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ive decided to leave the 4 door 32 sedan alone, hit the classifieds and see what i find. thanks Johnny
[ATTACH] Thanks for the replies!all reply worthy but Murf great to hear from you,and Guthrie that’s well proportioned, and inspiring.Im keen...
I see a lot of 33/34 ford to coupe conversions, but not 32,s . Is this done? Common? There’s a nice four door for sale in oz , well priced. give...
I have some nos sets and people sometimes don’t realise the very inner lip should usually be pressed in with hubcap. That’s about best I can do...
[ATTACH] I have some 15” chev that look close to those
My apologies, I shoulda looked at mine first, they do not have the inner lip, but are just held on bye hubcap, so I guess that rules out 41...
I have a soft spot for these trim rings, and collect sets,The hubcaps are beautiful and remind me of 38 zephyr caps,I have no idea of...
Reminds me of 60,s/70,s airline promo travel bags, they use too be relatively easy to find in second hand shops,i have some i got when i was...
We have had a 100 years too obsess over the proportions of these cars.we recreate, Its sleek for a truck ,upgraded with the high end grille,long n...
Just edited my post 10/20 is type 2 .sorry not 1. Was just going from memory, . I checked some tins at work too find I’d made the mistake, slick111
No problem, The Boeing drab olive green primer is zinc chromate, and is available in spray bombs. You should use Alodine to help it bite into...
The clearer series alodines are used in exposed aluminium on aircraft ,fuel tanks and also leading edges of wings and nose cowls of engines,where...
Ok, Alodine 1201 is very strong in concentration,it should be used after acid etch cleaning with a chemical called gibson 528.for best results, It...
[ATTACH] i felt my guy Von DAZ got them right for this truck
[ATTACH] It’s furano lavender, kinda inspired bye the yeakel brothers powder blue n yellow flamed push truck n roadster from the 50,s when paint...
Thankyou Rich! One last question on the subject. Are they the mythical ones which allow you to run ford wires without spaces??? Johnny
I,m doing the same thing on my 34. 34 axle,stubs and f1 hubs and brakes.Which year bronco brake drums are correct? fronts or rears? last bit of...
I remember the build thread,it was a flathead chopped bobber style pickup with wide fives.very well done,red in colour. from Florida. so i dont...
Mine! I’ve been collecting junk for it just over 12 months. A boy can dream. Johnny[ATTACH]
Thankyou for posting this build,loved your other coupe too
I love it ,This is the stuff that inspires me lately
Epic, its like you put your hand through my chest,pulled out all the different loves of motoring from this era i have and showed me a new insight...
Congratulations, great achievement you’ll never forget! Johnny
Not sure but ive seen them on German engines,and they seem to show up in Brasil too. I believe Matt from iron trap found one in his travels. Johnny
I believe these were factory german flathead items,ive been looking for one for some time Johnny
And just adding mine was a delivery truck for Atlantas end of February, all running gear drained, brakes ,steering flushed and pulled the carpets....
Do it! I have a 65 as my current daily, dumped a actual ton of trees today in one load, and will drive the kids to school Monday morning,...
Zero issues with both the wishbone and steering with only the crossmember section.But you’ll have to rebend steering arms with a drop axle or use...
Beutiful .fantastic lines. Johnny
Thats a 41 zephyr club coupe with a great roof chop,enjoying your build x38. johnny
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