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Back in the 60's there was a "Putty's Portable Crank Grinding" in the Dallas area that turned cranks in the vehicle. Prepping the vehicle took some time and included disconnecting the motor mounts (usually), making the flywheel accessible, disconnect the fuel line from pump, remove spark plugs, and of course drop the pan and usually the oil pump. A 110v motor with the correct starter drive fit up to the flywheel to turn the engine while the grinding attachment was mounted to the rod journal. I think(?) the grinding stones were turned by what looked like a heavy duty speedometer cable as the crank went round and round. Putty and his son were very busy so you better have everything ready to his specs or he would leave for his next job. Used to see his rig at various used car lots but our call was for a Chicago police officer where his converted bus had broken down on the highway and stranded him and his family. Rod journal had to be turned 0.040 and have always wondered if it made it back to Chicago.

A young man brought a truck by the shop to be clear coated over the original company paint scheme. It was unusual in having a Duramax diesel in an AD but we see engine swaps of every description so that didn't grab my attention. What DID impress me was he said when he started to remove the three layers of paint he spotted the "Coca-Cola" lettering and wanted to save it if possible. He the switched to EIGHT HUNDRED grit and sanded or better yet, WORE off the three layers of paint. Said each door took 20 hours to preserve the Coke script. Not me!

I have one but it's X rated. Every Labor Day we had a family reunion at a park in Sioux Falls, SD and there were 13 children in my Dad's family so there were a bunch of folks. In 1941 when I was 5 years old someone snapped a shot of me standing in the middle of the roof of our 36 Nash and peeing off the passengers side, all about 40 feet away from the picnic tables. EVERYONE wanted a copy.

I know of one in pristine condition that gets used everyday and is loved. I had a very low mileage one at a salvage yard with a blown SOMETHING. A friend that is a teachers assistant at an elementary school asked if he could have it as a reaching tool and I told him "sure." Everything combustible or toxic was removed as well as what could shatter into sharp pieces and it is now the "Rewards Room" within the regular classroom. Has several trick amenities for kids that ace a test and get to go to the Yugo rather than study for a later test.

As John suggested, have someone hold the clutch all the way down and then use a flat blade screwdriver to see if the disc will spin. If it won't then there is no way it will go in gear and you must then find out why it won't turn. I prefer the NV4500 (or 3500 for light duty) over the T5 that is every ones darling right now as the shift lever is long like a truck, in the right position, plus it takes ZERO machining or adapting to fit.

The situation may be beyond me this time due to time conflicts. The ladies son is not available in the early mornings and I have to quit at about 90* (triple bypass). Dave S (SC38DLS) suggested help from other members but first I'll get some of the young guys in the shop to load up 2 or maybe 3 trailers to take to Chickasha, OK this fall and again for the pre-war spring meet. A few very poor photos of what is in the first building with the main items being from two parted out 1942 funeral hearses. The front clips ( fenders, grills, hoods, etc) are in pristine condition. At least some Y-block pieces, and several front and rear ends that if nothing else could furnish hydraulic brake conversions. MANY baskets of electrical and small parts.

Any car built during the war years would have to have been HAND BUILT---the production lines had been TOTALLY converted over to tanks, airplanes, and other military material. I lived through it and it seems few today understand what TOTAL war effort is. No gas, no meat, no tires, no ready made cigarettes, save every can, collect milkweed down for life jackets, steel pennies in 1943, and firms like Singer Sewing Machines and Ithaca Shot Guns switched over to 45 hand guns. We don't want to go through that ever again. The local veterinarian got a new 1944 Chevy pickup,actually a held over 42, since unpaved country roads used up trucks in a hurry and the animals the vets cared for were essential to the war effort. The whole town turned out just to stare at it.

Think Dave is right, 47 or 48 as the 46 had two parallel stainless strips on each side of the deck lid handle.

Thank you everyone for the nice comments. As far as taking a commission I guess I'm stuck in the time when I first got into the hobby (obsession?) of old car work when the cars and people helping each other gave satisfaction rather than the bucks. I won't give out the ladies location or contact information but once everything is relocated to my shop, which is 45 miles NE of Dallas (Trenton) I'll then publish a list with prices in the proper forum. It is heartening to have others volunteer to help in a dirty hot job. Thanks again: Evan

For the last 20 years I have helped widows and/or children dispose of vehicles that were done or partially done in our shop to make sure they get a fair price. I draw zero commission. Now in my 80's I believe this 40 Ford convertible and two trailer loads of parts will be my last. It has been very hot but I want to bring every thing over to the shop and 20x30 carport so strangers aren't knocking on a widows door that lives in the country and by herself. Her son is to help with lifting but even blowing off the dust and labeling will take up a whole 100+ degree day and the days are getting longer and hotter.

My nephew is a 64 Falcon nut. He has a correct 64 Sprint, a highly modified 64 Futura ( Chris Alston Chassis, 429 Dove engine stroked to 521, Powerglide, Currie, etc.) a 64 Furura in waiting, a 65 Futura parts car, and my favorite, a 63 Sprint convertible with MII front and a T-Bird Turbo Coupe 2.3. Picture of 63 early on.

