Recent content by draddog68

left or right?

I just did this on a 47 business coupe. A couple of tips, first test fit your doors and weld bracing inside to keep the gaps right, then before you weld anything have your running boards on hand to make sure the rocker boxes are bent at the right spot to fit the boards. The boxes I installed...

On these doors, there is a diaginal brace that runs from the top hinge to the bottom of the rear of the door. It is made of sheet metal and is next to the upholstery. If the bottom of the door needs to come in you can bend this brace in away from the inside of the car effectively shortening it...

The 47 ford 1 1/2 ton fire truck that I knew had the jack on the passenger side under the seat. It also came with all of the tools in a pouch in the same area.

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Our 36 is not going to be finished. That is the car we really wanted to take, so I guess it will be Dad and the Wife in a modern ride. See you all there!

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Hey Guys and Gals. Maybe one of you can help me out. I sent several pieces and parts to the chromer and all of them came back beautiful.....except the radio bezel for the 36. It was caught by the buff wheel and went unnoticed. It made it through the rest of the chroming process bent really bad...

I'm going! Try to make it every year.

still got 'em

Since they are riveted to the bed stake pockets before paint, I went with body color on our 47 trucks. Most of them are covered in top material sleeves anyway so you don't really notice it. I did put the springs on after paint though. Hope this helps.

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Dick Spadaro thinks these are for a Model A 1 1/2 ton single wheel truck. I will send pictures and measurements to anyone that needs them.

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