Recent content by Henryat1140

Here's the scoop on '36 mats - as I understand it, and I could well be wrong. The molds used to make the mats were at one supplier, over time they got worn and deteriorated. When you got a mat, there was a warning from the parts supplier i.e. LeBaron Bonney the mats were imperfect. The only...

My deep sympathy on the loss of your son. Henry

We've had our '36 Phaeton about 3 1/2 years. There is a fellow in our vicinity whose mother bought him a '36 Phaeton while he was in high school. The family owned a gas station and car repair business and the car never left his ownership, nor was it ever heavily modified. He changed over to...

Here is the URL: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1936-Ford-Phaeton-/231004181416?ViewItem=&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123&item=231004181416&forcev4exp=true The lister knows little about it, but it looks to me to have been a phaeton with the back part of a trunk body car grafted on rather than a...

Charlie NY (Charlie Schwendler) did an excellent job of rebuilding a 37 box for us. He always goes the extra mile. Highly recommended.

You are correct. The horns sound because the wire feeding them has been grounded. An auxiliary switch would be open until grounded when the button is pressed. Originally I don't think there was a fuse in that line. Have you considered rehabbing the original? On our '36 it was a matter of...

Anthony, Just a suggestion: if you have not worked on 6v, the ground side of the system is much more critical with 6v than 12v. In particular, look carefully at the point where the positive battery terminal is connected to the frame. It was originally tied into a bolt on the U Joint cover, but...

Ho Hum. . . . . Just another 1-800 car. One among many, and many are for sale, AND most are stuck with something that's worth wayyyy less than they have in it. I've seen a few like this change hands for $25,000 to $30,000

Dunno if it qualifies as a trick, but we used two needlenose pliers. After placing the larger u-shaped clip over the spring, we put the needle nose on either side of the bottom of the clip and pressed upward. This exposed the groove where the small clip goes. Grabbing it by the closed end with...

My 2c worth. . . . . Ditch the blue dots. The original red lenses are the best for visibility.

We swapped out the '36 Column for a '37. Fitting the horn rod took about two hours! It had a slight bend, and some crud and hardened grease. We cleaned everything up really well. We also took fine emery paper and smoothed the outer surface of the rod. We very carefully worked on the rod...

>>>I have a new Crab distributor when you set the timing, you simply loosen the screw on the side of the crab and move the little metal plate up to retard or down to advance correct? Is that truly correct for the crab type? On the helmet type, it's UP on the plate to ADVANCE, DOWN to RETARD.

People normally can have different experiences with different companies. I and three of my friends have used Librandi's with good success. They are businesslike and adhered to the estimated completion time. In my case it was four weeks for some small stuff, my buddy's estimate was six to eight...

Yesterday she was in Port Allen La. Looks like about 2/3 of the way done. Some of her blog entries about being on the road with other fast-moving traffic are scary. Also there is no windshield or other protection from the wind. Stout lady. Only repairs needed on the whole trip so far was a...

Hmmmm, That style jack handle has probably been a murder weapon more than any other part on the FH Ford.<grin>