The Ford Barn

BUBBAS IGNITION · 10-15-2011, 11:18 AM

My friend Doug traded a Dodge Dart for a very complete 1939 Ford and we drove to Madison Wisconsin to haul er home yesterday.
Damn it, diesel is expensive ! Remember when you could go anywhere for $100 bucks , not anymore !!!
Our goal with this car is to make it run from the bottom up, cosmetics can come later. Just make it run , with brakes and working clutch etc. We do have a new flathead on the stand but lets see what this one sounds like first. Was a pleasant surprize to see behind the hub caps was still painted and not very rusty. Story is this was in a barn for many years.
Stay tuned as we tackle this project.

Anyone got and 600x16 tires for sale ( cheap) , will probable blast the wheels than paint and get some rubber on it first as we go????? Any one want to help ??

Russ/40 · 10-15-2011, 11:37 AM

Yes! That is a very complete car. Great car for restoration. I like the plan to just get it driving before anything else. Keep us posted on the progression.

Seth Swoboda · 10-15-2011, 12:05 PM

WOW! Traded a dart for a 39 ford! I don't know your friend Doug but that has to be one of his best moves (trades) ever.

Bubba, keep us posted on your progress. That car looks fantastic. I wish I could run into trades like that.

Cecil/WV · 10-15-2011, 12:24 PM

Looks like a great project.

Ol' Ron · 10-15-2011, 03:52 PM

Sorry Jim, not much I can do here in Vermont, I know a good ignition man, if you need one.
Ol' Ron
PS. Lived in Wisc back in the 40's, went to Hi school In Ft. Atkinson

Henry/Kokomo · 10-15-2011, 04:25 PM

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May have a set of Lester tires. I'll look. If you need an extra pair of hands, I can probably help some.

KiWinUS · 10-15-2011, 05:26 PM

She's a bewdy mate !!!

oldbugger · 10-15-2011, 07:32 PM

If you need a dist I might have one that needs to be rebuilt ha ha. Looks like a great project. Good luck

alanwoodieman · 10-16-2011, 07:55 AM

I bet the horn will sound weird!! sort of like a sick duck

George/Maine · 10-16-2011, 08:28 AM

Nice trade good to see another one,even has heater.Any side engine panels.

BUBBAS IGNITION · 10-16-2011, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by George/Maine

Nice trade good to see another one,even has heater.Any side engine panels.

Yep side panels are inside the car with the missing side moldings etc...

BUBBAS IGNITION · 10-16-2011, 08:57 AM

I especially like the little rubber hose ignition wire protectors..simple but functional I guess...

GaryU. · 10-16-2011, 01:25 PM

Wish I knew you were in town.Could have lent a hand and thanked you in person for the the distr. rebuild your shop did for me.Also good breakfast/lunch at Mickies Dairy Bar by the football stadium.Maybe next time.

BUBBAS IGNITION · 10-17-2011, 02:31 PM

Spent some time with Doug today and we have come up with a very basic plan step one and two.
Step one= Test fire up the engine , install a battery pull the plugs, add some oil to the spark plug holes , turn engine over and check compression. Assuming it has some compression then change out the distributor and plug wires etc with new stuff. Clean plugs and remove carb top and check insides etc. Check all aspects of the engine etc. oil water radiator???????

Step two: Remove entire front axle assembly, check king pins, alignment,tie rods and brakes . Repair as needed and reinstall........
Stay tuned videos and pics as we go..........be a couple days......

RKS.PA · 10-20-2011, 07:40 AM

Doug, I have 5 600/16 Firestones, plus tubes, that you can have for free if you pay shipping and cost to dismount. Send me a PM.

Dick Sponenbergh

Slick Steve · 10-20-2011, 06:58 PM

RKS...Thanks! PM sent.

RKS.PA · 10-20-2011, 08:08 PM

Doug, I tried to send a response to your PM, but not sure I was successful. Email me at [email protected].

RKS.PA

BUBBAS IGNITION · 10-26-2011, 08:18 PM

Ok got started on phase one today. I had sprayed a complete can of jb blaster everywhere on the car including the engine etc.
So with a "bubba" approach we unloaded the car and started phase one (will hit it again sat) our mission is to drive this car and make it functional on a no budjet approach.We removed the spark plugs and clean them with our plug blaster we use in Newport. They now are dry and look good. Installed a new battery ( 12 volt) turned the key on and spun the engine. wow not only did it turn over very smooth , the dash shows oil pressure on the gauge and using the thumb on each plug hole compression is very good and even ( thats what my helper Walt said rbg :>) ) . A quick test showed no power to the distributor and we hot wired it (positive ground) with no change. A quick look see and off the distributor came.
WOW some body has done some serious work on this unit and it actuslly taught me a couple things ( i try to learn something new every day)

The timing had been advanced to the limit and then pinned into location with a cotter pin , pics show this cotter pin. Also the vac piston had been removed and the inside advance was ground on in a few spts to add some advance as well.
I placed the unit on a tester and it was misfiring all over the place (multi lights ) Not wishing to do anything but make it run i cleaned the points in my ultra sonic tank , not much wear on the contacts and filed them to reinstall. I might add here that ever connection was poor and offered a poor connection. So i blasted the condensor, tested it on a machine and blasted all connections and re ran unit on the machine. Adjusted and cleaned unit works very well on the machine now.. I also tested the coil while off the distributor and it also tests well with good output.

Stay tuned as we will reinstall the distributor and wires ( may use the old ones just for grins) and start working on the fuel system sat morning.

