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I just received two generators back from Steve Blancard, ndnchf user name on the Ford Barn. He was great to work with and did a very nice job on each of my generators. I had him go through two three brush generators, a high output unit from the mid thirties (this particular one was from 1936)...

I bought a 37-39 style intake at a swap meet earlier this year. It looks typical of Ford's factory intake except it has a large S in a circle on top of the runner in front of the carb area. The only other unusual feature is a casting date on the bottom "7-25-47". Does anyone know why the S is on...

Over a decade ago we did a big thread on 221-239-255 flathead V8 engine identification, link here. Many people contributed knowledge and pictures to that thread, and it was referenced frequently. Since then Photobucket has changed how they do business resulting in the pictures being a mess. The...

I want to gather pictures of Ford flathead V8 engine blocks cast outside of the USA. Please post pictures of engines with features not common to USA blocks, along with an explanation of what the engine was originally used in. I'm gathering more information for flathead block identification...

Another forum I am on has a thread where people post pictures taken while driving their old Ford. That thread is a lot of fun and I think we could do the same here on the Ford Barn. I'll start with a picture taken last weekend.

Does anyone have experience on how thick factory head castings are above the piston? Background: Terry (caddilac512) recently made a tool to re-cut the dome in factory heads and showed his work in this thread. That got me to thinking, which can be dangerous. I have a Mercury crankshaft that...

While looking at my crankshafts I recently realized one of my 4" Merc cranks is offset ground with rod journals sized to standard prewar Ford. I concluded I have a 4 1/8 stroke crankshaft. I have rods and rod bearings for that setup, but not pistons. Looking around the internet all I find is...

I have some transmission parts I would like to get to a friend in the Hawke's Bay area. If anyone is going to Pate and will be shipping a crate of stuff back across the Pacific I'd be thrilled if I could hand off some parts to be included. Any help is appreciated.

I'm going to be a bit blasphemous, I’m going to talk up the lowly Ford six cylinder engine in the 32-53 V8 forum. I have had, and still own, flathead V8 powered early Fords, and they are good vehicles. With a bit of tinkering all but the worst worn out engines have started quickly, run smoothly...

I ran across a brochure for factory vinyl interior in 1953 Ford closed cars. Apparently it was an extra cost option on Mainline and Customline cars, I have seen the 1952 version of the brochure for sale too. I don't remember ever seeing a car with this interior, or pictures of a car with this...

I just got married earlier this year and we are planning a very belated honeymoon. We are going to attend the 2017 Early Ford V8 Club meet in New Zealand. Since we live in Houston Texas we are hoping for some advice on visiting New Zealand in general, and on the V8 club meet in Napier in...

First I need to give some background: My father and I share a 37 Ford sedan. We installed a "good used" rebuilt 1937 21 stud engine several years ago. At the same time we installed the engine I rebuilt a distributor and carburetor to go on the engine. This was the first Stromberg 97 I had...

I am not doing anything with my 39 sedan. It is in dry storage, but I haven't really worked on it since I bought it. It is an old restoration that need repainting and a lot of tinkering. The engine will run but needs a fuel pump. The interior is in decent shape. There is no rust in the body...

My brother is selling his restored 1950 F-1. The truck is a very nice driver. He has a craigslist add here: http://austin.craigslist.org/cto/4540934591.html Please contact me with any questions you may have.

I just got a set of 37 or 38-39 fender skirts with no hardware on them. They were advertised as 37 skirts. I have read on this site that the 37 skirts are longer than the 38-39 skirts. Can someone give me measurements on 37 skirts and on 38-39 skirts? I'd like to know what I have. I plan on...

I have installed a new wiring harness in my 53 Customline sedan. The old rubber grommets the old harness ran through were rock hard and crumbling. I replaced the grommets from the instrument panel forward, but have not found replacements for two grommets. The two grommets I lack are located at...

Is anyone planning to go to the New Braunfels Swap Meet this weekend? I will probably be helping park cars on Saturday and definitely on Sunday. The local chapter of the V8 club will have a table at one of the gates, just drop by and say hello.

I have a neighbor with a 31 narrow bed pickup equipped with the heavy four transmission. The problem he is having is gear oil is leaking out past the shift rails in the top. I looked in the green book (I know, not the best source of information for Model As) and the line drawing of the top...

I have been looking at pictures of the reproduction 40 drums. It looks to me like it might be possible to machine the center out a bunch and drill new holes for the studs to go through. I have a couple old two piece wide five drum/hub combos with bad drums. I would really like to have new drums...

I am looking for an operator's manual or any information on an ELECTRO Products Co. regulator tester. It is a silver / grey color and has connections to attach a battery for power, and armature, field, battery, and ground connections. It apparently can check positive or negative ground...