Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-10-2024, 09:48 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 972
Re: Why a fabric roof?
Ford did make steel that would do the job. Many Ford drawings had marked on them "Material with qualities required to manufacture part"( not the exact wording but the basic meaning) including Fan...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-10-2024, 08:15 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 640
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-10-2024, 07:49 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 2,917
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-09-2024, 01:31 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 2,917
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-09-2024, 01:08 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 640
Re: Tire Balancing Beads Video.
Is the balance of the tire negatively effected, if you were to have five times the amount of beads?
If you don't have enough beads, wood it improve, but not completely balance from lack of counter...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-07-2024, 11:40 AM
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Replies: 73
Views: 4,337
Re: Value of an Un-Restored Model A Engine
Original Model "A" part numbers are declining with time, making the parts still available more valuable.
A man had an original fan belt stashed away. When he died his stash goes into the garbage...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-06-2024, 07:06 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 954
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-06-2024, 03:44 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 2,917
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-29-2024, 05:04 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,076
Re: Ford car Ford gas
Good eyes! I'm glad I didn't fork out the $4.95, you just saved me $4.50 for a set of five.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-26-2024, 07:43 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,076
Re: Ford car Ford gas
I don't remember ever seeing Ford gas globes, even at Hershey! Did I just miss them while my eyes were focused on Model A parts?
With the price of tires at that time, an original fan belt was...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-25-2024, 10:42 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 15,058
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-19-2024, 01:17 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,782
Re: Fantastic picyure
Robertson screws mounting the windshield stanchions, another giveaway.
The Police only stopped him to ask where he could buy a Ford for himself.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-19-2024, 12:57 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 2,947
Re: Favorite "A" Body Style
My 165-C is mostly wood and that's what I like about it. Too bad it isn't visible!
A sign in a wooden boat builders shop read; "If God wanted fiberglass boats, he would have made fiberglass...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-18-2024, 11:42 AM
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Replies: 58
Views: 2,947
Re: Favorite "A" Body Style
Ageed, I love the Sport Roadster to look at as I mentioned above. My car of choice to actually drive is my 1930, 165-C Standard Sedan.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-18-2024, 11:33 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,724
Re: Wishbone question
This is an excellent repair method, Brent!
I would assume if you threaded it, that the center was not hard, only the surface was 60RC.
I often use a carbide tipped masonry drill for hardened...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-18-2024, 10:30 AM
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Replies: 58
Views: 2,947
Re: Favorite "A" Body Style
Canadian, Sport Roadster. Built for a short time starting August 1929. Although still classed as a 40-A, the following features differ from the Standard Roadster;
> Folding windshield with Nickel...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-17-2024, 06:00 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 5,334
Re: List of Reproduction "A" Parts That Don't Work
Back to inferior parts, here is a small list from over the years. (I won't get into where they came from). Some are not made anymore and some are still popping up from the past and some are currently...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-10-2024, 12:10 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,746
Attracting new Model A members.
Seeing an ad for magazines reminded me of a clever idea.
I didn't come up with this, just remember some discussion here not long ago.
Anyone with Model A magazines to pass on, could drop one off...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-03-2024, 03:37 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 767
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-02-2024, 08:49 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 767
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-01-2024, 08:25 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 767
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-31-2024, 07:55 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,044
Re: Fan catastrophe avoided
As the Model A Ford ages, there are more chances for failure as parts wear or fatigue. The judging standards access cars to look just of the line. This requirement means that parts that need to be...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-25-2024, 08:43 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 903
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-25-2024, 11:32 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 635
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-24-2024, 08:31 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,983
Re: Do rivet nuts work?
The seat belt topic has been discussed on this site before and would be worth looking up, before starting. Mounting belts to the body and how the body is secured to the frame among other issues come...
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