The Ford Barn

flatheadmurre · 02-04-2020, 03:47 PM

Have a good laugh at my expense !
So my dad bought a -41 on distance.
Seller said it needed upholstery and that he drove it in his driveway last year.
So how bad can it be...
When time for picking it up arrives the seller offers a free donor car to go with it...hmmm
Back in MN trailer hooked up and backing into sellers driveway the car is pieced togetter from more then one for sure and has flatblack primer over sandingmarks...
Ok it was a bit rougher but it runs...how bad can it be...
Trying to start the car it turns over but doesn´t fire at all...brakes is nowhere to be found...seller points out he has installed a brand new tank..
Yes i can see the tank through the trunkfloor...
Frame looks good...and nothing else should be a structural issue...fixing a flathead is not going to be a to big headache...how bad can it be...
Fastforward back to sweden...starting to poke around the coil don´t even have a brush in it...ran last year...not to sure about that.
Carb, fuelpump and distributor rebuild later the engine fires up and runs fairly well with good oilpressure...small victory dance !
Turning drums fully rebuilding brakes.
Swiping a blanket from wifes stash and making a 30sec upholstery enough to sit in the car and take it for a testdrive.
Clutch slips...gearbox kicks out of second instantly when letting go of accelerator...
Out comes the engine and tranny...new clutch rebuilt gearbox...how bad can it be...
Fixed the speedoturtle...a bit of wiring...some more hillbilly upholstery...out for a drive.
Rear howls like a pack of wolves at deacceleration...at this point getting it through inspection before any other rebuilding is made top priority.
Cause at this point how bad can it be...
It´s cold here so installing a heater that works great...for about an hour until the core starts weaping...out it comes again...new core...back in again...i´m starting to become a -41 pitcrew.
Off to the inspection...drives nice as long as the foot is down keeping the wolves away...at inspection the usual stuff, they can´t figure out how to start it get it into gear...but once up on the brake tester it starts to look better.
Brakes emission front/rear supspension passes with flying colours...another victory dance !
Then it start going south fast...guy looks at the rockers and says they are rusty...yep i know...but the car has a frame !
Now 2 people are scratching their heads...then they come up with that the side impact collision safety is affected by the rust...WHAT ???
Now i know how bad it can be !!
Tomorrow i will start fixing the side impact collision safety system...

02-04-2020, 03:47 PM	#1
flatheadmurre Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Sweden Posts: 3,045	How bad can it be...the tale of a -41 Have a good laugh at my expense ! So my dad bought a -41 on distance. Seller said it needed upholstery and that he drove it in his driveway last year. So how bad can it be... When time for picking it up arrives the seller offers a free donor car to go with it...hmmm Back in MN trailer hooked up and backing into sellers driveway the car is pieced togetter from more then one for sure and has flatblack primer over sandingmarks... Ok it was a bit rougher but it runs...how bad can it be... Trying to start the car it turns over but doesn´t fire at all...brakes is nowhere to be found...seller points out he has installed a brand new tank.. Yes i can see the tank through the trunkfloor... Frame looks good...and nothing else should be a structural issue...fixing a flathead is not going to be a to big headache...how bad can it be... Fastforward back to sweden...starting to poke around the coil don´t even have a brush in it...ran last year...not to sure about that. Carb, fuelpump and distributor rebuild later the engine fires up and runs fairly well with good oilpressure...small victory dance ! Turning drums fully rebuilding brakes. Swiping a blanket from wifes stash and making a 30sec upholstery enough to sit in the car and take it for a testdrive. Clutch slips...gearbox kicks out of second instantly when letting go of accelerator... Out comes the engine and tranny...new clutch rebuilt gearbox...how bad can it be... Fixed the speedoturtle...a bit of wiring...some more hillbilly upholstery...out for a drive. Rear howls like a pack of wolves at deacceleration...at this point getting it through inspection before any other rebuilding is made top priority. Cause at this point how bad can it be... It´s cold here so installing a heater that works great...for about an hour until the core starts weaping...out it comes again...new core...back in again...i´m starting to become a -41 pitcrew. Off to the inspection...drives nice as long as the foot is down keeping the wolves away...at inspection the usual stuff, they can´t figure out how to start it get it into gear...but once up on the brake tester it starts to look better. Brakes emission front/rear supspension passes with flying colours...another victory dance ! Then it start going south fast...guy looks at the rockers and says they are rusty...yep i know...but the car has a frame ! Now 2 people are scratching their heads...then they come up with that the side impact collision safety is affected by the rust...WHAT ??? Now i know how bad it can be !! Tomorrow i will start fixing the side impact collision safety system...