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Will the horn button pop out or how is it held inplace? I'll need to remove the steering wheel and pull the column at some point. Still kind just waiting for it to warm up. Been working on the doors some,

Hello again, I took a trip up to Sparta Wi. the other day and returned in heavy snow with this 39 Sedan. I young fella had it on CL. Like they say everything looks better in the brochure! He said the frame and crossmember were in nice shape. That was not the case. He would'nt consider parting it out. His dad wanted it gone. I got it for $300. The hood ornament, grill badge, nameplates and grill trim made me pull the trigger on it. Besides many other things I can use. Wheels, seat(?) rearview mirror, steering colum, ect. I rolled it off the trailer this morning. I noticed the A arms on the suspension are not the same as on the coupe. Sedan ones are pressed and the coupe ones are forged. ?

I did pull the drums and backing plates off. Got it down to the spindles. I found the steering box is bound up tight. Bearings shot and one kingpin is wore for sure. Amazing how easy things came apart even tough it sat without sheet metal for 30 years. With the steering box and crossmember gone I think a donor is the better way to go.

Hello fella's, Sorry i've not been back. Things have been hectic but I try to keep it moving forward. I seem to spend my "project fund" as fast as I get it. I did pick up some parts I found nearby and I've been looking at options. I need to explain my intent for the car even though it my get my thread removed. I have no intent what-so-ever to restore this car to origional or anything close. It wont see paint. I'm trying to decide how much driving I may actually do with it. Thinking a donor s10 with a with a 4.3L might be the way to go since they are easy to find for around 1K. That would be reliable wihtin reason and cheap to run. I have a good SBC 350 and th400. Mopar purists hat that thought. Doing burnouts out be fun though. It needs to safe. (reasonably safe) I have time. I do have a question. I don't have stock rims and I having a hard time finding track width information. I was looking into a Dakota donor but it has a 60" track ctr to ctr. The 39 has a 54" track as it sits. Somedays I think all I have is an old tin bubble with a title and the next day I smile just looking at it.

Thanks to all for your comments/advice. I think I'll pull off the body and look into repair of the cross member with intentions of using the stock IFS. Either way it will need to come out. I can repair it to stronger than stock in a few hours work. (hopefully) Dave, I'm south of Dubuque about 20 miles. John, Thanks for the link to Moore Auto Salvage. Looks awsome! Next time I go to Sturgis I'll have to check them out.

I did'nt want to get long winded in my first post, as I'm new here. The extent of knowledge on this car cannot be matched anywhere else. So here I am. The jack stands are bolted to the dollies and the dolly wheels lock. I later tied the dolly's together with angle iron, so they move as a unit. The rust inside the drivers door is whats left of the rocker/door jamb. It looks like the frame but its not. Can anyone help with the steering column question? Wondering if anyone knows of a good donor vehicle I could use to swap out the front clip? I read Mustang II, Volare', even Dakota pickups. But there is more mis-information around than real information. Thanks for your help.

A few more pics. Yesterday I tor the hubs down to the spindles and pulled the drag link to free up the king pins. QUESTION? How does the asteering colum come apart? I got the Box off the frame and its loose from ther dash. I also removed the 3 screws behind the wheel and the wheel nut. Also the 3 bolts tha joint together at the cowl. Even the clamp band at the box. I tried prying it but no luck. What am I missing?

Here is my coupe. It's rough it say the least. I've been gathering info and know of most of the basic options to get the front suspention where it needs to be. I found the cross member to be rusted through and will need to be fixed. I'm wondering if it's worh the trouble to remove it fix it reinstall it and still need $$$ in pats to run the stock IFS. Here are some pics. (It's titled and I also have the doghouse.) FRONT BOTTOM BACK