| Greaselightning | -- 05-26-2020 @ 5:08 PM |
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Hi i recently bought this car, and the car is over heating , the steering needs adjustment , and the horn doesn't work . I wanted to get a good referral for a mechanic in the Los Angeles , CA area to have the car looked at . any recommendations would be greatly appreciated .
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| trjford8 | -- 05-27-2020 @ 6:24 AM |
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If you are a V-8 Club member use your roster and call some of the regional group presidents in the southern California area and talk with them about a mechanic. The regional groups and officers are listed in the front of the roster. The roster is one of the handiest things you can have, especially if you have a problem on the road. If you are not a member of the club it would be to your advantage to join. Six issues a year of the V-8 Times magazine is well worth the price of the dues. You can join on the front page of this site or by calling the toll free number. This message was edited by trjford8 on 5-27-20 @ 6:28 AM
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| TomO | -- 05-27-2020 @ 7:16 AM |
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If you are not a member of the Club, The contact information for Regional Groups is listed on this site under Regional Group Directory. I suggest that you contact a Regional Group near you and check them out. You will find a nice bunch of guys willing to help and planning activities to help you enjoy your new car. Even if you don't join a Regional Group, you should join the National Club. The magazine is well worth the annual dues and you have the additional benefit of being able to contact other members for information about help for problems. Tom
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| 51woodie | -- 05-27-2020 @ 10:32 AM |
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GL I bought a '46 Super Deluxe Coupe a few years ago, and wanted to do most of the work on it myself. Joining the EFV8 club was the best thing I did. I have a good understanding of mechanics, and a shop to work in, but is was the support given by the members on this site, that allowed me to work on my car with confidence, that I was doing things the right way. Or as some members say, "The way Henry did it". Not only are they willing to give lots of guidance, but in some cases, I've got a phone calls saying, "I have the part you need, and if you pay the shipping it's yours". The members are solid, honest, and trusting people, and will help you in a number of ways. An example, I ordered a full wiring harness from a fellow in the USA (I live in Ontario, Canada), and asked how he wanted to be paid. His response was, "I'll build it and send it to you with the bill included. If you like it, send me a bank draft, if you don't like it send it back". I sent him the bank draft. My take, is if you have a work space and enough tools, these people can guide you through most stuff you would need to do on your car.
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| Gordon T | -- 06-07-2020 @ 5:42 AM |
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'51 Woodie, think I bought a wiring harness from the same guy, Tyree Harris. Great guy to deal with and a great product!
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| therunwaybehind | -- 06-07-2020 @ 8:55 AM |
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At one time what you would have wanted is a radiator shop, a wheel alignment and frame straightening shop and a tune up and electrical shop. The reason you are looking for one guy is the word "Ford." You want the dealer and his zone manager and all the way back to the factory. What you hope is that some place somewhere some one has put aside parts and someone somewhere has continued to work on what long ago went "out of warranty." In 1965, I expected to meet a whole lot of "Ford Guys" when I migrated to Southern California. What I found was I did not even know where the Ford garage was until Ralph Williams began advertising on TV he was the World's largest Ford dealer. He was in Encino and except for one night when I took a girl I met in a wharf kind of bar on Beach Boulevard who lived alone in a little cottage in Long Beach and took her to Encino to the Queen's Arms where her parents would go for their Anniversary I only knew Encino as where Steve Allen lived I had no idea where Encino was. So, now, I am one of the old guys who wandered through junk yards or what folks more recently call "car creches". The jack-of-all trades? I never knew him. The club that can wrap their arms around all Ford V-8 needs? This is it.
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| therunwaybehind | -- 06-07-2020 @ 9:17 AM |
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I tried this search because I am new to the area and might end up in Van Nuys at the airport otherwise. 74 year old Ford convertible with cooling, steering and electrical issues. What came out was on Melrose not too far from where Edelbrock used to be. http://www.pinkysautomotive.com/
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| therunwaybehind | -- 06-07-2020 @ 9:33 AM |
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I'm hunting it down. My Edelbrock book shows Venice and Courtland as the first gas station location but, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice_Boulevard shows there was no Venice Blvd until 1932. The Model A factory in Long Beach might get you to Miller and Offenhauser and not Ford. So I am checking Courtland Ave. ? Street in West LA not UCLA. It's very short and meets Venice Blvd. Courtland Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90006 Start here in your 1946 Ford. Courtland Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90006 This message was edited by therunwaybehind on 6-7-20 @ 9:34 AM
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