1937 Ford Sedan
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1937 Ford Sedan I searched our local junkyard and found 4 donuts to roll the car around on. The green car, who still doesn't have a name yet, hasn't seen the light of day in quite a while. I rolled it out of the shop this afternoon to get a good look at how the tires fit inside the front and rear fenders. And meet the project chief engineer...Sugar...
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1937 Ford Sedan I tried several ways to measure exactly where the center high point of the front fender is, but I didn't really like any of the results due to the shape of the fender not being symmetrical. Anyway, I finally just colored the outside edge of the tire with a white tire marker and looked at how the white line follows the shape of the fender. I'm calling the front axle centerline good.
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1937 Ford Sedan The body is still too high, and I'll address that the next time the body comes off the frame while it is easier to do. Once the body is lowered it will be easier to see what it will look like, but it does look pretty close.
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Harp, the small mock up tires are tricky for the camera to show the real stance. Can you borrow a size closer to what you will run?
And just brainstorming, is it a reasonable option to build a pocket putting the spring inside the the frame?
And just brainstorming, is it a reasonable option to build a pocket putting the spring inside the the frame?
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Ken the stance of your 37 is perfect for me! This is my benchmark!
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. Last weekend I finished the cover and poured the concrete. Last night I set the compressor on the slab and ALMOST got it wired but I was one fitting short so back to the hardware store I go. I should get it running tonight and then I'll start the last phase of the project which is plumbing the air lines through the shop. I'm leaning toward running some copper line with some moisture traps, hose reel, etc. More soon - sidebarharp 
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1937 Ford Sedan Here ya go.....Fun project has included wiring, woodwork, concrete work, and some plumbing to be done next. Then I'll be back on the car project. I started the compressor tonight and it is smooth and quiet so far . An added bonus was working with my 2 teenage boys during various stages of the framing and concrete mixing.
. An added bonus was working with my 2 teenage boys during various stages of the framing and concrete mixing. 
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1937 Ford Sedan Compressor upgrade finally done ! For the last part of the project, which was plumbing the shop, I used copper tubing and all joints are brazed....thanks Mickey! The first run goes the full length of the building and then tees into some larger tubing to hopefully cool down the air and condense some water out. Then it goes to the drop shown in the picture. The gauge has shown 95psi for the last 2 hours so I guess its going to be Ok as far as leaks go. After the picture it goes to another drop that is a hose reel located overhead. There are plenty more details, but enough about the shop upgrade..... time to get back on the car . More soon.
! For the last part of the project, which was plumbing the shop, I used copper tubing and all joints are brazed....thanks Mickey! The first run goes the full length of the building and then tees into some larger tubing to hopefully cool down the air and condense some water out. Then it goes to the drop shown in the picture. The gauge has shown 95psi for the last 2 hours so I guess its going to be Ok as far as leaks go. After the picture it goes to another drop that is a hose reel located overhead. There are plenty more details, but enough about the shop upgrade..... time to get back on the car . More soon. 
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1937 Ford Sedan Now back to the project. Started taking the front suspension back apart. I figured it would be a good time to send some parts out to the powder coater while I don't need them right now. I made some special tools tonight to help drive the upper control arm bushings out. I'm not sure how this is normally done or if there is a trick to do this, but I made some 1/8" thick washers with a slot that fits around the shaft and is slightly smaller than the ID of the bore. I used the shoulder of the shaft to drive it down until I ran out of travel, and then I pulled the shaft back up and stacked another washer on. I kept repeating until the bushing could be pushed out. It took 4 washers to get it pushed out and worked very well. As always the next one will go quicker .......
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1937 Ford Sedan Getting ready to change the firewall. I disassembled everything still on the firewall inside and out. I filled up a trash can full of insulation, seam sealer, rotted hoses, etc, and I found something really neat .... in the glove box was a 1937 penny. I would like to somehow work the penny into the build and I'm open for suggestions...??? I made some pieces and rounded up some hardware for an X brace to be placed behind the firewall for structural support during the change.
