1940 Ford Tudor Build Thread

[34_40]

Yep. Like you I found myself with a bunch of work.. for me it was for many different friends and family and then the job. I actually "lost" the whole summer to work!

I found myself totally burnt out and went to hide out with Mr. Spears in the Midwest. I've shed most of the tasks and only 2 or 3 left. So getting back onto my coupe
will become a priority again. I've only driven it abut 6 or 7 miles I think in all of 2014. To me that is sad.

[40FordDeluxe]

Apparently I made a mistake in telling my wife how I had to get my chop saw to work. She was out at the shop about a month ago and saw me start it. She asked why I had to do that and I told her it was worn out. It probably needed new brushes. Sometimes it wouldn't spin, but if you just brushed the disc it would start. So, to make a long story short, my parent's had my name this year for Christmas, and got me a new chop saw! Hopefully this one cuts a little straighter than my old one.

[34_40]

OOOOOOOOOooo... NICE!

I've never tried one of those.. not sure why. Just haven't. I usually go for my sawzall.

[bluestang67]

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40 I think Jerry Clayton was referring to the alignment of the links ,, this will produce a counter twist . They need to be parallel to each other . You can cut taller mounts and place them 90 degrees to the housing . You are doing some great frame strengthening ,, they helped me so much here on my A frame .


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[40FordDeluxe]

Bobby, those were just sat there for a quick mock up. I have to make new upper mounts for them to be in the correct position. I just wanted to get an idea how bad things were going to be.

[40FordDeluxe]

Don't get excited, no progress on this one. Haha

But, the other day my wife was on the phone with my mother. Mom asked my wife if I had anyone coming to look at any parts, and I didn't. She said she'd call us back. Well come to find out, it was a brother of the guy whom owned my 40 before my uncle. He told my mom he had lost track of it after it was sold from the guy I purchased it from. I guess the man would like to see it again before he leaves this world. My mom told him he could see parts of it because it's torn apart to be fixed. He asked when it'd be back together and of course she had no idea. He didn't leave a number, he just said he'd come back. Maybe I'll get it together for next year and the guy will still be around? We shall see.

[40FordDeluxe]

Now that we've been in the house for a little bit, I've been doing a project over view future plan. With that said, I've taken into consideration what extra money I really have after bills, kid stuff, fun stuff for kids, and home up keep. It really shed light that if I want to get the 40 driving by next spring, I need to make some changes. Or sell something. Seeing how there isn't a great favorable market for projects from the sellers perspective, I came up with a plan B.

Plan B

I think the best thing for me to do at the present time is to leave the 354 in storage and get a Model A coupe and build the ride I've always wanted later down the road. I was going to take the chance and just re-seal the Hemi and run it the way it is, but I think that is a dumb idea. Something tells me that a ring will break, or who knows since the engine has been sitting for years. Granted, it has been started and ran, but not ran long enough to put any miles on it. I put a price list together of everything needed to give the hemi a mild rebuild. It came to $3600 before machine work. I'll have near $1000 in machine work after that too. I'm thinking I'll have about $3500 extra to put into the car before spring. The Hemi will eat all the funds and that will leave a car still in half a million pieces.

That brings us to Plan B. I'm going to put a 350 and TH350 in it. No, no, just kidding. I forgot I have a 351c sitting in a shed. The plan is to rebuild it, mild cam, aussie 2v heads, performer rpm air gap intake, aod trans, and vintage air. It won't have the cool factor of the hemi, but the car won't be setting torn apart doing nothing either. We'll see how the plan comes together or changes.

[M.T.]

Now that we've been in the house for a little bit, I've been doing a project over view future plan. With that said, I've taken into consideration what extra money I really have after bills, kid stuff, fun stuff for kids, and home up keep. It really shed light that if I want to get the 40 driving by next spring, I need to make some changes. Or sell something. Seeing how there isn't a great favorable market for projects from the sellers perspective, I came up with a plan B.

Plan B

I think the best thing for me to do at the present time is to leave the 354 in storage and get a Model A coupe and build the ride I've always wanted later down the road. I was going to take the chance and just re-seal the Hemi and run it the way it is, but I think that is a dumb idea. Something tells me that a ring will break, or who knows since the engine has been sitting for years. Granted, it has been started and ran, but not ran long enough to put any miles on it. I put a price list together of everything needed to give the hemi a mild rebuild. It came to $3600 before machine work. I'll have near $1000 in machine work after that too. I'm thinking I'll have about $3500 extra to put into the car before spring. The Hemi will eat all the funds and that will leave a car still in half a million pieces.

That brings us to Plan B. I'm going to put a 350 and TH350 in it. No, no, just kidding. I forgot I have a 351c sitting in a shed. The plan is to rebuild it, mild cam, aussie 2v heads, performer rpm air gap intake, aod trans, and vintage air. It won't have the cool factor of the hemi, but the car won't be setting torn apart doing nothing either. We'll see how the plan comes together or changes.

LOL... Oh how many times have I had the exact thought over the last 45 years! LOL Obviously I still have my very first car that burned to the ground in 1974. My model A... Some day, you watch some day! I think I need to keep that one project in the back burner just incase I run out of projects. LOL You know which plan Id go with. Man-O-Man, Life Gets In the Way of Everything!

I got side tracked on my 47 travel trailer again. As soon as summer is over Im going to off it and finish up a few of my old outstanding projects as well. Hang in there Ryan this too will pass my friend...

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They still havent fixed the picture thing here? WoW

[34_40]

Seems like Ryan makes some compromises on a project and M.T. comes out of the woodwork!


Don't worry Ryan.. it'll get better!

[M.T.]

Hey, just because Im not talking doesnt mean Im not watching! I see you guys all talking about how the forum is getting slow and everything but when you have a life changing / serious decision like our friend Ryan is going through I think GOOD SOLID advice is needed... Im back in the saddle!!!! Geeeze I mean this is serious stuff right here!

[rspears]

Seems like Ryan makes some compromises on a project and M.T. comes out of the woodwork!

Oh, was that M.T.? I saw the dig about picture posting, and assumed it was Jerry

[M.T.]

: Oh that's is really rich right there! Nothing changes with us old cuss'es does it. Is Jerry still here? OMG who would of guessed that? : Sorry for the distraction Ryan... Back on topic!

[40FordDeluxe]

Oh, was that M.T.? I saw the dig about picture posting, and assumed it was Jerry

The pictures are the only things I don't have issues with on this site. It's posting a comment ot getting on that are the biggest aggravation lately.

[40FordDeluxe]

Nice to see you back on here MT! Aka Tri Bob! This is a serious predicament. I have to spend the few extra green backs I make in the right places. Haha I've been saying it for 3 years, but I really want to drive this thing next year. (For real)

[36 sedan]

You had me sold on it with the 350/350.....