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Old 07-10-2016, 09:09 AM   #21
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nice car Jeff, i like it!
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Old 07-10-2016, 10:48 AM   #22
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As other folks have said you can't go wrong with a fordor sedan. They don't get the attention the open cars do, but they are tops for worry free driving. When driving by yourself the view over the hood looks amazingly similar to the view out of any more expensive car of the same year. When driving with other folks it is easy to load and go.
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Old 07-10-2016, 11:33 AM   #23
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Jeff,
Nice car! You'll have some fun with it. I love 4 door sedans. They are more affordable and just as much fun. Also I try to imagine if I lived in the 1930's and went to buy a new Ford, it would have likely been a trunk back 4 door due to the amount of versatility they have. And if I had the money back then a phaeton would have made a good weekend car for the family. Sounds like you have the best of both worlds a Phaeton and a 4 door sedan. I have a 1933 and a 1937 4 door and the blue 1935 humpback is one I finished up for my father last year. You would be surprised how much stuff you can pack in those little trunks!

Look forward to seeing yours at Gettysburg!


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Old 07-11-2016, 09:59 AM   #24
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Jeff, WOW! I don't check in here for a weekend and I miss the big news. I like it. That car will make and excellent touring car as many have already said. Coupes are really nice but the sedans have their place as well. This car is in better shape than that '40 tudor dad and I just bought. Fix what needs repaired now and drive it. You can always repaint it later. By the way your mom sounds like an Early Ford lady, will she adopt me?

Jeff I started out with a 1931 Model A Vicky that I restored just after high school. Really nice car but not one you want to make a long tour in. So then I moved onto a '67 Mustang coupe that I saved from the dead. Great car for touring in but my heart is really in prewar Fords. Next project, the '39 pickup that needed restored. It was a basket case project that my grandfather never got to. Figured, it wasn't going to restore itself. Then this 1940 tudor came along. I told my dad about it and we checked it out. Too good an opportunity to pass up, we sold ourselves. Between my dad and I, 6 fords, 4 of which run and drive. The '40 we're going to get too soon and the '46 coupe is definitely on the list to get on the road again.

Now to address your question on what to do with two cars. My advice is to keep them both (you knew it would). Why not? If you have a place for them, can afford them both then go for it. I tell my wife that you can't be a collector if you're selling. Can you have too many? If you intend to maintain them all to reliable driving status, yes. But I believe you can do that with two cars. I'm sure your dad would be proud.

I'm glad to see you got a deal worked out with the '35. JM will be a big source of assistance. You're lucky you have these guys near you. Drive the hell out of it and enjoy yourself.

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Old 07-11-2016, 11:11 AM   #25
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Jeff, in my view of the world of Flathead V8 Fords, owning one is one too many, ten is a good start and a hundred is not enough...
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Hi Everyone.

Catching up, I've had the car for thirteen months. Probably has at least 1300 miles since I've had it, maybe a lot more.

The wife likes this car and doesn't want to ride in the Phaeton because there's no solid roof. So I'm picking away at having fun and fixing this car. The last few weeks I've been lucky enough to drive each one at minimum twice a week. The '35 a lot more. The '36 is a dreamboat though, everything works except the wipers. Great driving car.

I'm being surprised by so many original things I'm finding on the Green '35. In fact I found the robe-rail sash-thing from the back of the seat, laying in the trunk recently. 85 years old and not in useable shape, but whoever yanked the interior kept it, and I found it.

Our great buddy JM 35 Sedan donated a tail-lamp license plate lens. I put it in today along with three new gaskets total on that side, and two new gaskets on the passenger side. Both lamps are good and bright and now water-tight! Had to clean and paint the tiny pieces that screw through the tail light and hold that lens in place, one of them is about 80% gone but I got the new lens holding so far.

Changed the spedo cable. Non functional spedo replaced last summer, then in the fall, the cable snapped (I found out today, at the turtle end). I looked at it last year a couple of times but at the turtle it was seriously crusted over with thick muck and wouldn't come off from below the car. Just getting it straightened out today. Nice to have an odometer again, as it serves as our gas gauge too! The replacement cable, our other great buddy Glenn Sanders gave me for helping to collect parts for the 3w he got this past winter.

Finally tore up the awful glued-in carpet, to remove the trans cover pan, to get to the spedo cable/turtle, and found the number on the trans matches the frame, BONUS! Toe boards are originals (80 year old plywood), and about 2/3 of the hardware was original.

Removed carb that was leaking and put on a 97 that CharlieNY loved-up for me last summer. It's running much better and that dangerous and stinky fuel leak is gone. The removed carb has 48 on it in two places, so BONUS again, it's actually a 1935 carb. That one is going to be looked at and just might get put back on.

Pulled the shocks on Tuesday, boxed them, and they are on the way to rebuilding. Hoping they are rebuildable. JM gave them the once-over at our club meeting Tuesday night and said they have a good chance!

I've got five new tires showed up from delivery today! If I'm lucky I get a couple of them mounted before noon tomorrow. After that I'm visiting with dear-old-mother whom some of you know from the Gettysburg meets!

