1940 Ford Tudor Build Thread

[firebird77clone]

Without a side chute, take care not to mow next to a building, or anything else the discharge can bounce off of.

[53 Chevy5]

"Do you see the metal bed frame in the back round there??? Yeah, you guessed it. Another honey do...."

I have a bed head board like that one also. It was originally for a twin, then I widened it for a queen. We recently got a king size bed but the Mrs had different ideas for a head board so I don't have to widen it again. Thank you Chip and Joanna Gains!

[Mike P]

Those 46RHs do take up some room don't they?

It looks good in there Ryan. The one suggestion I have I have before you start welding the mounts (and you're probably not going to want to hear it) is to remove the drivers side manifold and bolt the header on. You may be fine, but I suspect you may run into interference problems between the rear tube and steering shaft with the headers.

It looks great though!


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[40FordDeluxe]

Mike, yes they do. But the overdrive and lock up sure are nice. I'll bolt the header on in the morning and check it. I'd hate to find out after I made mounts that the headers won't fit.

[40FordDeluxe]

Mike, how do those ebay ss headers fit? These are pretty much use less. Can't get a collector on them. The header almost touches the oil pan. These must be for a wedge engine?

[53 Chevy5]

Good grief, I'm mad for you. Like you said, It's always somthing.

[40FordDeluxe]

Yesterday I bit the bullet and ordered some Hot heads block huggers. I was going to get the ebay ones but I got a refund from over paying on my escrow so better headers it was. I have been messing with getting the engine positioned farther back too. It was eating at me that I spent the time and money to have a recessed fire wall, but wasn't really utilizing it. So I removed the steering column and shaft, and moved the engine and trans back. Once the headers get here, I'll get it finalized.

Yesterday I finally took the time to replace the bad brake line on the 95 F350 I bought late last fall. I have to get it ready to go on vacation in June and July. I had better drive it some before we just bonzi in it to KC for the first part of the Power Tour. I have to replace the head lights and turn signals up front, and get rid of the air brushing on the side of it. Do any of you have any idea what the eagle clenching a diamond might mean? I might leave it, but I doubt it. I don't like having some one else's ride if you know what I mean. I'm going to repaint the entire truck back green some day. (Maybe)

[Mike P]

You should have gotten a pair of angled collectors with the headers.




If you didn’t let me know tonight and I’ll try to get this pair out to you in tomorrow’s mail if the post office lobby is open.

Even with these flanges it is still tight and close to the oil pan. I haven’t put my temperature gun on the pan with it running, but it doesn’t appear to have gotten hot enough to have bothered the paint. Please overlook the ugly welds.











This one of those places you want to go with the copper flange gaskets too. I’d really hate to have to replace those gaskets if they blow out. I just bought a set off E Bay for the cut outs….they were less than $10.

I wish I’d seen your post earlier. I just let the jack down from getting the new tires on the front……..jup it’s low enough to the ground I had to jack it back up to get the pictures……I suppose it’s a good thing though, looks Like I didn’t get lock nut on one of the bolts.



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[40FordDeluxe]

I guess I could just cut these and re angle them. I'm not going to hurt them I guess. Haha

[40FordDeluxe]

Thanks for that Mike. Which ones are those? I do have the angled collector pieces, but I can't get them in there because they hit the oil pan. It looks like yours are about a half inch farther than the block than mine. Are they just the ebay $115 ones, or are they the flow tech ones? Thanks for the help, Ryan.

[Mike P]

Mine are the just the cheapy E bay ones.

I wonder if it would be possible to do away with the collector flange on the header altogether and just weld a 90 degree pipe to the collector (then move the flange down stream to make it possible to remove the header if necessary.



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[Mike P]

Sorry to hear about the headers Ryan. What headers do you currently have, the Flow Tech or E Bay? Looking at your pictures It does look like I have 1/2-3/4" more clearance.

"...... I don't like having some one else's ride if you know what I mean......"

I bought an old Harley once with a very distinctive (Ugly) paint job and rode it a bit like it was.....clear up until the night a couple of big old bikers came into the bar looking to kick the previous owns butt. Yeah it got a quick paint change.



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[40FordDeluxe]

Mike, I'm guessing I have some variation of the el cheapo china headers. I had to oblong some holes to get them to fit and the flanges probably aren't square any way. They look machined but not very nice. They aren't the flow techs. But, the flow techs are really similar from the pics and specs I found. I called Hot heads and they checked clearance while I was on the phone. I really wanted fender well headers but I knew my shock location would kill that. I decided it wasn't worth trying to find a new place for shocks when you won't even see the headers any how.

[Hotrod46]

You might want to look into welding the collector to the header and adding a v-band type flange on the collector for the pipe if you have the room. You eliminate the possibility of leaks at the collector gasket that way and make removal and replacement a lot easier. Just a suggestion.

[40FordDeluxe]

Hotrod46, yes sir. I've ordered some. Hopefully I got enough. I got the plain headers so I can do this and hopefully a friend of mine can ceramic coat them after words for me.