The Ford Barn

Vic Piano · 01-09-2014, 06:40 AM

Sounds like a plan Steve, see you on Saturday.

WarrenC · 01-09-2014, 12:30 PM

Vic I have an EAA/airport meeting Sat. morning, but may drive over afterwards. That was good pizza.

Vic Piano · 01-09-2014, 02:05 PM

Sounds good Warren, I've got some flathead work to do Saturday and help is always welcomed.

Vic Piano · 01-10-2014, 03:10 PM

Well, the Florida weather looks to be getting back close to normal...

Tomorrow should be in the 80's with a chance of rain in late afternoon... So, it looks like we'll be cruising up to the Hot Rod Breakfast and back to my place to do some work (have some fun) on a few of the Flatheads...

Vic Piano · 01-11-2014, 05:23 PM

A very BIG thanks to Steve and Cliff for giving me a hand with the '51 F-1 radiator swap.

We all met at the Hot Rod Breakfast and Steve and Cliff came over to my place afterwards. We got started on the extraction, drained the radiator, pulled the upper hoses, removed the fan and generator so we could pull the radiator and shroud as a unit. After everything was out, we degreased the engine bay, etc. and it was time for PIZZA.

After lunch, we installed the new radiator, etc. I'd like to say it was an easy job but that would be stretching the truth.

It was in fact a real pain in the butt and between the three of us we added at least a dozen new expletives to our garage vocabulary.

In the end, everything went together and there were no leaks. Now the F-1 is once again ready for some long distance runs and more Flathead Fun.

Steves46 · 01-11-2014, 07:10 PM

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Hi Vic. Always enjoy working on these flatheads and was glad there were no leaks! Speaking of water, my vacuum wipers got a good workout on the rainy drive home but arrived safe & sound. Now it's really coming down with a lot of thunder and lightning.

Vic Piano · 01-11-2014, 09:08 PM

Steve, glad you made it home without any problems, the sky opened up with rain and lightning here as well. I hope the weather is good tomorrow as I'd like to take the '51 out for a drive just to make sure everything is in working order. Thanks again for all your help.

Vic Piano · 01-12-2014, 05:43 PM

Swapping out the radiator in the '51 F-1 also proved to be a messy job...

I spent a good part of the afternoon cleaning the garage floor... I didn't even address the clean up of the tools, etc. yet but, I'm happy to report that everything is lookin' good under the hood of the '51 F-1,

tomorrow I'll take it on the road for an extended run to make sure. thanks again to Steve & Cliff for their help.

Vic Piano · 01-13-2014, 05:51 PM

Oh yeah, the UPS truck just pulled into the driveway with the water pumps for the '39 CS...

Now I know what I'll be doing on my lunch hour tomorrow...

Vic Piano · 01-14-2014, 10:53 AM

Well, it's a little early for lunch but, I went out to the garage and prepped and painted the water pumps for the '39 CS.

It is a rainy day here so I thought about bring the pumps into the kitchen to paint them but,

I reconsidered and thought it best to keep them in the garage...

Here they are naked out of the box...

And here they are dressed with one coat of Bill Hirsh Ford Green paint on them.

Maybe tomorrow I'll install them.

Vic Piano · 01-15-2014, 08:42 PM

The temperature has been on a downward trend here for the last few days,

by no means is it as cold as some places up north however, everything being relative, it's cold...

too cold to play in the garage at lunch time so... once things start warming up, I'll get the water pumps installed. I was planning on driving the '39 CS up to the Hot Rod Breakfast on Saturday along with Warren in his '39 CS... We'll see.

WarrenC · 01-16-2014, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Vic Piano

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too cold to play in the garage at lunch time so... once things start warming up, I'll get the water pumps installed. I was planning on driving the '39 CS up to the Hot Rod Breakfast on Saturday along with Warren in his '39 CS... We'll see.

It's supposed to be 66 tomorrow, (Fri), you mean a New Yorker can't take that?

Maybe after that, we can come back here and fly over to Zephyhills for the Pigz n Z'hills bar b que and blues fest and car show at the airport.

Vic Piano · 01-16-2014, 05:59 PM

Hi Warren, that sounds like fun...

I'm a transplanted New Yorker, been here in the Sunshine state for 22 years... I never liked the cold when I lived in NY anyway...

If I get a chance tomorrow, I'll install the water pumps on the '39 CS if not, I'll drive the '51 F-1 up to the Hot Rod Breakfast Saturday.

Vic Piano · 01-17-2014, 09:54 AM

We actually had ice on the roof of the house this morning...

but the sun quickly liquefied it... This is defiantly "Field Jacket" weather... Call me chicken but it's too cold for me to play in the garage...

