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For the color, we are not sure. We need to repaint a hubcap that popped off while driving down the road. When we find out the color, I'll let you guys know. It is a champagne color. We do get a lot of nice comments on the color :) I only have a short history on the car based on information...

When you guys swapped to an aluminum radiator, how did you run your wire lume to the passenger side? Normally it would run in the channel that is attached to the brass radiator. Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk

The problem is not getting the engine out, it's getting it back in. We pulled the 221 out of my dads 1939 deluxe but fought with it, getting it back in. While pulling it out, the engine pulled towards you, when putting it back in, you will fight with lining up the trans to the back of the motor...

I wonder how many people still have their magnet?

My dad bought a '39 Deluxe with a stock flathead. We were told the car had a Columbia 2 speed overdrive. Not having any overdrive experience, I started googling how the columbia overdrive works and any information i could find. While under the car, I looked at the overdrive and it looked...

What do you need the second port for? The old flatheads had two ports. One for the distributor and the other for the windshield wipers. Assuming that when you went with dual carbs, you would go to an electronic distributor. Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk

Thank you everyone for the quick reply. Sounds like we have a Lloyd Young setup. We are in the middle of our winter project on the car and will be testing out the OD soon. We are putting the blue paint stripe on the bumpers and new grommets. Then wanting to pull the front seat out and see if...

I searched through many threads trying to find information about the Borg Warner R10 overdrive that's in my dad's 1939 Ford Deluxe. When I search on the R10, most times, you see it mounted at the back of the trans. My dad's is like Drbrown's (senior member on Ford Barn) as I attached his...

I know this post is a year old but I saw something interesting that I wanted to share. We had a '39 flathead rebuilt a few weeks ago and the builder had our engine mounted backwards on the stand. Meaning the front of the engine was facing the down tube of the engine stand. They told us that...

Thanks Alan, this is exactly what we're looking for.

Ken, I appreciate the guidance. Now the fun begins :) I have the old Merc crank, I'm having it checked out to see how true (straight) it is. It might be easier to polish the merc crank and save the money for some aluminum heads. Thanks, Dave

We have a 1939 Ford Deluxe with the original 221 CI in the car. We have a crack in the block and instead of trying to repair the 221, we found a 1940 Merc 239 bare block. From my research, the two blocks are basically the same. My questions are, what engine parts are interchangeable? More...