Recent content by Doug 845

Looking for a nice pair of scuff plates for my 5 Window Coupe. Anybody have a used set for sale?

Looking for original shocks for a '33. Not interested in '34 style shocks.

I looks like *** no longer repairs radios due to the death of the owner.

I wish I could find the 4 guide bushings / adapters for my recently acquired BV-121 tool. Has anyone made duplicates? They would be worth replicating. I'm sure I'm not the only one that would buy a couple sets of them.

I used InterCity about 8 years ago. I believe they charged me about $1,500 for a trip from Greenbay, WI to Fishkill, NY. Good company - no complaints from me. They will provide an estimate online if I remember correctly.

Looked for a shackle pin remover for my leaf springs.

I would like to see a pic of some original 33's. Isn't the '33 a little darker than the '34?

When removing exhaust manifold bolts I heated up the base of the bolt with Map gas and then sprayed the head of the bolt with Freeze-Off from CRC. They all came out without a problem.

I replaced the carb to spacer gasket with a NOS gasket I found online. Worked great. The vacuum is pretty steady @ 21. I was under the impression that a spacer was just a flat piece of metal about an inch thick, not something that the EGR valve bolted onto. Thanks to everyone for their help.

I agree with Oldbluoval about the light poles being the best markers. I sent AACA an email about this years ago and got a reply back from them that wasn't to receptive about the idea. It seemed to me that they are set in their ways about staying with the idea of using a string of numbers that...

Thanks for the reply. I found both gaskets. The weird thing is that there is no spacer to be found anywhere. I called my local Ford dealer and he looked at a schematic and couldn't tell even if there ever was one for my F150 4.9L engine. I believe that only gaskets are needed, and even that I...

I have a F150 with the 4.9 liter engine with a new 1 barrel carb. I have a vacuum leak at the base of it after installation. I went to order another gasket and now see that it mentions a spacer on the gasket description. Did these engines come with a spacer between the intake & carb? If so...

How are the vendors going to get setup in time? It takes several days for everyone to arrive & unload in advance for opening day?

Pete - check out the Hudson Valley Chapter of the Early Ford V8 Club. They have several members that have cars like us. They might have a recommendation regarding a local mechanic. I would have joined the club but don't have the time to meet every month or participate in club events. Regards, Doug

I'd be interested in '33 shocks if he has any.