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Looking for a good used set up to do early Ford spindles. Should have bought a few times ago but hindsight is 20/20 Looking for the reamer but the bushing driver would be nice too!

Thank you guys!! That is just the information I needed and I'm very glad I asked!!

Have two banjos, trying to decide on one for my car. Both are Model A. I noticed on the one I planned to use there are no stiffening top or bottom rib which the other one does have. Is this less desirable/weaker? Is it an earlier banjo? There are also no numbers stamped on it indicating...

Looking for the late '32 scalloped torque tube and driveshaft.

My glove box lid flops open, it appears there were some kind of torsion springs on the side that kept it shut. Where can they be purchased? Can they be fabricated? :confused: :confused:

I found an original rear spreader bar and an Aussie ‘32 phaeton folding rack at the Turlock swap meet in summer so the stuff is out there, however eBay would cast a much broader net.

That is some great information, thank you! Sounds as though the right hand bracket was mainly export then, with some dealers adding the second through scrounging the Ford export parts bins? If I were to do a conversion utilizing original parts both sides would have used the same lighted...

So I've tried to do my research, but Google is chock full of cheapo Chinese parts or stuff about later Fords but no answers to my question... Was the passenger side tail ever original equipment? Was it a dealer add on? Was it offered directly by Ford or always an aftermarket thing?

On the Mercury

Got this with some other parts, first time I've seen anything like it. Is it another accessory? I can't find any literature about it anywhere. It seems like it would clip onto the center windshield bar on my 1948 Mercury and 1941 Ford truck.

So I replaced the destroyed cab on my 1.5 ton truck with a better cab and this problem persisted after the swap. Essentially the column drop appears to stick out too far. It was this way with the rusty cab and is the same with the perfect cab. Is there a way to tuck this farther under the...

Just need one, maybe you have a loner? I'm in California so you'd have to ship it unless you're close.

Thanks for the great information! I appreciate the replies, I'm absolutely new to flatheads and these trucks. No PTO but it did have a cable operated two speed axle. I've never heard my engine hoist make the noises it did when loading that rearend onto the new owners trailer!

The heads have been changed I think, one is a 59A the other a 81A. I didn't have a 99T tag on the engine but this was on the top timing cover bolt, a tag that said '7619'.

It's definitely an open driveline now, interesting that a 1938 trans would find its way into it. It's got the little lever for a reverse lock out?