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

[randyr]

Just miss your posts is all, like you said above. It's all good! Hope your truck rehab goes well and maybe I'll check out your "other" thread..

Thanks, Mike! I would love to be posting progress on it daily!!! That would be awesome! But.....now, I'd settle for a little progress monthly! Oh well, it will happen....

I'm on here daily, though, and subscribe to several threads so I'm constantly inspired.....and depressed at the same time....

[34_40]

Thanks, Mike! I would love to be posting progress on it daily!!! That would be awesome! But.....now, I'd settle for a little progress monthly! Oh well, it will happen....

I'm on here daily, though, and subscribe to several threads so I'm constantly inspired.....and depressed at the same time....

Did you happen to see my car show pics from last weekend? I found a few trucks that I thought you might enjoy...

Anyway, good to "see" you on here, and good luck with the pickup.

[35fordcoupe]

Good to see you're working on something Randy . I didn't know about the 5.0 and AOD. That should be a nice improvement for a daily truck, but that brings me to my next question - what are ya going to drive while it's down? I don't think the '37 is up to it

[randyr]

Good to see you're working on something Randy . I didn't know about the 5.0 and AOD. That should be a nice improvement for a daily truck, but that brings me to my next question - what are ya going to drive while it's down? I don't think the '37 is up to it

Hey thanks, Robert!! I don't recall seeing any recent posts of your progress either....

Actually, my plan is to try to have the swap so planned that I can pull it off over a long weekend. Going to pre-mount the computer, fuel pump system, modify wiring harness, etc before I ever pull the 352 out. I'm stoked to get it done! The 37 is going to be getting jealous if I don't give her some lovin' soon!

[Don Shillady]

Sorry to be the interloper (again) but in the past this thread has tolerated my occasional "out-ot-the-blue" insertions. This time I was just trying to reach IC2 who has been a frequent contributor here and let him know that I finally got my engine running with some help from a guy who has a shop just up the street from me (Progressive Performance, Ashland Va.). I also appreciate 34-40's help on setting up a Speedster thread for me but the problem remains that I still need a very brief tutorial on how to start a new thread on this revised system.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/Teen Rodder

[randyr]

Sorry to be the interloper (again) but in the past this thread has tolerated my occasional "out-ot-the-blue" insertions. This time I was just trying to reach IC2 who has been a frequent contributor here and let him know that I finally got my engine running with some help from a guy who has a shop just up the street from me (Progressive Performance, Ashland Va.). I also appreciate 34-40's help on setting up a Speedster thread for me but the problem remains that I still need a very brief tutorial on how to start a new thread on this revised system.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/Teen Rodder

Hey Don, as the original starter of this thread, I say you're welcome to post here anytime you want! I'm sure Dave (IC2) is still around, he's just not posting very often.
Anyway, let me see if I can help you with starting a new thread.
-On the home page click the "forum" tab.
-Choose the forum topic you want to post in, i.e. Hot Rod Lounge, Shop, Hot Rod Talk, etc. Click on your choice.
-When that page opens there should be a stand alone button towards the top left "New Thread". Click that then you're ready to begin.

Obviously, make sure the title of your thread is descriptive of it contents so the viewers and searchers can get some idea of what to expect. Then just have fun!
We always love having you join us on this thread but can certainly understand how your content might get "lost" in these 104 pages! Yikes!

Anyway, hope that helps and let me know if you need any help.
All the best,
Randy

[randyr]

Holy crap!! I miss posting on this thread!!! This is the one that got me acquainted with you guys and I'll always be grateful for that!

Probably another month's worth of drama on my truck then back to the '37!!! Yay!!!