Looks like I'll be driving the '51 F-1 up to the Hot Rod Breakfast tomorrow...

Now I'm thinking that omitting the hot water heater, when we redid the truck, might not have been the best idea...

BILL WZOREK · 01-17-2014, 10:05 AM

Global warming ?????????????????????????????

Vic Piano · 01-17-2014, 10:56 AM

Must be the result of my cold, cold heart...

Marv · 01-17-2014, 01:45 PM

Vic i can not believe you do not have a heat pump with a electric furnace for the garage .The furnace would probably never be used except for the blower, but if it got down in the 20's you would still have heat, and in summer you would have the heat pump to cool the garage. It get cold in Ohio and that is what i have except the funace is fuel oil.

Vic Piano · 01-17-2014, 02:03 PM

Marv, fortunately, I can count the number of days the it gets below 40 degrees here on one hand with a few digits left...

The garage stays cool in the hottest weather, we just open all the garage doors and use a portable fan to circulate the air. Cold weather is another story but, because those "cold" days are so few, it doesn't pay to try and heat the garage...

Vic Piano · 01-21-2014, 06:53 AM

I can sympathize with everyone up north as I'm having withdrawal symptoms not being able to work in the garage...

I haven't gotten into any Flathead related grease in a couple of weeks...

Everything being relative, 40 degrees is COLD here in Tampa and the garage floor is even colder...

and tomorrow, another "cold front" is headed our way...

Maybe it's time to rethink heating the garage...

oldbugger · 01-21-2014, 07:11 AM

Vic, We are having one of the colder winters here in Mi. This morning the wind chill is -5, hi of 10 today. on the bright side my Ford 8n is having "winter fun" plowing all the snow, It needed an extra sack of oats last week when we got about 2 feet of snow. Enjoy your 40 degrees! Paul

01-09-2014, 06:40 AM	#1381
Vic Piano Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 7,611	Re: What I Did on My Lunch Hour Sounds like a plan Steve, see you on Saturday. __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge.

01-09-2014, 12:30 PM	#1382
WarrenC Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: New Port Richey, FL Posts: 20	Re: What I Did on My Lunch Hour Vic I have an EAA/airport meeting Sat. morning, but may drive over afterwards. That was good pizza.

01-09-2014, 02:05 PM	#1383
Vic Piano Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 7,611	Re: What I Did on My Lunch Hour Sounds good Warren, I've got some flathead work to do Saturday and help is always welcomed. __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge.

01-10-2014, 03:10 PM	#1384
Vic Piano Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 7,611	Re: What I Did on My Lunch Hour Well, the Florida weather looks to be getting back close to normal... Tomorrow should be in the 80's with a chance of rain in late afternoon... So, it looks like we'll be cruising up to the Hot Rod Breakfast and back to my place to do some work (have some fun) on a few of the Flatheads... __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge. Last edited by Vic Piano; 01-10-2014 at 10:08 PM.

01-11-2014, 05:23 PM	#1385
Vic Piano Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 7,611	Re: What I Did on My Lunch Hour A very BIG thanks to Steve and Cliff for giving me a hand with the '51 F-1 radiator swap. We all met at the Hot Rod Breakfast and Steve and Cliff came over to my place afterwards. We got started on the extraction, drained the radiator, pulled the upper hoses, removed the fan and generator so we could pull the radiator and shroud as a unit. After everything was out, we degreased the engine bay, etc. and it was time for PIZZA. After lunch, we installed the new radiator, etc. I'd like to say it was an easy job but that would be stretching the truth. It was in fact a real pain in the butt and between the three of us we added at least a dozen new expletives to our garage vocabulary. In the end, everything went together and there were no leaks. Now the F-1 is once again ready for some long distance runs and more Flathead Fun. __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge. Last edited by Vic Piano; 01-11-2014 at 05:30 PM.

01-11-2014, 07:10 PM	#1386
Steves46 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lithia, FL Posts: 1,050	Re: What I Did on My Lunch Hour Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Hi Vic. Always enjoy working on these flatheads and was glad there were no leaks! Speaking of water, my vacuum wipers got a good workout on the rainy drive home but arrived safe & sound. Now it's really coming down with a lot of thunder and lightning. __________________ If it aint broke, don't fix it!

01-11-2014, 09:08 PM	#1387
Vic Piano Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 7,611	Re: What I Did on My Lunch Hour Steve, glad you made it home without any problems, the sky opened up with rain and lightning here as well. I hope the weather is good tomorrow as I'd like to take the '51 out for a drive just to make sure everything is in working order. Thanks again for all your help. __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge.

