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1936 5W Coupe, runs and shows well. Good highway driver. 59 AB engine, 13,000 miles since complete re-build t-5, 5 speed transmission Granada rear end with 3.54:1 gear ratio reverse eye front spring with some leaves removed lowered rear end & wheel width to match front disc front brakes...

I just returned home after only one day at the 2015 Central National Meet of the Early For V8 Club of America. Sunday evening straight line winds and area tornadoes struck at the Meet in Brainerd, Minnesota. Luckily no one was injured but several cars were damaged, one probably "totaled". We...

I'm going also. Should be a "shoe-in" for the closest distance award? 188 miles.

I am looking for an NOS window channel for the passenger side of my '36 5W Coupe. Thanks

One other adjustment that could be checked is the number of shims used in adjusting the worm bearing. Removing too many will result in stiffness in revolving the steering wheel and not allowing the steering wheel to return to center on its own after going around a corner.

I have experienced wind noise whenever driving into the wind. Yesterday it was particularly loud on the interstate highway at 65-70 mph.

I was driving my '36 5W coupe yesterday on the interstate hwy and the wind noise was practically deafening. It was difficult to talk to my passenger with normal voice and listening to a radio would be out of the question. True, I was moving at between 65 and 70 mph and there was about a 25...

I just replaced the rubber around my '36 coupe windshield. I did remove the windshield--not difficult. The old seal came out in one piece and the new one (continuous loop from Macs) should be worked into a groove. Take your time and work it so that it stretches slightly but not too much and...

Here is a rear view of a '36 coupe (looks about the same as a '35 from this view). It has same size front and rear radial tires with spyder hubcaps.

I don't know what you mean by "vintage" Mallory distributor? I am using a modern dual pt. Mallory dist. and have a 12 volt coil that reads "no external resistor needed". So far, my points look good and the car runs well.

I have been very happy switching to 12 volts. It is easy to do. A good source of information is a booklet called "Official 12-volt Conversion Guide" by Randy Rundle. (PM me is you are interested in his phone no. or internet address) There is a lot more work in installing a modern wire...

Tom and all Barners, be sure to stop in at the TCRG-V8 Club site during the BTTF Show. We will be located in the north part of the Fairgrounds, next to the Owl lot with a small sign that says "Early Ford V8 Parking" and two 10x15 white canopies. I'll have a name badge with "Fordbarn" on it...

My Dad would have been a few years older than those kids and he did pilot B-17's in WWII. I'll bet some of those kids , now grammas and grampas are still alive today!

Greetings Ike! Check your PM for information on the Twin Cities Regional Group (TCRG) of the Early Ford V-8 Club of America.

In the EZ Wiring guide, the use of a fusible link (or Maxi, Magnum Fuse by Ron Francis) is required or the warranty on the harness system is void. There is normally a 10 ga. wire from the battery through the ammeter through the fuse block to the ignition switch. The wire is called battery or...