Recent content by Fasttoys

OK, a little more progress and a little more education. After trying to get it to start I realized I had no spark. At some point someone had converted a factory style distributor to use a separate coil. It may worked well at some point but not now. Luckily in the spare parts was a complete stock...

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So I starting a bit of a check-out and some testing, Ran a compression check only to find it was very low, as in 0 on 3 cylinders and max of 50 PSI. A couple or shots of oil helped and a bit of penetrating oil and now I have some compression across the board. I figure if I can get it to hit a...

Very sharp, just picked a 35 myself. So the education begins. Rob

Thanks everyone, Ill check out Book and website, what am I missing on the headlights? In the spare parts there are 2 Bob Drake buckets with replaceable bulbs, maybe Ii need glass lenses? Rob

Cool looking car Anthony, So this thing is turning into a treasure trove. It had a box with what I thought was the generator behind the drivers seat, after pulling it out I realize it is a alternator conversion of some sort. Now behind the rear seat, that's where the fun begins. Take a look at...

Got it, cool story. Rob

Wow, very nice Tinker. Yeah I can't see a whole lot of engine mods to a Babbitt bearing engine. This will is my first car with mechanical and no heater. A lot more room inside then I expected. Rob

You are correct, it is in to good of shape to hot rod to much. Really wasn't looking for another project. For this car I'm thinking do an extensive check out of it, make a list of all repairs needed then make a decision on weather its worth restoring or if I'm better off selling it after getting...

Still figuring the picture thing out, here's some more.

Hi all, first post, picked up my 1st old Ford yesterday. A 35 Tudor, looks to be in excellent condition for the year, it did have a bit of documentation and a current title and registration. The prior owner used this as a show car at one time based on the dash placks found in the glove box. From...