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Old 01-29-2021, 08:54 PM   #1
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Default 1934 engine detailing questions

Just a couple of questions with regards to engine detailing.

What was the finish of the dipstick tube, bare steel or black?

The front engine mount bolts show as being S7 finish, were these eventually painted over engine color or should they show the cad. finish exposed?

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Old 01-29-2021, 10:35 PM   #2
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Bare steel on the dipstick tube and it wasn't until years later that engines were painted post-assembly. In other words, there were no painted fasteners on '34 engines or transmissions, just the individual components (engine block, transmission case, etc.) were painted pre-assembly.
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Does that apply to 35 engines as well?
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Old 01-29-2021, 10:48 PM   #4
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Old 02-01-2021, 07:55 PM   #5
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One of my friends restored a 1931 Model A Victoria . When he did the engine restoration he was insistent that components were painted separately prior to assembly and fasteners and gasket edges weren't painted. The engine re-conditioner thought this was a huge pain -However the results were fantastic.
The engine become a work of art and I note the re-conditioner did the same thing when he restored his own Model A.

Its what I plan to do when I finally get to restore my car. Unfortunately that would mean I would have to stop driving it !
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Unfortunately that would mean I would have to stop driving it !
And you just made me cry.

Brothers, we buy the tires. We deserve to 'em up! Cars were built to drive.
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Old 02-01-2021, 08:44 PM   #7
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At least through the '37 model year and likely right up to WWII, but perhaps Mike Kubarth could confirm the post-'37 part. There are some great photos at the Benson Ford Research Center of painted major machined castings on conveyors at the Rouge Plant clearly showing where the masking fixtures were attached as well as lots of photos of engine-into-chassis drops where the plated fasteners stand out and you can see the edges of gaskets which demonstrate the practice as well.
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Brothers, we buy the tires. We deserve to 'em up! Cars were built to drive.
Yep meant to be driven

Unfortunately as I drive mine places like LB go to the wall -I was just considering buying an interior kit to put away for "the day" when they went under .-Maybe the fact that i hadn't got round to placing an order saved me some dollars -but their demise from the market won't help me restore the car when the time comes -Karl
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At least through the '37 model year and likely right up to WWII, but perhaps Mike Kubarth could confirm the post-'37 part. There are some great photos at the Benson Ford Research Center of painted major machined castings on conveyors at the Rouge Plant clearly showing where the masking fixtures were attached as well as lots of photos of engine-into-chassis drops where the plated fasteners stand out and you can see the edges of gaskets which demonstrate the practice as well.
I can only speak to '39 / '40. The method you describe is the way it was done in those years.
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Pretty sure they had twin carbs too Gorse
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