Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-16-2024, 05:11 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 758
Re: KRW hub puller question
Yesterday was a good day. I was down at Moultrie several years ago and the people set up next to me were having all kinds of problems getting the drums off of a customer's vehicle. I had one of the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-11-2024, 04:00 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 261
Re: 1939 pickup bracket help
62pan...I sent you a private message. Thank you very much for taking the time to help.
38bill...I appreciate your help as well.
I should be able to make the brackets with the information given....
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-11-2024, 08:08 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 261
Re: 1939 pickup bracket help
Thanks for trying to help. The grilles in the 1/2 ton have essentially the same parts as the others. It is not the part numbers 8298 and 8299 I was trying to find the information on, it is the little...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-11-2024, 06:00 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 261
1939 pickup bracket help
I am trying to put my 39 panel back together. There is a bracket that goes from the flange on the front of the radiator to the grille side panels. I cannot find mine. From the illustration in the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-04-2024, 07:54 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 450
Re: 36' Headlight Reflector Size
Rockymountainsparky...Seems to me that the 35 and 36 passenger buckets are basically the same dimensionally for the bucket itself and that the 38/9 pickups used a bucket that is dimensionally the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-19-2024, 06:58 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 708
Re: Door soft parts for a 39 truck
Dennis Carpenter had a variety of NOS door window parts for the 38 and 39 commercial vehicles and trucks in their NOS department. You can try them. I do not know what they have available aftermarket....
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-10-2024, 07:16 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 542
Re: Bruce Horkeys wood & parts contact
drfromnc...I have bought from Horkey in the past as has one of my local friends who was redoing a late 30's Plymouth pickup and a 46 Dodge pickup. They provided the wood for my 39 panel delivery...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-14-2024, 07:46 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 406
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
03-13-2024, 03:48 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 406
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
02-26-2024, 08:32 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 671
Re: 1937 Ford Pickup Hood
I believe the only hood tops that work on a 37 without modification are the 37 hood tops. The 35/6 has a different cowl than the 37 so the shape is not the same at the cowl. I once posted pictures...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-27-2024, 07:38 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,345
Re: Bead blasting 33 hood
Bead blasting both sides of a hinged hood that has louvers on the side panels is time consuming for a quality job. Cleaning the hood before priming it takes a while as does putting on the primer plus...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-07-2024, 12:11 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 656
Re: 1935 frame
One quick way to recognize a 35 frame if I remember correctly is that the 35 passenger and pickup frames only have one hole in the radiator mounting bracket on each side the frame for mounting the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-06-2024, 05:42 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 872
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
01-05-2024, 08:58 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 872
Re: 1935 Pickup spare tire holder
The 35 half-ton pickup spare tire holder is not the same as the ones used in 36 and 37. The 35 does not have the "eye" at the top like the 36/7 does, it has a threaded stud that passes through a slot...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
10-16-2023, 06:17 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 712
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-29-2023, 04:42 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 764
Re: Be safe my Florida brothers
Good luck to all of you. I have family in Tampa. I do not know if they are planning on staying or leaving. There have been reports of gas contaminated with diesel at various locations around Tampa....
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-09-2023, 08:09 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 5,865
Re: Advice for a New Father
40fordpu...The best of luck to you. Since my teens I have had two things that have stayed with me throughout my years, the car hobby and a love for hiking/backpacking/travel. I scratched those itches...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-03-2023, 07:51 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,409
Re: bed bolts
If memory serves, they are also square drive like the stabilizer rod bolts, not just a carriage bolt and there is a cup washer needed for them as well. If you can find some of the shorter bed bolts...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-14-2023, 08:54 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,167
Re: Inflation at many swap meets
38 Coupe...I lived in the Houston area for around 30 years. Pate used to be in what amounted to a pasture before it moved. I have not been since it moved to the Dallas location. I have fond memories...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-14-2023, 08:15 AM
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Replies: 154
Views: 31,702
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-13-2023, 08:46 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,167
Inflation at many swap meets
Years ago I used to routinely travel from the Carolinas out to Kansas, Nebraska, and other grain belt states seeking pickup and truck parts. I came across an advertisement for a swap meet in Sedalia,...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-13-2023, 07:56 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,841
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-12-2023, 02:22 PM
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Replies: 60
Views: 6,708
Re: How many of you are doing total restorations?
I have have been in the car hobby for over 50 years but have only had any flathead powered vehicles since 1994. I bought a 37 Ford half-ton that was a running driving stock except for a 38 engine and...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-08-2023, 03:17 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 749
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