Recent content by MIRoger

Here is a photo of an original 32 roadster. The other side is a mirror image.

The washer, 34907-S7, is only under the lower wing nut. This is per assembly sketch, SK-5084, on file at the Benson Ford. Washer 34907-S7 is an internal tooth lock washer and is available at most any hardware.

I checked my files and found my copy of the Assembly Change letter that notified the plants of the change to the radiator cap. It is change letter number 17 dated 8-5-32.

Below are photos of two examples of restored caps as referred to by David. Based on internet auction prices I ruined there value by restoring them. The left cap in all three photos is the production cap B 8102 A2. Both carry A2 suffix. According records on file at the Benson Ford the two...

Doug Seybold in the Chocolate field is the Buick specialist who does the engine turning on nickel plating. His spots are CO 9-12. I have had 3 '32 Ford gauge panels done by him and I am very satisfied with his work. The pattern he uses is one I supplied to him. I got it by scaling the patterns...

The panel truck on the "106 chassis was offered an option rear bumper by Ford similar to what is shown in the red photos of the pick-up. The bumper arms were attached to frame ends the same as the passenger car. The long arms were support with "L-shaped" brackets bolted to the bottom of the wood...

V8 rods are 5/8" shorter.

Tempered glass does not splinter. I produces small fragments when broken. As stated in my previous post it is used today in car and truck production and has been used for long time. Glass that splinters is illegal for automotive use per US federal automotive standards.

For a standard '33 sedan, plate glass (non -laminated & no bug) was standard equipment. A deluxe sedan would have had laminated glass (with bug) as standard equipment as mentioned in an earlier post. You can have your original plate glass replaced with automotive grade tempered glass. Most auto...

Re: '32 Ford unusual parts / features So is Australia one of the countries using the red Ford British badge in 32? Asking for two reasons I have an Aussie 32 and Ford of Australia was in those days part of Ford of Canada. If red is indeed correct I will need to find one for my car.

One word of caution about using the repro 5w cpe/roadster rumble stops on original floors. The hole spacing on the mounting feet is about 1/8" too wide. The holes have to be slotted to fit or the feet pinched in to mount to an original floor. The male stop on the 3w rumble lid is similar to the...

Part number for the grommet you asked about is B-14607. Bob Drake makes this grommet. The 7/8" hole grommet in the K-member is B-14606. This grommet is not reproduced.

The photo you have posted is of the early commercial plate. It is missing the starter rod hole below the steering column because this plate was used with the steering column drop mounted pull cable for the starter switch. It is also used with the early brake and clutch pedal assembly.

Service part info in the late 1940's and beyond show 28-32 as the same shock. If you check the 1932 Ford parts catalog '32 is listed as different from Model A. '32 Ford shocks are about 5/16" taller than Model A shocks. Model A shocks have exposed hex-head adjusting screw on the end of the pivot...

It is most definitely a 32 Ford 5 window coupe. The roof is curved in the windshield because the car had been rolled. Remember these cars were raced and vulnerable to racing accidents. Which helps to explain the paucity of surviving examples of those 32's used for oval track racing.