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I'm looking for a single headlight swivel bolt and nut for a 1936 Ford 1/2 ton truck. Got a little carried away with the nut cracker and crushed the bolt. The green book seems to indicate only two lengths of 1.75" and 3.85" but mine measures 3" so I'll need the longer one. Any help is appreciated!

Looking to buy a complete 1939 Ford Pedal Assembly (91A 2455). Does not need to be perfect, just usable.

This is really helpful. Thanks for posting it.

Thanks Detonator

That is helpful - thanks

On the topic of wiring, I remember a thread where a lot of people recommended a specific book for wiring basics but I cannot find it now. Any recommendations?

I am following this as I have the same question for my '36 pickup hood.

Is the slip in an open drive setup what makes the steady rods not needed?

That is a good looking truck! Do you have any in progress pictures that would show the framework supporting the foam?

Thanks again everyone for the advice. I'll be reaching out to Richard while scrounging around to see if I can find a budget friendly set of '39 pedals.

All of what you said made sense and this is exactly what I want to avoid. If I need to wait a while longer to find '39 pedals to do it correctly the first time, that is just what I will have to do. Thanks all for the input.

I found this old thread (https://fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5910) where Richard (EV8G) mentions exactly what I am trying to do (post #6) but I have not posted enough on this site to contact anyone directly to get the details on how he did this. I hope that someone can provide the...