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Classic Car database indicates tire size was 32x6. But you should verify that against Studebaker factory data.
http://www.classiccardatabase.com/specs.php?series=1323&year=1926&model=20549
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I doubt inability to adjust the hand brake is sufficient evidence to conclude an out of round drum; nor to discount it.
Other than putting it on a lathe and finding out.
Are the shoes properly mounted and the lining sufficient? Has the hand brake cable stretched or been mis-routed?
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You may have to look at windshield molding extrusions at Steele Rubber Products and do a little fabrication.
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2 hours ago, drdon said:
Can it be too far out of round?
If it gets too far out of round it will relay that information to you in a violent manner.
Fortunately, your greatest braking occurs in the front brakes.
If you just detect a pulsing, you may be able to have it turned on a brake lathe; but that will also depend on if it has already been done in the past.
Turning brake drums on a lathe was pretty standard practice, but there are also minimum thickness standards.
If someone can tell you what that standard is for the '37 Studebaker Dictator drum, perhaps your mechanic can do that, or get it done.
There are still a lot of shops that have those lathes, which are also used to surface flywheels.
Rotors can be done as well but, modern rotors are so thin to begin with, and so cheap to replace, few bother to get them turned.
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I would suspect Richard Quinn should be able to hook you up with the Service Manual and Specifications for that model.
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Tim,
There should be a pan between the frame and the engine that has a hole in it just under the carb. That hole lets the excess gas go to the ground, rather than fumes under the bonnet.
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10 hours ago, Stude Light said:
Hi Linus,
First of all, there are no dumb questions, just unasked ones so, ask away.
YUP!
Any one of use can give dumb answers, but no question is ever dumb if an answer can be found.
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If Tom VanMeeteren can't help you, try http://special-interest-autos.com/
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17 hours ago, Devilbuick41 said:
If anyone owns a 1932 Model 55 and can take pictures and dimensions for me I can try to fabricate the items. Of course if you have any spare parts laying around I would be interested!
Measurements could also be taken from the '32 Rockne Model 75. The larger Rockne model was simply a re-badged Studebaker 55.
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The Antique Studebaker Club has set up an ALL NEW web site that will/is replacing the site Rick Peterson has personally administered for many years.
Both sites are currently accessible, but theantiquestudebakerclub.com will soon be history.
Additional members of the ASC are assisting Rick with the new web site, greatly reducing the burden he has been shouldering for years, as well as financing.
If you have the current ASC site listed in your Bookmarks or Favorites, take a moment to visit the new site and Bookmark it in your browser.
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Assuming the parts are in the condition you describe, I would think someone in need of them would be thrilled to get them at that price. Probably even more.
Someone who is not "in need" of them, but just looking to upgrade what they've got may question your price. I don't. I think it's a value; and doubt you will have any trouble finding a buyer. The '53/'54 Starlights are one of the iconic Studebaker grails.
Have you considered posting it on the Studebaker Drivers Club Forum?
This AACA Studebaker page appeals mostly to those with pre-WWII vehicles; while the SDC Forum is almost exclusively post war.
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Jerry,
Over the past decade and a half I disassembled and reassembled my own '53 coupe so, unfortunately you brought these to the market too late for me.
But, now being intimately familiar with every part, I do not recognize the two in the bottom of your picture. Are you or your cousin able to identify them?
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Don't know if the Studebaker Archives at the Studebaker National Museum might still have the blueprints/patterns for these. They well may.
Worth contacting Andy Beckman at the SNM to find out. Then any upholstery shop could turn one out just like the original.
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11 hours ago, drdon said:
... is my fairly new NOS regular fuel pump shot?
If it really was NOS, decades old and never used prior, it probably just needs the seals and diaphragm renewed. New materials are also more compatible with today's gasoline.
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5 hours ago, Gary_Ash said:
So, "Ace is the place", as they sing in their TV jingle. They also have Studebaker parts.
I'm still short a water pump for a 1935-37 President 8 or 1935 Commander 8. Anyone have a spare one?
And, it might actually be Spring - I heard the first wood frogs out at the pond last night.
I'll check my local ACE Hardware for your water pump, Gary. But I haven't noticed that particular one, as often as I've been there. 😊
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The gal in the center seems to have caught more hemlock than fish. 😅
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Tim, Bill Ficken did rebuild mine three decades ago. I guess it's time to do it again.
About your fuel gauge, if there are no breaches in the copper tube from the fuel sending unit to the hydrometric fuel gauge, perhaps the fluid in the gauge has just evaporated over a period of 87 years. Maybe you've already checked that . But it was a thought.
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These might be of interest in anyone restoring a '32 Studebaker.
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It's always best to send whatever business we can to our own Studebaker vendors. If not for them none of us would still be on the road. http://www.studebakervendors.com/
But don't rule out your own local FLAPS (friendly local auto parts supply). Many of these items can still be obtained from NAPA, Carquest, etc, if you can find a counter man who's heard of anything other than what's been manufactured in the 21st century. If you locate a cross reference and can supply them with their own part number, so much the better.
The following list was assembled by Nate Nagel years ago. Unfortunately, it's all post war.
https://northstarstudebakers.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/interchange.pdf
If you must, Rock Auto lists brake hoses and cylinder kits.
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9 hours ago, dei said:
Correct me it I'm wrong but this might be Barry Woelk's car?
Barry Wolk, yes.
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1 hour ago, okw said:
...do you have complete runningboards ...?
Sincerely Ole K
Shrock Brothers have reproduced the rubber covers for the running boards; but that's not what you would call complete.
http://shrockbrothers.com/studebaker_reproduction_parts.html#covers
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Dave Thibeault (T-bow) rebuilt the UR-2 for my '33 Rockne, but had to scrounge for parts. But he also can do the black zinc finish.
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Here's a one year only manufacturer sedan that does live in Michigan, a 1933 Continental, that looks like it may have already been shown at Groose Point Shores at some point.
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I sent the coil/switch from my '33 Rockne to KM Lifestyle and they totally rebuilt it. Works perfect; good for another eight decades.
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Brake Drum 1937
in Studebaker, Erskine & Rockne
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I believe Bob's post indicates the drums themselves are the same, but the detachable hub is not.
If YOUR drum does have an issue, but a smaller hub, a good mechanic can separate them and re-use your hub.