'38 112 Convertible Update

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The gauges and clock are in. Junior has started putting the leather in the rear of the car.

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I am in need of a bulb for my clock. See attached picture. If anyone knows where I can get one please let me know.

hudsonsplasher1

dave kastelic wrote:

I am in need of a bulb for my clock. See attached picture. If anyone knows where I can get one please let me know.

Dave,
I bought one for my 39 clock, which I think is about the same as yours at NAPA. Part #lmp55. They were $1.33 ea. They should be able help you out.
Gene.

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Thanks Gene. I will check it out.

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I have been spending a bunch of money on my '40 Ford Sedan Delivery over the last few months. This necessitated putting the '38 112 re-build on hold. Will start back on the Hudson the first of the year. Will follow up with more pictures when progress is made. Merry Christmas to the whole Hudson family and all the best in 2012. Dave

kamzack

Hi Dave,
Glad you're gonn be back on your Hudson, however, would it pass by the moderatros to post some pics of the sedan delivery?
40 is the best looking prewar Ford produced and I'm especially fond of the sedan delivery body in that year. I think I remember your having posted a pic some way back, but would like to see and update.
Kim

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I will post them on the Ford Rods site when I get some taken. Will let you know on this "topic". Do not want to be the one to start posting pictures of cars other than Hudsons on the Hudson site.

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For anyone interested I posted pictures of my '40 Ford Sedan Delivery on the "Ford Rod" site. Back working on the '38 112 so should have some pictures in the near future.

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Recently received my running boards back. From the "before" pictures you can see they were not in very good shape. Rusted out, especially the driver side, contained holes and pits, and had just enough old rubber to see what the pattern looked like. They now look great and will look really nice on the car when installed. Note he sprayed the under sides with liquid rubber and matched the old pattern beautifully. Mr Kris Arneson in Alberta, Ca did the fine work. His number is: 403-578-4515 for anyone interested in contacting him. He is a real good guy and it was a pleasure to do business with him throughout the project.

Addendum: Webpage for Running Boards:
http://www.runningboardrubber.com/

RL Chilton

Dave-

Those look beautiful! That's smart coating the underside with the rubberized coating. Now don't forget that you really need to do the inside of the fenders with the same coating, otherwise you will get serious dents from the inside out when tires pick up unwanted pebbles on the road.

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Thanks Russell

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Dave,

What is the latest on the convertible?

Kevin C.

essexcoupe3131

superb work, got to be as pleased as punch
Mike

Kdancy

Dave, I wish I had known about that place for the running boards when I first started the 37 PU project. The owner had a set form K-gap and we installed them over the running board metal but I am not really happy with the way they turned out. Those you have look much better.
Also, on the company that did your dash gauges -- is this the one?
http://www.autoinstruments.com/

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Been a while since posted anything. Have had a few set-backs with my project. Here are a few pictures showing recent work.

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RL Chilton

Thanks for posting the pictures, Dave. Hope all is well. The car looks beautiful. All your hard work will pay off when it is completed. Can't wait to get that ride!

RL Chilton

Forgive me, it's been a while, but, wasn't it all ready painted? Did you have some issues that you had to go back and fix?

. . . . dumb question. I went back and looked at the posts and now I remember, y'all were doing the upholstery. What's the scoop, Dave?

Browniepetersen

I need to read these posts more often. Copper and gas-why not to use copper: Copper and Cunifer are not the same. "They Say" not to use pure copper lines in automotive applications because they can become brittle. Brittle leads to cracks, leads to leaks, leads to fires, which are considered A Bad Thing. CuNiFer is an alloy of Copper, Nickle and Iron and is what the English use for brake/fuel applications and is generally considered OK to use. If you trust the English. Along the same lines (gas lines that is) when you use rubber in the gas line be sure to use the new type that are safe with ethenol. That stuff breaks down the rubber and plugs up the line.

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Russell, did have paint but now all gone. Was not satisfied with the body work and now am back down to the original metal. Had to take out some shoddy workmanship and weld new metal in places. Body will be back off the frame soon. Project has experienced a major set back but believe the end product will be worth the time ( and money ). I promised you a ride quite a while ago and you will get it if you can maintain patience with me. A promise made is but a debt unpaid. Good to hear from you Brownie. Hope all is well with you. The copper lines have all been taken off the car with the recent developments. I do not know what will be put back on the car for gs lines at this point. This will be resolved several months hence. I originally made a decision to take whatever time was necessary to make this restoration top notch from the very beginning, regardless of time. Somehow I allowed the work desire to finish the job over-ride the quality aspect of the job. Believe this situation has been corrected and we are now back on track to getting the job done with quality workmanship now #1. I am just 60 years old and have not run out of money yet, so there is always hope. As always, thanks for the comments.

teague144yahoocom

where did you find the 112 conv? Was it in Bat Cave from Ruff? I sold him the car?

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Mr Teague, I sent you an E-mail this AM. Please let me know if you did not get it. Since you sold him the car you must remember what it looked like when I bought it. Pretty rough. We are trying to rectify the situation.

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For those of you who remember my '38 Coupe "project" here are some current pictures showing where we are at.

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