{"id":4729,"date":"2016-07-19T12:44:22","date_gmt":"2016-07-19T19:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csmonroe.net\/Blog\/?p=4729"},"modified":"2016-07-19T12:44:22","modified_gmt":"2016-07-19T19:44:22","slug":"chassis-is-complete-mostly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csmonroe.net\/Blog\/2016\/07\/19\/chassis-is-complete-mostly\/","title":{"rendered":"Chassis Is Complete &#8211; mostly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Had to do a couple of small tasks before I move the body and rotisserie into the work bay.<\/p>\n<p>I thought that this would be a great time to assemble the gear shifter and mount it to the transmission before I put the floor in it&#8217;s way. I know 1940 Fords came equipped with a column shifter, and it is traditional to keep the shift on the column, but I really like the Lokar shifter that is in our 1939 Ford. As the British car review mags used to say, &#8220;the shifter falls easy to hand&#8221; so I defied tradition and bought a Lokar shifter for the 1940. The steering column is finished in satin black powdercoat as is the handbrake lever so I ordered the shifter in satin black. The kit came with good instructions and assembled easily. Mounting it to the transmission went well, the only glitch was that I had to put a dog leg into the shift rod to make up for the long shift rod on the transmission.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n\n<link rel='stylesheet' href='http:\/\/csmonroe.net\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/wow-slider-plugin\/52\/style.css' type='text\/css' media='all' \/>\n<!-- Name: 040 - Install New Shifter  -->\n\n<!-- Start WOWSlider.com BODY section -->\n<div id=\"wowslider-container52\">\n<div class=\"ws_images\"><ul>\n\t\t<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/csmonroe.net\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/wow-slider-plugin\/52\/images\/040__install_new_shifter_001_conrad_monroe.jpg?w=940\" alt=\"040 - Install New Shifter_001_Conrad Monroe\" title=\"040 - Install New Shifter_001_Conrad Monroe\" id=\"wows52_0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/li>\n\t<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"ws_frame\"><\/a>\n\t<div class=\"ws_shadow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- End WOWSlider.com BODY section -->\n\n\n<script type='text\/javascript' src='http:\/\/csmonroe.net\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/wow-slider-plugin\/52\/script.js'><\/script>\n\n<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">New Lokar Shifter<\/h3>\n<p>I also had to make new mounts for the front wheel height sensor. Using the stock fender aprons, I was able to attach the sensors directly to the aprons since the factory aprons were bellied out toward the fender. My new louvered aprons are flat, so I had to make a couple of brackets to properly space the sensors. Fortunately, the new aprons came with their own set of brackets to mount them to the frame, so I could repurpose the ones that I had made for the factory aprons. A few holes and a cut or two and the problem was solved!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n\n<link rel='stylesheet' href='http:\/\/csmonroe.net\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/wow-slider-plugin\/53\/style.css' type='text\/css' media='all' \/>\n<!-- Name: 041 - Fab New Front Sensor Mts  -->\n\n<!-- Start WOWSlider.com BODY section -->\n<div id=\"wowslider-container53\">\n<div class=\"ws_images\"><ul>\n\t\t<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/csmonroe.net\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/wow-slider-plugin\/53\/images\/041__fab_new_front_sensor_mts_001_conrad_monroe.jpg?w=940\" alt=\"041 - Fab New Front Sensor Mts_001_Conrad Monroe\" title=\"041 - Fab New Front Sensor Mts_001_Conrad Monroe\" id=\"wows53_0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/li>\n\t<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"ws_frame\"><\/a>\n\t<div class=\"ws_shadow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- End WOWSlider.com BODY section -->\n\n\n<script type='text\/javascript' src='http:\/\/csmonroe.net\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/wow-slider-plugin\/53\/script.js'><\/script>\n\n<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Reinstalled Front Ride Height Sensors.<\/h3>\n<p>Time to get the body down off of the storage lift and replace the firewall and front floor, then test fit it to the frame. Then I can begin the prep work to paint it. It is beginning to take shape!<\/p>\n<p>C.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Had to do a couple of small tasks before I move the body and rotisserie into the work bay. 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