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10-10-2014, 08:37 AM | #21 | |
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I eventually bought one of my buddy's old A's from his widow, and I still have questions I'd like to ask sometimes. Good Luck with your project! |
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10-10-2014, 09:27 AM | #22 |
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Re: Soon to be a Model A owner
I have a 1928 Special Coupe that has received its MARC Masters award & it is posted on the radiator.. I have been told at local shows, or just out driving it, Many-Many things are wrong with it.. The one I get the most is, All Model As had rubber floor mats, never carpet in the front !!... Then the top is all wrong, the were all 1/2 painted.. Funny, NO one says anything about the Whitewalls ??... I just walk away & get a beer !!
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10-10-2014, 09:39 AM | #23 |
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Interesting. A Navy man shouldn't have let some twit like that get to him.
I have had chuckleheads come up to me and my Model A and say things like, "If it were me, I would ...." I always reply with, "Well it's a good thing I'm not you." and watch them stew. Who cares what others think of your car? Do your car in a manner that makes YOU happy, that's all you need to do. Now about whitewalls... |
10-10-2014, 10:47 AM | #24 |
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I plan on whitewalls for my 53 ford. But that's for another forum. What's wrong with whitewalls for the model a?
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10-10-2014, 11:31 AM | #25 |
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You have to use a different grade of engine oil if you have whitewalls.
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10-10-2014, 12:42 PM | #26 | |
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10-10-2014, 12:53 PM | #27 |
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Re: Soon to be a Model A owner
Whitewall owners never use distilled water in their radiator or battery either. They use nothing but recycled creek water.
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10-10-2014, 08:00 PM | #28 |
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Be sure to tell the ignorant that you save money by not filling the cooling system with anti-freeze but use spring water which never freezes and runs year around.
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10-10-2014, 09:37 PM | #29 |
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So I have to purchase the baby artic seal oil, plus the natrual spring water from a secret spring that no one knows exactly where it is for the A. This should be a fun excursion. haha
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10-12-2014, 03:05 AM | #30 |
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Re: Soon to be a Model A owner
Here's a few more pictures that I took last time I was visiting the wife of the gentleman that rebuilt the car. Notice the great respirator for the paint.
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10-12-2014, 11:35 AM | #31 |
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Old siphon feed gun and no respirator. Now that's old school! I hope (for his health's sake) he is not shooting a 2X paint with no respirator.
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10-12-2014, 02:38 PM | #32 | |
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Looks like he's painting it inside some kind of tent or shade structure. In the same era, I painted many a vehicle the same way inside a makeshift shade structure, but unlike the guy in the photos I used a real respirator with organic vapor cartridges. |
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