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I turned in about 5 of them. So far I have received 2. I also found out that you cannot drop off the old return at a FedEx location, you have to call and have them picked up.
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As for improving conditions in Indiana here are a couple of picture of a 12 year old me after the blizzard of 1978. I don't remember any winter worse than this one. I was pleased because we missed nearly a month of school since Indiana was not prepared to deal with this kind of weather. For weather like you speak of one would have to get pretty far south though the temps warm quite quickly as you go. We traveled to the Bahamas last January, were it is nearly always summer and nearly froze but that is how the cookie crumbles.
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43 minutes ago, Spinneyhill said:
An aside if I may....
Ken, are those straight-down spark plug connectors the originals? I note you have have a right-angle connector on No. 6 which might mean you couldn't find any like that on No. 5?
I reused what was there, someone had put a modern spark plug wire on #6 and I have not gotten around to ordering any more of the straight down ends.
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It's winter here in Indiana but we have been enjoying an unusually warm spell. It looks like that will come to an end next week as old man winter blows in. I am glad I have a heated garage.
In the land of the Hoosiers we will see often see swings like this, sometimes within one day. It leaves me torn on global warming, it has actually been improving the climate in Indiana. 
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This is the color I used, it is called Army Green. It has held up well under heat and of course some oil and antifreeze. It also has the advantage of being under $4 a can
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Oldcar, I listen to books while working on other things. I just don't have the time read them anymore. I searched for Wodehouse on Librivox and found many. If you are not familiar with Librivox, they use human readers to create audiobooks from books that are now in the public domain. I have listened to many and right now I have most recently completed Oliver Twist and am now on to Bleak House. I intend to listen to A Christmas Carol around Christmas. I love Sinclair Lewis because his works often include something about early autos, especially, Free Air and Main Street.
It is a great way to be able to listen to great works while completing other work.
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My GL uses the UX2, the main body can be bought for about $700, the whole carb for $2250. As for the engine I have seen a post that showed what paint is correct. I used Rustoleum Army Green, I am not planning on showing the car so it is close enough for me.
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One thing that I did was replace all of my bulbs except the headlights with LED. Even the 3 dash, 1 tail and brake all use some current. It really reduced the load on the generator. I also put LED bulbs in the parking lamps, these would be quite bright enough for a parade I would think and draw nearly nothing. I have left mine the bright white for now but I do have a spray coating I can apply that will give them a more amber appearance like an incandescent if I decide to.
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I have seen this car sitting on a trailer in Anderson, IN for a long time now. I finally stopped and checked it out. I have no idea what it is. The motor, transmission and driveshaft are not in it. It looks like someone has done some custom work. Kind of a neat car. I thought I had taken a picture of the front end but when I checked my phone I had taken a picture of my finger. I am assuming $1,200 does not include the trailer.
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There was no calibrating wire in mine. It would have been quite useful.
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As far as I know we don't have DMV inspectors here in Hoosier country. We have a form the police fill out to verify the numbers on the car match the title, city police if you live in town, sheriff's dept. if you live in the country. On these old vehicles that are so unlikely to have been stolen they don't seem to care that much.
You may have to get a lawyer and sue for a quiet title. When the court awards you ownership I assume the DMV will be forced to assign you numbers you can title with. You have your bill of sale and Indiana title, I can't imagine why a lawyer can't get this done pretty cheap.
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2 hours ago, kclark said:
I have a copy of the Indiana title as I have already turned in the original to start the titling process. I did buy a NOS plate from Steven Munts but I'd have to figure out how to stamp it with the engine number and where to correctly mount it.
If I can get it stamped, I could always say that I found it under the seat and it must have been put there when it was originally restored in the 70's.
If NC is like Indiana then all you have to do is get a cop to verify the number is there, I can pretty much guarantee they won't care if you put it there or not. If they do show them the title or copy and the engine number.
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20 hours ago, kclark said:
starlightcoupe,
I was ready back over some posts including this one. I reread the above post and I guess I missed it. I have yet to find a Stamped Serial Number or an Embossed Body tag. But you state that "It's entirely probably Patrick's hearse...". I don't know who Patrick is, but what caught my attention this time around is the rest of the sentence, "being a coach built professional car never did have a Studebaker body tag...". If this is true and wish I could find evidence of this to show the NC DMV as I do have a Superior Coach Built Tag that is screwed to the seat with a Serial Number on it. If this is what was used on coach built cars, hopefully I can talk to the DMV and they will use this number to title it.
Do you have an Indiana title that uses the engine number? If so then see if you can have this stamped into the frame / body or a plate mounted to the frame /body and use that. What they are probably worried about is someone swapping an engine which is probably quite common, especially with rat rods.
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I lubed the pump shafts well with Texaco water pump grease. I used our well water which does not have any lime but does have a bit of iron and mixed 60/40 water to Tech 2000 EG antifreeze. My hydrometer says safe to -20 and it never gets that cold here. I also made a cap gasket out of cotton material so it fits snugly now. The weather has really cooled down but we drove many miles last weekend, temperature was in the low 60s when we started and fell into the 50s before arriving back home. We did not experience any foaming.
I next plan to remove the thermostat and change it to the winter setting and perhaps block my louvers to force warmer air under the cabin since I don't have a heater.
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I would like to help but from your pictures your switch is different than mine.
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I would think a volt ohm meter would go a long ways. Make sure you have power first then run through the positions. I would start with brights, dims off then parking. I think your's are marked on the steering wheel. If it is like every other switch in the car then it should be quite simple to tear down, clean and put back together but I would do this only as a last resort.
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8 hours ago, stude24 said:
Sorry, I couldn't find an article about replacing the brake lining specific to your car, however there were articles for a similar (but not identical) lining replacement on earlier cars. The problem is it requires a special jig to form the lining to the band and finding one of those jigs today would be difficult. Perhaps someone else could chime in as to how it should be done.
I would think a jig could be easily made.
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Boy I'd hate to be the driver for the test with no floorboard or seat.
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Okay, I'll bite, how does one lose both front doors?
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I do believe that the business that did the work for you needs to make this right. Take the tank back and tell them to replace the plug even if they have to take it to a machine shop.
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So is the Speedometer in Miles or Kilometers per hour?
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My GE Dictator also has this cable. I have wondered about the reasons for using this cable since I don't think the shell is bonded to anything like a conductor. Was it for protection against animals that would damage the wire or perhaps to prevent accidental damage that would result in a short circuit?
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I have found that rubber gloves give you a much better grip.
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I used a terry cloth rag to cushion my big channel locks to remove the hub caps.
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In the land of the Hoosiers we will see often see swings like this, sometimes within one day. It leaves me torn on global warming, it has actually been improving the climate in Indiana. 
1928 Studebaker Dictator wheel and other questions..
in Studebaker, Erskine & Rockne
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Were there not also solid steel wheels? I am not sure if they mounted the same as the wood using rims or not. Also has anyone ever heard of one of these wood wheels failing while driving. I have worried a bit of what would happen if one my nearly 90 year old wood spokes failed at say 35 or 40 mph. I am glad I put seat belts in the car as I suppose it would be a hell of a crash.