Next major fix is an engine replacement. That will have to include going through the radiator, and transmission. I have the engine ready to go in. BONUS, that engine already has a new clutch and PP. It's a '37 with block-off plates that Mark Moriarty from NY did for my Dad about six or eight years ago. It's just like the one that's belching smoke and puking oil that's in it now. I easily turned the rebuilt engine over by hand today and she's free and wants to get in a car badly.

Changing the oil today on the '35, which has about 500 miles on it. Maybe my fifth oil change since I've had it. The oil came out, well, thick, and carrying a lot of blackness. The dipstick shows just a whisker high with four quarts added. I'm convinced there must be a whole quart of gunk in the oil pan, and can assume the valley too! Good thing that engine is coming out soon!

Next parts order includes motor mounts, cowl vent gasket, hood bumpers, gaskets for pedals and hand-brake. I've gotta do some fixing on the trunk hinges. And get a couple of sets of keys made.

So, that brings us up to date.
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Old 07-21-2017, 03:00 AM   #27
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Good deal. You have been busy, as I have been, too.

Both my V8s are doing pretty well, now. I have been working on my Model A roadster. I wanted to take it to the Model A meeting in Gettysburg in a couple of weeks, but I don't think that will happen. The story of my life with national meets lately, I guess, but at least I will take an antique!

As for the shocks, did you check with Fred Wilner? I got a NOS shock for my truck from him for less than the cost of a rebuild.
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Old 07-21-2017, 05:53 AM   #28
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Jeff, Nice find, now we have to plan a fall tour to prove it's reliability, PA route 6 is very pretty in the fall, good to hear from you, Chuck.
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Old 07-21-2017, 07:03 AM   #29
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Jeff,
Thanks for the story and letting me be one of the people you have let drive your car. Looks like you're going to be driving this to Dearborn.
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Hey Jeff,
Good to hear you're progressing nicely on the '35. I enjoyed driving it in Chantilly. In fact I think you gave Alex the bug. He as been actively looking for a car now. For those that don't know my friend Alex and I flew to the EFV8 club eastern meet in Chantilly VA and Jeff very graciously loaned us his '35 sedan for the entire meet! If I lived closer I'd be over there asap pulling that engine and installing the new one. Keep us posted on how repairs are coming along.

Jeff also let me drive his '36 phaeton. I have never driven an open car before and Jeff's was a real thrill. Frank Miller, I'll probably need a ride in your convertible now as well. Can't wait to see you all at the next meet.
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Sounds like it is coming along pretty nice. Glad you are having fun!
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Jeff, Nice find, now we have to plan a fall tour to prove it's reliability, PA route 6 is very pretty in the fall, good to hear from you, Chuck.
Hi Chuck, a fall tour would be great. Always had a great time on our previous Barner's tours.
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Love the picture with the log cabin.
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Old 07-21-2017, 10:20 PM   #34
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Fall tour? I'm up for one. Let's do it.
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Well that's three! I always thought route 6 in PA, starting in Millford PA and going west

would make a nice scenic tour. I don't want to take over Jeff's but let me know, chuck.
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Hi Everyone, seeking opinions on two upcoming repairs.

Before that. I purchased Auburn Radials, 600R16's. Blackwalls. Mounted and balanced them, finished last Friday. I'll let you know how happy I am when I know more. But it feels great to get the 33 year old tires off the car!

Now for my questions. What’s your best way to get the gear shift knob unscrewed without buggering it up? From what I've seen from some of the places of this car, it may have been on there since the assembly line. I’ve got a shift tower boot to install and the knob will not budge after the first couple of tries twisting by hand. I'm gonna start some penetrating lube, but then what do you think?

And what’s your best way to get old gasket material off the cowl vent? And then I want advice for cleaning, refurbishing, and replacing the gasket in this area with one coming from C&G (likely a Carpenter piece).

There’s water coming from under the dash if it rains hard enough, and I assume the gasket and or drain is the issue. It vent leaks just enough to piss me off and if I don’t do something it will cause me rotted floors! The vent otherwise works like it should so I’d like to avoid a lot of disassembly.

It wouldn’t surprise me that the gasket is compromised by gasoline fumes, there had been a carb leak for what looks like decades and the car would stink pretty high. In some places the gasket looks like it has been replaced within the last ten years (when the car was painted 12 years ago by PO?), but then in other places it's turned to goo/tar.

Thanks in advance for your thoughts.

P.S. I'd like to have a little 'talk' with the person who got hold of that blue paint that's all over the interior!
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Old 07-31-2017, 08:06 PM   #37
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Hi Jeff. I use 3M General Purpose Adhesive Cleaner, lots of rubbing, and even more patience to remove the old gasket residue. It takes a lot of time, but works well.

I had nothing to do with the blue paint. Honest.

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Great Ken, you're the best. I just put a quart on order! I also threw a container of Goo Gone in the shopping cart because I remember that working well on certain stuff.
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This little beauty has a "new" Mark Moriarty engine, super fresh tranny, all new brake rods, clevices, pins etc., and is getting tuned up for a great year of driving. This is a teaser, pics to come soon.
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Jeff,

This should make Seth and Alex very happy��. Looking forward to the pics.

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