The 1947 Ford "Dad's Daily" Gets A Stock Steering Column - No More Tilt!!!!
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- One of the first things that stands out like a sore thumb is that ugly tilt column and steering wheel. Thanks to one of our viewers Will for the replacement stock Ford steering box to get Dad's Daily back to stock.
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The thing I love about your builds Matt, is the fact that they are not all Chevy power trains. I get so sick of seeing guys build cool hot rods only to see the typical Chevy power train. Thank for keeping the true meaning of hot rods alive.
That column looks right in there, and I’m very glad you ditched those seats! Awesome progress, can’t want to see more.
Great video. Looks like the front steering is complete now. Good looking car. 👍
Taking care of your dad shines a good light on you. Very cool !
Took me a minute, but the line "is she breathing hard?" made me spray my coffee HA HA. Great video... thank you!
Haha!
My wife walked in the room just as the joke was set up and he delivered the line. She looks at me and says, "nice." And walked back out. Hilarious!!
Glad to see ya "jumping from one project to another. Keeps the momentum spread and progress up.
I'm sorry to hear about Carl's passing. I know that you will carry on his projects and his visions.
Thank you for the update on the '47 Ford Dad's Daily ! Take care , stay safe and healthy with whatever you maybe doing next ! Doing okay here in Kansas other than the extreme cold ! We've set a new record of the number of days of extreme cold weather !
It’s amazing how well these cars steer and drive after a bit of maintenance. People are surprised that my Pontiac is still manual and stock steering, brakes and 3 speed trans and that I have driven it cross country, it actually drives really well. I’m sure your dad’s daily will be great to drive.
Can’t wait to see the happiness on dads face when he’s behind the wheel taking it out for a drive!!!!keep up the good work Matt!!!!
Hi Matt, been watching you videos for some time now . Just happen to be the owner of a '47 Ford Club Coupe . Other than new rockers and other welding a few years back I haven't touched it . Other projects took over . Just so happen to be a Dad too ! Got the coupe in the fall a few months after our youngest son was born . Youngest is going to be 25 in July , oldest will be 30 in April , and I'll be 60 next month . Think it's time Matt . Just a piece meal... old timey coupe with old Keystone Klassic wheels and pretty much original parts . May lower it a bit with longer front and rear shackles , may change to old steel rims with hub caps and trim rings . Thanks for the episodes with your Dad's coupe .
Sounds like a great project hope you find time to work on it soon!
Boy, does your story sound familiar/reminiscent!! Started on a 29 A Pickup when with my youngest. His wife was pregnant with their first at the time. She, is now 23. The "A" project has a new TCI frame with all the steering and suspension pieces "tacked" on, brake lines are run, fuel lines (saddle tanks) are run, sheet metal is all done and mocked up. The engine and drivetrain is mocked up and the actual motor is running on a test stand. Always "more important" things taking priority as life goes by.
All I can say is try to make it a "priority". Possibly a nice Father/Son project with your youngest. Just now getting done with a 3 year update on a 57 Chevy, that was purchased as a "driver", with my Son. Great fun to be working together (on a car instead of a house remodel).
Nice journeyman video, very relaxing to watch! I too was looking at the dash- that's going to be fun 😎
Good morning Matt. You can't beat those old Ford steering column and box combos. They look cool and feel cool when your driving. This Build is starting to progress very well. Nice job as usual. Dad will be crusin' soon.
Looking great, loved the detail on the steering linkage also
Back in the day, that lubricant you put in the steering box, my Dad used to call ''Groil''...
Half Grease, half Oil...
I appreciate you taking the time to do so many videos on your dads 47 Matt, I grew up learning how to be a mechanic and chop a top on my dads 47 coupe, so that year is super special to me
Glad you emphasized using a taper reamer. Far to many build videos simply drill a straight hole to clear the taper.
Looks better with the stock steering column and glad the interior is out of sight, it made my eyes sore. Cheers and yes, rest in peace Carl.
