Going to terrorize Texas for a bit.

[austinsailor]

Taking my '48 B1B, original barn find, to Texas as my driver for about a month. Should cause some raised eyebrows. Looks like it should be on the back of a rollback, but it runs and drives like a new one. Can't wait!

Edited May 10, 2016 by austinsailor

[Reg Evans]

Looks good and sounds like a lot of fun !

[knuckleharley]

Taking my '48 B1B, original barn find, to Texas as my driver for about a month. Should cause some raised eyebrows. Looks like it should be on the back of a rollback, but it runs and drives like a new one. Can't wait!

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Sometimes those are the most fun kind to drive. My 51 coupe isn't that rusty,but the grille and rear bumper are missing and the hood is held down by a ratchet strap from fender to fender because the catch was missing when I bought it. It's also different colors in different places,as I sand it down to the bare metal and prime it with self-etching primer in rattle cans,and paint over the primer with whatever color happens to be in the rattle can I grab off the shelf. Doing this outside,so I limit how much I sand it down at a time to make sure I can get it covered again before dew fall.

 

People are always walking up to me with big smiles on their faces to talk about the car.

Edited May 10, 2016 by knuckleharley

[austinsailor]

I might pull the upper floorboard and trim it a bit for the clutch. Every time the clutch goes in or out it's a big screech as it rubs the floorboard. My wife won't ride with me as a result. Hmmm... Maybe I should rethink this!

[Brent B3B]

what part of Texas? I would think the only reason it would raise eyebrows is because of the speed everyone down there drives  Dallas/ FW area you guys are nuts

[Merle Coggins]

The clutch pedal bushing is probably worn out. I remember reading on here, a long while ago, that someone bolted some Teflon, or nylon, blocks to the floor board so that the pedal would rub on that instead of the sheet metal. This kept the pedal in proper alignment and reduced the "nails on the chalk board" sound.

 

Merle

Edited May 10, 2016 by Merle Coggins

[Jerry Roberts]

Also if the pedal / arm isn't sloppy loose , the arm might be bent to the side . If it is bent just put it in the vise and straighten it . 

[austinsailor]

Rockport, Tx, a little north of Corpus.

[Jeff Balazs]

The clutch pedal bushing is probably worn out. I remember reading on here, a long while ago, that someone bolted some Teflon, or nylon, blocks to the floor board so that the pedal would rub on that instead of the sheet metal. This kept the pedal in proper alignment and reduced the "nails on the chalk board" sound.

 

Merle

Or if you don't feel like doing any work on it .......a smear of grease in the right spot would probably quiet it down for a while.

[John-T-53]

The pedal might just have to be moved over on the shaft too, sometimes the clamp gets loose and allows pedal migration.

Or, the engine mounts wear out or get loose and the whole thing moves over, resulting in your pedal hitting the floor!

[Desotodav]

I had the same issue with the clutch pedal in my 52 truck. The bush did not appear to be worn, so I just applied some sideways pressure and bent the clutch pedal arm a little.

[ggdad1951]

So down under it doesn't "SCHREECH", it "HCEERHCS"'s?

[Desotodav]

Come to think of it.... that was the sound Mark!