Recent content by Elder Rodder

I have a '46 Ford PU with a new lock cylinder in the passenger side door. I can get the door to lock with the inside door handle pushed forward, but the key won't unlock the door when it's been locked that way. It will lock the door from outside, and unlock it from outside when the door is...

Thanks guys, I was thinking along the lines of "why do this?" myself, especially since I'm running a Walker four core radiator, a stainless grille insert on top, and the bottom standard panel. Although the Chevy 350 is bored .030" over, the Walker takes care of the extra heat. I'm running a 180...

A couple of years ago my daughter gave me the grille inserts that go in the sides from the grille to the front of the radiator to help cool the congested engine compartment. The trouble is that I had the '40 Ford truck already together at that point. I'm reluctant to pull the bolts out of the...

Gumpy, Thanks for the information. I remembered, but forgot to mention, that I had used a '46 truck cab for the '40 project. Real '40 truck owners can spot the later cab, but for the most part, it resembles an original. Everything but the cab is '40 Ford truck. So, from what I've learned lately...

nelsb01, Thanks for the information. I didn't want to put them "about" the right spot, only to find later that my one shot at this was the wrong one. Think I can move forward with the project now. Regards, Elder Rodder :)

I have sun visor brackets and visors for my 1940 Ford pickup, from Bob Drake, and I'm trying to locate them to drill and fasten them on the metal above the windshield. There appear to be slight indentations on this cowling that line up with my hardware holes. These are on each side of the...