Recent content by 1939 pickup truck

Hello JonC.; I just did my 39 PU running boards in the commmercialy applied hot black bed liner spray, with my four fenders underside & inner front skirts, with longevity as a priority. You might do very well to look closely at the textured surface that results from this. Perhaps one of the...

Hi Ken, This should help stir the pot to get better responces, better advise reply.. a) drill & tap to next size up b) Helicoil kit c) Weld in threaded stud & use a nut d) chewing gum ..... ; < )

Hello Jakno, The PPG 2 part, single stage paint system is ideal for these older cars. As has been stated, each paint system type has it's own color and tint components. So you will do best to simply furnish a sample to be color matched to your paint type, by a good and skilled technician, and...

Am I 'seeing things' or is the fuselage cut off behind the cabin? If so, it's a prop driven car. Actualy, it is an aircraft cabin above the wing, with twin tail booms. Looking forward to learning much more about this unique FORD bird

Howdy Walt, And for an old bugger, you have a very young and fun sense of humor, It must be you special morning breakfast ritual of cerial, coffe, OJ, two eges, and the wagon wheel spokes or thornie cactus from you good wifes table garden, Yum Yum ! To the rest of you FORD Barners, Walt calls...

If you have goopy sludge in your oil pan, then you can expect just as much sludge in the top end valve valley under the intake casting which collects lots of particulate matter over the long life of old school straight non detergent old used till now. My own could easily pass "The Hunts Tomato...

You should be able to file this damage smooth, removing any jaged edge and run it.

Howdy, I just did this yesterday afternoon, simple and easy, but my motor is out. All four wires slide throught the metal conduit tubing with room to spare, smoothly. I placed them in from the plug ends twards the distributor and afixed to plugs, then pulled or pushed to get a realy nice arc...

Hello Lawson, or any of you other mis fits... ; < ) I'd like to do the same, so if you find a source for these hose ends one can order up. Thank you, enjoy watching you play, nice or otherwise, from one who is "nucking futs" "T"

35RagTop, Any chance you might be willing to do a few measurements of it all. When I removed the Cab on my truck, it was afixed with an odd mixture of all- thread rod & carrige bolts, and clearly this was a later quicky fix after the River R. I'd be interested in hearing from any of the...

In my view, there are the parts manufactured doimesticly and off shore, quality v.s. cost has driven the distributors to cut some corners, others not. For personal service backet up by experience, I have learned to trust the small regional family firms serving a band of loyal afficinado...

To All, I for one greatly appreciate all the constructive and creative ideas, based upon experience and insightful wisdom from inate inteligence. Those that are basicaly a disctraction, are at best amusingly odd. Without ALL of the of the collective input, we would'nt have much. The nuts...

Howdy 39Portlander, As a fellow 39 91C pickup restorer, I've been pondering seat belt safety 3 point sholder attatchment installation ideas, been thinking about a 2" x 2" angle iron framework coming up from the cab floor with a second steel plate below to frame. The cab corner curve and...

That expensive relay is actually a very interesting problem solving concept design & a fairly complicated manufactured product. Serves a real purpose in industry... Just not at a cost most of us would choose to invest in... But have a look at it ! JSerry is a skilled writer of electrical...

Thank you for your direct reply Mr. Scooder, and both Walter & Ron... as always ! A vigorous and healthy debate is far more interesting and a better education then a room full of well dressed gents sipping tea... not knowing **** about real life.