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my 40 Ford with gen II painted same color as dash, switches for heated seats, cruise control, & vintage air are in an aluminum turned panel in...
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had heard that irish spring soap bars repel mice. used it last 2 yrs in trunk, eng compartment, interior, cant say yes or no but no evidence of...
have a kwik wire harness in my 40 Ford. been having elec problems when using a/c. an electrician friend put a meter on the single wire coming...
have halogen in my 40 bought from gearhead world in Iowa. pretty simple installation & good fit. heard from others that he's a crook but always...
a little something different. my mom & 3 cousins drove from Omaha, NE to Calif in August 1940 in what appears to be a 38-40 2dr sedan & kept a...
powdered laundry detergent with water works great too
my black 40 looks as good today as when painted in 2012. I have found when washing I use a "super-absorber" in one hand & follow up with a white...
I paid $20 for a cole-hersee switch at o'reillys. I am assuming its a good brand cuz we always had a cole-hersee shutoff on our firetrucks. I am...
so I have been messing with this ocasionally since the post. most of the time it runs fine as long as I'm not using a/c. a fellow hot rodder...
thanks, logical answer appreciated
yes, its never been on the back of a tow truck, too bad it happened so far from home
so looking for some input & recommendations here. have a stock 305 sbc in my 40 Ford with a pertronix dist about 7yrs old. the pertronix...
special shoutout to my friend Bill Carder & son Jon. have over 350,000 mi on their 39 Pontiac. left Omaha, NE for good-guys in Des Moines, IA....
wasnt building a show car so passed on upholstered trunk in my 40 Ford sedan. I built a plywood shelf & mounted fuse box & relay panel next to...
my friend Jim coming home from a show last weekend. happened in rural NE Nebraska. bambi didnt fare very well either. still drivable, drove it...
22yrs selling parts at a Ford dealer, I am still a believer in original parts. in 1975 we had a special if you bought a case of flia's it worked...
fuel pump & filter was changed about 3 yrs ago when we ran a hard metal line from tank to carb. maybe 4-5000 mi since then. no other changes...
I have a 40 Ford with a 305 camaro stock engine except a holley 4bbl on an alum hi-rise. about 50k mi on engine. this happened once in 2019...
I had a dakota digital speedo with gps sensor from speedway. very simple hookup, accurate. only drawback was it took a few blocks of driving to...
cant say if this is your dads car but my brother-in-law Duane Moffatt bought it in 1966 in Omaha. was red and had a 327. he still owns it. been...
yes this a great film...young love, a hot car, what more could one ask for.....motorsports molly is on facebook a lot.
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I dont own it anymore. my 54Chev sedan delivery caught fire & totaled in 2004. loved being so unique, chopped 6", 59 Plym taillights, Buick...
I wish I had pics of it but about 10yrs ago there was a guy in Omaha that had an early Karman Ghia with an Olds Toronado engine and trans-axle in...
a ford dealer may have them in stock, that way if they dont work its an easy return...carpenter as a backup if unable to locate
they might have new bushings for it too if they have the pins, should have been sold as a pkg.
I sold parts at a Ford dealer for 23yrs. go to your local Ford dealer parts room, ask for the oldest guy there. If I remember right try part#...
40 Ford standard, dark gray with gray tweed int is as I bought it, drove it home to omaha from st louis....during rebuild, 7 layers of paint, lots...
fingernail polish remover works great on the glue residue too
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