37 Ford build--IE: old Header issues thread /37 Ford/5.0/GT40P heads

[IC2]

Randy. I know it's a pipe dream but, there's a nice rod show in Burlington, VT September 23rd to 25th.... The weather is usually nice, cold in the morning tho'.. Be great to see you there! We could probably talk Dave into showing up too!

It's lightly penciled in - and since I've made 17 of the 18 shows, will probably be there carless for at least Saturday. If you show up Randy, would add a day as Friday is fun. This year it's late enough that the indigenous leaf peepers will be arriving from all over the Northeast in their Caddy's and Beemers jacking hotel room prices outa sight

[randyr]

Randy. I know it's a pipe dream but, there's a nice rod show in Burlington, VT September 23rd to 25th.... The weather is usually nice, cold in the morning tho'.. Be great to see you there! We could probably talk Dave into showing up too!

Yeah, Mike, that sounds awesome but you did say "pipe dream".....

It's lightly penciled in - and since I've made 17 of the 18 shows, will probably be there carless for at least Saturday. If you show up Randy, would add a day as Friday is fun. This year it's late enough that the indigenous leaf peepers will be arriving from all over the Northeast in their Caddy's and Beemers jacking hotel room prices outa sight

Hey Dave....see above..... It would be great fun to hang with you guys and gawk at some nice cars! Sorry it can't happen this year....maybe next..

[34_40]

Yeah, Mike, that sounds awesome but you did say "pipe dream"..... Hey Dave....see above..... It would be great fun to hang with you guys and gawk at some nice cars! Sorry it can't happen this year....maybe next..

It was just a thought! It would be great to hang out and critique Hot Rods with you!

[randyr]

It was just a thought! It would be great to hang out and critique Hot Rods with you!

Yeah, maybe we could get them to put us on the "Judging Staff"....

[34_40]

It's lightly penciled in - and since I've made 17 of the 18 shows, will probably be there carless for at least Saturday. If you show up Randy, would add a day as Friday is fun.

Same here Dave. I will drive up on Friday and spend time with the family. Then Saturday at the show and drive back down on Sunday.

[34_40]

Finished??? WHO says it's FINISHED?? 8-)

[IC2]

Bobby - the only way they are finished is when they leave the driveway with another person's name on the title/registration. I'm putting a wish list together for mine for more 'goodies'.

[randyr]

Bobby - the only way they are finished is when they leave the driveway with another person's name on the title/registration. I'm putting a wish list together for mine for more 'goodies'.

Yep, I've owned mine since college and even when it was done it wasn't finished. Now it's being re-done and it's really not finished!!!

[IC2]

Glad to see you are making your quarterly appearance, Don We begin to wonder if you have lost interest, but then ----- there you are.

Now with the "plaudits" done, I'm glad that you are back and puttering with the car. I really looks nice and that hood is just fine. Ol' Henry Ford made them pretty loose and yours looks better by far.

Drilling the frame for the latches is a 'given' but as a guy just putting a car together the first time, there are some gotchas. Then since this Model A chassis is virtually the same through the entire four year run, there are just some things after market can't do. And dings - I have a few and just figure they are road and shop rash. I'll touch them up over the winter and go on driving. Now, driving mine - it's usually rained when I have the time this summer. I think I drove it once in September and not much more in August with Irene and Lee making some roads as well as my yard a mess.

Later

[bluestang67]

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Working a lot since I went back , also still trying to organize up .

[randyr]

Working a lot since I went back , also still trying to organize up .

I hear ya Bobby. Won't it be great when we get to hang these parts back on the car instead of on the freakin' wall?!!

[bluestang67]

Randy that will be one of the best days to start and run one down the street , no blocks to go around in a 3 street culdesac subdivision .

[406Rich]

Randy / Bobby, are we getting em done yet.....I`ve got to stop driving long enough to get a few things done this winter, especially clean the poor thing, its been neglected but not from driving it.

[randyr]

Randy / Bobby, are we getting em done yet.....I`ve got to stop driving long enough to get a few things done this winter, especially clean the poor thing, its been neglected but not from driving it.

Hey Rich, wish I had more to report. I've been working my butt off, just not on the 37! argh!! Hopefully, I can post some progress soon.Thanks for asking. If I had your 37 I'd probably be driving it all the time....but then it looks like you have a nice selection of choices!
Talk soon.
r2

[IC2]

Rich - Maybe it needs to have some surgery. Took mine partially apart to do a few mods - i.e. get rid of that Cool Flex top hose, change to a 4 hole phenolic spacer, move the alternator to the right side and much lower, add an MSD Cap-Adapt to stop ignition cross firing and a few other odds and ends - - - and polish the aluminum:

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The weather this summer and fall has been so crummy/wet, every piece of (billet) aluminum has some fusty crud on it.

Randy, between you and Don Shillady, sighhhhhh