Recent content by Old College Kid

I am thinking of replacing the bias tires with whitewall radials. I want to keep the original size tires, though. I've heard that the radial tires will GREATLY smooth out the ride, and my 47 rides like a tank.

Cool site. Do you sell parts or just advertise for other sellers?

I put a new gas tank on my 47 Ford Convertible Super Deluxe. It has baffles in it. I'm pretty sure In installed the float assembly in the new tank correctly. Question is: Do the baffles interfere with the float moving up and down? Also, the car has been converted to 12V neg grd. Will the...

I have a 47 Ford Convertible and the steering wheel has a LOT of play. Does anyone know of adjustments to limit the free play in this system?

Great car find. I found a 37 Ford 3 window coupe in a garage once. bought it for $50. What I'm looking for now is an IPC (Illustrated Parts Catalog) from Ford Motor Co. for the 47 Ford Super Deluxe Convertible. Will pay top dollar for right item.

I'm not sure I'm in the right spot to post this, but here goes: I bought a 47 Ford Super Deluxe V8 Convertible. The previous owner has replaced carburator with a Henkyo carb. It is a 3 bolt base. It appears like the carb body is split, held together by 3 (or perhaps 4) slotted flathead...

Any suggestions yet? I have a 1/2 to 3/4 inch gap between top of glass and bottom of the frame. If you find out how to eliminate that please p.m. me.

kelly.ga Thanks for posting that. I will try it. Might be better that trying to add a support rod.

I was working in the trunk of my recently purchased 47 Convertible. The trunklid was open but no support rod. I heard a noise and somehow realized that the lid was closing, (Grace of God) and threw my hand up to catch it. It would have caused some headaches to this old 88 year old head if I...

THANK YOU to all that replied. It makes me happy to know others have gone through the same frustration trying to get started.

Thanks for letting me know how to grow my "posts" so that I can communicate with some of the guys. It's good to know.

Ok. I get it. All I have to do is reply to other peoples posts? I can do that. Here is the first one. Replying to my own post.

Who can recommend a conversion (from vacuum to electric) kit for a 47 Ford Super Deluxe that has been converted to 12 Volt system? I read somewhere on here about somebody buying a small Honda motor from a scrap yard and making their own kit. I sent an email to New Port asking if they make a...

Has anyone tried putting the Speedway Windshield Wiper Convervsion Kit (vacuum to electric) on a 47 Ford Super Deluxe? I thought I read somewhere that someone tried and had a lot of problems and finally bought a Honda electric motor from a scrap yard.