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

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RAK402

09-23-2022 @ 10:50 AM

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Back working on the car...

The Dashboard area from two days ago: Instrument cluster suspended from window frame, no cover on heater (being painted), no steering column, and...

Two Days later-Instrument Panel in (but not yet secured), Steering Column in.

I hope to have the panel bolted in permanently by the end of the day.

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09-23-2022 @ 11:56 AM

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I give you a lot of credit!!!! And, I'm very happy for you.

Mike "Kube" Kubarth

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09-23-2022 @ 4:36 PM

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Mike,

Thank you sir! That means a great deal to me, coming from you!

I am extremely grateful for your help, and the help of others on this forum.

It is slow work, but very rewarding.

When I re-assembled it after painting when I was a kid, I just wanted to get it done. This time, I want to get it done to the best of my ability-hopefully it will come out reasonably well.

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09-24-2022 @ 7:31 PM

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Looking great!!!!!

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09-24-2022 @ 10:33 PM

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Thank you sir!

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09-24-2022 @ 10:36 PM

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Worked all day on the Ford again...

First of all, Thank You to Mike Kubarth for supplying the photos of the dash welt on the other thread-this really helped a lot.

Front window garnish moldings are in along with the double-beaded welt that goes between the dashboard and the garnish moldings, the stainless steel windshield divider is in, and the radio antenna is in.

The welt is not the correct color-technically, I should have painted it Monaida Maroon (the same color as the upper portion of the dashboard), but with it being so hot here, and with the fact that I intend to drive the car quite a bit, I was afraid that the maroon paint would eventually crack and end up looking worse (I have seen this happen when people paint over the welt on the outside of the car-I don't know if it would happen with the welt on the inside).
So the welt is a brownish color (what LeBaron Bonney supplied all those years ago).

And yes, I know the antenna is in the hole for the windshield wiper knob at the moment-it is just parked there temporarily.
Now that the car is fully sealed (with the addition of the antenna) I can finally wash it after about nine weeks.

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09-26-2022 @ 2:28 PM

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From yesterday and today (before it got too hot)...

Windshield Wiper Knob and Linkage Installed (antenna is now sitting the the correct spot (waiting for the radio).

Ammeter is installed in left Ash Tray, Ash Tray Door is installed, as is Electric Fan Switch (under the Dashboard, so it cannot be easily seen), Panel Dimmer rheostat, Headlight Switch, Cigar Lighter Socket (not connected to power), and Cigar Lighter.

Getting ready to install the instrument cluster (it is just sitting, almost in the rectangular hole, in the photograph).

Master craftsman Dennis Poloni made a set of the correct type of washers to mount the cluster-these are not reproduced. I didn't know these existed until joining the Early Ford V-8 Club Forums-Mike Kubarth kindly provided the dimensions on another thread here.

Also to be installed is the Dashboard Brace/Strut. This runs from underneath the window frame down to the Dashboard (just to the right of the Panel Dimmer rheostat). This was missing from my car when I got it (and for the last 47 years). I would never have know this was missing or that it even existed without the book "It's Ford for Forty."

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09-28-2022 @ 11:22 PM

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The Choke and Throttle Knobs are in (the cast metal housings on the repro grommets had to be machined to fit into the holes in the dashboard where the originals still fit fine), the Glove Box Door Latch Bezel and Button have been polished and installed, the instrument cluster is installed with the special washers (forgot to get a photo of it from the front), and the brace from the window frame to the lower rim of the dashboard is installed (no photo of that either-it's up underneath-I may try to get on in the next few days before the radio goes in).

Waiting for a new glove box and some headliner material to line it with.

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09-29-2022 @ 7:09 PM

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Spent today running around and collecting more parts on the 1940 Ford Fordor Sedan...
Finally have a spray can of the elusive (at least to me) Zephyr Beige for the Mirror, Visor Brackets, and Assist Strap Brackets.
Also have a replacement door lock being re-keyed.
Picked up new Hub Caps and Beauty Rings at the Early Ford Store in San Dimas
I went out this evening and took photos of the things I missed yesterday.
The now installed Instrument Cluster and the long missing Dashboard Brace. Would never have known that Dashboard Brace existed without the book "It's Ford for Forty."
I walked into The Early Ford Store a few months ago and asked Mike (the owner) about the Dashboard Brace-not only did he know all about it, he had one in stock!
Still working on organizing the wiring behind the Dashboard. After that is done and all the electrical is working properly, the Steering Wheel can go in (technically it could go in now, but it is much easier to work without it).
Still a long way to go, but getting closer...

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10-01-2022 @ 7:59 AM

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1940 Ford work from yesterday...

Freshly painted "Zephyr Beige" parts.

Clockwise from left/top: Robe Cord Ends, Sun Visor Brackets, Rear View Mirror Mounts, Assist Strap Brackets, Rear View Mirror.

Missing is the Bezel for the Courtesy Light Switch-that will be painted today.

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