Recent content by dixiedelux

Thank all of you for your responses!

Has any one dealt with Early Ford V/8 sales out of Piedmont, S. C.? I priced complete, OEM replacement wiring harnesses from him and his prices beat the hell out of the rest of he Ford vendors, with Joes Antique Auto Parts being the next price competitive! Their shipping policy is extremely...

You may find the correct colors in this excellent and possibly useful thread: http://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=156788&highlight=1940+Ford+Deluxe+Dash+Paint+Colors%3F

I think the Ford name for the Tan is simply Sand. I'll check later.

Join Date: May 2010 Location: MN/FL Posts: 2,302 Re: Chatter Rod Removal I'll confess I didn't read everyone response to this... Above is the introductory of your post...

How much tolerance do you think Hank allowed for the rod to slide through the attachment on the block. From my estimation it is minuscule. From today's experience, I imagine I would have to drive the rods back through the attachment. What is your experience during re installation? My 40 is dry...

Those are very good illustrations, Tony. Let me preface my situation. My 40 has a top loader ****** out of an earlier ford, 39 I hope. The previous owner told me he put in a new front floor. I have the ****** inspection plate, along with the toe boards removed. The rod attachment is a fingers...

Thanks Kube! My imagination is having a hard time with the visualization. Use your wisdom and knowledge and tell me if yesterdays recollection of the problem is accurate. Again, I apologize that I cannot go out and access car to look again. Mine looks like the rod had been flattened and a pin...

Yes, that sounds right. Most guys are saying it is accessed from the top with a 5/16 square socket, of some fabrication. The hole I am feeling, from the bottom, of the frame cross member is tiny; it seems to my feel about an eighth. I only have enough room for my thumb to in there to feel the...

The floor boards? I have the transmission access panel off! I (we) are at a disadvantage because my car is in my shop 4 miles from my home. I have no computer there, so I can't go look at car to respond accurately. But from yesterday's memory here is the description of what I have: Mine looks...

Can someone discuss the process of removing the chatter rod frame attachment? Has any one pulled the block forward enough to clear the rod going through the block attachment hole?

I have the engine in my 40 ready to pull out with the exception of chatter rod removal. At the frame, does it take an inserted square socket to remove chatter rod? I have chatter rods loosened at the block. Will the block side over the rod easily?

I'll be watching this post, Mike. I have a 6 volt tach that is no longer working properly.

Here is the rag top to which I was referring. Does anyone agree with my assessment?

I'll take your word for it. I guess they have to be seen in person. To my eyes, the 39 Merc (yosemite) Is much lighter than your Acadia green truck, or the photoshopped fenders on the 40 standard coupe. When I go to RockFla,s albums and find 3 different pictures of his 39 Mercury. Each shot is...