Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-21-2020, 03:35 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 8,078
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-19-2020, 11:32 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 6,072
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-19-2020, 06:00 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 6,072
Re: helmet distributor
jwharton, good that you provided some information on the actual problem.
Sounds like something you can handle yourself and probably do not need to send out your distributor.
Is this a new...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-16-2020, 08:02 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 6,072
Re: helmet distributor
Alaska Jim, what problems does your buddy have with his distributor?
(By the way, Google is NOT "your friend" ... tracks and records everything you do on your computer.)
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-10-2020, 06:29 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 5,529
Re: v8-60 transmission help
Daniel, I never had trouble understanding your first post or your follow-ups. By the time I saw them, the thread was off and running.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
08-03-2020, 05:49 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,526
Re: Throwback Thursday-THe one that got away!!!
OK, Rock, you have to show this to your Dad. I got to the sale before him ... he's been pissed for years, since 1972. One of the dumbest things I ever did with cars was to let it get away.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
08-01-2020, 06:26 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 7,165
Re: Swirled Glass Shift Knobs
"So does someone have an answer to the poster's question - were they available in the 30s? I don't know."
Prior to WW2 a lot of glass was made using uranium, usually uranium dioxide. This helped...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-30-2020, 09:16 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 3,602
Re: Customs - The Beginnings with Barris
Please, no apologies ... I was not offended. My perspective is different than yours. Barris provided daydreams of what was possible. The early magazines encouraged guys all over the country to do...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-30-2020, 08:39 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 3,602
Re: Customs - The Beginnings with Barris
"and rubbing shoulders with the guy who takes all the credit means nothing to me."
34fordy, maybe you are missing how many thousands upon thousands of "guy's cars done by themselves with the...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-30-2020, 12:18 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 3,602
Re: Customs - The Beginnings with Barris
When I was a kid in high school ... in a small coal mining and steel town ... George Barris was bigger than John Wayne or Elvis or Marilyn. At least to me and my buds in Mech Drawing class where we...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-30-2020, 11:20 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 4,633
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-29-2020, 06:03 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 4,297
Re: karma
Brian, you haven't told us how this all turned out.
Did you give him the parts? Or did you sell them to him ... (you stated that you also sell parts not just give them away.)
Or, did you turn...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-23-2020, 05:56 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 4,297
Re: karma
Brian, isn't he a fellow Kiwi? Thought you guys were tight with one another.
Seems to me he's been busy restoring a '36 Ford ... for at least 8 years.
... or do I have the wrong guy? DavidB in...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-21-2020, 08:51 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 8,132
Re: off topic barnfind
Knew several guys who flew P-51's. One in particular who had experience flying a bunch of WW2 aircraft during and after the war ... including the Mustang in Europe.
His most fascinating...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-19-2020, 06:40 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 8,132
Re: off topic barnfind
It should be noted that the Mosquito was a very demanding aircraft to fly. The fantastic Merlins required skilled, experienced pilots to handle their power.
Single engine operation, especially at...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-18-2020, 04:31 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 8,132
Re: off topic barnfind
Cannot find the sound of two Merlins, but here is the sound of one in a Spitfire.
Warning: There is profanity. Do not watch if you are adverse to strong language.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-09-2020, 06:34 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 6,647
Re: Posting pictures
A possible solution ....
How about one of the guys volunteering to help Lawson? Lawson can post his ad, then email the photos to this volunteer.
The volunteer can log onto Ford Barn using...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-08-2020, 12:25 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 6,647
Re: Posting pictures
Lawson, if you successfully passed Perpetuities you should be able to figure out how to post a photo.;)
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
07-01-2020, 02:55 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,534
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-29-2020, 11:16 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,769
Re: 6 Volt Flasher
The Bosch that Dave h has may be early 6V VW which should work fine ... mine does.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-25-2020, 02:44 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,804
Re: 39 transmission. V12 OD to V8-60????
I tried it, got so far and figured I lacked the skill and equipment.
Case at the far top (upper pic) is a side-shift OD. The center is a stock top loader. The bottom shows the opening enlarged...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-23-2020, 07:55 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,559
Re: A little off topic but interesting old bus.
Alaska is too dangerous. They should ban all trekking, all thrill-seeking and any wandering around.
Keep the tourists in town then you don't have to spend the tourism dollars on search and...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
06-05-2020, 08:31 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,455
Helmet Distributor on the HAMB
Thought this was interesting.
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/flathead-helmet-distributor-help-needed.1195035/
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-29-2020, 08:10 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,838
Re: miss(tery) solved
"I had another dizzy on the shelf so touched up the points, set the gap and voila, she runs smooth and pulls hard through all the gears and any amount of push on the go pedal!"
Amazing.
We have...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
05-27-2020, 04:44 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,519
Re: 52 Flathead rebuild
"Old Redneck" is active on the Barn, knowledgable, and lives down in Waynesburg. "Jim B" also a barner lives in Wellsburg, WV. Send a private message here on the board to them. They should know...
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