That steering box lube sounds similar to what I put in my old 1951 Farmall tractor's leaky steering box. The manual calls for 90w gear oil but rather than tear the front of the tractor apart to replace the seals, I use a 00 cotton spindle grease (flowable grease) that I get from Tractor Supply pretty cheap.
Matt, you guys are awesome up there! I am thinking of yanking a 40 Ford out of the bushes soon, Usually I’d leave it because we mess with mostly 60s cars, put your channel got me motivated! Thanks bro
Brad
Awesome to hear! These early fords can be fun to save!
It’s looking good and I love the Carl stories.
You can use a piece of wire to help fill things put the wire in the hole and let the fluid run down the wire. Works really well
Keep this series going! SUPER helpful for me as I put together my '48. I just got a '46 parts car with a ton of parts I need so seeing a detailed visual as you do the suspension, steering, etc. is invaluable. Better than the manual for sure. Keep it up and thanks for sharing!!
Cool video!!! My dad had a 46 & 48 ford and sold them both before I turned 16. He intentionally sold them so I didn't destroy them. In hind sight that was probably a wise move on his part 35 years ago!
Another relaxing morning in the garage...
Great way to start my Sunday morning! Thanks Matt!
John Deere corn head grease is also good for that kind of use. I used it in the auxiliary transmission on a Model TT truck, which doesn't have any seals on the input or output shafts.
How cool is it that you have an audience that is able to help with parts for your dads car. This is what rodding is about. Thanks to all and Matt keep up your great videos. Be safe and take care.
This is shaping up to be pretty cool, I'm looking forward to seeing the dash all come together. I love the gauges from this era.
Definitely pass the column on. Some one would love to have it$$$
Another step in the direction that you want the car to become ,I think it will make an awesome daily!
Another awesome video brother!! Thank you 😁👍
Good tip on the Penrite steering box lube. Some of us have been using John Deere Corn Head Grease in the old Ford boxes. This gives us another option. Thanks.
Molasses in January thick !
Hey Matt
SOOO many memories watching you work on the Dad's Daily.
When I was 17 years old I sold my 46 Coupe before going into the Army in 1966.
And I have wish ever since that I had not sold it.
I have looked at hundreds of 46, 47 and 48 coupes and even a few 2 Dr. sedans thinking I could recapture the love I had for my coupe.
But I know that no other car could actually replace that coupe.
I did purchase a 2 door sedan last year but it is just a body, frame and both axles.
No front fenders or hood, no doors or rear deck lid.
It does have an original flathead inline six with no trans, but it is a boat anchor with no hope of ever being rebuilt.
I don't know that I will ever do anything with the car but while it is mine it is safe from the crusher !
It is for sale if anybody near the middle of Kansas is interested.
About the Gear lube, you could have warmed it and it would have poured right through the funnel.
Thanks for the video.
Be Safe, Well and Warm
07:50 Maybe soaking the bottle in warm water would help make the grease flow easier.
Some kind of kitchen syringe I would think? Cake decorator?
We just stuck a grease gun tip in the filler hole and filled the gear box with regular grease gun grease, seemed to work fine.
Just FYI I’ve seen guys that hooked up the stock shifter to shift the auto trans
If you are going to adapt a "3 on the tree" to an automatic, please don't cut corners in that. Make lock-outs and detents. That's a super cool thing to do, but only cool if it doesn't pop into gear when it's idling or down shifts on every bump. I have 3 guys right now wanting me to "fix" that for them because they tried this and it's actually harder to fix once it's in there. Not a jib on you, sorry if it came out like that, the 3rd guy called me this Fri & it was fresh in my mind.
We’re putting a floor shift in with lockouts. Will add a swan shifter to make it look oldschool.
That muffler clamp steering drop was cool, I like it but then again I like rat rods
I am a rat rod guy myself. I like the....use what you got theme.
