Vintage Car Thread - Discussion and Parts Requests

[Talbot]

If you wanted to go with restoring the woodgrain, someone was telling me about an easy way to do that using a rubber roller -- you carve some random stratiations into the surface with an exacto knife, roll it in some thinned black paint, and just roll it over the base coat. They used a similar method to paint these in the first place, and the results I've seen look pretty good.

People that I know that have tried it say its quite an art to get right on curved metal mouldings.

Done properly it looks spectacular.

 

[HeyMoe]

They actually sell a kit to do the wood grain paint. I will find the link and post it.

 

[AtomicEraTom]

Not sure about how it's fastened in.

The mouldings are all woodgrained and have very little wear. The interior, in general, is not very worn.

Is the dash in these welded in or screwed in?

If the dash was woodgrain, there should also be matching door mouldings etc also, although these are usually heavily worn on at least the drivers side.

 

[David Conwill]

I discovered Mr. Gasket baby moons will fit. Pics soon.

I also picked up a pair of '47-'49 bright metal gravel shields to replace the dowdy rubber ones on there now.

Alas, the bright-metal gravel shields attach slightly differently than the rubber, so that will probably wait until spring. I may actually retain a body shop to do the installation to make sure it's done right.

Bad news on the car - I've been having issues with the rear brakes grabbing too hard and sometimes not wanting to release. Yesterday morning they locked up entirely and, while I can get them to release, they re-lock every time I touch the pedal. The car is parked where you see it above until I can push it into the garage and get the drums off.

 

[AtomicEraTom]

Did a lot of polishing on the Olds today with my dad and brother:

Coming along nicely:

Also, got in contact with the DMV and my dealer's license paperwork is on its way.

Stayed late at the shop tonight working on the car and got a nice photo of the place at dusk.

 

[jamespowers]

Did a lot of polishing on the Olds today with my dad and brother:
Coming along nicely:

Also, got in contact with the DMV and my dealer's license paperwork is on its way.

Stayed late at the shop tonight working on the car and got a nice photo of the place at dusk.

Man! I bet your arms feel like they are going to fall off after polishing that much. It made a heck of a difference though. You revived that paint fairly well. Can't wait to see it finished.

 

[AtomicEraTom]

I certainly cannot take all the credit. My brother and dad did a ton of it.

I can't wait until it's finished. I wanna take it for a spin before the snow flies!

Man! I bet your arms feel like they are going to fall off after polishing that much. It made a heck of a difference though. You revived that paint fairly well. Can't wait to see it finished.

 

[jamespowers]

I certainly cannot take all the credit. My brother and dad did a ton of it.

I can't wait until it's finished. I wanna take it for a spin before the snow flies!

Oh ok. That saves on the arms. Then again with your father's arms I would be afraid he would polish through the paint.

 

[AtomicEraTom]

The fender he did turned out the best, actually lol

Oh ok. That saves on the arms. Then again with your father's arms I would be afraid he would polish through the paint.

 

[jamespowers]

The fender he did turned out the best, actually lol

With those guns I am not surprised. lol lol

 

[Talbot]

Alas, the bright-metal gravel shields attach slightly differently than the rubber, so that will probably wait until spring. I may actually retain a body shop to do the installation to make sure it's done right.

Bad news on the car - I've been having issues with the rear brakes grabbing too hard and sometimes not wanting to release. Yesterday morning they locked up entirely and, while I can get them to release, they re-lock every time I touch the pedal. The car is parked where you see it above until I can push it into the garage and get the drums off.

Have a chat with Lizzie Maine. She had a similar problem with her Plodge.

 

[LizzieMaine]

Have a chat with Lizzie Maine. She had a similar problem with her Plodge.

My problem was a misadjusted master cylinder piston -- the relief port was blocked so that the brake pressure couldn't escape. Result, four-wheel lockup.

If it's only your rear brakes that are doing this, it sounds like it might be something in the wheel cylinders themselves. New cylinders or rebuilding the old ones might be the prescription for that.

 

[Stanley Doble]

RE the Studebaker brake problem. One clue is that it affects both back brakes and neither front brake. This suggests the flex hose between the chassis and rear axle is defective.

Sometimes they deteriorate from the inside and a flap or chunk of rubber comes loose and acts as a one way valve, allowing you to apply the brakes but preventing them from releasing.

Another possibility is a rusty handbrake cable not releasing.

Or by a coincidence both sides are coated in axle grease or brake fluid which makes them grabby.

 

[AtomicEraTom]

Along the lines of vintage cars:

I picked this up today.

Restored 1962 Bennett Gas Pump

 

[dh66]

HELL YEAH !!!

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[AtomicEraTom]

Looks good at night, too!

 

[jamespowers]

Looks good at night, too!

Nice find!

 

[LizzieMaine]

25.9? I'll take fifteen gallons. And check the oil.

 

[jamespowers]

25.9? I'll take fifteen gallons. And check the oil.

Put me down for 500 gallons at that price.

 

[AtomicEraTom]

Thanks!

Nice find!

Funny! We mentioned the price per gallon right away. I told my brother that if gas were a quarter a gallon, I'd just let my car run perpetually lol

25.9? I'll take fifteen gallons. And check the oil.

Put me down for 500 gallons at that price.