I sat in the Ford for an hour or more, today. I listened to the stereo and played with a few of the power window, power exhaust by-pass button, the eardrum piercing air horn and power seat buttons.
The Ford remains in the shop while I continue to look for a suitable secure storage place for it. One of my options is a BendPac HD7
http://www.babco.ca/Automotive-Equipmen ... ndPak-HD7W I hope to have a sales person visit early next week.
I have an offer to purchase on the Ford. If I accept, this will make space, return my out-of-pocket money and make a significant addition to my savings and go a long way toward paying for my Orrville Crewcab build. The Ford stays for a few years, just because.
I have some regrets over the '40 Ford because it displaced mu first interest, Old IHC pickups and old single cylinder engines.
I have owned the 1940 Ford since 1984 and it needed some freshening. The Ford build got out of hand, "right-out-of-the-gate" and never slowed down. I have receipts for more than $125,000 and I know some receipts are not in that mix. That number could go another $10,000 higher. Doing it "right" costs a lot of money and I have all of the fabrication machinery to make those other things.
One of the situations with a long term project can be the five new tires purchased and installed 14 plus years ago. The tires may have timed out with less than 1000 kilometers driving on them. I bought these tires at Sears and now Sears is gone, in Canada. I would rather have Michelins anyway.
Several years ago, there might have been just enough room to keep the Ford at home under it's fitted cover. The space we had planned to use for my son's L110 Shorty IHC is now crowded with Craigslist buys. Some of the "buys" are here for a shot time.
I am going to attack the shop with my tape measure again, possibly tomorrow, hopefully to find a better use of the floor space. Sometimes a little shuffling can make just enough difference. When all else fail, buy a four-post lift.