Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-21-2021, 08:47 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 1,734
Re: Birthday present
This is a risk we must be wiling to take in return for the pleasure of driving our As.
Keep your insurance paid up and don't let it spoill your enjoyment too much.....
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-21-2021, 08:41 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 1,518
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-21-2021, 08:33 AM
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Replies: 68
Views: 2,690
Re: 4 post lift
My aversion to Chinese lift manufacturing is based on safety.
The Backyard Buddy web site used to have detail photos of lifts showing design differences that make you think twice about the Chinese...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-13-2021, 08:49 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,083
Re: lincon brakes
PotvinV8-
when we lock up the brakes, we immediately ease off and use them like we learned in "braking 101".
it's your car and your money, we are just explaining that mechanicals can work just...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-12-2021, 08:21 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,083
Re: lincon brakes
My suggestion is to eliminate all lthe wear in the mechanical brake linkage and upgrade to cast iron drums.
Then you will have the best braking possible at a much lower cost with no fluid to worry...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-11-2021, 08:47 AM
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Replies: 68
Views: 2,690
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-08-2021, 08:38 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 879
Re: Vintage tires- any value?
Friend of mine bought a Model A in 1990 and put 5 new Firestones on it.
He kept the car 15 years but drove it very little- probably less than 200 miles.
Always garaged so no excessive UV light...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-06-2021, 09:26 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 2,393
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-03-2021, 08:58 AM
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Replies: 89
Views: 3,369
Re: A question for old guys
If you have the space and the budget, get a Backyard Buddy lift.
You will love it.
Had one for 5 years and had to let it go when we moved.
Really miss it.
Pleased our Town Sedan needs no heavy...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-02-2021, 09:14 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,315
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-27-2021, 12:02 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 738
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-26-2021, 08:00 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,116
Re: Diesel Conversion
Ruth:
the tail light is far more justifiable in my mind than mudflaps, but on the two occasions when I did install a RH tail light it was not an easy decision to take.....
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-25-2021, 09:15 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,116
Re: Diesel Conversion
very interesting and attractive conversion, but I had to cringe a little when I saw holes drilled in the rear fenders to attach mudflaps.....
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-21-2021, 09:49 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 976
Re: Gas Tank Sealer
or find a shop that can open it up, sandblast it and weld back together like Brent Terry has done....
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-21-2021, 09:30 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 976
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-21-2021, 09:29 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 433
Re: How to test a Rex-a-co temp gauge?
looking for a 230 degree gauge as opposed to a 265.
those seem to be the only 2 options in the SW catalog.
many of the gauges listed on line have excessively long capilary tubes, so hope to find...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-19-2021, 08:28 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 433
How to test a Rex-a-co temp gauge?
Oil gauge question below leads me to confirm my ideas on testing a temp gauge.
My plan is to remove it, make certain the capilary tube is not kinked, put the bulb in boiling water and see if it...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-17-2021, 08:50 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,198
Re: converting to 1970 v8 points for model a
agree with Bob Bionde.
never any problems with original type points here.
30 years ago I fooled around with modern points and wireless lower plate.
more trouble than they were worth.
lots of long...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-15-2021, 09:15 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,373
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-12-2021, 08:16 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 2,496
Re: We want our "A"
the driveway in the picture above is not steep, even by flatlander standards;
definitely not steep by mountain standards.
when we were house-shopping I DQed some for bizarrely steep driveways.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-09-2021, 08:56 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,293
Re: Crazy temp gauge idea
may be antiquated but it's what we understand and are familiar with.
when the doctor's scale reads kilos I remind them what country we are in....
we've already lost the battle with metric bolts...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-09-2021, 08:49 AM
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Replies: 75
Views: 3,373
Re: Old sayings
more Yogi-isms:
"nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded"
"I didnt really say everything I said"
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-09-2021, 08:41 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,163
Re: Remove this bolt?
and not much of a lube, either.
in about 30 days it will gum up like glue.....
have a couple cans in my shop but they were freebies.
I would never spend money on the stuff.
totally overrated.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-08-2021, 08:48 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 1,293
Re: Crazy temp gauge idea
I love having a temp gauge in my A, but your idea seems way too complicated because of both the electrical gauge and the 12v.
more things to go wrong.
non-electrical gauge from Brattons is only...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-08-2021, 08:39 AM
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Replies: 63
Views: 4,416
Re: Signs, back in the day
1970s Tampa, the older neighborhoods had those same concrete sign posts.
I loved them.
1990s Jacksonville FL there were a very small number of them still remaining in old neighborhoods.
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