01-12-2014, 05:43 PM	#1388
Vic Piano Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 7,611	Re: What I Did on My Lunch Hour Swapping out the radiator in the '51 F-1 also proved to be a messy job... I spent a good part of the afternoon cleaning the garage floor... I didn't even address the clean up of the tools, etc. yet but, I'm happy to report that everything is lookin' good under the hood of the '51 F-1, tomorrow I'll take it on the road for an extended run to make sure. thanks again to Steve & Cliff for their help. __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge.

01-13-2014, 05:51 PM	#1389
Vic Piano Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 7,611	Re: What I Did on My Lunch Hour Oh yeah, the UPS truck just pulled into the driveway with the water pumps for the '39 CS... Now I know what I'll be doing on my lunch hour tomorrow... __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge.

01-14-2014, 10:53 AM	#1390
Vic Piano Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 7,611	Re: What I Did on My Lunch Hour Well, it's a little early for lunch but, I went out to the garage and prepped and painted the water pumps for the '39 CS. It is a rainy day here so I thought about bring the pumps into the kitchen to paint them but, I reconsidered and thought it best to keep them in the garage... Here they are naked out of the box... And here they are dressed with one coat of Bill Hirsh Ford Green paint on them. Maybe tomorrow I'll install them. __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge.

01-15-2014, 08:42 PM	#1391
Vic Piano Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 7,611	Re: What I Did on My Lunch Hour The temperature has been on a downward trend here for the last few days, by no means is it as cold as some places up north however, everything being relative, it's cold... too cold to play in the garage at lunch time so... once things start warming up, I'll get the water pumps installed. I was planning on driving the '39 CS up to the Hot Rod Breakfast on Saturday along with Warren in his '39 CS... We'll see. __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge.

01-16-2014, 05:59 PM	#1393
Vic Piano Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 7,611	Re: What I Did on My Lunch Hour Hi Warren, that sounds like fun... I'm a transplanted New Yorker, been here in the Sunshine state for 22 years... I never liked the cold when I lived in NY anyway... If I get a chance tomorrow, I'll install the water pumps on the '39 CS if not, I'll drive the '51 F-1 up to the Hot Rod Breakfast Saturday. __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge.

01-17-2014, 09:54 AM	#1394
Vic Piano Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 7,611	Re: What I Did on My Lunch Hour We actually had ice on the roof of the house this morning... but the sun quickly liquefied it... This is defiantly "Field Jacket" weather... Call me chicken but it's too cold for me to play in the garage... Looks like I'll be driving the '51 F-1 up to the Hot Rod Breakfast tomorrow... Now I'm thinking that omitting the hot water heater, when we redid the truck, might not have been the best idea... __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge.

01-17-2014, 10:05 AM	#1395
BILL WZOREK Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Florence Ma. Posts: 2,404	Re: What I Did on My Lunch Hour Global warming ?????????????????????????????

01-17-2014, 10:56 AM	#1396
Vic Piano Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 7,611	Re: What I Did on My Lunch Hour Must be the result of my cold, cold heart... __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge.

01-17-2014, 01:45 PM	#1397
Marv Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 875	Re: What I Did on My Lunch Hour Vic i can not believe you do not have a heat pump with a electric furnace for the garage .The furnace would probably never be used except for the blower, but if it got down in the 20's you would still have heat, and in summer you would have the heat pump to cool the garage. It get cold in Ohio and that is what i have except the funace is fuel oil.

01-17-2014, 02:03 PM	#1398
Vic Piano Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 7,611	Re: What I Did on My Lunch Hour Marv, fortunately, I can count the number of days the it gets below 40 degrees here on one hand with a few digits left... The garage stays cool in the hottest weather, we just open all the garage doors and use a portable fan to circulate the air. Cold weather is another story but, because those "cold" days are so few, it doesn't pay to try and heat the garage... __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge.

01-21-2014, 06:53 AM	#1399
Vic Piano Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 7,611	Re: What I Did on My Lunch Hour I can sympathize with everyone up north as I'm having withdrawal symptoms not being able to work in the garage... I haven't gotten into any Flathead related grease in a couple of weeks... Everything being relative, 40 degrees is COLD here in Tampa and the garage floor is even colder... and tomorrow, another "cold front" is headed our way... Maybe it's time to rethink heating the garage... __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge.

01-21-2014, 07:11 AM	#1400
oldbugger Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Holland Mi Posts: 642	Re: What I Did on My Lunch Hour Vic, We are having one of the colder winters here in Mi. This morning the wind chill is -5, hi of 10 today. on the bright side my Ford 8n is having "winter fun" plowing all the snow, It needed an extra sack of oats last week when we got about 2 feet of snow. Enjoy your 40 degrees! Paul