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    Parts suppliers

    Most of the retailers get their parts from the same place. Yes, Mac's is one of the manufacturers, same with Joblot, Carpenter, Vintique, Drake. Some parts may be available from a couple places but most parts originate from a single manufacturer. Some places just keep more on the shelf than...
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    Trautwein Products ??

    Hi Dick, This is Paul from Early Ford in Ohio. Brian and I have been trying to contact them for several weeks. Just get a recording and no return calls.
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    Trautwein Products ??

    Does anyone know what is going on with Trautwein ? We have been unable to contact them for over a month.
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    1946 Ford car hood spring & bolt

    We have new polished stainless steel bolt, spring, and cup in stock. Midwest Early Ford, Springfield, Ohio 800-543-5035
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    34 Pickup ?? 32 Bed ?? What do I have ??

    '32 Car running boards were rubber covered steel. Pickup running boards did not have covers but had a non-skid pattern stamped into the board.
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    The problems with painting in stages

    Dupont's test panels are black and white checkerboard. Do a test panel to see how many coats it actually takes to cover the panel. On metallic/pearl reds and burgundy it takes more than you would expect. Almost all color mismatch when painting in pieces is variation in the amount of basecoat...
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    Mac's lost a customer today

    We ship both UPS and USPS. We like to use US Mail when we can. Our main issue with the post office is when a package is lost or damaged. Even though they issue a tracking number, if the package is lost the claim pocess is terrible. It can take over a month to settle a claim on an insured...
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    Has any one had issues with Bradley Floor pans company ?

    Paul is very personable. His days=weeks and his weeks=months. He may have the floors in stock but they might lack a final step in the production that he always says won't take long. His parts are top notch but his time is a little off.
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    WTB Y-Block Ram style headers for '47 Car

    Looking for a pair of center outlet headers for a Y-Block install on a '47 Convertible. Thanks, Paul 937-325-2408
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    WTB Y-Block Ram style headers

    Looking for a pair of the center outlet ram style headers for a Y-Block motor. Thanks, Paul 937-325-2408
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    F1 Front brake drums...

    What year F-1 drums are you looking for ? We now have back in stock the drums for the '48-'52 F-1. 800-543-5035
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    '47 '48 Ford Deluxe Steering Wheel

    I have one with a few minor cracks. Not sure how to attach a picture thru this reply. Give me your email address and I will send you a photo. Thanks, Paul pbills@midwestearlyford.com
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    Need a waterfall & ashtray for 36

    We still have a few of the round ashtrays. These are NOS. Most of them have scratches in the brown paint from shelf wear. We have some here and one listed on ebay. Thanks, Paul 800-543-5035
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    62 ford galaxie hood hinges

    I have a box of NOS hood hinges with no identification. If you could send me a photo of yours I can possibly match them up. Please email photos to pbills@midwestearlyford.com. I still can't figure out exactly how to use the PM thing on this site. Thanks, Paul
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    '50 Ford Convertible top pump rebuildable core

    I have a pump I took off my '50. Motor runs fine but it needs new seals. Paul 937-543-8299 or at work 937-325-2408
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