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The piece of flat metal that is about 4” long by 2” wide that looks like some type of shield and is sitting at the bottom of my hand brake, does that go UNDER the floor or ABOVE it? There is a half-moon piece cut out in one end of it. Does that face towards the front of the car or the rear...

This is the type of gauge I have currently and are looking to replace with similar ones.

I do have the dual gauges but will post pictures of them for clarification. Thanks for the help

V8COOPMAN, thanks for the response. This is relatively new to me on here so I appreciate your feedback. I have found this site to be very helpful with all the knowledge and experience folks share.

The item I was interested in was an original horn for my 1936 Humpback

So I saw an item on here who someone was selling that I was interested in. When I attempted to send them a message about purchasing it, I was informed that I needed to have 9 posts before I would be allowed to send messages. Is there another way around this policy?

The gauges for my 1936 Fordor are fried, can't read from age. ANyone know of a company that makes replacements that are similar to the originals?

I have a 1936 Fordor humpback. It's running rough and the fuel is intermittent as well as the clear in-line fuel filters keep getting filled with rusty junk. This leads me to believe that the cars fuel tank (which I know sat for at least 7 years) has a rusty tank. So I have read about the...

I keep seeing gauges for 1936 that are single gauges. My 36 Fordor has duel purpose gauges, amp/temp on one and fuel/oil on the other. Are these original and where can I find replacements?

Thanks for pointing out that it was upside down. It just returned from being repaired at a transmission shop. I would have eventually discovered this but definitely saves me a bunch of time and aggravation.

I have a 1936 Fordor. Reinstalling the engine. On the back of the transmission where the clamshell goes, I have two crown nuts and two normal. Should they all be crown type and should they be wired or cotter pins used to keep them secure?

‘36 oil pan Swapping out a flathead in my 1936 Fordor. The new engine does not have the little can item on the oil pan behind where the starter goes into it. My question is do I need that on there and is there a way to add it or do I need to completely replace the oil pan?