New member, first Ford project

[DavidG]

Ford's archive photos of the Rouge Engine Plant paint line conveyors of the period suggest that it was the other way around and the painting of the engine blocks took place after machining and just before the engines were assembled. Masking fixtures were used to avoid paint being applied to areas such as the head and intake surfaces. While the intake surface was masked in its entirety after the '32 model year, those of '32 V8 blocks were masked following the outlines of an intake manifold gasket with the result that the surface between the intake manifold and the cylinder heads was painted green.

[m610]

This is what I plan to use to paint the engine - POR-15 Ford Green

I'll also use POR-15 Metal Prep. We are wire brushing the motor now to remove loose rust and old paint. While at it I wire brushed the flywheel to remove rust. This engine was rebuilt 30 years ago and never run, so I needs some cleaning.

Was the oil pan also Ford green?

Any comments? I've never used POR-15 before.

[m610]

More photos.

1. The dash. I love that rear-view mirror.




2. Seat back. It looks pretty good. We'll be keeping the original upholstery for now. It might give out after a little use, but for now we'll stay with the same seat Richard's grandfather sat on.





3. I love this fan. Was it meant to be used as a defroster?




4. Some floor panels have been removed and are getting cleaned up. Not as easy to see here is the battery tray, which is completely rusted out.




5. Both driver-side windows and the rear window have begun delaminating and will be replaced.




6. The door handle is pitted but otherwise is in great shape. Still, Richard has another set that are in much better shape.




Mike

[m610]

More photos.

7. We'll need to repair this before the running boards go back on.





8. On the new lift with the motor in front of it. We were about to start cleaning the motor in preparation for paint.





9. A view of the rear. As you can see one fender is missing. Both rear fenders will be replaced.




10. A look inside the trunk. Or, was it called a "boot" back then?




11. The car shown in profile. It looks rather sporty if you ask me.




12. The engine after some initial cleaning. Soon after this photo was taken we removed the distributor and exhaust manifolds and the intake manifold.



Mike

[TJ]

Photos not showing.

[m610]

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I wonder what the problem is with photos not showing. Slow Internet connection? Your browser not allowing content from http sites, as opposed to https sites?I had trouble getting a couple of them to show up while composing the message, so maybe the problem is this forum software.



The photos are on my web site here: http://www.kstreetstudio.com/files/36_Ford/


That's not a convenient way to view them so I will upload them to Facebook and will post the link here.


Mike

[m610]

Hopefully this link to the Facebook album works - https://www.facebook.com/media/set?v...30909997161300

[tubman]

I was going to say "Boy, that looks good!" until I got to the picture of the front fender. It's still a lot better than most.

[petehoovie]

OOPS! - Redundant...

[cas3]

No pics, and no facebook either

[TJ]

I can see the photos from the link in post #46.Those front fenders can be saved. Looks like a pretty decent old Ford.

[m610]

The problem with the photos is odd. Maybe the admin can look into it.


If the Facebook link to the photo album does not work go to Facebook, find me, Mike Meier, then go to my photo albums. Sorry the regular way of posting photos does not work.



Today we finished prep'ing the motor for paint. The plan at this time is to get some POR-15 Ford green paint and metal-prep from Amazon, unless we can find it locally, which is unlikely.


I took the intake manifold off and cleaned it using Super Clean. It looks nice but not prefect, just natural. We're considering painting it with Krylon Cast Aluminum. It will look good and protect the aluminum.


Until the engine paint arrives we'll start on the engine bay, cleaning and painting and probably pulling the wiring.


Mike

[m610]

I took yesterday off to let a cold have its way with me. I sound sick today but don't feel sick, much, so I got back to work.

Most of the day was spent cleaning and painting engine bolt-ons, including the starter, exhaust manifolds, and the tubes the spark plug wires run through. I also took the fuel pump apart and the diaphragm looks and feels good, but there is some rust under the cover that won't be easy to remove. I guess I need to get more naval jelly.

There was a tan residue inside the fuel pump. It was easy to clean out. Still, I'm thinking the best thing to do is just get a new one.

I would have cleaned and painted the generator but the two wires going into it look pretty bad. It may go to a shop for a rebuild.

Tomorrow I'll finish the engine bolt-ons then move on to cleaning up the engine bay.

Some questions, before we paint the engine, was the oil pan green or black?

The motor mount arms/lower radiator connections are pretty rotted. There's not a lot left to connect the hoses to. Are replacements available?

Thanks,
Mike

[m610]

Originally Posted by tubman

I was going to say "Boy, that looks good!" until I got to the picture of the front fender. It's still a lot better than most.

We can fix it.

[m610]

Slow going today cleaning up the engine bay, removing the old wiring, even removing the side panels to get them ready for paint.

We should have the engine painted soon, but we won't be putting it back in the car until most of the other work is done.

I've been studying the article by Milton J. Webb on how to get a long-parked Ford back on the road. I'm recasting it as a checklist, and I'll probably change the order of a number of items because in the article he takes one part of the car at a time and describes what to do, where I want a checklist that goes step by step in order things should be done, which means starting the engine will be last. I also want to check things against the service manual and other references to verify certain details and to get more specific information, such as the idle speed setting. I'll share the document with you all here when done/nearly done, to get your comments and corrections.

Mike

[m610]

The engine bay has been cleaned up and parts were wire brushed down to the metal are in primer. Lots of other cleaning and inspection going on. On Tuesday we finish painting the engine bay and will start on the engine. In the mean time, a few photos.

[V8COOPMAN]

Originally Posted by m610

I wonder what the problem is with photos not showing. Slow Internet connection? Your browser not allowing content from http sites, as opposed to https sites?I had trouble getting a couple of them to show up while composing the message, so maybe the problem is this forum software.

There's no problem with this site's software. Are you sure that you didn't forget the very LAST step on the picture-posting process.... Clicking on the "SUBMIT REPLY" button at bottom?

Coop

[m610]

Photos disappeared when I clicked pre-view. Also, when I space between paragraphs, the forum software inserts a second black line.


Also, When posting this I got the message "Your submission could not be processed because you have logged in since the previous page was loaded." I reloaded the page and I got the same error.



Mike

[Model51]

Just be patient and try again. You shouldn't have to reload the page.

Try typing a simple reply message like "This is a test." Then click on the "Go Advanced" button below the Quick Reply box and follow the prompts to add a picture (saved on your computer). Once it's loaded, then just hit the reply button and you can see if it works. I think you have to have the image saved somewhere so the program can copy it for posting.

[DavidG]

Regarding your question about the oil pan paint color, it was originally gloss black.