Built this 30 Plymouth about a dozen years ago with a Heidt's IRS and knock off hubs. Have slept since then but almost sure the left side was left hand and right side right hand. A call to Heidt's would positively answer the question on THEIR'S. As far as GM goes my 37 Buick has left hand lug BOLTS on the driver side.

I think the way one uses an old car should enter into which system is used. My old ones have a regular license and insurance as they get driven at least 5k miles a year with many of those miles on trips of over 1,000 miles. Ones that go to shows, parades, and short cruises would certainly do fine on 6v and mechanical brakes but long distance cruisers benefit from updated tires, brakes, electrical systems, and available accessories. A case of apples and oranges and I hope a place for each in the hobby.

Got a 1928 Chevy dump truck in for some cleaning up the mess left by PO. It's kind of cute and same overall length as my Ranger pickup. The 4 cyl engine was replaced by a babbit rod 216 six cylinder which required cutting out the firewall. Wanted to use a more correct looking ohv four rather than an ohc. The ohv used in Chevy II and postal jeeps is getting hard to find so going with the marine version ( Mercruiser). Even considered a Ford tractor 4 cyl but this way keeps it all Chevy.

As one that uses old cars a lot I have 12v on everything. Parts cost less with the exception of an alternator in the 6v case and with led lights now being in stock looking units and halogen head lights which make the car much more visible at night, I'm a happy camper. Can buy almost any electrical part at the local FLAPS and with the cigar lighter ( accessory port) everything from Blue Tooth to cell phone charger to GPS is at your finger tips. The 6v wires can way handle 12v and it takes one sharp cookie (in the day time) to tell anything has been changed.

Lindbergh was a man of great accomplishment and also one of great controversy. His heroic deeds are well documented as are his Nazi sympathies. To his credit, after the attack by Japan, he applied great effort to the American cause in the pacific. It seems history only favors winners and then only if they are politically correct. Examples: hero Nolan Ryan, not Pete Rose---both fantastic ball players. Hero Chuck Yeager, not Hannah Reitsch, probably the best pilot ever. As Bill Shakespeare said: the evil men do long lives after them while the good is oft interred with the grave.

Is the car a 1918 Hupmobile or a 2018 Lexus?

Zero twist on the rocker arm bolts and nothing touches the rocker arms. The 1/2-13 spacer nuts are welded to the bottom of the lift bar and the longer bolts pass through the nuts, down through the rocker stands, and into the head. Top shot shows upper hole big enough for a 9/16 socket to pass through and by using the bottom of the tube to lift with the lift bolt only has to be an inch longer that the factory rocker stand bolt. If it still doesn't make sense to you just PM Ben Bruce and have him send you one I made to use (you pay shipping). When done send back to Ben or me.

I put a 52 263 in my 37 Special and used the flathead Ford biscuit mount cushions on the front and will soon replace the rears with the same. The factory ones on the rear have a shearing force on the rubber which is a no-no for heavy duty use. The Ford type are what many of the after market engine mount kits use. It took the rocking out of the engine when we use the old Buick to pull a car up onto the 4 post lift. Use the Buick because the smooth concrete floor doesn't provide traction for a pickup unless we drop a big block in the bed. Oh yeah, my old cars are NOT trailer queens. Left mount cushion is directly under the alternator in pictures.

What I have noticed on movie car chases is the bad guys car always start's instantly while the good guy has to grind and grind on the starter till it's almost too late. Also, until Thunder Road, all movie engine sound tracks sounded like a straight eight Buick.

Does your 37 have the 4.44 gears? An overdrive slows the engine rpm down but HAS to raise the ring and pinion rpm way faster to achieve that pleasant 60 or 65mph cruising. speed. Before I went to shallower gears I switched to Torco 85-140 racing gear oil and lowered then temp a bunch. A downer is It WILL find any potential leak spots.

I make up an engine lift bar for each type engine I pull as I have found if an engine hangs from a SINGLE chain it is many times easier to stab. Hanging in that manor it can be tilted, rolled, wiggled from side to side or skewed at the front or rear with no fighting against resistance like one attached in two or more places. It is also much better for use in a area with a low ceiling as the adjustable ones add a lot of pulling height needed. Here is a pic of one for a straight eight Buick which attaches to rocker arm bolts; note the 1/2 inch nuts tacked to the underside of the bar to keep it spaced up off the rockers. Ones for the Chevy LS or Ford Modular are a bit exotic but do the job very well.

On my 37 Special the engine is smaller but the fuel and advance line runs the same. I was having a bad fuel percolation problem so after driving for a good distance and then setting for over ten minutes I would have to hold the foot feed against the floor and grind on the starter for 30 or 40 turns before it started (with a big cloud of black smoke). New needle and seat along with a regulator set at 2.5#'s did not help so ran fuel line up over valve cover and this did not help either. I finally went extreme and machined and Olds V8 factory HEI distributor to fit a straight eight and with the plugs gapped at 0.060 I get a huge fat spark that fires it off even though the fuel situation is not cured. The part of this long winded novel that relates to your situation is changing the fuel line routing did not help. Crude pic shows fuel line up off of head and HEI.

Weak coil runs good cold; runs bad hot.

8E45E It was stolen from a storage facility in Richardson, Texas. It may not be yellow anymore but there were very few made with the 427 engine and it has a couple modifications that look factory and would be very hard to reverse. Thanks for checking.