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EFV-8 Club Forum / 1940 Ford Discussion / The Exterior Paint Work is Almost Done...

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JayChicago

08-15-2022 @ 8:36 AM

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Good job on the garnish molding felt. Hopefully it will go faster on the second, third, and fourth moldings. What a tedious, PITA job that is. I should do that on my car, but haven't been able to make myself start it.

Yeah, I always wondered what kind of tool could punch staples through the steel.

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08-15-2022 @ 10:06 AM

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I am a (retired) tool maker. Rest assured, punching a wire staple through sheet metal is rather easy.

Mike "Kube" Kubarth

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08-15-2022 @ 2:08 PM

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JayChicago,

It wasn't that bad. It probably took me about six hours total (I worked very slowly and carefully).

The felt is now wired to all four window garnish moldings and I think it came out pretty good.

Mike,

Thank you again for the assistance/information!

Also...

When I was working on the driver side molding, I found the wind wing glass was loose and would have fallen out.

Anyone know where to purchase the rubber strip that holds it in?

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08-16-2022 @ 7:31 PM

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Re-chromed original Front Bumper Installed with original Bumper Guards, original Grille Guard, and original Wingtips.

Re-chromed original Rear Bumper Installed with original Bumper Guards and original Wingtips.

I wanted to re-chrome these things when I got the car, but economics did not permit it.

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08-21-2022 @ 9:21 PM

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Working on upholstery for the last two days.

More tomorrow.

RAK402

08-30-2022 @ 8:51 PM

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Still at it...

The wiring from the Courtesy Lights on the 1940 Ford was completely shot.

I had new wire and bullet connectors, but there is a small rivet in the socket for the light bulb contact-which was crimped to the old wire 82 years ago-no way it was coming off. I ended up soldering a servo mounting eyelet on to the wire (another hobby is RC Helicopters), which was just the right size. The re-wiring of the light sockets was done yesterday and the sockets and overhead wire went in this morning. Everything has cloth covered wiring, even though it cannot be seen.

Also started the windlace on the right side of the car. This side is almost done-the left side should go in tomorrow. I cannot terminate the lower ends of the windlace until the new door sills come in next week (thanks to the people on this forum, I finally know how they should be terminated at the bottom).

Still a very long way to go...

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08-31-2022 @ 8:39 PM

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More windlace work today, then on to the Kick Panels in the front.

These panels came with the LeBaron Bonney kit. They are sort of pebbled/marbled texture, which I know is incorrect, but no one (that I know of) seems to have the correct panels for sale. I am hoping the color is correct, or at least close.

When I got the car, it did have the correct panels in it (painted black, apparently with a broom by a previous owner-as was the dashboard), but someone had cut large, round holes in them for speakers, rendering them unusable for me even if re-painted.

There are two kinds of insulation behind the Kick Panels to try to reduce road noise.

The Parking Brake Handle should go back in tomorrow...

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09-03-2022 @ 10:35 AM

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Can you share the color code please? TIA I am trying to determine my code, looks similar.

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09-03-2022 @ 5:51 PM

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40cabriolettony,

I will try to get it from the painter.

From the last three days (working on the 1940 Ford Fordor Deluxe Sedan) ...

Parking Brake Handle (now painted Monaida Maroon) re-installed.

The work on the Headliner begins...

The centers of the bows were measured and wrapped with tape so that they can be felt through the sleeves/listing.

The bows were fed threw the sleeves/listing above the headliner.

The listing was trimmed two inches back from the end (it looks like it will require a bit more trimming as I start to pull the headliner tight around the edges).

The headliner with bows was roughly installed in the roof of the car.

The headliner has seven bows. The roof of the car has eight sets of holes for the bows (maybe the 1939 Ford which used the same body had another bow?).

The photo shows the end of the bow hanging from the right side installed in the wrong hole. Looking at photos from when I took the headliner out really helped me correct my error here.

Heat prevented going any further on it today (it is around 100 degrees here almost every day these days).

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09-04-2022 @ 10:18 AM

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How does the trunk fit? Mine does not lay down on driver side, hesitant for it to be twisted to fit. TIA

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