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I foolishly let my '32 sit for over a year & now it heats up to HOT way too fast. I want to flush its '32 Radiator and 59A Block. Is the simplest way to remove a lower hose from each side & run water through the radiator, until clear? I probably need to pull my upper hoses & confirm my...

Hello All, I am working with the following goods: - Aftermarket Fuel Tank - Aftermarket Sending Unit (from ISSPRO) - Feeds a 1930 Essex Fuel Gauge My Sending Unit has: A) A failing rheostat; very inconsistent readings on my multimeter B) A full of fuel plastic float I sought out & ordered the...

I have a reproduction gas tank. It has a reproduction sending unit for my 12 volt set up. The gauge reading used to be accurate, though is not anymore. I just pulled the tank & the sending unit is rusty; yay. My ohm meter reads MORE when in the empty position & LESS in the full position. When...

Hello, Stock flathead fuel pump was replaced some 10 years ago. I stupidly let the car sit for the last 7 years. The fuel pump is now not pumping. I suspect the diaphragm is dried up. Are these pumps easy to rebuild? Or is it best to buy a new one, as todays fuels may have destroyed the...

Hello All, I have a '32 Brookville bodied roadster. I came across this site.... https://thirdgenauto.com I noticed some rubber goods that I do not have, which I am considering. But...I am unfamiliar with how one would affix the items to the body; hope someone can help advise: 1. Trunk Lid...

Have a stock '32 box....was rebuilt many moons ago. It leaks off the very front end (open) cap area. I would like to remove it, clean it, reseal it up. Looks like the rebuilder used some orange RTV years ago and it failed. Any helpful hints on steps to take on doing this would be welcomed. I...

I am aware that the 1932 Trunk cars did not come with a rubber mat. But the bare metal deal, isn't working for me. Does anyone have good ideas that feel period correct for a trunk mat? Thanks!

Would like to throw a rubber mat in my trunk. I've not seen any stock style rubber mats for sale anywhere. Anyone have an idea / source for a period correct trunk mat that would work? Thanks!

Left over from my car build. Came with the Brookville Body project I bought. Couple tweaks needed to a couple of slightly bent sections; wouldn't affect its use.

I have an electrical sending unit in the back of the block feeding the gauge on the dash. Since there is another "line out" feed, next to my current sending unit, I would like to add a small mechanical gauge to live there under the hood. Anyone know what numbers I need the gauge to go up to...

Ya know that rare, but sometimes, crazy front end wobble the car may get? The only way to make it go away, I have found, is to stop & start again. It is only happened to me a couple 2 -3 times since assembling the car. I have a 1932 Roadster. Stock rails. Stock suspension. Dropped Ford Front...

Question.... I have a 1932 roadster; stock radiator & stock radiator shell. I am running it with a stock radiator cap. But.... I would like to retrofit a 1930 Buick 8 radiator cap. Anyone know how I would go about making this work? I know I need the proper guts to fit into the radiator to live...

The inner door knob (that be pushed down or pulled up) has a rod that attached to the mechanism inside the door. Anyone have a description or picture on how to attach the bent rod? I know it lowers through the hole atop the door. I cannot seem to attach it to the hole at the mechanism inside...

Who sells replacement felt liner that lives inside the lower horizontal channel that the door glass slides into? Thanks!

1949 Mercury Coupe - Drivers Door Does anyone reproduce the window regulator? Or...Does anyone have a very good one for sale? The teeth on my regulator gear are worn down and thus the window crank gear doesn't engage as it should. Thanks

My inner door handle on my '49 Mercury Coupe works so-so. Upon removal of it; I noticed that the odd shaped spring seems to not be doing its job. Anyone know the proper position of that spring? Pictures? Description of what that spring should be doing? Thanks

Need to pull the drivers door panel off my '49 Merc. I get that the panel itself is attached to the door with clips. I get that before I pop the panel off; I need to remove the upper window garnish moulding / vent window assembly. I have removed the 4 screws; but what is it that retains the...

Is this perhaps 1949 or 1950 Ford? Simple round chrome from a Ford; late 40's or early 50's. Thanks (Trying to find a matching knob to fill the Wiper Hole in my dash of my '49 Mercury)

Anyone know if this MAC's item fits well in the trunk of a 1932 (Brookville) Roadster? http://www.macsautoparts.com/ford_mercury_early/ford-roadster-acoustitrunk-mat-1932.html Or if there is another source for a decent old fashion looking black mat for the trunk? Thanks!

Are there 4 total? 2 on the Upper Corner Brackets and... 2 on the Lower Rear Facing Section? Opposed to ONLY 2 if a Trunk OR 2 if a Rumble? And... The Trunk Lid DOES use weatherstripping; right? Thanks!