Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Yesterday, 01:16 PM
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Re: LED Third brake light !!
I did one years ago on a 30 with a trailer light and rubber grommet.I took the hubcap off the spare,and it fit that open hole like it was made for it.I don't remember what brand light and grommet it...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-24-2024, 12:16 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 566
Re: knowing when my car was made
There is a late 31 steel top pickup near me with a narrow bed.Family bought it new,and used it until the late 50's and parked it in the barn.The family would never get rid of it,but there was no old...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-24-2024, 11:47 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 566
Re: knowing when my car was made
I bought an indented firewall 31 coupe,it is May of 31.I also got the bill of sale when sold new in late June of 31.I had every registration and insurance slip from 31 to 82.All the paperwork was in...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-23-2024, 06:36 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 500
Re: Roadster doors
I'm sure you told me also.My friend was a vendor in Maine,he did mostly street rods.He learned it from a plant visit too.I was told later on,(direct from them)that the bodies were not metal...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-23-2024, 07:55 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 500
Re: Roadster doors
If I remember right those 4 spots are just brazed spots.Just a touch with a cutoff wheel will free them up.They are extremely easy to twist to fit too.I still have a new set for a 30 that I bought...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-22-2024, 03:28 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 500
Re: Roadster doors
It was pointed out to me maybe 20 years ago that the new doors have 4 tacked spots to hold the skin from moving.They are easily popped loose,and you can twist your door to fit your car.On a 28 I did...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-21-2024, 10:06 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 2,415
Re: sign of the times
In high school I taught my girlfriend how to drive a standard.She was refusing to learn the stop and take off on a hill.So as we were going up the hill in town I hollered for her to stop.She slammed...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-19-2024, 09:44 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 507
Re: Remove front fenders
By the looks of the rust on those fenders,and none on the splash apron,I would guess those apron pieces are ones somebody drilled and bolted on,instead of original welded ones.If they are bolted on...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-19-2024, 08:11 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 558
Re: Aaaa
I used to have a picture of a 30-31 AA,with the front axle 15-20 feet ahead of the radiator.I don't remember about brake rods,but I do remember seeing the mile long drag link.It was taken in potato...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-18-2024, 08:01 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 2,415
Re: sign of the times
Years ago I bought a 35000 mile RHD Kenworth tractor.I did drive it 150 miles home,but wouldn't want to do it again.It had a 5X4 two stick transmission,so I felt pretty stupid driving it.My left...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-17-2024, 10:32 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 2,415
Re: sign of the times
Years ago I was in the local JD dealership looking up parts to overhaul my dozer engine.The parts guy and I were scoping out the part numbers and writing them down.(microfiche).The owners son,mid...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-16-2024, 07:38 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 618
Re: Model B Block Boss on side of block
I've read about the vacuum clutch thing,but I don't know if any were built.I've never seen a picture anyway.This is the first time I've heard about vacuum assisted brakes,where could I find that...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-16-2024, 07:32 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,014
Re: Lacquer Paint fix?
A few years ago I asked the paint guy I use if lacquer really was outlawed where I am.He said no,but he never corrects people about that when they bring it up.His call for it is close to zero.They...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-15-2024, 07:28 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,188
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-13-2024, 07:04 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 507
Re: Remove front fenders
On the 30 that nose cone piece of the splash apron is welded to the fender.Now,a lot of them were bolted on the fender by owners over the years to use a 31 fender,my 30 is has them bolted on instead...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-08-2024, 09:54 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 2,559
Re: Cleaning the radiator
Solutions and flushings are not going to open up blocked tubes.A tube that is blocked up 3 inches from the opening is not going to let solutions down there to open it up.The juice will just find an...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-08-2024, 07:52 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 765
Re: Front Leaf Spring
I don't know if anybody is doing heat arching around here or not.The go-to spring shop near me moved to a bigger location about 20 years ago.I was in there after they moved,and noticed the gas...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-03-2024, 12:33 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,238
Re: Opinion Re Differential Gear Ratio
I didn't realize where you lived.From what I remember of Long Island a high gear ratio would be of zero concern.I hauled seed potatoes from there about 40 years ago.I could zip right along with 220...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-03-2024, 10:52 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,238
Re: Opinion Re Differential Gear Ratio
I have a late 31 coupe with a Mitchell OD and 3.54 gears.Seems to work fine for me.I forget to take it out of OD a lot when I stop,I just drive off again.Very seldom do I get into a situation where I...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-02-2024, 05:15 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 576
Re: First start of the season
I parked my coupe in the shed early last October,planning to use a couple of more times before winter.I never did,and got in it last Sunday and tried it.The car started,so we drove it 12 miles to...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-02-2024, 07:26 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 732
Re: Head stud to block
I still have a big assortment of those inserts from working on equipment.All the taps,and drill bits are kept in the assortment and not allowed out in the rest of the world.Mine are called Keenserts.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-02-2024, 07:21 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,319
Re: Newbie with '29 RPU
Is anyone making the top frames right now for the open pickups? Original type,non-folding,and NOT the universal ones.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-01-2024, 11:28 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,119
Re: Little Dearborn
I bought four sets of bumpers from them in the mid-90's. That was the place to buy bumpers back then.I still have two of the sets,I just bumped my knees on them squeezing between two A's parked nose...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-30-2024, 03:22 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 664
Re: Hole inside front block
Thats normal.It is just cast in,no need to finish it off.It just handles the overflow of oil,and spills it over onto the cam gear.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-29-2024, 10:33 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,099
Re: Are You New.. I Was Too...Best Ever Book
I have a Volkswagen manual like that from the mid-70's,but it is not from that series.Mine is,How To Repair Your Volkswagen For The Compleat Idiot.It was written by John Muir.While I have the Bently...
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