My father had put air shocks on his 48 Station Sedan to "fix" sagging leafs. I rebuilt the rear suspension last winter with new springs from Eaton, shocks, bushings, and stabilizer shock from Max Merritt. Not a terribly difficult project.

I can take a look this week. Any specifics on what you need to see?

Got the bushings, shocks, and hydraulic stabilizer ordered from Max Merritt.
Thanks for the info on the stabilizer. It’s fascinating how they were changing designs to improve the ride.

Eaton springs arrived today. Need to order bushings and whatever else I should do while I’m at it. Any other suggestions? It currently has a set of air shocks. Not sure how old they are, at least 20 years. What does the transverse stabilizer do? Is that repairable or just order a new one from Max Merrit?

Looks like it didn't sell on Ebay. Does anyone know the seller? Is he on this forum?

I'm looking to refresh the rear suspension on my 1948 Station Sedan.
I've been searching around to see if there's any postings or advice but I'm not finding much.
My plan was to replace bushings and the wear pads on the springs. I have access to a hydraulic press and I'd like to try and re arch the springs to get rid of a drivers side sag. Anything else I should think about? New springs from Eaton aren't out of the question but seems more fun to try and save the old ones and learn along the way (this is usually how I learn to just buy a new part).

My father put an E8011 on his 41' Six many years ago to prime the carb when it had been sitting and to get it restarted after a hot shutdown.

Recently it was leaking and after some research I replaced it with a Brock SP1124 from Amazon for $25. Came with a pre-filter and can be pos or neg ground.
Considering adding one to my 48' now instead of a shot of starter fluid to get it primed after sitting.

Pulled the valve covers to replace the gaskets. There are two washers on the bolts, a copper and one that looks like maybe it was rubber. They're pretty deteriorated and one is cracked in half. Were these rubber or some kind of fiber washer?

What are people using when replacing them?

My rewiring job is complete. I wound up ordering a period similar (note I did not say period correct) conduit and ran the tail lights and gas gauge wire under the car along the chassis. I needed to extend them by about two feet and later realized this was about a foot too much but that made reinstalling the dash easier. I added a hidden fuse panel up under the dash and put the reading lights on a fuse since the original wiring was left in place. If the headliner ever comes out of the car then I’ll replace the reading light wires as well.

Thank you. I had missed that paragraph and I understand it better after re-reading. They all move ok now, just want to keep them moving and make sure they are good to go "while I'm in there".