If that was properly used (correct supported/mounted) it retains the past owner(s) build desires. My '30 coupe had a stack of 4 firewalls (reversed '30, wood pattern Formica on plywood, expanded Reynolds aluminum mesh, polished stainless) under the upolstered cowl band, which to keep? I flipped the '30 again, removing the outside radius and flushing it to the cowl edge.
An early '60 car it also had a complete '51 Chevy crossmember/steering/brakes welded under the A bone front frame horns for the 'gasser stance'! It was a Baltimore car, chartreuse green metal flake roll and tuck interior, '56 VW seats and gas tank, rumored to had a Hemi at one time. Does any 'Old Line Chaser' remember it?
Well-working stock parts are always better when you're rebuilding a car like this. Looks great. Love the wide whities too.
No matter the style of the car, the way you build it is still a matter of your individual taste. looking good!
Split pin not a cotter pin . And the across pond fight started 🤣 nomenclature aside its looking good
Perfect lube for VW steering boxes too which are meant to have a grease in them but not gear oil .
Save the top off a gear oil bottle and see if it’s the same as that lube bottle you have and then just squeeze it in there. 👍
Great vid a usual thanks!👍👍👍
Another awesome Sunday vid to catch.
Doggin' all you're doing to make that beauty safe to be your Dad's daily daily driver.
Just wondering.
How'd you get Santa to come down from the North Pole to help you ?
He's obviously incognito not wearing a red jacket.
One step closer.
It's moving right along.
Thanks, and Woof to Moon.
Penrith make good quality oils, only brand that use. It’s great to see you can purchase in the US.
Wish Eastwood distributed to Oztralia
Great Job Matt!!! 🎸
As usual, great video and informative. Also love the background tunes.
Thanks for sharing your build a friend from Canada Rob 😎
A big syringe with the tip cut off would be perfect for the steering lube. I used to use them for STP and gear lube... Just an idea.
I hope you finished bolting that little 4 bolt square plate on the bottom of the steering box. My OCD in yelling at me about it.(ha ha) If that column is GM it`s pre 1969 as that was the year they started with the ignition key in the column. I wouldn`t trash that, someone would want it.
We will put all the bolts in don’t worry. Colin isn’t getting trashed just not something I want.
Looks a lot better very cool video ty Steve
Thanks for sharing. Kevin
I see that you still have that beautiful seat 😂
that column looks great.
Even though I'm putting a GM tilt in the one I'm doing for my dad right now, I do agree with you on this. I love the look of a "Stock Interior" and the steering wheel is almost the key to it all. Problem is finding one that is still in good, or good enough shape to fix. And yeas, making that 70's 80's tilt column look like it belongs in there. That's the key to it all. Too many (even the expensive IDIDIT kits) just don't look right once they are mounted in there.
Me..... stock big wheel solid column because I rarely tilt it anyway. Dad...... tilt with a custom wheel because he thinks it cool.
Super cool to the guy that sent that to you. Really diggin' this and all your others man. If you're ever in the SE Idaho area with a trailer, send me shout. For a few bucks and swapped stories I might be able to send you home fully loaded with rust.
Taking shape on the Dailey thank you for the video
Those were dark days when people thought those big, fat GM tilt columns were a good idea
Ha. "Chadillac" .. great guy.
Morning Matt, as always another great video, your Dad will be proud, since you are installing vintage parts back into this car, why not install a vintage flat head V8? Be safe....God Bless!!!
Great decision to ditch the tilt wheel and gaudy interior. Lots of 4bbl. manifolds for 289-302s floating around. A small 4160 Holly would add 25+ hp and not look so "Sissy" under the hood. If your Dad doesn't like it pick me. What rear axle ratio does it have? It's 55 miles from my house to Vegas.
I fiitted a grease zerk (nipple in Australia) into a steering box onetime so I could fill it with grease. The seal had gone and wouldn't hold oil. Didn't want to pull the box apart.
