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I was doing a routine lube service on my '36 yesterday, and as I usually do I put a few pumps of Cornhead Grease in the U-joint cavity through the Zerk fitting-but realized I really don't know if that's appropriate or not. When I rebuilt the transmission years ago I put on a new U-joint and...

Who is the current "go-to" guy for lever shock rebuilding? I've seen the name Andy Falandes highly recommended several times, is he still actively doing this? One front shock on my '36 pickup is completely shot and has basically no resistance to motion. Also, is it the shock/lever arm that...

The front spring on my '36 pickup, which is stock, has lost its arch on one side, and is drooping pretty severely. This is a used spring I got to replace the original spring, which had one leaf removed by the prior owner. Am I better off trying to get this spring re-arched (although I'm not sure...

The Academy of Art auto collection is being auctioned in SF on February 15, over 100 spectacular cars, all at no reserve including a number of beautiful pre-war Fords (plus quite a few coach-built 30's beauties if you happen to have half a million bucks burning a hole in your pocket). The...

Learned something today-returned to the oral surgeon to check whether the implant he placed in the maxilla a few months ago was sufficiently locked into the bone to accept the prosthetic tooth. He whips out - a teeny torque wrench (!), applies 35 Ncm, and bob's your uncle. Also turns out you...

I just wanted to comment on the excellent service by Melissa Klein of Clean Sweep Wiper Motor Service in Redmond OR. I sent her the leaking/non-functioning Trico vacuum wiper from my '36 pickup (actually a 1937 unit, KSB 366) on May 8th, she had it repaired and mailed out to me May 12th...

I recently decided to replace the Firestone (Coker) 6.00-16 bias ply tires on my '36 pickup, which were aging out after 10 years-particularly since I drive on the freeway regularly. I've been very happy with them but they now run about $240 each. I saw Excelsior (Coker) brand bias ply tires in...

I currently have bias ply Firestone 6.00-16 tires on my '36 pickup, these have been very satisfactory but are ageing out. I see that Coker lists the Firestone 6.00-16 at $241, but also has an Excelsior (blackwall) bias ply 6.00-16 listed at $128. Does anyone have experience with these latter...

I've been using 5L560 fan belts from NAPA for my '36 pickup with a stock poured bearing 21 stud motor, but noticed the life span didn't seen to be very good, they seemed to stretch out and start chirping pretty quickly. I thought I would try the same belt but strengthened with Aramid fiber...

My 1936 pickup has a 221cu in poured bearing motor which has always run well (especially now with rebuilt distributor by Charlie Schwendler and rebuilt coil by Skip Haney). Mileage/rebuild status unknown, I've put about 15000+ miles on it-it clearly was somewhat tired from the get-go,there is...

I know I've seen a photo of this on the Barn but can't find it with the search function. Was this a conversion kit, or factory option? Is there a specific name for this setup? Thanks, Adam

Can anyone tell me the functional difference between these 2 types of 21 stud cylinder heads for flat top pistons? Both are cast iron, the one with the more tapered combustion chamber (Ford script) looks like the "A1" cylinder head in the '35-36 EFV8 book, the other with the more truncated...

The three brush generator on my '36 pickup recently stopped charging, it was rebuilt about 8-9,000 miles ago and has been controlled by a FunProjects voltage regulator (the one in a cutout case); this setup worked perfectly until now. The fan belt is properly adjusted. The 3rd brush was set to...

****** for my '36 pickup, a 78- case(1939) with early gear set,behind stock babbitt-bearing motor, never abused, rebuilt about 9000 miles ago and worked perfectly, then in November broke two teeth off the reverse idler gear and two of the caged bearings failed. Rebuilt with good used caged...

Can any of the distributor experts confirm how the front and rear bushings for a 37-41 helmet distributor (with 68- advance unit) receive lubrication? I understand the rear bushing receives oil from the timing cover, there is a groove in the bushing seat that leads to two holes on the bottom of...

Beautiful warm, sunny day; drove about 75 miles in my '36 pickup-what could be better? In the Marin headlands overlooking the Pacific and SF Bay(my "backyard"), and up Mt. Tamalpais. 1st photo is the coast south of SF, 2nd and 3rd in the headlands, 4th overlooking the Pacific/Bolinas lagoon...

A present from a friend. 1947 for me Adam

From a recent Hemming's article-a couple of Startrek Voyger clips-I hope these links work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EN_Atm78RaY https://youtu.be/9m83yPrgzv4 Attachments area Preview YouTube video How did it get out here? How did it get out here?

Further to my recent post about a frame crack, the pictured gear is why I pulled out the ******. This is the reverse idler gear. I rebuilt the unit about 8,000 miles ago(old type pre-39 synchros gearset) with a new cluster gear, bearings, thrust washer, etc. but otherwise original gears, has...

Removed the ****** from my '36 pickup for repair and found this unpleasant surprise-2 cracks in the rear frame member right where the spring hangers sit.The 2 pics are looking up from below at the inside of the frame member.I realize the optimum would be remove the pickup bed, find a decent...