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TomO

08-19-2013 @ 7:22 AM

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Your Ford will ster much easier if you replace the upper rubber bushing with a bearing.

C&G has one but the consensus is that Dan Brusegard makes one that is better.

Email: dancb@comcast.net

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08-18-2013 @ 6:13 PM

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There is a rubber bushing that fits around the shaft inside of the tube below the steering wheel. Look at the C&G online catalog. www. cgfordparts.com. Better yet, ask them for a catalog. They are free, and a reliable source. You can fish a wire down thru the steering shaft. It is best done while you have the wheel off. Feed a stiff, small wire up from the bottom, then tape an insulayed wire to it, and pull it down so it can be connected to the wire to the relay, with the other end attached to the horn ring where there is a connection screw.

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08-18-2013 @ 5:59 PM

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Here is two questions kind of linked. My 46 runs and drives. I did not have a horn wire to run up to the steering wheel when I rewired it, til now. I appear to be missing some kind spacer or bushing at the top of the steering tube as the steering shaft wobbles in the tube. Is it possible to run the horn wire with the steering tube in place and is it supposed to have some kind of bushing between the steering shaft and tube. What would it look like and who sells them if I dont have one. Thanks

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07-17-2013 @ 7:52 PM

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Check the links to regional groups. RG 67 is the Dearborn Group, down the road we have RG126 based in Jackson Mich.
Club members are usually glad to help.

07-17-2013 @ 4:35 PM

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By posting and asking questions here and on www.fordbarn.com, you should get lots of good help putting your Ford back together. Some members on these websites might even live close to you and be willing to stop by and physically give you a hand. Joining the Early Ford V-8 Club and becoming a regional group member would also be a good thing for you to do.

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07-16-2013 @ 2:36 PM

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I had a flat glass guy stop at work and he looked at the windows and said the first guy did not cut them correctly. He took the windows and my old piece and said he would fix them. I didn't figure the guy who cut them was off that much. I figured it was me.

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07-14-2013 @ 3:32 PM

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Most us old, gray V8ers are more than happy to help where and when we can. The best advice I received many years ago when I tackled my first project was to only work while it is fun. Restoration is often "one step forward, two steps back". When fatigue and frustration creep up, step away and recharge. Too many otherwise restorable old Fords are abandoned. My present project has covered nearly fifteen years! For most of us, the usual drill is: First time, we put it together wrong. Second time: better, but not quite right. Third tim: Got it together right! But, maybe I can improve it.

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07-14-2013 @ 3:02 PM

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Hi Marty and welcome to the forum.

You have a nice start on your 46 Ford Coupe. If you are trying to restore it back to original condition, you should buy the 41-48 book. You do not have to belong to the Club in order to purchase it. You can purchase it on the home page of this site, or purchase it from the Early Ford V-8 Foundation Museum in Auburn, IN.

http://www.fordv8foundation.org/

There is an active Regional Group in Dearborn and you can find their contact information on the Home Page of this site. Plan to make a couple of their meetings as a guest, to see if you want to join.

Here is a link to a site that has glass installation instructions.

I hope that you can find all of the help that you need to get this car back on the road in the condition that you and your Dad wanted.

Tom

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07-14-2013 @ 11:28 AM

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First of all, did you use Glass Setting Tape. What does the logo on the all window say meaning the letter to the left and right of the word FORD. This is very important, this will tell us when the car was made.
Secord: Before for put the windows in you need to add that logo SCRIPT which you can order from Carleton Glass

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07-14-2013 @ 11:16 AM

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give me your email address, I can see your need a lot of help

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