Author Topic: 32 ROADSTER (Read 227575 times)

Eyeball · « **Reply #15 on:** December 23, 2006 10:10 pm »

Well as luck would have it I made a deal for this dash last night and should be on the way next week if the guy follows through with the deal. It's a 1940 Merc.

Serious · « **Reply #16 on:** December 24, 2006 4:15 pm »

hell, thats 30 times better than a damn ford dash...

eberhama · « **Reply #17 on:** December 24, 2006 5:44 pm »

Please tell me your getting those old skool wicker bucket seats too.

overspray · « **Reply #18 on:** December 25, 2006 1:48 am »

NICE dash!! I'm starting to get impressed. You are really on a mission.

More pics please, if you would--of all the goodies.

sko_ford · « **Reply #19 on:** December 25, 2006 4:59 am »

isn't that the same type of dash thats going in the other roadster ?

Eyeball · « **Reply #20 on:** December 25, 2006 5:08 am »

Todd has a 39 Merc dash for his. Even cooler if ya ask me.

overspray · « **Reply #21 on:** December 25, 2006 8:24 pm »

After you've paid for the kinmont brakes--see if there's enough left over for this.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=017&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=270071011742&rd=1,1

Eyeball · « **Reply #22 on:** December 26, 2006 3:11 am »

Yea I was watching a few of them....I see some insert repops but have not found a dash repop. You think with the price someone would be all over it.

Wowcars · « **Reply #23 on:** December 26, 2006 8:12 pm »

Quote from: "Eyeball"

Well as luck would have it I made a deal for this dash last night and should be on the way next week if the guy follows through with the deal. It's a 1940 Merc.

Yeah as YOUR luck would have it. :rolleyes:
Nice score. This has to be one of your most anticipated builds yet.

Eyeball · « **Reply #24 on:** January 03, 2007 6:31 pm »

Well I had 5 days off to get a bunch done on the frame. Well that didn't happen. What I did get done was the rear crossmember tacked in place and after 3 days of trying to get the engine and the firewall to get along. I had to gut the xmember to get it to work with the 32 frame and 39 tranny. So Now I will have to make a new upper and lower plate to tie them together. I also had to chop the tranny mount up, removing about 1.5" to get it lower in the crossmember.

Here are a couple of cell phone pics.

Tom · « **Reply #25 on:** January 03, 2007 6:41 pm »

Hey........ did you get a new welder??

Eyeball · « **Reply #26 on:** January 03, 2007 6:43 pm »

No I have had it for a few years now.

overspray · « **Reply #27 on:** January 04, 2007 4:58 pm »

O-Ball-of-the-Eye

I'm going to try get the torque tube out today. There is a plate on the K member that it bolts to. How are you going to mount it on the newer crossmember?

overspray · « **Reply #28 on:** January 04, 2007 5:01 pm »

Oh, nevermind. It looks from the picture of your frame you don't need it. It's a different set-up.

Eyeball · « **Reply #29 on:** January 04, 2007 5:17 pm »

My hope is that the bell end is the same as the later tubes and can be coupled to the tranny that way. Hey if you get it out could you lay a tape on it to see how long it is? Do you have a pic of the other end, or do you know if it is the same as the later rears so it will bolt up to the quickchange? I would hate to have you pull it if it won't work.

That frame dosn't have the wishbone on it does it?