Rolf
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Very nice car, stored inside since 1967, huge number of spare parts, write for pictures and more description, asking $7500, rolf@sasquatch.com Thank you
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Hi DS people, there is a magnificent speciman of a Suburban available, dry storage inside since 1966, a number of good quality spares, and a reasonable asking price, have 3 pictures of it, too big to put on here, but write me at rolf@sasquatch.com for the pics and a full description, thank you, Rolf
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The Ford parts book also only lists the 68-1015-A as the only wheel for '36-'39 Fords, passenger and commercial, and station wagon, sort of strange, because with the suffix A, you would assume there would be a B, but there is none listed, but the Zephyrs put a big 7:00 X 16" tire on those narrow 4" wide Ford rims, making those difficult to balance rims even more difficult, go figure?? Rolf
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Thanks for all the help guys, the problem is now solved, my son found an old glass guy in Burbank that knows his stuff, and my club coupe now sports nice new glass all around, not cheap, but installed right, funny, from long distance my son kept insisting the original windshield in the '41 had a curve in it, and I kept insisting they are flat, the glass guy solved the dilemma by pointing out that long ago a major wreck had distortred the WS opening, and the flat glass was trying to curve to fit the opening, this accounted for the big crack down the center of the original WS, glass doesn't bend too well, here is a pic with the glass installed, still a long way to go on this car, but this is definitely a step forward, Rolf
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You all may remember my discussion a while back about the possibility of building a ultimate V-12 for a fellow in Texas. Like some other fellows from Texas, there was a great deal of talk, but very little action, and having faith that the project was going to proceed, I siezed the opportunity to obtain several distributors and coils, and sent them to Jake Fleming, and one is now back in my hands all finished. I already have some superb carburetors, and now no where to use them, and I am forced to liquidate all of this stuff, so if anyone has any interest, contact me at rolf@sasquatch.com Thanks a lot, Rolf
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I just had a conversation with Jake Fleming, and the subject of condensers came up, he said even NOS condensers are suspect, and there have been many instances when they are bad right out of the box, he told me that the LZ condensers are rated at .033 microfarads, any lower or higher than that are likely to burn points, aren't old cars fun though?? Rolf
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Good idea Mike, that is definitely a early-middle 1938 number, and it will be interesting if they say it is an export engine or what, keep us up-dated as to what you find out, Rolf
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Hi guys, I am a Ford and Lincoln Zephyr guy, and I have searched the Ford color charts pretty thoroughly, and the first metallics I have found were in the 1941 color charts. They were called "polys" and had a very fine metallic glitter to them, mostly in blues, for what it is worth, Rolf
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Further research reveals that ford # 1GA 12300 that fits '41-'47 6 cylinder engines, and '42-'48 8 cylinder engines, should be exactly right for the 12, as it is basically 2 6 cylinder distributors in one, logical?? Rolf
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Cecil, there are neat screw-out type spring spreaders out there, but a workable alternative is a stout 2X4, put extra weight in the trunk, and cut and measure the 2X4 to drive in between the spring eyes, jack up the rear end one side at a time and remove the shackle bars, the spring will stay spread and in place until you re-attach the repaired rearend, a little more weight then on the rear of the car, and the 2X4 will fall out, learned this one as an old hot-rodder who had to replace a broken axle every week or so, Jack, the V-12 condensers are just like the V-8 ones, with out all the attatching arms that can be cut off, Sacramento Vintage Ford gets $8.95 each for the Fords, basic # 12300, you are close enough to them to take your Lincoln condenser, compare it to the Ford, and get one as close as possible, cut off all the arms etc, should work great, good luck to you and Cecil, Rolf
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Cecil, why are you taking the studs out to remove the springs, that is not how you do it!! You use a spring spreader, detach the shackle bars and the rearend assy drops down, easy as pie, shackle studs seldom wear out and need replacement, but if you do need to replace them, I know a trick that gets them out quite easily, finding new studs is a bit difficult though, and doing it the way you describe is really hard to attach the spring when you put it back, the spring spreader makes the whole big heavy procedure as easy to handle as possible, Rolf
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Hi Cecil, a couple of things about your question, first the stromberg 97 was the carb used on the 221 cubic inch pre 1939 Ford V-8's, the Lincoln stromberg was about the size of the model 48, and of course the gennies had a LZ logo on the bowl. Is there a parts number on the 1946 intake manifold? Accordng to the parts book, there are 3 different manifolds used in that time frame, there is one listed for the Continentals, and the other 2 are not specified, so I am assuming it has to do with the aircleaner to manifold vent that some cars have, and others don't, the only spacer shown is an H9603 that has 3 stud holes, and is 1/2 inch thick, there is also a 26H9603 that is described the same way with a 3 hole base, although most '42-'48's had 4 hole bases, as far as the ramps on your spacer, I am baffled by them, and that strange tube?? Be thinking about an added on vent from the manifold to the air cleaner though, that seems to me to be the most likely explanation, but we seem to have another V-12 mystery evolving here, please keep us updated as more evidence develops, good luck, Rolf
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Hi Ray, the one I used was out of a '82 Continental, we grafted the whole rear section of the '82 in to the '41, and since the '82 has coil springs, we did not have to put the long springs in parallel with the frame, was more work but real sanitary, will try to include a pic of it installed, showing the disc brake with the fender off, have many more pics too, if you want to see them write me at rolf@sasquatch,com.
