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Bob Drake

I was thinking you might want a flathead powered tank!

Heard, on my 1937 pickup I used blue tape attached to the inner fender to mark approximate hole locations, transferred that to the fender welt. I them started with the fender loosely bolted installing the welt from the back forward to the front, tightening the bolts as I progressed. Worked out well!

My 1937 pickup has dimples in the header over the windshield where the sun visor would go if installed. They never have been drilled though.

Just saw over on the Hamb that Pete has passed away. Sad to lose him and all his knowledge.

It looks great! You built it for yourself, enjoy it.

Julianos used to offer various colors of welting. www.julianos.com

I know of some who have used a glide engineering seat with the back set to go beneath the horizontal cab cross member giving additional space. I think less padding over the springs as well. A stock seat can't be done that way.

I forgot what I was responding to!

I have used long bar clamps with the rubber pads on the clamps, works good to pull them together.

When I installed the rubber around the window, I butted it at the top, and set a thin bead of black butyl like you use on windshields in the rubber channel and where it touches the cab. You can tool excess with paint thinner. When cured it holds everything in place and it won't leak!

On my 1937, the trim was u shaped like post 2, you placed it around the glass, installed together, and then held it in place with the trim

I found the same thing on my 37 with the Drake rods, Had to cut down and rethread.

I rebuilt my 37 steering box, with all new components. When I first tried it I had limited turns, the pitman arm shaft that holds the sector was not clearing the steering box. The pressed in shaft for the gear had to be ground to clear the steering box housing.

I used small angle iron that I drilled to fit the lug bolts, bolted on you can hook a tape measure on either side of the angle to compare to the opposite side. Of course, you need to jack up the vehicle and have it on jack stands.

I spent over $20,000.00 on a paint job a few years ago, and it wasn't anything real fancy.

Mine had a material between the braces and the cab. Kind of like horsehair for damping.

Quite ride solutions makes reproduction pads and has the split-type pins

Lawson was always a great source of information on 35-37 pickups. He knew the subject and was happy to share. I will miss his comments.

There are some of us who wire the modern thermostats in place. I like to put a piece of stainless-steel pipe into the hose to hold the thermostat against the head. It can be secured with an additional hose clamp.