Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-24-2020, 04:53 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 845
Re: Merry Christm"A"s
Merry Christmas and "A" Happy New Year!
For all my brother "A"er's and their families: peace on earth and good will toward men. Stay safe
Bob-A:D
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-24-2020, 06:50 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,610
Re: Never Tried To Restore
A 7-tooth steering gear was the hardest assembly I have restored. Shocks, babbit, & rear-ends are to complicated for me. Plus, the lack of proper tools.
Bob-A:D
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-23-2020, 09:41 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,312
Re: What is this Accessory called?
I've got some Western Auto catalogs from 1929, 1930, etc. that show some radiator accessory "do-dads". One is a long lightening bolt and another is a stylized dragon figure. That were to be...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-23-2020, 09:34 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 633
Re: Switching bumper 1930
My April, '31 deluxe roadster has a full width bumper. I believe it is original to the car because the rust on it matches the rusty front bumper!:eek::rolleyes: The
June, 1929, Ford Service...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-15-2020, 08:17 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,929
Re: F-100 steering box conversion
I'm not knocking Randy Gross and I'm sure the up dated steering gear he builds is first rate. However, if you rebuild your original (2-tooth or 7-tooth)
steering gear correctly. It will be just...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-15-2020, 07:53 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,195
Re: Consensus on brake drums
Bert's in Denver, Colorado, did my brakes (cast iron drums, new shoes/soft linings, shoes arched to drum, etc.) and I can't be happier!:)
Bob-A:D
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-08-2020, 07:12 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,554
Re: Gland rings
I've read somewhere that the repop gland rings sold by the vendors. Are not constructed like the originals. Does anybody know where you can get correct
exhaust gland rings?
Bob-A:D
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-28-2020, 08:43 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 823
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-23-2020, 11:16 AM
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Replies: 73
Views: 5,207
Re: Bone Stock or Modified?
I try and stay as stock as possible on my "A". Safety up-grades are just that
as they are for the safety of me and other drivers. As far as "accessory" add-ons I try and stay era correct if not...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-22-2020, 11:31 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 2,347
"A" with wooden spoke wheels....
Anybody else noticed the '30 town sedan on eBay with wooden spoke wheels on it? An unrestored car with what looks like a good set of accessory "Motor-Wheel" made year, not just era, correct wooden...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-20-2020, 09:26 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,160
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-10-2020, 08:19 AM
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Replies: 82
Views: 11,465
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-29-2020, 02:46 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 935
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-29-2020, 02:42 PM
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Replies: 62
Views: 3,654
Re: this is what I drug home yesterday- not Ford
Beautiful!;) How nice is the interior? I'd just clean it up without any "restoration" other then what is needed to make her safe to drive. Are you going to now join the Classic Car Club of...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-25-2020, 07:04 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,757
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-21-2020, 05:40 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,529
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-19-2020, 04:51 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 705
Re: Distribution block for 6 volt
Besides the usual single fuse block mounted off my starter switch. I attach one on my generator off of a cut-out mounting screw. This protects the main electrical system from the headlights/horn in...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-17-2020, 04:50 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,010
Re: question
I took my driving test in my original '29 Chevy. It was at the old Highway Patrol station in Orlando, FL, in 1967. The trooper who tested me looked at the car, laughed and said "Let's go...". I...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-16-2020, 10:08 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,031
Re: Mountig Spotlight On Roadster
If the spotlight uses a sealed beam it is obviously made after 1940. Depending on the auto and mounting bracket it could be used on anything.
The Thompson Corp did make spotlights during the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-11-2020, 06:24 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,067
Re: Andy Hardy Movies
The 1932 Chevy used a 4-door hood similar to the one on Andy's "A". I know either Rootlieb or Brookville sheet metal shops offered reproduction accessory 3-door hoods for Model-A's in the not to...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-11-2020, 06:08 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,344
Re: The Battery Game
I use to use Interstate batteries in my Harley's. The one in my '94 Softail went bad and I had lost the paperwork for how old it was. Through emails
I asked the factory (the shop I bought the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
10-06-2020, 04:52 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 588
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
09-27-2020, 03:51 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 551
Re: A Condenser on a B distributor
Well, not really....:eek: It's been very rainy here in central Florida for a while.
Plus, I've got a couple of Harleys to keep running, an acre of grass to mow, there is a pandemic, etc.,...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
09-27-2020, 09:36 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 551
Re: A Condenser on a B distributor
That's what I did on my "B" distributor. I slip the "A" condenser through the "B" distributor condenser mounting hole. Eyeball engineer where the hole should be drilled on the "A" condenser...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
09-27-2020, 09:26 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,749
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