Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-01-2026, 10:35 AM
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-01-2026, 01:01 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 682
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-01-2026, 12:55 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 977
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-01-2026, 12:35 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 393
Re: Australian 1938 Ford Standard Roadster
The American Ford Roadster was never a two-seater, all had rumbleseats and button-on side windows. The last true (bright metal windshield frame) Roadster was 1936. 1937 had windshield frames as part...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-30-2026, 07:26 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 682
Re: 35 muffler. options
There are those who, in order to (positively) determine if the engine is running, must touch the fan blade. :eek:
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-30-2026, 05:09 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 488
Re: Flathead rebuild manual
The earlier 11th edition (1947) of MoToRs contains 100% of the info back to 1935. The !2th edition begins to edit the earlier info to keep the book a manageable size. Also, if you want later model...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-29-2026, 07:26 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 702
Re: Best method for removing rivets
Not with auto frames, but I’ve seen wallowed out holes from mismatched bolts, and sheared bolts where taper pins should have been used. There’s a reason why bridges and skyscrapers are constructed...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-29-2026, 05:35 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 702
Re: Best method for removing rivets
As you have detailed your concern for the longevity of the faux rivets, you must have heard of the failure of bolts in place of rivets on cross-members. Perhaps you can relate a couple of horror...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-29-2026, 01:52 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 991
Re: Voltage regulator
The cover is essential in maintaining a steady operating temperature within the regulator. To this end, any adjustments must be followed up with replacing the cover, to return to operating...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-29-2026, 01:43 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 506
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-27-2026, 07:21 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 391
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-27-2026, 07:17 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 391
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-27-2026, 02:28 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 249
Re: Installing a Wiring Harness - 47 Coupe
It’s the same wires on one side of the firewall as the other, only split into groups on the interior side, which itself is a hassle to move through the hole. Not sure on the ‘47, but in my ‘38, I had...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-26-2026, 01:30 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 661
Re: Vacuum wiper motor restorer needed
Rich, I wonder, would your grandfather have considered brake fluid to be a good engine oil additive? Your Trico wiper motor operates on engine vacuum. Don't put anything in there you wouldn't put...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
03-24-2026, 06:18 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 297
Re: 1954 Mercury Sun Valley
Russ, thank you for your response, and yes, my parent’s Merc was yellow with the green forward section of roof. A couple more things I remember about it, it was said to have a new engine, and they...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
03-24-2026, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 297
1954 Mercury Sun Valley
Has anyone ever seen a fake Sun Valley? My parents had one back in 1956, looked like the real McCoy, but the green roof half was painted on. It was a hardtop, had the trim strip across the roof...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-23-2026, 09:53 AM
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Replies: 9
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Re: Holley 94 was
A Ford-Holley carburetor is one of the easiest and fun things to re-build on our old Fords, but also the easiest to get so wrong that the car will never start. An example of “A little knowledge can...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-21-2026, 01:34 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 2,018
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-21-2026, 12:48 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 661
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-20-2026, 11:09 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 868
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-20-2026, 11:08 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 2,018
Re: A good buy at $17,250.00
While the body has been finished very nicely, it appears to have missed an important step in preparation, that being the pre-fitting before paint. This is probably Kube's complaint. Set-up as a...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-20-2026, 10:35 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 868
Re: Early Ford front axle toe in
So many methods... So complicated while not adding to the accuracy of the operation...
Then there is the KISS method:
Ensure that all tires are properly inflated.
Drive forward and back on a...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-17-2026, 06:38 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 868
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-16-2026, 11:45 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 1,293
Re: Failing fuel pump
Rich, your travelling air bubbles most certainly prove an air leak. The rapid loss of pressure after shut-down is an unrelated issue, and not necessarily a problem anyway. The most common source of...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-16-2026, 12:44 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 533
Re: Dim dash lights
The plastic lenses darken with age. Replace the lenses with new tinted. You’ll want thin flexible, transparent plastic. Check your local hobby shop.
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