The Ford Barn

rfitzpatrick · 05-20-2024, 03:05 PM

I'd like a word with Henry.
Couldn't he have added just a quarter inch to the speedometer cable? Had he added just a quarter inch to the wiring? Cables? And what's with slotted screws? Do the innertube nozzles need to be 3 inches(whatever)? If your 10 feet tall, stay away from the Closed Cab -- two people - that's it.

Other than that -- I'm good

LeonardS · 05-20-2024, 03:52 PM

The Waltons never had any trouble getting three in their AA cab. We probably just eat too much now days.

Marshall V. Daut · 05-20-2024, 04:04 PM

If you loosen the clamp that secures the speedometer cable to the inside firewall (near where the choke rod is) and pull the cable out from underneath the clamp, you will gain about an inch up where you need the extra length to start the upper speedometer cable nut into the speedometer. That's more than enough to make starting that bezel easier.
'Can't help with the other complaints.

Marshall

nkaminar · 05-20-2024, 04:51 PM

Henry was introduced to the Robertson screw, the one with the square hole. This could have saved countless hours in assembly, but Henry would have to have paid a royalty. So, guess what, we have to deal with slotted screws.

Gene F · 05-20-2024, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by nkaminar

Henry was introduced to the Robertson screw, the one with the square hole. This could have saved countless hours in assembly, but Henry would have to have paid a royalty. So, guess what, we have to deal with slotted screws.

I hear they used them on the cars built in Canada.

Synchro909 · 05-20-2024, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Gene F

I hear they used them on the cars built in Canada.

They did. Canadians I know say that Robertson disliked Americans so didn't allow any American manufacturer to use his screws. That remained the case till a guy by the name of Philips came along, they say.

gdmn852 · 05-21-2024, 02:52 PM

They got 3 in John boy’s 29 coupe too. I had a Canadian roadster body a while back, and wondered about those square head screws . Mobile homes at the time used square head screws so was able to so source a screwdriver.

05-20-2024, 03:05 PM	#1
rfitzpatrick Senior Member Join Date: May 2018 Location: Coral Springs, Florida Posts: 556	Henry Ford Line 1 I'd like a word with Henry. Couldn't he have added just a quarter inch to the speedometer cable? Had he added just a quarter inch to the wiring? Cables? And what's with slotted screws? Do the innertube nozzles need to be 3 inches(whatever)? If your 10 feet tall, stay away from the Closed Cab -- two people - that's it. Other than that -- I'm good

05-20-2024, 03:52 PM	#2
LeonardS Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Jamestown, ND Posts: 659	Re: Henry Ford Line 1 The Waltons never had any trouble getting three in their AA cab. We probably just eat too much now days.

05-20-2024, 04:04 PM	#3
Marshall V. Daut Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Davenport, Iowa Posts: 2,159	Re: Henry Ford Line 1 If you loosen the clamp that secures the speedometer cable to the inside firewall (near where the choke rod is) and pull the cable out from underneath the clamp, you will gain about an inch up where you need the extra length to start the upper speedometer cable nut into the speedometer. That's more than enough to make starting that bezel easier. 'Can't help with the other complaints. Marshall

05-20-2024, 04:51 PM	#4
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 4,043	Re: Henry Ford Line 1 Henry was introduced to the Robertson screw, the one with the square hole. This could have saved countless hours in assembly, but Henry would have to have paid a royalty. So, guess what, we have to deal with slotted screws. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

05-21-2024, 02:52 PM	#7
gdmn852 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Erie Pa Posts: 703	Re: Henry Ford Line 1 They got 3 in John boy’s 29 coupe too. I had a Canadian roadster body a while back, and wondered about those square head screws . Mobile homes at the time used square head screws so was able to so source a screwdriver.