It's ALIVE! After 3 months of hard work, and standing on my head by teetering on the left fender to install the starter and reaching the last 3 spark plug holes, head bolts, etc, I got the engine to run on the first try! A 12v battery helped too. Not to worry, the power wires going into the cabin were disconnected.
Now for the hard work of removing the frost plugs on the left side of the engine in order to flush the block out. The water pump is off, as is the thermostat. Then putting that all back together including the radiator. Then comes the brake work, and gas tank.

Check the registry for my 1954 Clipper Deluxe that I just entered Monday 7/11 for it's story.

"Help! I'm confused.
Is the vin no. supposed to be the same as the engine no? (M309183)
There is a body tag on the upper right firewall, (pass side) that reads C66068.
There is another tag on the drivers side door post: 5492-5406.
There is also a blank spot on the drivers side firewall that's about 1" high x 2 1/2 long? Looks like there was some sort of tag there, but no screw holes, etc."
Where is the serial no. is stamped on the frame?

I have found this site very informative in many ways. My sincere thank you's to every who has input information.

I like what you did to an ugly situation, although IMHO switching back to a single head light would make it sleeker looking.
With that said, and hoping I didn't upset you, can I have permission to use your art work in the Badger Wheels newsletter? As the editor I'm always looking for something to write about. Thanks, Fleet's 54