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A little more information - The floor installation in the '36 ford is in You Tube and is done by RAC Garage - It's titled "1940 United Pacific floors in a 1936 Ford" - Great video places to shop - Drake United Pacific EMS Auto

I just bought front floor for my '37 slant back, including tunnel, from Drake. It is for "39 - '40 but after I researched the hell out of it will work just fine. The clincher was of a video of a guy using the same one on a '36. An available seat riser also looks the same and a panel from the...

An Australian clued me in on Citric Acid. It is a mild form of acid used in the food industry for soft drinks, baking and in wine making. I visited the Oz Rodders site to get the information I used to get started. I use a 300 gallon stock tank, the same one I used for Molasses. I found Citric...

I used molasses for three years, but had to quit because the neighbors were complaining about the smell. Molasses has a sticky sweet smell from day one, but when it sours it's real bad. It grows a heavy mold that can be a problem to get rid of. It stains your clothes and hands, but works great...

I'm working on several A's that had wood body sills. (Cabriolet / Vickys} The tops of the frames are so badly rusted I can't raise the serial number. After a year of trying I was able to get the original engine (with number) for one of them. My '31 roadster, however reads like the day it was...

Mike, I have done that. Thank you. Norm

About a year ago I was looking for a slant window cowl for another project. I found one several hours away. It was recessed for a Vicky and had one door on it. After talking with the guy I found out he also had the frame - and the front axle with rocky mountain brakes - and the steering gear...

Just saw the video from GM. bet you could make a manual dresser for a pinch? welder to match that welding face. hmmm?

Lazzi has a video showing how to spot weld aluminum with a regular pinch? spot welder. You sandwich the aluminum with strips of crs and pinch and pull the trigger as normal. the weld seems strong. The problem would be making a whole car this way. I had a Marine Corps Mity-Mite that was made that...

Looks almost as bad as mine. Careful stripping the body. I found "lace" in the middle of several panels. I don't know about the doors. They should have a metal inner structure. The lower part of '31 SW sedan doors are are an almost exact replacement, the difference being the front post. I...

This is the garage that was all I had in 1961. Pulled engines in the doorway with the rear of the car hanging out in the weather. Rain and snow. built a car show winner in it. It was all I had for 20 years. It's about the desire not not the shop. But it's much more fun in my new shop. Norm

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Trying to piece together a late '31 Victoria. Missing the RH door and rear body. Anything helps. Thanks. Norm

x2 on the 16" for '40 to '48. Prior years were wide fives. I think your right about the 15" Mercs, but if I remember right it was '48 only. Norm

Picture one, My brother, aunt, cousin and I in the beach car. The floor boards were missing and you could watch the road pass underfoot. It was four blocks to the beach and we had to carry water for the radiator to make it. Picture two. Dad and his '32. Are those wheels stock?? Picture three...