Nice Video. #STAYSAFE
Hi Guys! the new project has started well and in my opinion it can only proceed better😎👌
You mentioned you thought the front suspension was in a unusual position hanging there on the lift and the steering linkage would never rub in a normal driving situation, but I can see the car turning into a steep driveway, and the one side being pushed way up being compressed, and the other side hanging way down being extended, and it could possibly rub the linkage and bind the steering.
"We need clearance, Clarence!"
Starting to get closer to the road. End of steering box only had one bolt not four? Great video as usual.
That column is better looking but your pops will probably wish he had the extra belly room of the tilt
good job
I'm digging it! 🙂✌️
Cool!
Sometimes the adjustability of a tilt is nice, but that one was not attractive in there.
If you can get an ID on it though it should bring $150 without too much trouble. Maybe more. No-key tilts are not overly common.
That looks so much better!
Great show. But I saw that the bottom of the steering box had 3 bolts missing. Did you replace them? Maybe that's why the box was dry.
Yes...I was wondering that myself!
We will replace them. That is for the horn rod.
This is so awesome
Shame that you didn't use the stock shift lever . Nice to see a stock column in there though .
We’ll be mating a stock early ford floor shifter to a floor shifter for the c4 to complete the look.
@@IronTrapGarage Nice !
The grease looks like "corn head grease" the viscosity stay fluid when real cold but it sticks where it is needed.
Seems to be a lot of play in that box,especially from the wheel end.
It was free. We’ll live with it for now.
Looks like a few bolts missing in bottom plate to.
Great job! But I always wonder who watches these videos and doesn't like them??
Hell yeah brother!
With all the progress you're making on th 47 and the weather up north, maybe your Dad might drag his feet before returning to PA and then that way he will have a car ready to drive! Just save him the privilege of bleeding the brakes!
Currently 21 degrees down here in the Texas hill country... I spent roughly 15 mins out in my non insulated shop WITH the jet heat on yesterday but my hands still didnt work right. LOL IDK how yall do it up there. #DEDICATION
The shop is 60-65 degrees when we’re out there working.
Was there a lot of play in that steering box or was it my imagination? That's the trouble I have often had with those older boxes. I know they're supposed to be adjustable but will this one tighten up? I wouldn't think it would be in the linkage. Wouldn't you have already tightened up the tie rod ends?
You identified a wheel I saw 😂
Ah Matt my OCD kicked in and You should have lined up the front wheels before you bolted on the steering wheel and lined everything up.
When the car is closer to done we will do an alignment.
@@IronTrapGarage I knew that ,what I was talking about was the alignment of the steering wheel and the direction of the front wheels when your seating in the drivers seat and looking down at the steering wheel and that it was in the correct alignment .My OCD drives me nuts when I look at the steering wheel it is not centered and the wheels are straight.
I'd be interested in that box you pulled off you dads daily, please let me know what you'd be willing to let it go for, thanks
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You need to center the steering wheel up, one that off drives me nuts !
The car isn’t done for the road.. didn’t do an alignment or anything.
dumpster? no crusher they give you money for it !
I see what looks like a 302 in it wondering about clearance if front end is stock or do ya drop axle
Is she breathing hard?😂
You romantic...
In other words the car was FRANKENSTEINED together so they could it around the yard ! I've seen a few of those and ridden only in one once !
It's a semi-fluid 000 grease
Hi Matt... I noticed in your builds that you don't seem to be a big fan of Automatic Transmissions...
Any specific reason, apart from the age factor with you building ''Original Rods'' ???
Hot Rods have 3 pedals. Anything I want to build for me I prefer a manual shifted car. This one I'm straying more towards a street rod for my dad and leaving it automatic.
Another one checked off of the list.
I cannot find Penrite steering box lubricant locally (USA)...anyone know of a similar alternative that is thick like the stuff Matt showed?
Wassup
Be nice to put a manual back in that car, like a ford top loader
Column looks to be out of a 67 Buick Riviera
That Steering Wheel is kinda small.
since you got the car have you had lunch with the people