1946 Ford Fordor project

Tubman, I thought that too. It's an Ilco 1125K key. I have seen those blanks used as a replacement for the earlier cars.
 
I have seen that type of lock on closed cars too. I'm not sure why you would want to lock the spare tire that is locked in your trunk, but I have seen it.
 
Folks,
John is the proud owner of another engine. I posted under the 46 thread but he many have many other options for it.
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John will fill you in on the details. I believe it rolls over. Good news.
Regards,
Chris and Cheryl
 
38 coupe, it did come with an 8BA carburetor that was really nice. The word cobble comes to mind on the generator set up. Pulled the plugs and shot Kroil down the cylinders. Turned over easily with a breaker bar so there's hope. Always a crap shoot with this stuff but it was close to home. In the same garage there was an 8BA engine along with a 35 or 36 engine judging by the distributor. Chris was a huge help along with his cherry picker, trailer and winch. No near misses of broken bones or engine falling off the trailer!
 
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This vacuum plate spacer was under the 8BA carburetor that came with the engine. It has the normal 59 A-B intake with the silencer so it wouldn't be needed. Anyone have any idea what it came from? I know I've seen them before.
 
Those are installed to allow for an aftermarket vacuum accessory, typically a South Wind gasoline heater.
 
1942deluxe said:
At a standstill on the 46 at the moment as I cannot get decent brake pedal to no brake pedal at all. All new shoes, lines, hoses, and master cylinder. Bled 3-4 times and have adjusted brakes several times. On the second master cylinder. Also shortened master cylinder pushrod and that gave the pedal some resistance. If you spin a wheel and press the brake pedal it does stop but again brake pedal does not get hard. I'm really at a loss and any suggestions would be welcomed!
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The 46 Fordor has been on the back burner for about a year. I got very frustrated that I could not maintain a decent brake pedal. Couple of weeks back I had the thought of would it help if you welded a nut on the push rod to gain some additional adjustment? I got Chris (sugarmaker) to weld on the nut for me. The old push rod looked slightly bent, the pedal bushing should be replaced, and the clevis hole has some wear so perhaps a stack up of tolerances. Anyhow installed the new push rod and clevis and adjusted it out. Winner, winner chicken dinner we now have very acceptable brake pedal. Non factory approved repair but I was just happy it worked.
 
It’s fun to make ‘em go….but easier on the nerves when they stop good. I like the color of your Fordor……….Mark
 
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