The Ford Barn

joesjalopies · 10-23-2012, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Lyndon

This looks like a great set of instructions, thanks very much for posting them! I was not ready to install the fenders just yet but I see they are essential to be in place when getting everything to line up. This is going to be a longer project than I originally thought!
-Lyndon

I'd like a copy as well. doing a 36 cabriolet.

Thanks, Joe

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Don · 10-23-2012, 04:25 PM

I'll go along with the fan hub being to long,need the one with short coupling,a little over a inch between the blades and mounting flange,then get correct belt,may have wrong manifold also.

Gary Tosel · 10-23-2012, 10:15 PM

The fan hub is too long for proper clearance on a 36 Ford car. It also looks like the pitch of the fan blades is more than my stock 36 fan. You will need to use a dome top or flat top coil to allow the fan to be low enough to clear the hoses. The later 37 coil is too high and causes the fan hub to be longer and the fan location higher than 36. I hope this helps.

Lyndon · 10-25-2012, 03:41 PM

Seeing this come to the top of the forum again brings back memories (good and bad). I did finally get everything to fit respectably, but not perfectly. I ended up changing the fan, and also modified the front hood mounting clip making it shorter. This allowed the hood sides to fit better and also enabled the hood to close without touching the sides of the radiator.

I have since gotten the car painted, but will likely be redoing it due to improper paint mix (somehow the metallic part of the paint was not mixed in, and the painter shot it all on without calling me to let me know there was a problem). Against my explicit instructions, the painter also took apart the whole front end but managed to get it put back together reasonably well. Apparently that was easier than applying a little masking tape.

I will see if I have any pictures of it to post.

Gary Tosel · 10-25-2012, 08:55 PM

Thanks to Autolit and Ebay for the Factory Ford Plant photo of assembly of the front end for a 36 Ford. Maybe not alot of help, but interesting.

10-23-2012, 04:25 PM	#42
Don Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ashland KY Posts: 1,159	Re: Lining up sheet metal: hood, grille, etc. on '36 Ford I'll go along with the fan hub being to long,need the one with short coupling,a little over a inch between the blades and mounting flange,then get correct belt,may have wrong manifold also. __________________ DON P

10-25-2012, 03:41 PM	#44
Lyndon Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 88	Re: Lining up sheet metal: hood, grille, etc. on '36 Ford Seeing this come to the top of the forum again brings back memories (good and bad). I did finally get everything to fit respectably, but not perfectly. I ended up changing the fan, and also modified the front hood mounting clip making it shorter. This allowed the hood sides to fit better and also enabled the hood to close without touching the sides of the radiator. I have since gotten the car painted, but will likely be redoing it due to improper paint mix (somehow the metallic part of the paint was not mixed in, and the painter shot it all on without calling me to let me know there was a problem). Against my explicit instructions, the painter also took apart the whole front end but managed to get it put back together reasonably well. Apparently that was easier than applying a little masking tape. I will see if I have any pictures of it to post.