Engine Pan, Some Fabric....and a little rant
- army30th
- Dec 28, 2024
- 4 min read
This post will be a little different. No one was harmed in it's creation.
Let's begin with the engine pan and lower inspection cover. I purchased an inspection cover to go with my engine pan at Hershey. I spent a grand total of $20. Here's a photo of my beginning work.

At this point, I had already begun restoration. This piece was rusty and had some pitting as well as a coating of old oil. I sanded, filled, primed, spot puttied and repeated. I then sprayed it (with a rattle can) and sanded between coats.
The finished product. A satisfactory, shiny finish.

Over half of the bolts are reproductions. And they are NOT the same length as the originals. They are a tad longer. A new gasket also sets it off.
I then turned my attention to the oil pan itself. It needed minimal cleaning. I had purchased it at the 2024 Luray Pre-War Swap Meet along with a 1922 dated block. The combined total was $100 bucks and was hauled home in the trunk of my Ford Fusion.

The oil pan received a cleaning, painting, replacement of one pet cock and a front wishbone stud kit, which I had in my parts stash. This I painted with a paint brush. The inspection cover turned out nice. One vendor at Hershey had one with a mirror finish for sale for TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS. So, in my estimation, I got a great deal. The engine pan was actually from the block I bought at Luray. That gentleman was parting the engine out. I didn't buy its matching transmission as I already have one. Just need a rebuilt mag coil ring.
Below is the back of the passenger front jump seat. I previously posted about the seat on my original Centerdoor blog. The original fabric and padding are still attached to that seat upright.

I posted the above picture on Facebook and stated that the fabric was faded but was originally brown with a white pinstripe. And I am not wrong in that assessment.
The picture below I did not post, but it also confirms my assessment above. This is the footman's loop at the bottom of the door; in essence, a check strap. The metal loop attached to the wind lace where the rust marks are located and the strap encased the loop.

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