Well, after three or more years, I finally finished the Regular. This is the second and last of my Grandfather's Farmalls I have. There is one more that a neighbor has that I hope to acquire through begging/pleading/threats/coercion. As with most items left out in the South Texas gulf area, the rust was pretty bad. One of the iron gussets that bolt to the tranny top had a hold rusted through it. In all, I had to replace all the sheet metal, the radiator, cylinder block, sleeves, two pistons, and all rims. The manifold and carburetor were off an F-20, so they had to be replaced. The head was shot. Bad news since it was a Heisler aftermarket head. I found another one out there and it took $700 to bring it back to new. It is a replacement head cast in 1945, WWII issue. I did deviate from the 'as-found' condition by adding a road box and variable speed governor, and removing the F-20 stuff in favor of a Heisler Regular manifold and original carburetor. Many thanks to many on this site for their help, especially Ron and Howard in Nebraska.Here are some before photos. Not too much to work with.
Finished Product
I plan on taking some time off from tractors. Maybe I'll do that 1963 Dart that belonged to my wife's Great Grandparents, or my first car, 1965 Mustang, or even my second car, 1962 Comet Wagon. Possibly my wife's old car, a 1984 Toyota Corolla Diesel (one of a handful made). Then again, I have a Super C with a really nice mounted planter that would not need much work. Or.....
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