|
Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
09-27-2023, 03:23 PM | #21 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Western North Carolina
Posts: 3,900
|
Re: What to look for - Slant window fordor?
Nice original heater. Try to restore that. The coolant powered heaters are really nice on a cold winter's day. The original spare tire lock is nice too. I have a ball valve in the coolant line to my heater so that I can turn off the hot coolant to the heater in the summer.
__________________
A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past. |
09-28-2023, 02:39 PM | #22 | |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Southern California
Posts: 7,033
|
Re: What to look for - Slant window fordor?
Quote:
The fender mounted spare on my '31 RDPU is too wide for the well. I let the air out and carry a tire pump in case I need to use it. Charlie Stephens |
|
Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) |
|
09-28-2023, 03:42 PM | #23 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: NNNNNNNNJJJJJJJJJJ
Posts: 6,792
|
Re: What to look for - Slant window fordor?
good point Charlie
they dont like them because they hide the spruced up engines.......... |
09-28-2023, 07:19 PM | #24 | |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 1,077
|
Re: What to look for - Slant window fordor?
Quote:
__________________
JayJay San Francisco Bay Area ------------------------ 1930 Murray Town Sedan 1931 Briggs S/W Town Sedan |
|
09-29-2023, 09:45 AM | #25 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Spruce Pine, NC
Posts: 1,458
|
Re: What to look for - Slant window fordor?
Do not move the spare to the fenders.
Makes engine access more difficult and does not look as nice as a rear spare! Sidemounts were one of the few things I did NOT like about our slant. Slant Fordor has plenty of easy cargo access in the back seat unless most of your driving is done with 4 passengers. If you MUST have a trunk, find an original Kari-Keen or McGuyver a spare mount on the rear of the trunk. My take on this: restore the mechanicals, seal the roof covering, touch up the paint, replace individual interior components only if totally worn out and drive it as is. This is the find of a lifetime at a great price!
__________________
our next Model A is out there in the unknown...... Last edited by Chris in WNC; 09-30-2023 at 09:41 AM. |
09-29-2023, 01:30 PM | #26 |
Member
Join Date: Sep 2023
Posts: 37
|
Re: What to look for - Slant window fordor?
Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)
|
|
|
Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) |
|