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05-08-08, 02:10
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Day 55
More odds and ends to report:
Picked up all the parts from the painter on Day 51; temp stood at 118 F so didn't even bother to unload the second pickup truck bed of parts! Locked it up and let it set until Day 53. Took Day 52 off.  Dried out the tires and tubes where we'd got water in them while washing the tires. Wire brushed all the head bolt studs, all 48, and then did the same to the head bolt nuts. Brushed the valves clean and added some lithum grease in the stems to take care of the initial lubrication when we start the engine up. Wire brushed all the bolts for the oil pan, intake manifold and water pumps. Still no word from the spring shop so reassembly of the axles and brake system is on hold.  No word from the steel fabricator on cutting of the windshield frame. Probably not a high priority item with them.... Began reassembly of the engine by re-installing the heads, intake manifold and water pumps. Got up early this morning and painted the lug nuts. Got to them before it got too hot. Will add a clear coat to them tomorrow morning. Down to one helper and myself; the other called in early this morning with a bad back. Called this afternoon and should be able to some painting tomorrow. He's a college student and I'll need to replace him by the 20th of this month when he goes back to school. He's got a great work ethic and it'll be tough to find someone as good! Rained this morning and the humidity was fierce today along with a temp above 105 F. That's all for now! Regards, Jim 
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05-08-08, 11:00
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work
jim is putting us to shame .. he's going to have that F8 going before any of us can blink.
The CHEV fuel tank plates are BRASS .... believe me . Mine is anyway . The alloy die cast plate I got from Brian A still had its Ford tag on it . Tony, in that pic you posted, you can see the GM AC Delco sender unit , it is a half round shape . The Ford sender units, are 100% round on top , not a semi circular shape . I may be wrong , but check your parts books . Whats confusing is , the early Chev parts book ( eg C8 ) lists Ford part numbers on some parts . The tank plates may have Ford numbers , but they are Chev parts. Mike
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05-08-08, 11:27
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c8 list
here is a scan from the C8 parts list, showing the Ford part numbers for the tank plates ....
Mike
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1940 cab 11 C8 1940 Morris-Commercial PU 1941 Morris-Commercial CS8 1940 Chev. 15cwt GS Van ( Aust.) 1942-45 Jeep salad
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06-08-08, 19:11
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Mike:
Do you (or any other reader of this message) know if there's any difference in size between the Chevrolet and Ford tanks? The tank that came with my F8 measures 32" long by 12" wide by 10" high. Regards, Jim
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07-08-08, 05:14
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Gas Tank.
It's a new old stock original. He wants $250 for it. I'll measure it Friday.
I think al ww2 tanks were the same size but the spouts were different. Early Fords had that big brass piece on top. Peter S
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08-08-08, 23:47
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Gas Tank
It is a new old stock tank all covered in a black preservative.
The size is 32 x 12 x 10. It has a Ford sending unit. Available for $250.00. Owner will ship however you want but not prepaid . Rare tank. Your call.
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09-08-08, 06:55
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Day 59
Am experiencing the doldrums; work has slowed due to an injured back and a sick child. My college helper's back pain and my other helper's sick child caused a loss of 6 man-days of work this week so work was limited the following:
Began resto of the steering wheel. (Will show pictures of the progress on the next post.) Am using a two-part epoxy which has set up and is filling in all the old cracks nicely. Picked up a rebuild kit for the fuel pump and rebuilt it. Picked up the windshield frame pieces from the metal shop. Although the long top piece is a bit warped (They were cut from a piece of 1/2" by 1" rectangular steel pipe.), with some "training" it should be ok for rebuilding the frame. Gave the oil pan a first cost of Ford engine green paint. Looks great! Began painting the spark plug wire tubes and the oil filter tank with some black engine paint. Will finish them tomorrow. (Have had to get up early in the morning to do the painting as the temps in the daytime cause the paint to turn to powder as it hits the piece being painted!) Don't know if I mentioned this earlier but we're installing a 12 volt, negative ground system in the truck. Purchased a new starter and alternator for that system as well as a Mallory electronic ignition and coil. (Purists take heart; this system will be hardly noticeable! Wellll, maybe the alternator will be a give-away...... )Had the winning bid on a NOS Ford Script 94 carburetor Model 91-99; it should arrive this coming week. Got lucky and found an original bracket for the coil as well as an original Ford oil bath air filter (for the 1940 engine), both in almost mint condition. Didn't like the looks of the water pumps after we had them cleaned in preparation for painting so purchased two new ones with bearings.  Picked up the new springs (all four of them!) and associated parts late this afternoon. Turned out that none of the original ones were fit enough to be re-arched. Will be taking them to the painter on Monday. Besides the lost time, not having these springs has also slowed the pace of our work. Didn't figure on needing to have 4 all new ones built! Removed and cleaned the oil pump screen and pump itself and then reinstalled it. After cleaing and spraying the underneath side of the engine with some lithium grease, bolted on the oil pan in preparation for cleaning off the red paint and repainting the rest of the engine with the Ford engine green paint. Should be able to get to that job early next week. That's all for now! Regards, Jim
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12-08-08, 03:40
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Day 62
Bob, my welder and engine techie, came over on Day 60 and the two of us discussed the cooling system. Determined that the crankshaft location for the fan was much too low on the engine and that it would need to bolted to the alternator.
Not a problem said I; I'll order a new pulley with the necessary bolt holes and we'll be on our way! Got to looking at the pictures of the alternator I'd ordered (but has yet to arrive) and noticed immediately that the pulley on it was much smaller in diameter and the larger one I intended to order was much larger thus would result in a slower turning alternator.....  So. I determined that I needed to talk to a flathead expert at Speedway Motors, Nebraska and did so today. Much to my dismay, not only was my concern about the larger pulley on target but that alternators are not generally built strong enough to support a fan. So, I'm back to square one with the need to have a generator that has a bearing supported shaft and an alternator that's on its way that cannot be relied upon for any regular use when a fan is mounted on it. Will have to find a 12 volt one somewhere! Ordered a manual titled "The Official 12 Volt Conversion Guide" so as not to continue wandering around in a wasteland of ignorance.... Nothing like getting some timely direction ..... Ordered a supressive core wire spark plug kit for use with the electronic ignition. One needs this type of wire so as to not interfer with the operation of this type of ignition. Took Day 61 off being Sunday. Got up early this morning and gave the fan a coat of paint. Today all were on the job and Bob began wire brushing off the engine in preparation for painting it. See Bob at work below. Dylan, my college guy, is back on the job and continued work on the steering wheel resto. The second picture is of him hard at work. I took all the springs and accessories over to the media blaster and spoke to the painter when I did; both advised that I should have everything back by this coming Friday. It reaching 111 F by noon today, we stopped work at 1 PM. Regards, Jim
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