The Ford Barn

GreenMonster48 · 03-13-2013, 04:41 AM

Thanks!

Vic Piano · 03-13-2013, 03:12 PM

Got two Flathead related things accomplished today...

First, we got the '47 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet running...

(next, we have to hunt down several electrical issues with the Lincoln ), Second, we got the timing issue on the '51 F-1 fixed...

Now I'm thinking that I'll drive the F-1 on the "Barner's Bash" tours.

Vic Piano · 03-15-2013, 07:26 AM

My next two projects are to flush out the '53 F-100 Panel Truck cooling system and redo the wood in the bed of the '51 F-1... The fun just never stops...

Got a PM from Denise, (the Hot Rod Lady Cruiser) today, she is in the "cold" sunshine state and may get a chance to stop by this weekend, I hope so.

Ken/Alabama · 03-15-2013, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Vic Piano

Got two Flathead related things accomplished today...

First, we got the '47 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet running...

(next, we have to hunt down several electrical issues with the Lincoln ), Second, we got the timing issue on the '51 F-1 fixed...

Now I'm thinking that I'll drive the F-1 on the "Barner's Bash" tours.

Hey Vic, I took in a 47 L.C about a year ago and the owner wanted me to get it up and running and rebuild the brakes. Once I got it running and drivable he asked if I would rewire the whole car. He got a complete harness from Narranganset and it fit really nice. If you have to get behind the dash believe me, go ahead and take the seat out,it makes life much easier. I wound up removing everything out of the dash,speedo,clock gauges,light switch,radio. So, in my opinion ,if your having wiring problems and you still have the old wires in there they will start falling apart as soon as you touch them,go ahead and rewire it and dont take a chance on burning it up.Once I got into it I found that one of the reasons things wouldnt work was lots of the connections were corroded.

Vic Piano · 03-15-2013, 11:27 AM

Good fortune fell upon me this morning...

I drove the '51 F-1 up to the gas station to top off the tank. When I got to the station, it was packed with cars and trucks at the pumps so, I circled around and found a vacant pump. When I went to put the credit card in the slot, the screen on the pump said "Prepaid $20.00". I thought it was a mistake but I figured what the heck, I'll give it a try...

I put the nozzle in the gas tank and commenced to pump gas... As luck would have it, I got $20.00 worth of gas for free...

After the pump shut off, I inserted my credit card and topped off the tank with anther $10.00. I hope the rest of my day goes as well...

Brendan · 03-15-2013, 01:55 PM

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Vic, the other day when I was driving my 36 pickup I was getting onto the hiway and out of the corner of my eye I thought I saw money. pulled over and I was right. I picked up 140 bucks on the side of the road! that was a good day for me!

Vic Piano · 03-15-2013, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Ken/Alabama

Hey Vic, I took in a 47 L.C about a year ago and the owner wanted me to get it up and running and rebuild the brakes. Once I got it running and drivable he asked if I would rewire the whole car. He got a complete harness from Narranganset and it fit really nice. If you have to get behind the dash believe me, go ahead and take the seat out,it makes life much easier. I wound up removing everything out of the dash,speedo,clock gauges,light switch,radio. So, in my opinion ,if your having wiring problems and you still have the old wires in there they will start falling apart as soon as you touch them,go ahead and rewire it and dont take a chance on burning it up.Once I got into it I found that one of the reasons things wouldnt work was lots of the connections were corroded.

Hi Ken, this car has what looks like a Rhode Island wiring harness in it, my guess is that its not too old however, someone really messed things up when they installed the 6volt/12volt one piece battery and strange voltage drop-solenoid arrangement in the car. Once we get all that extraneous stuff out, and put things back where they belong, we'll start going through things like the generator/voltage regulator/ ignition resister, etc. I've got a full Rhode Island wiring harness for our '39 LZ that I'll install once the car has been painted. I think it’s a good idea to remove the front seat in most cars if you need to do a lot of work under the dash.

Vic Piano · 03-15-2013, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brendan

Vic, the other day when I was driving my 36 pickup I was getting onto the hiway and out of the corner of my eye I thought I saw money. pulled over and I was right. I picked up 140 bucks on the side of the road! that was a good day for me!

Brendan, I think that's the $140.00 that flew out of my window at that same entrance ramp...

thanks for finding it for me...

LOL

Vic Piano · 03-27-2013, 06:08 AM

Now that the 2013 "Barner's Bash" is history, it's time to get back into playing with Flatheads...

After the Bash (Monday morning) I drove up to North Georgia to pick up mom and bring her down to Florida for the week. I drove our '03 F-150 and on the trip home yesterday, first it lost overdrive

(automatic transmission) and, when I stopped for gas, reverse went out...

I was able to get home in "Drive" however, when I attempted to drive the truck down to the garage that works on our non-Flathead vehicles, the truck stopped shifting altogether...

Looks like I'll be meeting my friends from AAA once again... FUN...FUN...FUN...

