1940 Ford Tudor Build Thread

[Mike P]

If you ordered the thin aluminum timing cover from HH you’ll end up with plenty of room between the timing cover and water pump (although you’ll lose the mounting boss for the fuel pump). The HH timing cover is designed to use with the short BB Chevy water pump and it looks like you have the long pump on the engine. It’s no big deal except the lower pulleys they sell to go with short pump and are too far in to work with LWP.

I had to use the short water pump, cover and pulleys on the 57 Plymouth to get fan clearance. On the 37 Dodge, I’m using the stock cover, factory BB LWP (which just clears the stock timing cover), and a stock BB MOPAR 4 grove lower pulley. I’ve still got to get around and figure out PS brackets for the 37.

[40FordDeluxe]

Mike, I've taken your advice and used the BBC LWP, stock timing cover, and BB Mopar 4 groove pulley. I still need to source an upper pulley, and figure PS pump and mount. Alt mounting, I'll probably do what you did too. I'll see how it fits in the car, once I get there.

[40FordDeluxe]

Today I started cleaning up the LH frame rail. I will have to live with the anti-dive angle situation. My idea to cut it and move the front down wasn't looking to be a good idea. So I decided to leave it and strengthen it every where I can. I also got the lower control arm on. I'm having the spacers cut down today, and I'll weld them in tomorrow.

[40FordDeluxe]

Today I removed the running boards and started removing the toe boards. I'm getting ready to remove the fire wall. My gas tank and exhaust showed up today too.

[34_40]

(rubbing my hands together) Woo Hoo!! Here we go!!

[rspears]

Going to have to schedule a road trip to Manhattan, KS (the Little Apple!!) so you can cruise the K-State campus with the sedan. They'll love that color in Manhattan!! Might have the college girls lined up for rides...

[40FordDeluxe]

Going to have to schedule a road trip to Manhattan, KS (the Little Apple!!) so you can cruise the K-State campus with the sedan. They'll love that color in Manhattan!! Might have the college girls lined up for rides...

Enjoy the purple, for now. It's going satin black or Gloss black before Des moines Good Guys. I'm so tired of looking at the purple now that it is fading so bad.

[rspears]

Enjoy the purple, for now. It's going satin black or Gloss black before Des moines Good Guys. I'm so tired of looking at the purple now that it is fading so bad.

Go gloss. You won't be sorry as time goes by....

[Scooting]

Shiney new parts, yah! Your floorboard looks a lot better than I would have guessed. Charge on.

[40FordDeluxe]

Go gloss. You won't be sorry as time goes by....

I may go satin for now because I'm finding things I will need to repair before I can put a nice paint job on it. I doubt I have enough time to get it painted by GG's. We'll see.

[40FordDeluxe]

Shiney new parts, yah! Your floorboard looks a lot better than I would have guessed. Charge on.

It's surprisingly rust free and is all original. That's the only thing keeping me from tubbing the back.

[40FordDeluxe]

Today my brakes and front coils arrived.





I removed the dash and the toe board, and the center floor trans tunnel. Not much holds the dash in. i was really surprised. Then I started drilling the spot welds that hold the fire wall in. My brother jumped in and did the LH side. Hopefully tomorrow I can get the old one out. There is a lot more work to replacing one of these than I originally thought. Go figure, right?





Here's a picture of the mods made to the X member to get the TH400 in there years ago....



I think I may shit can this wire harness too. Can anyone recommend a good reasonable price one? I see them advertised in street rodder and other mags for under $200. Anyone ever use any of them?

[rspears]

.... Can anyone recommend a good reasonable price one? I see them advertised in street rodder and other mags for under $200. Anyone ever use any of them?

I used the EZWire EZ 21, 18 fuses, 21 circuit in Color Wiring Harness . I had zero problems with it, but I did call their tech line once to clarify a detail on one of the circuits. The guy was very courteous, and very knowledgable about different ways the circuit could be wired to function right. I will use them again.

[40FordDeluxe]

Thanks Roger! That's exactly what I'm looking for! On my Corvette I used a 21 circuit harness, but I can't find the same brand now. The harness in this car now uses old glass fuses, and all the wires going into the main block use screws to secure them. The biggest complaint I have with it is that the wiring runs out of the fire wall to the front and rear inner fenders, and have junction blocks which are open to the elements. Not a real ideal setup for a car that will actually get driven.

[Dave Severson]

I use the Speedway 20 circuit harness, works fine for me!