uncle gave me a 37 ford coupe

[bart78]

Are th rear fenders the same on the standard as the delux?

[3738]

Standard has tail light only on the driver's fender, none on the passenger side.

[bart78]

Thanks Hope yall dont mind me asking questions like this. These older cars are new to me.

[ford38v8]

Bart, just don't expect a timely answer from us if you ask us how long the rattler bite is gonna hurt.

[bart78]

I have a few friends that can tell you how long a rattler bite hurts, they are every where here. This year is the worst its so dry here they are all looking for water and stay around the houses. Thanks for the help

[B-O-B]

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Just watched rattlesnake republic on the tube last night. Boy those boys are something else. One guy getsin a bathtub with over 100 rattlers to set a new record. They were hunting & selling rattlers for $4.00 a pound. Is this anywhere close to your place Bart?

[bart78]

They are in deep south TX. I have seen the show allso I think a couple of the guys were from al liitle north of us. We are between Ft worth and abaline. They hunt the snake all over. Whats bad is the snake around here dont rattle anymore because it gives the away to the pigs and they eat the snakes. That is whats real bad around here. The pigs are all over now. They mess everything up. Me and a few friends hunt them most of the year we kill hundreds every year and cant make a dent. They are so bad that they will eat baby calves as soon as they hit the ground. The dairys around here have a big problem with that.

[George G]

Originally Posted by bart78

I was allways told the car was a 37. My uncle got it long before I was born. I am 32 he said he has had it for 40 years and just never got to it. Now I am on the hunt for parts. I am going this weekend to look at a front end a nd rear end off a 39 sedan. And I found a grill on ebay.

The hunt for parts is the most fun.....

[TonyM]

Bart,

The avatar looks great.

T

[bart78]

Thanks. Found a guy that his uncle has a 38 standard two door sedan That the roof of his barn fell on. He said the roof of the car is bad but the rest of the car is in good shape. The car was rebuilt in the late 70's and in 86 the roof fell on it. The city he lives in they are makeing him clean his place up. I am hopeing to make a deal with him.

[Fe26]

Originally Posted by Randy Williams

Hi Bart, It looks like you have 38 ford coupe check out the fire wall 37 and 38 are different. You do have a 38 fire wall and the rear fenders look like 38's. The front fenders are hard to tell apart except for the extra bolt hole on 38's.

I'm interested to know what the differences are in the firewall, I know the cowl sides where the front guards (fenders) bolt on are different, but I always thought the actual firewall was the same. Thanks.

[Firepower flyer]

Here's a pic of my dads 38 std along with my 36 Dodge.I really like the 38 Ford coupes you just don't see alot of them.Good luck with the build.
Joe

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[bart78]

Thanks I will need it got a bunch of work to do. I just hope I can get the 38 standard sedan from that guy that would make it a whole lot easier. The roof is crushed he said but every thing else is good.

[TonyM]

http://www.earlyfordv8.org/early-for...ieds.cfm?t=For Sale&c=Automobiles&id=3972
http://www.earlyfordv8.org/early-for...ieds.cfm?t=For Sale&c=Automobiles&id=3972
Bart78,
Here is a link for a guy with a 1938 Ford Parts Car.

TonyM

Dog gone it, the link won't work. The car is on the EFV-8 classifieds.

[dude]

Originally Posted by bart78

They are in deep south TX. I have seen the show allso I think a couple of the guys were from al liitle north of us. We are between Ft worth and abaline. They hunt the snake all over. Whats bad is the snake around here dont rattle anymore because it gives the away to the pigs and they eat the snakes. That is whats real bad around here. The pigs are all over now. They mess everything up. Me and a few friends hunt them most of the year we kill hundreds every year and cant make a dent. They are so bad that they will eat baby calves as soon as they hit the ground. The dairys around here have a big problem with that.

I'd be for moving dude. I hate snakes..(Indiana)

[bart78]

I have found some cars that I am still trying to talk the old folks that have them out of them. They have some 37 sedans. I plan on doing it a s a 37 and not a 38 standard. I like them better.

[swoopNZ]

Send a picture of the rear - easy to tell then what year it is.

[john hamilton]

As long as it's just sitting there get some of the rust inhibitor and just paint it on. It comes in gallon jugs and, by the time you're ready to start work, most of the rust will be killed off. Be sure to let it run down in cracks like between fenders and body.

The brand of the stuff I have is Rust Cure.

[bart78]

It may not look like it but there is not much where the rust has gotten real bad. It's been sitting as long as I have been alive I don't think another couple of months will hurt. My wife wanted to move to town so we baught a new place and now I have to build a new shop. Our lot is very big but I have been fighting with the city about a curb cut on the back side of my lot. We have a street in front and back of us. The city says I can build up to a 40x50 on my lot because we have so much room. I hate living in town. It sucks having people tell you what you can or can't do. But I guess it keeps the crap from being built.

[bart78]

Anyone know where any doors are? Even 4 door sedan front doors. Saw some in the classafieds but he wont ship. All the sedans I have found are all have 2 doors.