Recent content by Pdgx

This won’t sit well with the judging perfectionists, so don’t complain, but if you are doing your own, for your own pleasure, try a paint pen. The good oil based ones are available in various thicknesses and about any color you want. Haven’t done any vehicles with them, but depending on your...

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So, ground the field wire, with armature wire going to the cutout ? Then still ground the armature with no battery ?

Can anyone tell me what 12v voltage regulator is compatible with a ‘38 vintage, Ford R3 generator ? It’s a 3-brush unit with armature and field leads. Can any 12v Ford regulator (F-A-B) be used ? Also, this is only needed for charging when using the lights, as the vehicle is crank start only...

“The good old days” - a year ago !

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Well done ! Thanks for that.

CarCapsule.com. I still have 2 of the original clear bubble types we used up in the ‘great white north’. A 16’ that we kept my wife’s Mustang in, and a 18’ that I extended to 8.5’h for my TT Wrecker, for winter storage. They now make them at various heights for trucks and antique vehicles...

Get a CarCapsule. I have 2 of them - they will recirculate air and protect it from varmits. They are portable and can be setup or relocated easily/quickly. Considering the value of the car, they are inexpensive.

Dustless blasting is a huge improvement over dry blasting. Blasting media stays localized, you don’t need to be in a full media suit, and the liquid is a rust inhibitor that extends your need to prime it for several weeks, as long as you keep it dry. The liquid also prevents heat from warping...

Here’s the Ford / Stewart Warner version of my column mounted control head. Yes there are 2 ‘speedo’ cables from it to the radio unit to control it.

Don’t know if this is per any judging guidelines, but on my ‘30 OCPU the harness leaves the lower frame, just goes over the axle to a tie-down block behind the axle, then into a flex conduit, to the light. Tried to attach a couple pics, but the forum is not cooperating.

If you have side pans on your engine, where the radiator petcock will drain into it on the drivers side, take a rectangular plastic storage container and cut a hole in one side so it slides under the rear of the pan. Drain and Flush into the container as many times as necessary. I did this as I...

Any year paint codes. 1930’s: http://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorcodedisplay.cgi?manuf=Ford&con=m&year=1930&rows=50 Also check 31’s for late year colors. Model usage: https://www.autocolorlibrary.com/pages/1930-Ford.html

https://www.mafca.com/tqa_paint_codes.html