And just for the record the horn shown in another post works very well , kinda spooky pushing the horn button and hearing the old Ford horn.
I think Doug has her named Maybelliene???? I will call it Mabel???

jdl · 10-26-2011, 09:28 PM

Bubba, I love this "Mabel" thread... keep it going! it keeps me grinnin'

BUBBAS IGNITION · 10-26-2011, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by jdl

Bubba, I love this "Mabel" thread... keep it going! it keeps me grinnin'

Been kinda fun so far , we have designed a door decal .
Our first goal is to drive the car on the annual charity " Blanket Run December the 6th"
Its a hot rod run where blankets are donated and we go from Indy shop to Indy shops etc...
And we may have to install a IPOD player so we can Jam to Jr. Brown while cruising, havent heard Jr Brown check him out on You Tube, Highway Patrol will get your old ford heart going.....

10-15-2011, 11:37 AM	#2
Russ/40 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Santee, California Posts: 3,505	Re: Dougs 1939 Ford project at Bubbas Yes! That is a very complete car. Great car for restoration. I like the plan to just get it driving before anything else. Keep us posted on the progression.

10-15-2011, 12:05 PM	#3
Seth Swoboda Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 3,795	Re: Dougs 1939 Ford project at Bubbas WOW! Traded a dart for a 39 ford! I don't know your friend Doug but that has to be one of his best moves (trades) ever. Bubba, keep us posted on your progress. That car looks fantastic. I wish I could run into trades like that.

10-15-2011, 12:24 PM	#4
Cecil/WV Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Gerrardstown, WV Posts: 2,266	Re: Dougs 1939 Ford project at Bubbas Looks like a great project.

10-15-2011, 03:52 PM	#5
Ol' Ron Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chester Vt Posts: 8,860	Re: Dougs 1939 Ford project at Bubbas Sorry Jim, not much I can do here in Vermont, I know a good ignition man, if you need one. Ol' Ron PS. Lived in Wisc back in the 40's, went to Hi school In Ft. Atkinson

10-15-2011, 04:25 PM	#6
Henry/Kokomo Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Kokomo, Indiana Posts: 1,731	Re: Dougs 1939 Ford project at Bubbas Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) May have a set of Lester tires. I'll look. If you need an extra pair of hands, I can probably help some.

10-15-2011, 05:26 PM	#7
KiWinUS Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Charlotte NC KiWi-L100 available here Posts: 2,963	Re: Dougs 1939 Ford project at Bubbas She's a bewdy mate !!!

10-15-2011, 07:32 PM	#8
oldbugger Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Holland Mi Posts: 642	Re: Dougs 1939 Ford project at Bubbas If you need a dist I might have one that needs to be rebuilt ha ha. Looks like a great project. Good luck

10-16-2011, 07:55 AM	#9
alanwoodieman Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: upstate SC Posts: 2,963	Re: Dougs 1939 Ford project at Bubbas I bet the horn will sound weird!! sort of like a sick duck

10-16-2011, 08:28 AM	#10
George/Maine Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mid coast Maine Posts: 1,878	Re: Dougs 1939 Ford project at Bubbas Nice trade good to see another one,even has heater.Any side engine panels.

10-16-2011, 08:57 AM	#12
BUBBAS IGNITION Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: SPEEDWAY INDIANA Posts: 4,148	Re: Dougs 1939 Ford project at Bubbas I especially like the little rubber hose ignition wire protectors..simple but functional I guess... __________________ If it Makes Spark, we do it !!!! www.bubbasignition.com [email protected]

10-16-2011, 01:25 PM	#13
GaryU. Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Beaver Dam, Wisconsin Posts: 821	Re: Dougs 1939 Ford project at Bubbas Wish I knew you were in town.Could have lent a hand and thanked you in person for the the distr. rebuild your shop did for me.Also good breakfast/lunch at Mickies Dairy Bar by the football stadium.Maybe next time.

10-17-2011, 02:31 PM	#14
BUBBAS IGNITION Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: SPEEDWAY INDIANA Posts: 4,148	Re: Dougs 1939 Ford project at Bubbas Spent some time with Doug today and we have come up with a very basic plan step one and two. Step one= Test fire up the engine , install a battery pull the plugs, add some oil to the spark plug holes , turn engine over and check compression. Assuming it has some compression then change out the distributor and plug wires etc with new stuff. Clean plugs and remove carb top and check insides etc. Check all aspects of the engine etc. oil water radiator??????? Step two: Remove entire front axle assembly, check king pins, alignment,tie rods and brakes . Repair as needed and reinstall........ Stay tuned videos and pics as we go..........be a couple days...... __________________ If it Makes Spark, we do it !!!! www.bubbasignition.com [email protected]

10-20-2011, 07:40 AM	#15
RKS.PA Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Marana, AZ Posts: 1,194	Re: Dougs 1939 Ford project at Bubbas Doug, I have 5 600/16 Firestones, plus tubes, that you can have for free if you pay shipping and cost to dismount. Send me a PM. Dick Sponenbergh

10-20-2011, 06:58 PM	#16
Slick Steve Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Indy Posts: 60	Re: Dougs 1939 Ford project at Bubbas RKS...Thanks! PM sent. __________________ "Street rods have a Chevy in front and a can of wax in the back.......Hot Rods have a Flathead in front and a box of tools in the back"-- Fred Offenhauser Check out my blog on my Flathead project! http://myav8.blogspot.com/

10-20-2011, 08:08 PM	#17
RKS.PA Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Marana, AZ Posts: 1,194	Re: Dougs 1939 Ford project at Bubbas Doug, I tried to send a response to your PM, but not sure I was successful. Email me at [email protected]. RKS.PA

10-26-2011, 09:28 PM	#19
jdl Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: California Central Coast Posts: 931	Re: Dougs 1939 Ford project at Bubbas Bubba, I love this "Mabel" thread... keep it going! it keeps me grinnin'