| pops3 | -- 10-18-2017 @ 3:54 PM |
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Hello just joined and looking for ideas on my project. I just purchased my Grandfather's 36 tudor. The car hasn't been driven since 1965, and has been stored in my Uncles barn. I have a mechanical background, but this will be my first restoration. Please reach out if you have any tips or ideas I should consider before I start please. I'm trying to keep the car as original as possible, but I do want it to be drivable when I'm finished. Thanks in advance.
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| CharlieStephens | -- 10-18-2017 @ 5:01 PM |
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Start by getting a copy of the club's restoration guidelines that cover the 1936 Ford, https://www.earlyfordv8.org/Shop.cfm?id=18&pid=2 Next be advised that there is a special puller required to remove the rear brake drum and hub assembly. If you can't find one to borrow or rent (http://www.vanpeltsales.com/FH_web/flathead_tools_forsale.htm), buy one. Don't cut corners and get a cheap one, axles are expensive. I recommend the reproduction KR Wilson puller that is advertised in the clubs magazine or GOOGLE it. Charlie Stephens
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| JM | -- 10-18-2017 @ 8:57 PM |
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Looks like a tudor flatback sedan, one of my all time favorite early Ford V-8 body styles. Congradulations on aquiring your grandfathers car. Did you also join the Early Ford V-8 Club? Maybe you would consider temporarily pulling it out of the barn, cleaning it up some inside and outside, and post more pictures so we can see its overrall condition. Then we could give you some suggestions on how or where to get started on restoring your car. John
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| pops3 | -- 10-23-2017 @ 7:22 AM |
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Thanks for the tips, I will post more pics as I begin the project. Hoping to get started by the first of 2018
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