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Well, I guess I ought to
tell you a little about this project of mine; it's a bit of an interesting
story so stick with me here. My father purchased a 1940 Ford DeLuxe
at the age of 16 and, with the help of my grandfather, restored it over
the next year or so and it became his first car. He managed to disable
one engine through the ingenious plan of running the car low on oil.
Fortunately, the only damage was to the engine and no one was injured in
this vicious plan of his. At that point, he replaced the original
engine with it's current engine, a 1947
Ford Flathead V8. He took the car to school with him. The
rear axle broke, and my father replaced it with a two speed rear axle.
The car then sat at my grandparents house for some time, and at some point
(in 1980 we believe) my grandfather rebuilt the rear brakes; it was eventually
towed to our home. It then sat under our deck for twelve years, and
as you can imagine changed from it's pristine
condition into what now is in need
of restoration. We then moved to NY, and brought the car along
with us because the restoration project of "The Ford," as we affectionately
call it, was to be mine and my father's.
My father and I are now
the second generation of our family to restore "The Ford," and I am the
second generation to have it as a first car. We cleared the garage
and began to take stock of our situation. We then began by removing
everything that was not permanently attached to the frame except the
main body. When we explored the contents of the glove box, among
a mouse nest and other findings were an extra gas cap, a replacement shock
absorber part, and receipts for gasoline
at $0.42 a gallon. Boy, I wish! We have begun to list the car
parts that we will need to purchase... Needless to say (because
you could probably tell) this will not be a stock restoration. I
am a 17 year old for goodness sake, so cut me some slack. I wanna
give it just a little more power, but more
about that later. For more specifics, please see my links above.
As this is my first car and I am new at this, I would appreciate any advice,
information, or other help. You can e-mail me at:
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