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a 1939 ford standard sedan, body is off the frame and all parts are off the car. I am putting the drive train and independant suspension from a 1979 mercedes 300TD. Why? cause I can. It was rolling chassis when I got it, no engine nothing. So after a lot of deliberation and thought for use I...

looking for a fuel tank and sending unit for a 1939 ford standard sedan. Tank is shot and need to either buy a brand new one or a used one that is usable... thanks!:)

thanks for all the info.. What about finding the seals?

anyone have any ideas on where to purchase a new glass kit for the 39 sedan? will need glass for sure, fogged out and craked up.:rolleyes: found one kit on ebay for the glass alone, I dont think it included seals. Trying to find glass and possibly some chrome trim and definatly need a new gas...

I have taken the body off of the frame now and am wondering, where do I find the VIN number on the 1939 ford standard sedan :confused:, I will need it for when the beast is put back together. The car has no papers whatsoever so I will need to register it and what not....

24 ...with a 39 sedan :)

We got the body off the frame of the 39 today and have now removed the gas tank. After a lot of banging and a lot of shop vac action most of the 1/4" of re-fossilized fuel is out of the tank.. does anyone have any ideas on what eats this stuff? we have tried all kinds of corrosive stuff and...

I will take a look for that book, that sounds like a great idea! the bowling ball idea would come in use as well, we were trying to figure out what on earth to use that would be solid enough to pound against. I am not sure if the tears are from flex or not, I puchased the car as it is and...

Unfortunatly the majority of the panels were already off and bent from being placed loosley, and the other fender has a tear in the same spot so its really hard to guess how it should be shaped to an exact. We are trying to use the areas that are not dented to kind of visually place where it...

I am beginning my 1939 ford project and have now disassembled all body panels from the car. I am in the process of working on trying to fix some terrible weld repairs that were done by the previous owner and am stuck with what to do with the large tears in the front of the fender. I am brand new...

Thank you for all of the resources! I will definatly check out that early ford V8 site. It's hard to find sites with information on these vehicles.

does anyone know where I can find a service manual or chassis manual for the 1939 ford standard sedan? There isnt a lot out there that I can find. All help will be appreciated! :)