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Originally Posted by Jack Shaft
All I can say is its a slippery slope...first its a plastic fan and serpentine belt,then you put on a B carb,then a high compression head,then a weber carb with an FSI,an aries muffler and mitchell OD..convert to 12v..then thats not enough so you pop for a B block with a Serr head,juice brakes and an f100 steering box..then one day,in a moment of sobriety you look at the car and wonder where the model a went..
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While I understand what you are saying here, Jack, I shake my head at those guys who build a hot rod with an auto transmission, Chev 350, Jag rear end, hydraulic brakes, independant suspension and modern steering, yet still call it a Model A. Ebay is full of them.
There is a rule here that says that to call a car any particular model, it must have 5 of the 7 major components that came with that model and the others period correct. he 7 components are:
- Chassis
- Engine
- Radiator
- Gear box
- front axle
- rear axle
- steering column
I find it interesting to note that the body is not included, yet
parts of that is all some of these rods have from the Model A
As far as I'm concerned, I'm happy if someone is using their car with the modifications you mentioned rather than either cutting it up for a hot rod or leaving it rot in a shed.