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June 20, 2002 Ready to go.OK, so I haven't turned any bolts on the car yet--I'm still getting my garage in order. But I expect to pull the carburetors and rebuild them this weekend so I can drive the car a little more and evaluate it. At any rate, my literature all showed up today. I bought a reproduction 1941 shop manual from Kanter, and the 1941 Fisher Body Manual I got on Ebay also showed up. These references will be incredibly useful for the restoration. Reading the shop manual, I was amazed by what a great job these engineers did designing this car in 1941. Many of the systems are not much different from those on the cars today--either they were ahead of their time or we're lagging behind today. For instance, the oil pump is nearly identical to the one on my 1993 Mustang 5.0L. Interestingly, the pickup tube is hinged to allow it to float on top of the oil, preventing the pump from sucking up any dirt and sediment that may have settled to the bottom of the oil pan. They were really thinking about how to make these cars last back then, and tried to push the limits of their current technology. I am extremely impressed by the design, and I'm even more anxious to get busy on the car. Previous
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