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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 11-30-2020, 02:51 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,329
Posted By rawy
Re: New Member with seasons greetings and a question

Thank You Karl, I'll try to check Restoration Supply Company in California,


Uploaded a few pics of the actual job, all the black sheetmetal parts where sandblasted and powdercoated, they...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 11-27-2020, 08:54 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,329
Posted By rawy
Re: New Member with seasons greetings and a question

Thanks Will & Mike,


I'm actually two and a half years from pension age, with the actual pandemy situation I'll go for an early pension and try to finish all the stuff I collected or took apart...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 11-27-2020, 03:20 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,329
Posted By rawy
Re: New Member with seasons greetings and a question

It's over five years I last posted here :o
Years flying by, the project got ahead but slowly, found battleship Linoleum from Armstrong, matching colour, slightly thinner than the original and I...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 01-24-2015, 06:52 AM
Replies: 500
Views: 115,903
Posted By rawy
Re: Fordbarn Average Age

The '53 Mainline 2 door Ranch Wagon was five when I rolled out of production

Walter
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 01-11-2015, 08:25 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,329
Posted By rawy
Wink Where to find original Paints, putties, etc.

Thanks Talkwrench & 38 coupe,

I knew when I stripped the car over 10 years ago, the rebuild to factory specs would be the most painfull option and the waste of time till now is mainly due to the...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 01-08-2015, 06:39 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,329
Posted By rawy
Re: New Member with seasons greetings and a question

Hello Mike

With the help I get here it makes it's easyer

With more info found in an other forum I'm conviced now the best solution for the batlleship linoleum is to go with the thicker...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 01-07-2015, 07:24 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,329
Posted By rawy
Re: New Member with seasons greetings and a question

A pic says more than thousand words

Armstrong DLW samples 2,5mm front & backside with Ford '53 Colour chart
and the SMS material samples, second pic trying to show the differences in thickness
...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 01-07-2015, 03:38 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,329
Posted By rawy
Re: New Member with seasons greetings and a question

Checked the Restoration Supply California site, the description of their Battleship Linoleum fits the Armstrong produced lino, it's not ribbed but it's the first Automotive related offer I saw
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 01-07-2015, 02:54 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,329
Posted By rawy
battleship linoleum

Thanks Jeff & Jim I'll search the indicated paths

What I know on battleship linoleum and what I found

The Original stuff is brown ribbed 4mm, 5/32" thick

The closest replacement I found is...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 01-06-2015, 02:03 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,329
Posted By rawy
Re: New Member with seasons greetings and a question

Sorry for the delayed reply, busy start in 2015 at work, completely new informatic system, can feel the muscle up there tends to become lazy with age (wagon -5)

I was in doubt about the fact that...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 01-03-2015, 12:46 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,329
Posted By rawy
Re: New Member with seasons greetings and a question

Thanks 51504bat I'm going to check woodie people, could find some suppliers of "close to the original stuff" but not close enough in my opinion.

Yep the cooch translations, my mother tongue is...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 01-03-2015, 04:08 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,329
Posted By rawy
Re: New Member with seasons greetings and a question

Thank You very much for the warm reception and the useful hints guy's

I bought the car end of 1988 in a fairly good state from a lady who was fed up driving with overheating problems.
Until 1995...
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 01-02-2015, 11:41 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,329
Posted By rawy
Re: New Member with seasons greetings and a question

My location is the Jura or Watchmakers region of Switzerland, my car was built in Antwerp/Belgium and served as intervention car for the City of Basel scientific police.
Forum: Early V8 (1932-53) 01-02-2015, 10:30 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,329
Posted By rawy
New Member with seasons greetings and a question

Happy New Year & all the best for our cars and their owners in 2015


My name is Walter, i'm actually rebuilding a '53 Mainline 2 door ranch wagon to factory specs, the first owner's coachbuilder...
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