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  1. Glad you came over Emtee! Enjoyed meeting you and checking out your car, makes me realize how far I have to go. Especially liked parking the Century and Roadmaster side by side and comparing them. Got to see how much bigger in all aspects and slightly better appointed the Roadmaster is. Also learned the Century is about 800 lbs lighter which is interesting to finally know. Great day, lots of fun for all!
  2. Absolutely roadability, we don't go to car shows anymore. The current carb is an aa2 and it has no power, idles poorly, hardly keeps running at a stop. I'm not familiar with the aav26, how does it compare to the aav2? What is it's original app? Is there no choke mechanism? thanks Bill
  3. Need some help please. Just found out I have the wrong carb on the 38 roadmaster. I'm looking for a Stromberg AA2V carb with 7-18 or 7-20 on top cover. Any leads would be very helpful! Thanks Bill
  4. This will be fun but no big event. Marty has been a friend for 25 years of touring, Just a nice chance to meet Emtee from these forums for us. The three cars are already pictured above but my Roadmaster will not be roadworthy now (really bad water pump) and Marty's 37 may stay in the trailer as we're just an overnight stop for them on the way to the Founder's. It will still be fun to get together especially since Emtee lives in the area!
  5. Come on over if you're in the neighborhood. We're 5 minutes from sauders.
  6. Very exciting weekend as our '38 Roadmaster is finally cleaned up and running again. Been off the road since about 2000 as other toys joined the party and took priority. But she's back now! Still got work to do -; leaky water pump, carb rebuild and spme electrical/ lighting gremlins but we're over the hump with it running awesome, driving and stopping. Got to see it like this again and remember why I fell in love and bought it! What a pretty car with great lines!!
  7. Emtee, we are basically thinking the same thing. Not knowing much about sealant and it's adhesion properties I wonder if once it is compromised will it continue to come off the steel. Thanks Bill
  8. Thanks Emtee - There is a brace for the filler neck and it's loose too. What damage to the sealant could come from adhesive on the outside? What if I used a putty type epoxy like JB? The only reason I care about the sealant is so it doesn't detach into the tank. A bare spot in the sealant at the top of the tank shouldn't be a major issue in my opinion. The filler neck is freestanding inside the fender as I recall. Thanks Bill
  9. After exploring my options for repair a friend came up with an interesting idea. The standard repair is to re-solder the filler neck to the tank. However with the tank coated inside I am concerned about applying heat and not knowing what happens to the sealant inside. My options include: Find a replacement tank, not easy to find so far. I can have the tank stripped in an mek bath, do the solder repair and have it resealed with the original sealant. My friend's idea is mechanically strip the area and use an epoxy made for gas tank repair. This avoids the heat problem. I would welcome any opinions, experience or other ideas. Thanks Bill
  10. Here's an update on the tank, I don't think it's not as bad as first thought. Upon more thorough inspection the only apparent issue is the loose filler neck and brace. That's repairable once the Gastank Renu coating is removed. Thanks to all for all the help here, forum members are the best! Bill
  11. Thank you BuickTom87 and MCHinson for the leads. Should have thought of them, also checking with Doug Seybold today. 37 Roadmaster - not sure repair is an option. The tank was pulled and sealed in the early nineties by the previous owner at a place in Erie pa with coating inside and out. Now it feels like a plastic tank with little metal core. The filler neck is loose under the sealant also. Thanks Bill
  12. After many years I am getting my Roadmaster back on the road. Found out today the gas tank is junk. I will check with Dave Tacheny tomorrow but just asking for other possible sources if he doesn't have one. Also need a new sending unit. Thanks for the help, Bill
  13. That was right when we got the car. Brad had it looking really good, those white tires were new then!
  14. Our 13 is a very original car other than paint and the seat bottom. The speedo is not working but she had under 6000 miles when we got her and we have only toured it twice adding less than 1K miles. She was awarded hpof in 2010.
  15. Original 1913 Studebaker SA floor mat from our roadster. I have followed this thread and only recently am able to access and photograph my car. It has alternating rows of 3 and 4 fleur de lis (2 each) with the braiding out near the edge.
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