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Thanks Ross! This is a great tip and I have a 53 Patrician parts car that I can probably get some grafts from. The bigger challenge, at least for me, will be making the wheel arches so the skirts fit correctly.

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Good Morning,
The steering column shift levers are stuck out of alignment. I have disconnected the turnbuckles, removed the u-bolt holding the shift column to the steering column and pulled the cotter key from the bottom of the threaded shaft (spacer and spring came out). I cannot get the column shift levers to separate or move independently of each other. I think the "thing" that I took the u-bolt out of has to thread down the shaft to give me clearance to separate the levers but, I cannot get the shift column far enough away from the steering column to attempt to turn it. What am I missing here guys? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Alan

Lastly, I did read all the previous threads on the shift lever issues but, never actually saw anything about disassembling the bottom of the shaft where the levers mount. Thanks

Rear window done!

Rope with soap and it went back in no problem. I was working by myself so I installed the three pieces individually.



I redrilled the holes for the little clips at the bottom of the dividers so they were correct and hold the little chrome caps straight.







All sealed up and will be good for another 71 years! I'm going to check it for leaks before putting interior back in.

Does anyone have an old 120/115 header bow that could be used as a pattern? I'm not happy with how my header bow turned out, and I need an original to copy the dimensions from.

Or, at the very least, a tracing made from the flat backside (the side facing towards the rear of the car), which will give me the overall flat dimensions and elevation. I think the one I came up with is just not tall enough when compared to others I have seen.

In other news, I got the windows in, and it helped move everything forward. The glass frame now sits against the division bar window channel with no gap. I also moved the entire vent window assembly as far forward as I could, but I still needed to make a slight relief cut in the wood B-pillar at the very bottom to sink the channel in a little bit, as it was still making contact with the window frame in that corner.

I also remade the front carpet. I needed the carpet to go up higher on the firewall and also need to cut back some of the firewall pad I made up to give more gas pedal clearance. Luckily this carpet is fairly inexpensive.

My car is assembled exactly like the pictures in # 184 and 185 above. Notice the the way the rear sway bar is mounted. It is not symmetrical, and it needs to be installed the way the pic in # 184 shows it.
The header pipe goes under the frame near the front running board bracket, then through the frame behind the big muffler.

When you re-install the rear sway bar, it needs to touch the shock arms on both sides at all 4 bolting points before the bolts are tightened. If it doesn't, place washers in the gaps to fill them before tightening the bolts. When the car is sitting on a level surface, tightening the sway bar bolts should not pull on the shock arms. The procedure is described either in the shop books or in one of the service bulletins.

Does your car overheat due to a clogged radiator? If not, I would not use any flushing compound due to the possibility of causing leaks. If you have an overheating problem, I would try flushing the radiator and block with plain water first, and make sure your water pump is not leaking at the seal. Water pumps can leak air IN when the engine is running, and mimic overheating and boiling due to aerating the coolant.

ok! Pictures are worth 1000 words! I will see if I can get it to navigate.

That's how my car is put together. Note the rear sway bar position.

In this photo, it appears to pass through the frame at least in the rear section.

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There is this picture in the 1937 120/115 Databook:

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