Recent content by kiwi nz

I would like to get rid of the trunk hinges on my 50 Coupe, they are ugly. Has anyone done this?

Cutting the bottom off does kind of spoil the effect, though I did not immediately notice it until it was pointed out. Those 37's are handsome trucks. I had one as my first V8, I still miss it

I am looking at the vertical grille bars on the 37 pickup. A very nice look indeed.

I have thinned ATF with kerosene and it seems to work ok.

I think that you may have less clearance issues with Stromberg 97 carbs as I believe the manifold was designed for use with those carbs I have an Edmonds manifold, with future use in mind, so I thank you for explaining the issues that you have found with your manifold. Geoff Kiwi

Yep, just checked my collection, rust is authentic.

That cabover is magnificent, it even has the car hubcaps!

I have a few pairs, I know that 36 and 37 interchange but 38 deluxe are a smaller radius and are probably inch smaller than 36/37. I know this from cars that I have owned.

Yes, the whole world was a different place, for quite while, after Lake Taupo came into being.

I think that may be a composite, a 37 with the wrong wind screen and headlamps. And what is wrong with 4drs?

Just to confuse things coils do not have resistance they have impedance. I will leave it to someone else to explain that if they wish. Any way the conclusion I come to is that the exceptions to Ohm's law complicate the numbers quoted, making them approaching benchmark at best.

I was always told that, because the distributor was put in a difficult place to access, Henry instructed Mallory that the distributor needed to run for (x)? number of miles with out needing attention. 4.5 volts was decided on to prolong points life and to minimize the need to check the...

Joe, thanks, that seems to be as I remembered except for the doubling of the spring for the center section of the span. It looks, though, like a quite complicated assembly of the springs to support the front edge of the seat. Geoff Kiwi

I have the same problem in both my 50 Ford Customs. I have a roll of that zig-zag spring around somewhere that I used to repair a Ford Fairmont front seat, many years ago. Are there any images or photos or what ever available that shows how Ford constructed the later sedan seats? Geoff Kiwi

Re: Caption This … "What me worry" Thankfully it does not look like it has been used.