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Ken/Alabama

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  1. Jim,The rotisserie came from Whirly Jig in Paris Tn..It has hard wheels on the back and is made to be lifted on the front with a floor jack,works very well as long as your on concrete or any hard surface.The good thing is when you get it where you want it,just let the jack down and it stays put.I can lift it with the jack and pull it inside with the jack handle with ease.Very good quality product. www.whirlyjig.com

  2. Thought I would share some photos of my coupe.I have replaced the floor pans from the firewall to where it steps up to the trunk,new rockers and subrails from the rear fenderwell allway up to where it ends on the frame inside the engine compartment,replaced the tailpan under the decklid,replaced the whole front end from 1" forward of the door hinge post forward from a donor car and took it off the frame so I could clean it up and welded it back on.Slowly but surely I am making progress.

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  3. Anyone know where I can get the paint formula for Dragon Red for my 39 LZ Coupe so I can have it mixed at my local paint supply?

    Also need to know the routing of the speedo cable,mine is driven from the torque tube instead of the rear axle.

  4. Getting close to spraying paint on my 39 Coupe.I know that the frame members inside the engine compartment gets car color,what I am not sure about is how far back to go with car color on the frame.Does the outer frame rails get painted underneath the body?

  5. Check to be sure the starter solenoid is not hooked up backwards,it does make a difference.One of the poles is usually marked BATT..I experienced a simular problem with a 40 Ford.Also,do you have the big battery cables,not like the smaller ones on a 12 volt system?

  6. Hi Diz,The floor pans were trash from the firewall to just behind the seat.I have installed new ones and replaced the long subrail that runs from the engine compartment and under the firewall,under the door and on back to the rear wheel opening and had to rebuild all four door post.All this was done on the frame.Next hurdle was the front end.It looks like the car had been crashed in the front sometime in its life and the hood wouldnt line up with the body in the very front where it comes to a point,not to mention all the bad body work that was done.So I cut the whole frontend off from the door post forward.I have a good one from a donor car to go back on.With all this loose,there was nothing left holding the body to the frame except some spot welds in the rear of the body.The body is loose from the frame,I can pick it up,but I have not removed it yet.Im in the process of installing braces.Let me know if you would like some pics.

    Flatcat

  7. Thanks for the reply.So I assume that the chassis was fitted with gas tank,shocks,fuel and brake lines and when the body was added,body color paint just went wherever it may.With this information I will paint the chassis and bottom side of the body black.Was the firewall body color ?Believe it or not this body is off the chassis.

  8. While tearing down my 39 LZ coupe I noticed that the sides of the frame at the front fender area have body color paint on them.When I removed the front shock its shiny black and after taking a closer look at the shock I could see body color paint on the shock itself.Im assuming that the chassis was painted black and then the body was painted after it was welded to the chassis.Question is,would it be correct to let allow overspray on the exposed frame while spraying the body?Or could this be from an old repaint?Whats correct?Anyone else done this before?

  9. I say to each his own,but I do lean more to the original side.I have got some really good original parts from street rodders that would other wise not been for sale.Im currently working on a 39LZ Coupe and going back original.Installed new floor pans and have cut off the whole front end from the door post forward.It had aparently been involved in an accident,so I cut another one from a donor car.It had a v8 and Im going back with a v 12 and columbia.

    The condition of the car isnt what drives me as far as original or street rod,I guess its a state of mind for me.

  10. Hi,Im new to the LZOC and this forum.Im in the process of restoring a 39 3Window Coupe and am need of a pair of trunk hinges,mine are not the correct hinges for the car.Also need the tag that is riveted to the firewall the carries the body number for a coupe.Any help appreciated.

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