Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Yesterday, 05:03 PM
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Re: speedster windshield
that is pretty neat looking, and as iii stated i used the rootleib cowl sheet metal. when i have time i'm going to research n.c. requirements. any idea what you want for it? i hope to get up your...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-25-2024, 05:52 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 472
Re: speedster windshield
i would like to know more about the rootleib windshield, pictures, price. i bought the rootleib cowl sheet metal and fabricated most everything else myself. that ws might work.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-24-2024, 07:53 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 472
speedster windshield
my speedster i've been working on for the last 1 1 1/2 years is nearing completion and ineed to start proceedings to title it. i have two questions.
1. is a windshield required here in n.c.
2. i...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-17-2024, 04:41 PM
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radiator core
i have a couple of old radiators i tried to salvage, by the time i got them rodded out the tubes were leaking, but mthe tanks useable. i know rads can be recored but most of the shops are gone now....
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-25-2024, 05:17 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 540
Re: horn rod delima
i guess i wasn't clear, i put a new worm on the shorter shaft and now the sw is where it should be, but the horn rod is to long. i wish i had looked for a longer steering column/tube instead of the ...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-25-2024, 07:53 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,240
Re: Tow Dolly
talk about towing brought back a memory from years ago. i was at the local honda dealer and noticed a rear wheel that had flat places all around it, almost like facets. the tire was gone and some...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-25-2024, 07:38 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 540
Re: horn rod delima
i have the 2 tooth steering unit ( i replaced the worm and sector gear) when i put everything back together the st, wheel was sitting about 1 "' above the tube. i found a shorter shaft and wasn't...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-24-2024, 03:55 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,730
Re: Fantastic picyure
that looks like a 45cu. in. flat head, more popular with police and military. the ohv "knuckle head came out in 46, they really bring the big bucks.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-24-2024, 03:43 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 540
horn rod delima
i'm finally starting to put my speedster project together (working on it 1 1/2 years) at some point i think the steering column must have been replaced because the steering shaft was too long and...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-07-2024, 09:46 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,220
Re: engine splash pans help needed
many...many thanks to you guys. after some fumbling around and some help from the boss lady i've printed out a readable set of plans. i hope my sheet metal skills are better than my computer...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-07-2024, 09:39 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 3,173
Re: It's a crime
i'm into hit and miss engines as well as cars. i am amazed how many survived ww11..
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-06-2024, 07:45 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,220
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-05-2024, 07:59 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,220
Re: engine splash pans help needed
that looks good, but i'm a computer dummy. if i try to print that it wants to print the whole column of posts,not just that one. i printed it out anyway, but it shrunk the drawing a bit. i'll break...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-04-2024, 07:47 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,220
Re: engine splash pans help needed
thanks guys... i'll ask around about the MAFCA, maybe someone has a copy. if not maybe i will run across a set some time. i've got them on my 31 pickup, but it is too cold outside and a lot of...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-03-2024, 06:19 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,220
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-03-2024, 01:01 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,220
Re: engine splash pans help needed
i enjoy making things for ,my self so i'd like to see the article. i need a set of pans for the speedster i'm building as well as a friend just bought a beautiful older restoration that is missing...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-03-2024, 10:53 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,220
engine splash pans help needed
i've checked with some local guys, but no one seems to have the 1966 mar-april edition of marc with plans for the dust pans.. thanks to bob johnson for the date of this article. can anyone out there...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
12-31-2023, 09:09 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 796
engine splash pans
i'm still working on my speedster project ( 1 1/2 years far) i'm missing the engine splash pans. someone told me there were plans on making them yourself in one of the a magazines,(marc?) but didn't...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-30-2023, 07:35 AM
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Replies: 33
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Re: 12 conversion
another two cents worth.... 6v batterys are getting hard to find , expensive, and from my own experience and what i hear around the grape vine, they ain't very good quality any more... short life...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-25-2023, 05:18 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,329
Re: speedster project... need help
yes.... heated them right in place down near the shaft and bent them back, then heated the elbow area and leveled them up. a friend who has a speedster (rootlieb kit i think) sent me pictures of...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-24-2023, 01:33 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,329
Re: speedster project... need help
i've probably been by your place several times. started going to etcu back in the 80's, too bad we lost jeff(geoff?) last year. i'm also into cushman scooters and one day of the ride from erwin,...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-23-2023, 06:17 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,329
Re: speedster project... need help
i think i'm on my way with the spacers. i had started thinking that way when i saw your post. i bought a couple of fabricated pieces from rootlieb and am fabricating everything else my self. i...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-23-2023, 07:58 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,329
Re: speedster project... need help
that is an idea i had.. i would have to lengthen the rod between the carb and the rocker assembly. hopefully a better suggestion will come along.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-22-2023, 12:57 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,329
Re: speedster project... need help
that's an idea, but what i can see in the videos on yt they are running the stock throttle pedal. i want to go that rout if i can figure ouy the linkage.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-22-2023, 10:08 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,329
speedster project... need help
i've been working on a speedster project for about a year now. it is along the lines of the rootlieb kit some of the suppliers carry. there is a green one on youtube that i'm trying to copy with a...
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