[Don Shillady]

Hi Randy,
Stay Calm, it just may be a function of hibernation for some of us. I am trying to save expenses until I can work again this summer and afford some naugahyde interior so I am just painting the Luan interior panels with Behr housepaint. The local Home Depot matched good paint to some scraps of my body pieces cut out of the trans tunnel. It looked like a disaster at first because the paint looks pink when wet but after it dries it is a sort of dark plum color and while it is not a perfect match to the exterior color it looks better than bare wood. This kind of expensive Behr exterior paint will dry down to 30 degrees F which tells you something about the interior of my garage this month! Anything above 40 degrees F is positively warm and the panels I painted yesterday were dried hard this morning after some 60 degrees F yesterday afternoon followed by a cold night. The good thing about this approach is that it looks better than bare wood for now and the same panels can be covered by naugahyde when I can afford that.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/Teen Rodder

[34_40]

Holy crap!! I miss posting on this thread!!! This is the one that got me acquainted with you guys and I'll always be grateful for that! Probably another month's worth of drama on my truck then back to the '37!!! Yay!!!

Promises... Promises.... You better have LOTS of pics!!!

Hi Randy,
Stay Calm, it just may be a function of hibernation for some of us. I am trying to save expenses until I can work again this summer and afford some naugahyde interior so I am just painting the Luan interior panels . The good thing about this approach is that it looks better than bare wood for now and the same panels can be covered by naugahyde when I can afford that.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/Teen Rodder

Any forward progress is good progress Don. And that paint should help preserve those panels even later on! Now... about those pics!! Hmmm... How come Randy doesn't pick on you???

[rspears]

Promises... Promises.... You better have LOTS of pics!!!



Any forward progress is good progress Don. And that paint should help preserve those panels even later on! Now... about those pics!! Hmmm... How come Randy doesn't pick on you???

How about using this slow time when the shop is cold for a test, Don? Randy gave you excellent step by step instructions on how to start a new thread, and we have an equally informative instruction on how to post pictures - http://www.clubhotrod.com/hot-rod-lo...tml?highlight=
Maybe this would be a good time for you to start a new thread about your painted interior panels, and once the new thread is established, then you can post pictures and you'll have the whole package. Imagine, no more tagging on to existing threads, freedom to post anything, any time. You might become a thread monster!!

[Don Shillady]

Gee you guys are desperate to see some meager half-baked interior pictures. Let me wait until tomorrow since I had to add some touchup second coat in places today and it needs to dry. Then I can remount the radio speakers and put the kick panels back in. Today I sort of gave up on the high quality idea for now and just put some simple vinyl covering on two panels at the elbow height of the front seat. Two days ago I also gave up and covered the rumble seat board with just a layer of vinyl. True it looks better than bare wood but it is clearly half-baked. You will probably be sorry you asked for the pics. I will probably have to keep this half-baked solution for a while, BUT I did buy and indian blanket so maybe that will cover a lot of trash? Realistically I need to find one of those strips that will accept staples in the middle and then cover them up with an insert strip but it needs to be about 1 1/2" wide to trim the back edge of the doors. Where can I get such a strip and in that width?

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/Teen Rodder

[rspears]

OK, I give up!

[Don Shillady]

OK Rodger here are a few primitive pictures. I don't think this is worth a new thread. The simple "elbow pad" is just a single layer of slightlly paded vinyl on a Luan panel to cover the hole between the body framework and the "interior". Does the Indian blanket hekp the interior? Not much because there is little room for it. The RumbleTrunk is also very simple and the towel on the floor is wrapped around the windwings which have to be removed when the side curtains are in place. The "purple panels" look good from ten feet away but don't look too close! Tomorrow I will take some pictures of the new painted kick panels which are also dark purple but I have to reinstall them after the paint is dry. Someday the rumble seat will have better padding but it "looks" passable for the time being. You can see that I need some sort of strip along the edge of the door but it needs to be about 1 1/2" wide; where can I get such a trim strip?

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/Teen Rodder

[rspears]

Don,
With all due respect, the point of my suggestion was not to see pictures of your interior panel paint job, but was simply to press you to try your hand at starting your own threads so that you can find things that you post later, among other things. It's not a big deal to me, so I won't mention it again.

Randy, I will look forward to you re-claiming your thread when the time is right

[34_40]

Don, Roger is right. If we all wish to discuss your topics, it really shouldn't be in Randy's thread. Just common courtesy.

And I am enticed to chat about your project!