Recent content by redo32

Winters no change center with steel bells set up for late axles and brakes.

From 1930 on all Ford bumpers were chrome. Some commercial were painted black.

Take some pictures and post them.

Yes, but then you have to rechrome it.

A couple that I had to deal with were import and the Hydraulic shop had no replacement parts for them. Bought replacement cyl from HF.

'46 Merc rear

The '32 Phaeton is in the Justice Bros Museum in Duarte, Ca.

What is a good universal mechanical brake light switch to use? I was looking for one at the parts store and most of them were too model specific.

While in SoCal for the GNRS we stopped by The Early Ford Store. Their patina '32 Roadster was rolled out on the sidewalk & it had a brass dealer tag on the firewall from Hollister. I don't recall the dealer name, but thought it unusual that it said "Ford Mercury". Must have been installed on the...

I'm going to help a friend do a similar chassis. Who has the rivets?

I just cleaned the front part of my garage so I had room to work on the Fordor. Two days later realized I threw out my cardboard "creepers". Us old fat boys need help sliding around on the concrete floor.

Sorry, this is the first I've heard of Jim's passing. He used to stop by the shop and we would swap '32 stories. It seemed he knew everybody that had a '32. Did they already have the estate sale?

Bob Drakes are $16 ea. NAPA was $22, had them the next day. Other parts stores wanted $30 and had to order them in too.

Spring football is over. It's 120 days till the Ducks first game and now the HAMB is down. I need a fix, I may have to take up smoking & drinking. Somebody take pity & start a thread on black wheels or the hate of SBC.

Isn't it interesting on the 'net that someone reads a post & comes to a different conclusion as to what you mean. When I went back & re read your post I realized you asked about a coupe & I had skipped over it. What is your & your buddies experience with metalshaping and what tools &...