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Hi Phil, I keep thinking of a guy that stopped by and bought 2 Model T's from me in the '80's. He said he had a huge collection, and had a big piece of property with some kind of a motel or hotel or resort on it in the little town of Felton, a suburb of Santa Cruz, at the time I asked for "visiting rights" to the T's, but never followed up on it, a lot of rare cars show up here in town for a while then disappear, I recall a '39 Chrysler Royal coupe a while back, saw it everywhere for a time, and then it vanished, my folks had one when I was little. Any body ever heard of the guy in Felton?? Rolf
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Sorry Phil, my e-mail send feature has been on the blink for about a week now, and this is the only way I can reply, the only '39 Zephyr I have seen around town is a tan coupe with a 454 Chevy engine in it, admittedly I don't get out and around much, but will keep my eyes open, Rolf
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For heavens sake break down and spend under $5 for a cheap compression guage, and run a compression check, and report back to us, that is called starting at the top in trouble shooting, and tells you a whole bunch about your engine, don't do just the 2 troublesome cylinders, but all of them, all 12, Rolf
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You ask tough questions Rick, the answer is probally $100.00 to $10,000.00 depending on condition and "goodies" it has, find out more and get back to us, Rolf
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I know nothing of this except what is stated, was just posted, so if you want it, jump on it, Rolf
Parts for SALE: for sale lincon mercuy service bulletins 1946 to 1951 30.00 plus shipping call for info thanks
mike sauer 1 707 763 5158
219 vallejo st, petaluma, ca USA - Wednesday, June 23, 2004 at 11:03:11 (EDT)
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Thanks Rick and Bill, of course my car is a '41 Zephyr club coupe with the big 1/4 windows, my back window, the curved one is thankfully OK, Naragansett in Rhode Island has new windsahield rubbers for $135, and Jack has informed me that he had one done for $160, but times are tough in spite of what GWB says, and I am looking for a better deal, but thanks guys, Rolf
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Thanks Jack, appreciate it, Rolf
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Thanks Jack, just went to my trusty Atlas, published in 1975, and it does not have an Orangevale listed, has Orange and Orange Cove, so where the heck is it near, my '41 is running pretty good now, and I could float a bank loan for the gasoline, my rear window is OK, but I need a windshield, door windows, and rear 1/4 windows for a club coupe, any ideas what your guy might charge??
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Been looking for estimates on my '41 from glass shops in the Los Angeles area, so far not one will touch the job, whole different world out there I guess, never used to be a problem at all to get flat safety glass, anybody able to offer any recent advice, thanks in advance, Rolf
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Yes, as Peecher says it sounds like a '39 Ford or Mercury carburetor, they have some value to collectors of those cars striving for originality, Rolf
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The 1938 and '39 Zephyr Holley carburetors were marked 91-99 on the bowls, this is a Ford number, but these can easily be identified as Zephyrs by whether the throttle lever pushes toward the radiator to open, (Zephyr) or pulls back to open toward the firewall, (Ford), hope this helps, Rolf
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Hi Kieth, torching the spring and long shackles are definite no-no's, as they disturb the excellent handling of the LZ, the sanitary way is to have the front spring rebuilt to your new weight specs, that should get it down to the original heigth, and it will ride better, and handle as good as new, never saw much advantage to the wrapped springs, had some really squeaky ones long ago, just like the unwrapped ones, if you do encounter squeaks, the best cure is to disassemble the spring, and apply heavy wheel bearing grease between the leaves, a big dangerous job, but it will usually solve the problem, "'41's FOREVER", Rolf