Of course they do ! Done right or not at all .Hardest part was getting the correct font . Sign guy said the forbidden word ( CAN'T ) So another trip to his store to retrieve the hub cap . If you want some things done right do it your self .


Layed a thin tracing paper over the letters w/ tape , pencil rubbed the letters . sprayed glued that to a small piece of sign vinyl , carefully cut them out & trimmed to fit into letters on cap , took those back to the sign guy & said " Copy & print " Done deal .


Affixed a pc. of tape along the bottom of letters on the cap to serve as a straight guide & very carefully layed the letters in by xacto knife point .


A matching red color would have looked awesome but the letters were FORD blue from the factory in '52 so blue they are .

 

Sunday out of the garage & some detail pics .


Screws are of the fillister type used to secure the parking light assembly to lower gravel pan & parking light bezel frame to assembly .


Up under the right front fender .


How it came back to the garage . Seems to run out of fuel when warmed up .New fuel pump , fuel in sight bowl /glass , squirts plenty of fuel . Think it is carb internal . Rebuilt by a reputable person .


Needs clutch adjustment ,was slipping .

 

Pics for previous post .

 

Out of the garage & towed back by a C^*@*.

 

how did you achieve the lowered stance?- it looks like everything is stock including leaf springs- I just bought a 54' and looking to lower it without using an air ride suspension kit

 

No mods to suspension .It is how she rides with the 6:00 x 16 WWW Coker Classic bias p[y tires . Has a 1 1/2 " rake from back to front .Just how I like it .

 

Self penitence Memorial Day . Chasing threads the hard way 1/3 of a turn at a time .
Clutch is adjusted just fine ( 1 1/8 " - 1 3/8 " free play ) & works great now .It was slipping on the shake down drive Sun.
Truck quit running when warmed up hence the C^*^^ towing it back to the garage . It has to be out of there thur. as the closing on the house sale is the 28th. Better to have quit running close to home than on the way to the storage garage 6 mi. away .Will have my fender hanging , glass installing buddy follow me there .

 

Denny, Those threads look pretty good but I have a spare rod if you need it.

 

Pete , thanks for your concern & the offer . All is good after an hour on the creeper w/ limited room to work !

 

Yes, it is much easier to do without the cab in the way

 

Well here is an instance where a pass through socket set would have been wonderful.
Yeah, having the cab on makes things much tougher. I discovered that again yesterday when I wanted to clean my points. The firewall and fenders sure do get in the way. It was so easy before.

You are making progress. I'm sure I have said it before, but that is one nice truck!

 

Out in the sun for some pics as moving day for the truck from the sold house it to the storage garage arrived . Buddy came up to tail me on the short trip . Made it about a mile at speed & it quit again .Limped back to my house & we did some diagnosis . Seems it is not getting a sufficient amount of fuel at speed . NOS fuel pump .Suggestions were to replace the fuel pump rod at the same time but I did not . Have one on the way & will check into a new fuel pump fri. Just because it was an NIOS pump doesn't mean it is good . Will try the rod first , then the pump . Am going to inspect inside the carb bowl fri. a.m. A very reputable person rebuilt the carb & I trust his work .

 

It looks great. I can't wait to see pics of it with the hood on.

What condition is the distributor in? I had a similar problem. My truck would idle well but cut out backfire at speed or high rpm's. I thought it was a fuel delivery problem. Turned out the distributor was wore out. The shaft wobbled and so did the breaker plate. I got a good used one from Pinto Plumber, Dennis, and it runs great now.

 

If your fuel pump is actually New Old Stock, 50+ yrs old, I don't doubt it is pretty rotten. Daytona Parts down there in FL sells ethanol-resistant fuel pump diaphragms.

I seriously doubt your fuel pump rod is the problem.

 

How old is the fuel in the tank?