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My 1939 Ford Standard
Coupe - The Tear Down |
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Finally! The frame
is back from the strip shop (American Metal Cleaning of Cincinnati). They do a lot of production work, which takes
precedence over our old car stuff. It came out clean as a hound's tooth.
The one spot on the inside X frame rail that had rust needed to be
repaired. A friend near the strip shop cut out the ragged hole and welded
in a patch. All I have to do is clean up and grind the weld down a little.
My grimy front axle and spring assembly is just set in
place at the front of the frame. I still have to take it apart and have
those parts cleaned up and painted.
If you are around the southern Ohio area, and need a dip shop for this
kind of work, contact: American Metal Cleaning of
Cincinnati
475 Northland Blvd
Cincinnati, Ohio 45240
(513) 825-1171 |
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Here is the same
shot from a little further out. The frame is resting on four jack stands.
I brought it home on my utility trailer. My brother and a couple friends
helped me get it into the garage. In a pinch I could have dragged it in by
myself, but extra hands are always nice..... plus I didn't have to scrape
it up this way.
Those ratty tires and the original wheels and drums are
going. I borrowed some old tire "spoons" and removed the tires
from all five wheels. Worked up a real sweat doing that! |
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Just another
picture of the clean frame, looking from the rear to the front. With
my plans to use a Borg-Warner T-5 transmission, I'll be removing some of
the center section. The whole frame is riveted together. I can actually
grind off the rivets where I want, and take out just the frame parts I
need to remove without torch cutting anything. If possible I would like to
keep all center section parts in case someone wants these for an original
restoration. |
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The clutch and brake
pedal assembly was likewise dipped to clean it up. These are unique to
1939 Fords. The pedal pads are rubber covered steel pads that thread into
the holes at the end of the pedal arms. |