Recent content by IanFarrell

Very impressive! Along the same lines, does anyone have an .stl file for a blank to fit in the radio hole for a 1940 De Luxe? Our car has the original radio, but somewhere along the line someone removed it and put some scratches in the dash paint. I'd love an oversized Ford emblem or...

So, just an update (and another Thank You!). I was able to procure some used, but good enough, 215/55/R17 tires and got those mounted. Of course, the problem went away. I'd prefer something a bit bigger, but this was the cheapest, easiest way to get the car to the point where I could do test...

Day 2 (?) Report: Someone had asked about something near the fuel filter that was maybe a suspension piece. It's not, it's either fuel line or fuel gauge wire. I checked up and around that area and there are no suspension parts like you were describing. Regarding the shocks, I'm glad a...

Looking at the spring and shackles everything seems OK, or at least seems symmetrical. The center bolt holding the spring is seated correctly, but the nut isn't tight, so I'll snug that up. The shackles are at even angles, but if someone wants to let me know if it's a 'good' angle that would...

I was wondering about the shackles and bushings. What would I be looking for in terms of good/bad? I assume I don't want to have any slop in them, but should I also be looking at the shackle angle? It wasn't clear to me if the shackle angle impacts the body height, or if it's more of an...

Thanks everyone! That's a good list of things for me to take a look at over the next couple of days.

We inherited a 1940 Ford Deluxe recently and overall it's in great condition. One thing we noticed on our second drive was that the outside face of the left rear tire is rubbing at the rear lower corner of the wheel well. It looks like from my father-in-laws notes, that he put new rims and...