too!

That's a pretty slick idea with the magnets.
I'm going to copy that.

Lot's of good progress! Where did you get the latch system, it looks nice.

Originally Posted by v8nutz

Lot's of good progress! Where did you get the latch system, it looks nice.

hood latch? Johnny law motors

The tailgate latch.

Originally Posted by v8nutz

The tailgate latch.

Pros-pick out of Ontario

Thanks. Ouch expensive but it looks like they make nice stuff.

Very nice work! I was just thinking about how I still had to install my filler neck and tail lights into my glass rear fenders. I have been trying to find some sort of way to do a flush type cap for it and add a vent to the tank. One of the worst things I hated about my 40 was the gas would get hot and expand when full. Then the gas would run up the fill tube and down the fender. Which ate the clear and base one time and streaked it bad. It sure ticked me off.

Nice work adding all the little bits. On your bear claw latch on the hood. How will it release? Like stock or with a cable?

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Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe

Very nice work! I was just thinking about how I still had to install my filler neck and tail lights into my glass rear fenders. I have been trying to find some sort of way to do a flush type cap for it and add a vent to the tank. One of the worst things I hated about my 40 was the gas would get hot and expand when full. Then the gas would run up the fill tube and down the fender. Which ate the clear and base one time and streaked it bad. It sure ticked me off.

Nice work adding all the little bits. On your bear claw latch on the hood. How will it release? Like stock or with a cable?

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I wanted to keep the filler neck the way they came, that combined with the coupe tail lights reminds me of being a young boy looking at dads car. I will also have some small round taillight/ turn signals in the bed rolls, all LED. My filler neck is new so it has a vent tube, hopefully all is good there.

I have a Lokar hood release that will mount about where the original hand brake was, since I have the dual master cylinder and pedal I don't have room for the hand brake, using a electronic push button system instead.

My brother had a day of doing some maintenance on my uncles daily Studebaker so he can drive it to the Southern end of Utah and back here soon so no work on my truck this weekend. Also overtime and out of state car shows will give us many more weekends away from the build but that is okay, helps with the burnout doing other things.

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Lower hood latch is installed.
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Hood release is installed.
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My brother made and mounted a fan mount for the radiator.
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You can see here how much clearance I have between the back of the radiator and the serpentine kit.
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Started building the mounting for the battery box which will be mounted to the frame under the passenger side fender, you can see the green tape on the frame here. Didn't get finished with that today though.
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Boise Roadster Show is next weekend so my bro will be up there showing off the wagon. Still we are making progress.

No truck progress, maybe a little bit tomorrow, still working on the battery box mounting.

Here's the wagon at the Boise Roadster Show last weekend.

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Crikey!
That looks bloody gorgeous!
Those colours really suit it.