maybe i'm dumb, but i don't understand how the spindle bearing can support the weight of the car when it's on top of the axle. can anyone explain please? thank you. ( been wondering about this for 40 yrs!)
Re: 1940 ford with 9" rear , wheel cylinder question in regards to brake line size.
done this on a couple of cars (12"lockheeds on front, 11" bendix on back ) with 1/4 " lines ( just because that"s how henry did it ) & parts store adapters & it always worked fine. the only bender i had was a...
i no longer have it, but in the 80"s, i bought a n.o.s. 16" x 4" wheel with the slope from joe mac at ford obsolete. he told me that it had been sold over the ford parts counter post-war.
that wheel looks like it might be a cut down 16" center welded to a 15" outer. seen that done before, but never understood why, since 15" merc & pick-up wheels were easy to find!
i'm only 5'9"",but my '36 3-window seat was too close. i narrowed the package tray 4" & moved the tracks back the same. it was not hard to do. ( i only needed 3" but added a little more in case a taller person wanted to drive it! )
i have a '46 delivery & my wife & i just measured it. we get 197" long, 74" wide & 67" high. ( it's lowered about 3" ) it has bumper guards in front ,but none in back.
years ago, i bought a n.o.s. '40-'41 wheel (16"x4") with tapered drop center from joe mac (of ford obsolete). he told me it was a replacement sold over the ford parts counter after ww2. could be,huh?
any one recognize this part? it seems to go under the radiator, but does not show on the ford exploded drawing of the '46 front end. i disassembled this car 30 years ago so i'm not even sure it came off of this car! thanks for looking. :confused: