The Ford Barn

Mike Conshafter · 05-01-2014, 10:29 AM

In case you were wondering how the sending unit mounting plate was installed..... -enjoy.

Ralph Moore · 05-01-2014, 11:47 AM

I guess the guy in the middle does not worry about the lead fumes, of course I worked in a radiator shop in the 70's and did a lot worse, no mask, and I used to dump pure muratic acid in them to make them shiny clean inside, only wearing a pair of gloves

19Fordy · 05-01-2014, 11:59 AM

Wow! OSHA would have had a field day.

nelsb01 · 05-01-2014, 04:14 PM

I looked at the picture and I looked at the picture. I am thinking that they are installing the threaded bracket that the fuel line goes to, and not the fuel sender. The fuel sender would have been on the top not the side.

Graeme / New Zealand · 05-01-2014, 04:27 PM

First thing I noticed was the "safety gear". I thought wow this is a first in any Ford factory picture I've seen....ahead of their time.

GB

51 MERC-CT · 05-01-2014, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Ralph Moore

I guess the guy in the middle does not worry about the lead fumes, of course I worked in a radiator shop in the 70's and did a lot worse, no mask, and I used to dump pure muratic acid in them to make them shiny clean inside, only wearing a pair of gloves

Doubt very much that that they were worried about lead fumes, look more like heat shields.

V8COOPMAN · 05-01-2014, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by 51 MERC-CT

Doubt very much that that they were worried about lead fumes, look more like heat shields.

........and possibly made out of asbestos. DD

Fe26 · 05-01-2014, 05:02 PM

Ditto on the Asbestos.

Playing with loaded dice, Lead poisoning or Mesothelioma? Or both!

Bob NH · 05-01-2014, 07:13 PM

Would those tanks be possibly for pickups to stand behind the seat ? As kids we used to break thermometers open to get the contents to rub on coins to make them shiny. In later years, my partner and I did construction and closed in under a lot of cottages using sheets of asbestos and sawing away without masks with dust flying every where ! I also smoked for many years and at 79 I'm still here and very healthy. Go figure . Luck has been on my side I guess ?

ford38v8 · 05-01-2014, 07:46 PM

The iron workers bucking rivets inside the Golden Gate towers weren't so lucky.
(hot rivets & red lead paint)

05-01-2014, 11:47 AM	#2
Ralph Moore Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: North Pole, Alaska Posts: 1,470	Re: Gas Tank Assembly at the Rouge 1937 I guess the guy in the middle does not worry about the lead fumes, of course I worked in a radiator shop in the 70's and did a lot worse, no mask, and I used to dump pure muratic acid in them to make them shiny clean inside, only wearing a pair of gloves

05-01-2014, 11:59 AM	#3
19Fordy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Coral Springs FL Posts: 10,930	Re: Gas Tank Assembly at the Rouge 1937 Wow! OSHA would have had a field day.

05-01-2014, 04:14 PM	#4
nelsb01 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Up North Posts: 626	Re: Gas Tank Assembly at the Rouge 1937 I looked at the picture and I looked at the picture. I am thinking that they are installing the threaded bracket that the fuel line goes to, and not the fuel sender. The fuel sender would have been on the top not the side.

05-01-2014, 04:27 PM	#5
Graeme / New Zealand Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lower Hutt , New Zealand Posts: 2,126	Re: Gas Tank Assembly at the Rouge 1937 First thing I noticed was the "safety gear". I thought wow this is a first in any Ford factory picture I've seen....ahead of their time. GB __________________ "you can't make honey out of dog sh*t" "You're a long time looking at the lid"

05-01-2014, 05:02 PM	#8
Fe26 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 949	Re: Gas Tank Assembly at the Rouge 1937 Ditto on the Asbestos. Playing with loaded dice, Lead poisoning or Mesothelioma? Or both!

05-01-2014, 07:13 PM	#9
Bob NH Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Meredith, N.H. Posts: 766	Re: Gas Tank Assembly at the Rouge 1937 Would those tanks be possibly for pickups to stand behind the seat ? As kids we used to break thermometers open to get the contents to rub on coins to make them shiny. In later years, my partner and I did construction and closed in under a lot of cottages using sheets of asbestos and sawing away without masks with dust flying every where ! I also smoked for many years and at 79 I'm still here and very healthy. Go figure . Luck has been on my side I guess ?

05-01-2014, 07:46 PM	#10
ford38v8 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 6,641	Re: Gas Tank Assembly at the Rouge 1937 The iron workers bucking rivets inside the Golden Gate towers weren't so lucky. (hot rivets & red lead paint) __________________ Alan