BILL WZOREK · 03-27-2013, 06:11 AM

Vic:
How many miles do you have on the 03 F150 ?

?

Vic Piano · 03-27-2013, 07:18 AM

Bill, only 115,000...

BILL WZOREK · 03-27-2013, 04:55 PM

You beat one of my buddys by 3,000 miles.
Your story sounded all most word for word with his.
Just had to change the names but the story was the same.
Good luck getting it fixed.

Vic Piano · 03-27-2013, 05:23 PM

Well, I just got the bad news...

Something let go inside the transmission,

now its not developing enough pressure to shift...

So, it looks like its going to have to get rebuilt... Can you say TOYOTA...

Steves46 · 03-27-2013, 05:50 PM

Sorry to hear the news Vic but glad to hear you made it home safely with your mom before the tranny went completely south on you. Steve

Vic Piano · 03-27-2013, 07:37 PM

Thanks Steve, now I've got to drive her back next Monday... I hope the truck is back in working order in time to make the trip...

BILL WZOREK · 03-28-2013, 04:21 AM

Vic:
That had to be tuff with mom sitting rite there and you wanting to say what you were really feeling in stead of > O DARN <>SON OF A GUN <>Boy am I glad that I will be able to help this sagging economy out < Now you can see first hand OUT with THE OLD PARTS IN with NEW PARTS.

Vic Piano · 03-28-2013, 06:41 AM

Bill, that's true, I would have rather not had to spend money on the '03 F-150... But, it is what it is...

Marv · 03-28-2013, 10:31 AM

Vic i think the secret is to trade every 5 years or 90,000 miles,

if you do not want to spend money on maintenance. They have engineers to design parts to go bad so they can make money by fixing the prduct or selling you a new one. Marv

Vic Piano · 03-28-2013, 10:48 AM

Marv, I know... I've been thinking about an F-250 but I guess I didn't act soon enough... Oh well... Stuff happens and you just have to deal with it...

TomT/Williamsburg · 03-28-2013, 11:02 AM

I suppose you are right, Marv, but it is the most expensive route to take.

For me, I am always open, searching, and just plain keeping my ears open for a good used car or truck. The little old lady car, the truck that was bought and hardly used, someone just has to get rid of a nice vehicle. You just never know. It's a crap shoot I know, but I've only been burned on 2 vehicles over the years. That's better odds than when folks buy new these days .... and, there's always the option of renting a vehicle you don't have for those occasions in which they are called for.

I also buy my used vehicles based on my good and trusted mechanic's skills as I only change the oil and filter, rotate tires and perhaps an O2 sensor every now and again. So, right now I have a 13 yr old Honda Accord (only 89K) and a 7 year old Toyota Tacoma (129K) - both right up his alley and either one can go across country right now with no problems. That leaves me the time (and $$) to play with my old cars and as long as the wife has a nice car she is comfortable with (read that as no problems), we'll stay with that vehicle until it does start giving me issues.

Anyhow, that's just me - no payments is the way I like it and it's put me ahead of the "new car" game my whole life ....

03-13-2013, 04:41 AM	#801
GreenMonster48 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Enfield Connecticut Posts: 559	Re: What I Did on My Lunch Hour Thanks!

03-13-2013, 03:12 PM	#802
Vic Piano Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 7,611	Re: What I Did on My Lunch Hour Got two Flathead related things accomplished today... First, we got the '47 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet running... (next, we have to hunt down several electrical issues with the Lincoln ), Second, we got the timing issue on the '51 F-1 fixed... Now I'm thinking that I'll drive the F-1 on the "Barner's Bash" tours. __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge.

03-15-2013, 07:26 AM	#803
Vic Piano Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 7,611	Re: What I Did on My Lunch Hour My next two projects are to flush out the '53 F-100 Panel Truck cooling system and redo the wood in the bed of the '51 F-1... The fun just never stops... Got a PM from Denise, (the Hot Rod Lady Cruiser) today, she is in the "cold" sunshine state and may get a chance to stop by this weekend, I hope so. __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge.

03-15-2013, 11:27 AM	#805
Vic Piano Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 7,611	Re: What I Did on My Lunch Hour Good fortune fell upon me this morning... I drove the '51 F-1 up to the gas station to top off the tank. When I got to the station, it was packed with cars and trucks at the pumps so, I circled around and found a vacant pump. When I went to put the credit card in the slot, the screen on the pump said "Prepaid $20.00". I thought it was a mistake but I figured what the heck, I'll give it a try... I put the nozzle in the gas tank and commenced to pump gas... As luck would have it, I got $20.00 worth of gas for free... After the pump shut off, I inserted my credit card and topped off the tank with anther $10.00. I hope the rest of my day goes as well... __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge.

