Recent content by Emmit51

Nice car! How does it look now? My 51 custom fordor also has the same visor, as well as the window vent shades

I used a block of wood, like Newc Tubman’s solution looks good, but agree price is a bit too much

The one on my 51 fordor is exactly as Tubman describes. Has original decals and bronze color with no ribs on top part

Yep, my trunk mat shattered into a million pieces. As Tubman said, replacements are hard to find, at least for 51. I think there are repro for 49 and 50.

Nice coupe! My 51 has original interior and everything you mentioned about yours looks original to me

I also had a 51 Fordor in high school, and drove it through college. Stiil have it and nearly have it roadworthy again

Great car! My 51 fordor also still has original interior. Trying to get mine roadworthy after sitting for ahout ten years. Covid shutdowns have prevented me from getting much done this summer, but I can try and post some interior pics soon

I just went through the same process with my 51. Tank full of rust, underside of sender also rusted and not moving, float completely dissolved (chemically etched by rust, I'm guessing). Just finished cleaning and resurfacing the tank with PQR-15. I also managed to de-rust the sender and got it...

The way I always check is to accelerate up to ~40 mph or so, and by this time will be in 3rd. Let up on the gas pedal, you should feel the car go into a higher gear (lower RPM, less acceleration response when you hit the gas) as long as the OD is not locked out. Then, if you kickdown by stomping...

Great thread. Thank you!

Well done, that takes considerable discipline

Thanks Tubman, I’ll keep looking. Regarding you maybe having an extra, take a look post #6 above, just checkin’

bringing back an old thread.. I'm looking for a trunk mat for my 51 Fordor. I see repro mats are widely available for 49-50. Anyone know how much different these are from 51? Could they work with a little trimming, or a small lack of coverage here or there? thanks

I was looking into this earlier when thinking of replacing the tank on my 51 fordor. The problem is the diameter of the original king seely unit is bigger than the hole in the repop tank. To use the original sender, you need to make a bigger hole in the new tank. For this reason, I’m in the...

That cleaned up nicely, great car!