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I'm resealing the U-Joint Clamshell in my '35 coupe: it has a '39 trans, '40 rear end, '37 rear trans mount. Should I use a Permatex-style sealer on the two paper gaskets between the clamshell and the back of the trans? Do you apply any sealer along the horizontal edges where the upper and...

My '35 coupe has a '39 trans and a '40 banjo, both newly rebuilt. I've put somewhere between 50 and 100 miles on the car. Today I climbed underneath and topped off the trans. I'm running Lubriplate SPO 288 in both the trans and the rear end. I added oil it it until it just started to come put...

My early '35 5W coupe has the forward door handles and fabric pull cords. The car underwent and amateur restoration at some point in its life. The metal "keepers" that secure the pull cords were painted dark brown to match the dash and window garnish. Were they originally painted this color...

My '35 5W suffered an amateur restoration back in the 70's and it appears many parts never got reinstalled. It's an early car -- forward door handle mount -- and it needs the whisker/scraper assembly that guides the INSIDE of the door glass. Does anyone have a pic of this part? Or better yet, a...

‘35 Headlight Stands: L & R interchange? ‘35 Ford Passenger Car headlight stands. Are left and right interchangeable? Hard to tell just looking at ‘em. Standing around the shop we all thought that’s how Henry would’ve made them.

I'm working on the installation of a Dennis Carpenter rubber floormat in my '35 five window. (Note: DC tells me they haven't made a '35-specific floor mat since 2012 when the molds "wore out") I'm using a '36 mat, which is okay -- I'm running a '39 trans and the '36 mat drops cleanly over the...

I've put a '39 steering box in my '35. I went ahead and drilled out the rivets on the original '35 mounting plate and replaced it with the later version. The wishbone is a '40 with a dropped axle. I spent some time on the Barn looking for Pitman Arm recommendation, but eventually figured that...

In stripping the inner fender panels on my '35 5W, I spotted this logo etched into the metal. It says GARY SHEET, but there may be more as it looks the logo could be circular. Was Gary Sheet Metal a vendor to Ford? I've no reason to believe these are reproduction parts. My car is a very early...

I've got my throttle hardware mounted to the firewall, now I'm trying to muscle the return spring up around the throttle arm. Do I need to eat more Wheaties? There doesn't appear to be away to lever it into place and I'm not going to get it by hand. I can see from the firewall paint that the...

I'm restoring the floorboard/trans cover area in my '35 5 window. This plate is part of the parking brake lever assembly. Can someone tell me -- first of all -- should it have this bend in it? (My brother is building a '36 and his is flat). How does it orient to the metal trans cover? To the...

Hi -- I'm putting a '39 trans in my '35 coupe. Need to find a good '36 transmission cover (which accommodates the forward position of the shift tower). A '35 cover WON'T work. I'm in Nor Cal Thanks.

I'm putting a '39 transmission into my '35 coupe. The forward-position of the '39 transmission tower will require modifying the hole in my transmission cover -- basically moving it forward 1 1/4" The '36 transmission had the forward tower and Ford updated the covers to accommodate the new...

When I bought my coupe it came with a set on new floorboards, plus a box of Drake's floorboard seals. The wooden floorboards fit nicely -- but the fit of the seals is pretty sloppy. They're also quite thick. Anyone have any experience with these seals? I'm thinking I could cut them up to fit...

Looking for a set someone has fabricated, passed them up at swap meets but now I have a need. I understand Marmon-Herrington's came with 15 inch wide-fives, but don't expect to ever find a set... I'm not interested in the modern "stock car" wide five wheels. Too ugly, too wide. Thanks

‘35 window crank knob removal? I’m working on the interior of my 5W and would like to pull off these ivory knobs and clean up the arms. How do you get the knobs off? Do I need to drill out the pins from the back? I see these pins are available from 3rd Gen so I’m guessing they get destroyed in...

My '35 5W is an early car and didn't have these floor pan stiffeners -- but I'd like to install them. Is there a vendor that still offers them? I could fab up my own, but thought I'd check first. Thanks. ...and thanks to flatheadfan for these photos I poached off an earlier thread.

I posted a WANTED ad last week, looking for a '36 glovebox door pull handle. "mikewordack" responded in a PM that his friend "lincolngrayson3@gmail.com" had one available. First thing I did was check out mikewordack: no posts, no treads, joined the Barn the day I posted the ad. What the...

GOT ONE! Thanks Ford Barn Wanted: Original Ivory-Colored pull for '36 glove box door. Thanks.

I have some older Stewart Warner 2 1/16" gauges I've collected over the years and I'd like to run 'em -- but unfortunately they didn't come with the mounting brackets. I need both the standard height brackets, plus one of the shorter insulated brackets for the ammeter. I've searched the...

My 5W coupe is an early model (door handles forward) with a Canadian VIN: (star) C18J-41XX (star). I pulled the windshield to install a new seal and service the regulator. When I moved on to the drain holes I ran into issues: Photo 1: This is the channel the windshield cranks into, driver's...