03-15-2013, 01:55 PM	#806
Brendan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: At my kitchen table in Santa Rosa, Ca Posts: 2,976	Re: What I Did on My Lunch Hour Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Vic, the other day when I was driving my 36 pickup I was getting onto the hiway and out of the corner of my eye I thought I saw money. pulled over and I was right. I picked up 140 bucks on the side of the road! that was a good day for me! __________________ If it would have been a snake it would have bit ya! i can't spell my way out of a paper bag!

03-27-2013, 06:08 AM	#809
Vic Piano Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 7,611	Re: What I Did on My Lunch Hour Now that the 2013 "Barner's Bash" is history, it's time to get back into playing with Flatheads... After the Bash (Monday morning) I drove up to North Georgia to pick up mom and bring her down to Florida for the week. I drove our '03 F-150 and on the trip home yesterday, first it lost overdrive (automatic transmission) and, when I stopped for gas, reverse went out... I was able to get home in "Drive" however, when I attempted to drive the truck down to the garage that works on our non-Flathead vehicles, the truck stopped shifting altogether... Looks like I'll be meeting my friends from AAA once again... FUN...FUN...FUN... __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge.

03-27-2013, 06:11 AM	#810
BILL WZOREK Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Florence Ma. Posts: 2,404	Re: What I Did on My Lunch Hour Vic: How many miles do you have on the 03 F150 ? ?

03-27-2013, 07:18 AM	#811
Vic Piano Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 7,611	Re: What I Did on My Lunch Hour Bill, only 115,000... __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge.

03-27-2013, 04:55 PM	#812
BILL WZOREK Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Florence Ma. Posts: 2,404	Re: What I Did on My Lunch Hour You beat one of my buddys by 3,000 miles. Your story sounded all most word for word with his. Just had to change the names but the story was the same. Good luck getting it fixed.

03-27-2013, 05:23 PM	#813
Vic Piano Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 7,611	Re: What I Did on My Lunch Hour Well, I just got the bad news... Something let go inside the transmission, now its not developing enough pressure to shift... So, it looks like its going to have to get rebuilt... Can you say TOYOTA... __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge.

03-27-2013, 05:50 PM	#814
Steves46 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lithia, FL Posts: 1,072	Re: What I Did on My Lunch Hour Sorry to hear the news Vic but glad to hear you made it home safely with your mom before the tranny went completely south on you. Steve __________________ If it aint broke, don't fix it!

03-27-2013, 07:37 PM	#815
Vic Piano Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 7,611	Re: What I Did on My Lunch Hour Thanks Steve, now I've got to drive her back next Monday... I hope the truck is back in working order in time to make the trip... __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge.

03-28-2013, 04:21 AM	#816
BILL WZOREK Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Florence Ma. Posts: 2,404	Re: What I Did on My Lunch Hour Vic: That had to be tuff with mom sitting rite there and you wanting to say what you were really feeling in stead of > O DARN <>SON OF A GUN <>Boy am I glad that I will be able to help this sagging economy out < Now you can see first hand OUT with THE OLD PARTS IN with NEW PARTS.

03-28-2013, 06:41 AM	#817
Vic Piano Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 7,611	Re: What I Did on My Lunch Hour Bill, that's true, I would have rather not had to spend money on the '03 F-150... But, it is what it is... __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge.

03-28-2013, 10:31 AM	#818
Marv Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 875	Re: What I Did on My Lunch Hour Vic i think the secret is to trade every 5 years or 90,000 miles, if you do not want to spend money on maintenance. They have engineers to design parts to go bad so they can make money by fixing the prduct or selling you a new one. Marv

03-28-2013, 10:48 AM	#819
Vic Piano Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 7,611	Re: What I Did on My Lunch Hour Marv, I know... I've been thinking about an F-250 but I guess I didn't act soon enough... Oh well... Stuff happens and you just have to deal with it... __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge.

03-28-2013, 11:02 AM	#820
TomT/Williamsburg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Williamsburg, Virginia Posts: 2,714	Re: What I Did on My Lunch Hour I suppose you are right, Marv, but it is the most expensive route to take. For me, I am always open, searching, and just plain keeping my ears open for a good used car or truck. The little old lady car, the truck that was bought and hardly used, someone just has to get rid of a nice vehicle. You just never know. It's a crap shoot I know, but I've only been burned on 2 vehicles over the years. That's better odds than when folks buy new these days .... and, there's always the option of renting a vehicle you don't have for those occasions in which they are called for. I also buy my used vehicles based on my good and trusted mechanic's skills as I only change the oil and filter, rotate tires and perhaps an O2 sensor every now and again. So, right now I have a 13 yr old Honda Accord (only 89K) and a 7 year old Toyota Tacoma (129K) - both right up his alley and either one can go across country right now with no problems. That leaves me the time (and $$) to play with my old cars and as long as the wife has a nice car she is comfortable with (read that as no problems), we'll stay with that vehicle until it does start giving me issues. Anyhow, that's just me - no payments is the way I like it and it's put me ahead of the "new car" game my whole life ....