Recent content by Joshbarts

Time for an update. I have put some work into the old’ 36 this spring. I rebuilt the fuel pump. Rebuilt the carb (had a friend do it.) Rebuilt the distributor. Dumped all the old fuel and blew out the lines. Removed the old heater hoses and plugged the hole in the head. Removed all the...

That is a gorgeous truck! Keeps me motivated to keep going. Just a little bit of progress this weekend. I don't want to have too much apart or in work so I don't confuse myself or misplace something. I have plenty of pics to add but its just pieces being removed and reinstalled. Once i...

Update- I have had some time to spend the ol’ 36. I have been learning a lot things. I started the rewire engine/dash/cowl. I stared at the schematic and my harness and couldn’t make sense of it. I called a buddy over who knows more than I do. He stared at with me and couldn’t help...

Haha, you are both right. I agree things should be done correctly. I agree that some old farmers like my grandpa used "creativity" get things back on the road. That is why I am asking questions. Trying to reverse engineer what has been done over the last 80 years is a challenge for me with my...

Yes, that is the plan, to duplicate the drivers side.

Of course, that makes sense. Thanks.

Help. I worked through my wiring questions and ordered from Sacramento Vintage Wiring. Thank you all! Next, I wanted to get some new radiator hoses. That took me down a rabbit hole. When I saw the kits for a 36 they don’t match up. It appears I have a 37 fatty in there. It is a 21 stud but...

Yes, it had some work done. My uncle and I figured around 1977 it had a repaint. Thats about it. The inside was painted also at that time but no panels were ever replaced. All the gauges are there, seat, etc just missing the covered panels on the doors and headliner. From what I gather my...

Woah, very nice.

The family farm that my grandpa started was in Thief River Falls.

45 years old and following my grandpas love of old fords. I have the '36 that he had since 1940 and next may be the 29 AA if I figure out a place to keep all this stuff.

Wow! What great feedback from the forum. After the reading I have done, and your responses, my thoughts are to keep it 6v and get a harness from either Sacramento Vintage Ford or Rhode Island Wire. I would like to keep it as original as possible. If I cheap out then every time I look in...

Well I introduced myself and disappeared. That’s not very nice. I still have the truck. Trust me... its not going anywhere. What happened was... In the meantime i decided to get a Masters degreee (MBA). I couldn’t focus on that and the truck at the same time. One or the other deserved my...

I suppose a pic might help.

That is what I was thinking as well. If it was a car cab there should be a window. I got dimensions of the door. Top to bottom 42 3/4 Front to back at handle hight 27 5/8 Does that narrow it down?