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Posted By Discussion Topic: The Exterior Paint Work is Almost Done... -- page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9     RAK402 10-18-2022 @ 6:53 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 430 Joined: Jul 2015 1940 Tom, Thank you again sir! Another long day on the Ford... (and it doesn't look like I accomplished much)... Took each wheel off, cleaned the 40+ year old white walls as best I could (a friend has a bottle of Bleche White for me-that should help a lot), cleaned the wheels, installed the Beauty Rings, re-installed the wheels, did a minor brake adjustment, topped off the Master Cylinder, and installed the new Hub Caps. After that, I started working on fitting the Fender Skirts properly (I am now convinced, sadly, that they are not stock Ford but aftermarket as I have found out since they attach differently than stock (information in the book "It's Ford for Forty"). These must have been on someone's Ford as some point, as they were Folkstone Gray when I got them. I re-installed the rubber strip that keeps them from rubbing the fender (it was installed backwards), and started fitting and straightening (over and over). The right one needs to come off again, but is fairly close now. Trying to do this without scratching the paint (on the Fender and the Skirt). 1940 Tom 10-18-2022 @ 6:14 AM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 235 Joined: Oct 2009 Driving your 40 Ford and listening to classic 40's music just adds to the fun of owning the car. Continued success with the car. Tom RAK402 10-17-2022 @ 8:54 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 430 Joined: Jul 2015 Tom, Thank you very much. I can get Sirius FM on my phone and listen to 40's Junction all the time-most of the time I have been working on the car it is on. Before I took the car apart, I did have the phone connected and I have listened to 40's Junction while driving it (it does work)! 1940 Tom 10-17-2022 @ 8:10 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 235 Joined: Oct 2009 OK - let's get fancy here... Can you receive satellite radio (Sirius/XM) on your Philco radio? If so, tune to their "40's Junction" channel. You'll get all the '40s music you'll need while driving your beautiful car. Artie Shaw's "Begin the Beguine" is one of my favorites. But nothing beats Glenn Miller's "Moonlight Serenade". The car looks terrific! Tom RAK402 10-17-2022 @ 6:36 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 430 Joined: Jul 2015 carcrazy, Thank you sir! I should have done this decades ago, but I really couldn't do it without being retired-it would have taken years. After a two day struggle (and a new switch) the turn indicators are working! Cleaned and lubed the air cleaner. Started the engine for the first time in three months (less three days). The carburetor bowl was bone dry after sitting, but it ran well. Took time out for a brief radio/transmitter test. Stock 1940 Ford Philco radio tuned to a transmitter in the glove box. Music is from Artie Shaw (from 1940 of course). https://youtu.be/whvMtvayKfs carcrazy 10-16-2022 @ 10:03 AM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 1587 Joined: Oct 2009 RAK, You are an inspiration to those of us with long-dormant unfinished projects. RAK402 10-16-2022 @ 9:15 AM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 430 Joined: Jul 2015 Thanks Mike-I never new that. I have already covered the seat cushion for the front, but I suppose I could slit the burlap covering the springs from the bottom, put some in carpet padding foam in, and recover each coil separately? kubes40 10-15-2022 @ 3:05 PM reply profile send p.m. Senior Posts: 3370 Joined: Oct 2009 You may know this "trick" but just in case you don't. The front seat cushion: I make small rolls of the modern rubberized carpet padding and shove them in each and every coil of the cushion. This, above anything else I'd ever attempted, will restore the comfort of the seat. Kind of a pain in the butt to do but well worth the effort in my opinion. Each of my restorations received this operation. Mike "Kube" Kubarth RAK402 10-15-2022 @ 1:38 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 430 Joined: Jul 2015 It rained again last night, so the Ford got wet again. My goal was to finish before the rains came-I didn't make it. Short day today... Finished Pillar Cover installation on both sides of car, tested courtesy lamps. Upholstery is done except for the front seat (which has to go to the welder this week). This message was edited by RAK402 on 10-15-22 @ 1:39 PM RAK402 10-14-2022 @ 7:49 PM reply profile send p.m. Member Posts: 430 Joined: Jul 2015 Another long day on the 1940 Ford (having a lot of those lately)... Started out by installing the clock. The clock is not stock (I do still have the stock clock). I found this one in C.W. Moss about 20 years ago-it has a quartz crystal mechanism substituted for the original hand wound one. I re-painted the bracket that retains the clock "Briarwood Brown" which I think is the correct color for it-my lovely wife said the paint was a perfect match for the paint on the inside of the bracket. In looking at the photographs tonight, I realize I made a big error-I need to take the clock out again, take it apart, and paint the back the correct color to match the bracket). In installing the clock, I noticed that I had left the glove box door striker plate installed while it was being painted. In looking for information on the clock in the book "It's Ford for Forty." I realized that the striker plate should not be painted. I took it off and removed the paint. When the bracket was off, I found original Rose Sand Metallic paint underneath. Mike Kubarth did an outstanding job of matching the original Dashboard Paint! The striker plate was then re-installed and the glove box is now finished. The stock Philco radio was next. The dashboard area is now complete. This message was edited by RAK402 on 10-15-22 @ 1:28 PM

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