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Greg,

I have since been rescued by a fellow ’33er and have a complete. I will post how I got it apart.

 

Thanks

Bill

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Greg,

 

I went and looked.

I have a very badly rusted with no outer right door and nothing on the left.

I figured I might as well look for both.

 

Bill

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Greg,

Both missing and rusted and both inside and outside.

 

Hope y’all are hanging in.

 

Bill

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Ronald,

First are you certain that the fuel pump is working properly?  Might check fuel deliver to the carb.

Since you have spark (based on you saying it would run) and air and assuming the timing is correct, the only thing left is the fuel system.

Are you fully retarding the spark? Does it make any difference if you advance it any?

Will it stay running once it fires? Can you drive it?

What was done for the tune up?

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I found another part of the housing that is subject to breakage. The bottom of the left bracket is missing the area with the pencil on the right.

 

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Ok, here is the near finished product.

I had to anneal the aluminum, multiple times to get it to form.

Hammered over a body dolly and used a contour copier to match the profiles.

Procedure was to light the acetylene side of my torch, pass the flame over the area to be annealed, which puts a black coating on it.

Then light the oxygen side so you have a normal welding flame and gently heat the sooted area until it burns off the black soot.

One note of caution, be sure to keep the flame moving, I suggest side to side because if you get the area too hot it will melt with no warning.

File, sand, body putty and primer then paint.

Does any one know if there is a special color for the housing and the license tower. Mine appear to be body color for the housing and black for the license holder.

 

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Is that an exhaust pipe directly below?

Looks like one of Mr. Goldberg’s finest efforts.

Someone went wild in the plumbing department at Home Depot.

 

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Restoration supply carries various half round, half oval and pin moldings

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And these people have some stainless moldings

https://eagle-aluminum.com/product-category/boatmarine-rub-rail-trim/boatmarine-rub-rail-trimstainless-steel/

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Karl,

 

Thanks for the help. Who had the reproduction arms?

Bill

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Thank you David.

I am assume ’29-31 is correct?

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David,

Fortunately my crank is standard, so I hope I have no issues.

I plan to do some experimenting on the second engine.

Do you know what type of inserts they used in the real P car, the ’31

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Thanks guys for the input. I have another engine and may try the insets on that one. I would be interested in what had to be done, machining wise and which bearing would work.

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Had the crank polished and has it checked for size. All are within .001 of each other. Sent the rods out to be rebabbited.

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Next are the 2 stampings at the front and rear passenger’s side on the oil pan mounting flange. C791-1. I am clueless unless it is a code for the builder or something like that.

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Well the picture rotated so it would be right to left. Sorry

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Paul,

Thanks for the input. Maybe it just faded to that bluish gray?

Bill

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On another note. I always thought these air cleaners were black but this one looks bluish gray. I think it is original because of the decal.

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Larry how much for shipping?

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Well that was easy. Larry check your mail, I am sending something.

I love it when this group comes together.

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Forgot, it is on the air cleaner off a ’35, but I think it fits earlier years.

It is about 3 11/16 x 5/8″”

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