Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-12-2021, 07:13 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 644
Re: Wide bed A pickup
I can't quite remember if the bolts actually go through the steel floor skin or not.I should know,I put a new steel floor in one years ago.I think the owner told me the steel skin and the wood...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-11-2021, 07:21 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 644
Re: Wide bed A pickup
The wood in a wide bed is under the steel top skin.The wood does the supporting,the steel is just the top skin.The mounting points will be self explanatory once you look at it.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-09-2021, 10:55 AM
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Replies: 75
Views: 2,868
Re: Old sayings
An old used car salesman that died in the early 70's used to rub a fender and say,'smooth'n a schoolmarms leg'.He had lots more that can't be repeated.Growing up around garages,well drillers,and a...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-06-2021, 01:47 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 506
Re: Mystery Part What is it?
The clamp with the nut and bold clamps on the axle.On the ends of those springs the wire is formed into U-shapes.Those ride on the tie rod,and slide back and forth on it.The two springs actually...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-18-2020, 05:53 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 636
Re: PV Ford
They were there at the end of July,I picked up a clutch then.The little office is too small to be meeting people in these times,so you call in,figure out what you need,and they will have it ready and...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-09-2020, 06:00 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 287
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
08-13-2020, 02:32 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,259
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Forum: Model-A
08-09-2020, 06:06 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 271
Mitchell OD speedometer cable
New speedo cable for a Mitchell OD.This is for the OVAL speedo cars,not for the round speedos.$60.mailed to you anywhere the flat rate boxes will go.It runs about $100.with shipping from Mitchell.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-04-2020, 08:36 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,018
Re: Driver Licneses In a Model A Lately
When I got my license in 1972 we couldn't use an A.We had to show proper use of the safety equipment,and the A didn't have it.If you could show it was the only vehicle available to you you could use...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-03-2020, 02:05 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 2,441
Re: Rear Motor Mount Rubber Issue
I never knew the outside rubber was flat.I have had to trim them to fit,but only a little bit.You need the protrusions on them for the floaters,as you use the outside rubbers with them.I actually cut...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-01-2020, 08:15 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 2,441
Re: Rear Motor Mount Rubber Issue
Those rubber protrusions are supposed to be there.Half on one rubber,half on the other.They meet in the middle of the frame.Then the steel sleeves slide through both.Those sleeves are very...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-28-2020, 10:04 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 861
Re: LeBaron Bonney or Marks roadster windshield.
The man in Mass.that made frames was Gene Bunce.I really only remember him making the Cabriolet windshield frames.He did make some other gadgets,I have one of his shields that sat over the filler...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-27-2020, 08:11 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,418
Re: Redneck ( but effective) way to clean gas tank
I thought everybody did it that way.It was what I always saw when I was a kid,and have been doing it myself ever since.Because of a shelving factory that used to be here,every old garage has bags of...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-25-2020, 08:10 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 577
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-22-2020, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,175
Re: 1930 Coupe Acquired 2/22/41, 79 Years ago
I believe I may have gone to your place in the early 70's with a Model A guy from around here.Stan Brown.I was 15 or 16,and he treated me like a fellow Model A guy,not like a kid,just because I had...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-18-2020, 01:09 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 843
Re: Cleaning a block
The place I take blocks to gets rid of rust.Actually that's the only reason I take them there.If it's just grease and paint I wash them myself.They never actually never sit in the liquid,they sit on...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-18-2020, 10:47 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,944
Re: Harbor Freight tape measures come up short
A new Harbor Freight store opened up near here on Saturday,and the first 1000 customers got a free tape measure.My friend got one,and was in my garage that night telling me that the tape was off.We...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-11-2020, 10:10 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,709
Re: GAS TANK un SEALER
I haven't heard of lye being used for anything in a long time.In the late 50's when I was little my dad bossed a good sized painting outfit in Exeter N.H.On Fridays all the paint pots,metal stir...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-11-2020, 09:31 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,147
Re: Scissor Type Lift
I had one years ago,it has it's place.It is good for certain things,not everything.I got it from a tire store I worked in,we called it the tire lift.I think it was good for about 3 feet.It wasn't...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-08-2020, 08:28 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 692
Re: 1931 Fenders on RPU
The fronts will fit,as long as your pickup is also a 30-31.The splash aprons are different between the 30-31,but if used as a whole they will fit just fine.The rears are different.The difference is...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-31-2020, 01:39 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 3,231
Re: Garage heat
For garages heated part time I find a mobile home furnace is hard to beat.Bottom discharge,so heat comes out where you need it.just need a small tank and a very simple exhaust setup.i have one in my...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-29-2020, 06:16 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 752
Re: Model B one piece cast steel fan blade
Did Ford make the cast steel fan? I have one,I just thought it was something aftermarket from the 30's,40's,50's,etc.I bead blasted it and used it.It IS a cast unit,not like the late 31 single layer...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-23-2020, 03:45 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,147
Re: Corn Head grease source(s)
It is the same stuff.When I worked at the JD dealer we used it for everything but cornheads.We just didn't have any in my area.We could get it in tubes or squeeze bottles.If you get it in tubes you...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-23-2020, 11:02 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,147
Re: Corn Head grease source(s)
Tractor Supply has it labeled as cotton picker spindle grease.According to the bottler it is the same product,just used in a different application.Interestingly enough it is only five bucks a bottle...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-15-2020, 08:37 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 892
Re: Fan to Water Pump Fitting
I have a couple dozen water pumps on the shelf,and last spring I bought two new aluminum fans.We got to playing with them,and found they fit all but four of the pumps.They will fit the four with...
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