1940 pedal frustration!

Kube said:
Hey! ..and while I have your attention!

Are '39 and '40 coupe seats the same?
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They are the same if your '40 coupe is simply a "coupe". That is, NO auxiliary seats. There was no such thing as a Business coupe in 1939 - what some guys incorrectly term an Opera Coupe.
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Pic from the back, ain't she beee-uwe-ti-ful!I've been told that the two long supports indicate that it did have auxilliary seats, I doubt I'll add them.
 
white64 said:
They are the same if your '40 coupe is simply a "coupe". That is, NO auxiliary seats. There was no such thing as a Business coupe in 1939 - what some guys incorrectly term an Opera Coupe.
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Pic from the back, ain't she beee-uwe-ti-ful!I've been told that the two long supports indicate that it did have auxilliary seats, I doubt I'll add them.[/QUOTE]

Jeez, about all you lack is finishin'-up. Seriously though, you are to be commended for taking-on such a project. DD
 
white64 said:
The sedan's pedals were cut out with a torch (taking the frame section with 'em), it was a parts car for a '34; brakes, pedals etc were gone before I got the bones. The frame is about to break in two, the front doors, dash, some of the floor, steering, mechanicals - brakes and the little things that add up fast to $$$ are saveable. The engine/trans is complete but the heads were left off for years and the engine block filled with water. I didn't cut up a nice sedan to save a rotted coupe, wouldn't be right, ...basically trying to make one '40 out of two bad ones.


Hey! ..and while I have your attention!

Are '39 and '40 coupe seats the same?
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Hey Pat, I told you that coupe would make a good vintage stock car. LOL Walt
 
The one digit difference in the root numbers is because the pedal was sold with bushing.
As noted above, the '49 clutch pedal used 7519 root...it was just the pedal arm. Earlier Fords were 7520...so the pedals with 7520 root number were actually an assembly consisting of a 7519 pedal arm and an installed bushing...
You need to look up both pedals in the big book to identify. The 09A pedal noted above, first used and so numbered for '40 Merc, was used also on I think '42-8 Fords. The other pedal I'd have to look up...each application of the '40 bracket used a different pair. The D3 prefix noted up there is mis-read for sure. Forged numbers can be very unclear, but a glance at the Good Book should clarify it.
 
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