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The post about the so called truck fenders has the line in the beginning ; ( beginning in late 24 the commercial fenders were introduced. ) My late production year 24 Coupe had the commercial fenders on it when I inherited it. It was in the family since 1942 and I have no idea what was on it in 1942.
I noticed it in the late 1980’s when I started...

With the frame and the engine being about a million numbers apart, that could not have been the engine that your car left the factory with. It is the correct engine, as it has the provision for the frame braces that were used in the improved car.
Be aware that the gas tank is an item that is not reproduced, so be careful with it. The subject of...

Thank you all for the ideas!
There are certainly a lot of options for storage.

I would like to compare prices on different types of storage.
I was interested in the more building like structure and that youtube video gave me some building ideas. Iike the idea of 2 regular type doors, nstead of a garage door that is literally 2 inches shorter than...

These were made by a couple of our forum members a few years back. Work great!!!!
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Yes they work great but a bear to make. Time and materials made making many for sale not profitable for what people would pay for one. We made a few and just gave them away to friends. You were one of the lucky ones!

Band springs need to be long so pressure is placed on the band in an outward direction so the adjusting nut and lock washer are always engaged and will not come loose and drop into the engine causing serious damage to both engine and occupants.

Bryant,

I put one of these oil lines on my ‘24 Touring. Like any projects, a little thought & consideration goes a long way. When placing the inlet end casting on the hogshead, don’t just go by the paper template to locate the holes to be drilled into the hogshead. Locate one middle hole, drill, tap, then install one screw to hold in place. Then...

Richard, I wondered where that post went!

The only time I have ever encountered timing gear lash problems was when the machinist was off a tad when setting the distance between the camshaft and crankshaft when line boring the bearings. The solution was to take .005 off the OD of the alloy timing gear on the camshaft so it didn't bottom out on...