Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-04-2017, 04:26 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,800
Re: Cars with Sidemounts
especially vehicles from South America were restored with the remove of the side mounts and having a rear mount instead. The reason is, that it was common practice, that the side mount arms, which...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-31-2017, 02:23 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,346
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-30-2017, 02:52 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,346
Re: Air Filter - or - not to filter the air ?
thank you for this very informative facts, is´nt the paper filter having even more resistance than the mash filter ?
I am actually dealing with the combination of far too hot intake air through an...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-30-2017, 02:48 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,346
Re: Air Filter - or - not to filter the air ?
this is the setup in my RHD Fodor Town Sedan, the filter is in a much cooler area and does not make any trouble. I know, without an air filter you get a lot of stuff into the engine you don't want to...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-30-2017, 02:32 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,346
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-30-2017, 10:33 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,346
Air Filter - or - not to filter the air ?
Short description:
35-A with original Zenith, air filter attached last fall, worked well, no significant loss of power, did not run rich or lean, ambient temperature below 80s.
The past two days...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-17-2017, 04:29 PM
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Replies: 101
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Re: How many model A's do you own
1929 76-A from Iowa, the long distance runner
1929 35-A from Florida, was in Uruguay before, body off frame restored, the sunshine cruiser
1930 165-D from Sweden, UK assembled, only one has...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-17-2017, 03:53 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 5,758
Re: Mac's Auto parts order
As I am always fair in business, I gave Mac´s another chance to proof, that they are better than their reputation.
Well, they failed again, an urgent order remained without status update for weeks,...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-24-2017, 02:11 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 5,758
Re: Mac's Auto parts order
started well and ended bad....
I am owning 3 A´s (76-A, 35-A and 165-D), especially the first two ones were spare part intensive. I purchased parts in the past two years for approx. 20.000,-...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-06-2017, 12:32 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 9,380
Re: leaking gas tank at steering column bracket
thank you all for your thoughts, at a closer look it appears, that one of the previous owners tried to fix something on it, so I will drain the fuel, dry up the gas tank, remove all paint and other...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-04-2017, 03:46 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 9,380
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-04-2017, 03:21 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 9,380
Re: leaking gas tank at steering column bracket
Thank you all for these useful information, during my last trip in the US I bought four different liquid, two component, tank sealer, Permatex is one of them, the other one does have even an aviation...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-04-2017, 02:43 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 9,380
Re: leaking gas tank at steering column bracket
Hi Dave, thank you for your answer, how did you prepare the area to be sealed, other than draining the fuel from the tank, did you remove paint, how did you get rid of the fuel on the surface to be...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-04-2017, 02:30 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 9,380
leaking gas tank at steering column bracket
Hi Model A friends,
May I address the community with a question about a repair of a leaking gas tank.
It is about my 1930 Fordor Town Sedan Deluxe, RHD. There is a slight leak at the gas tank...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-04-2017, 02:22 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 4,444
Re: Recent experience with Mac's
I planned to go there during a trip to Buffalo, two weeks ago, wanted to order parts to pick them up over there, nobody of Macs told me, that this shop would be closed...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-04-2017, 02:20 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 4,444
Re: Recent experience with Mac's
I own three Model A´s, the first one needed a lot of mechanical parts, the second one was a body off frame restoration and needed a lot of body and mechanical parts and the third one did not need...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
07-25-2016, 01:55 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,048
Re: Door Latch Mechanism Fordor Town Sedan Briggs
Thank you guys, I use the time until arrival of the replacement springs to measure the entire lock for a future reproduction, using a 3D-printer makes it easy to create a cast model for that...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
07-24-2016, 04:43 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,048
Re: Door Latch Mechanism Fordor Town Sedan Briggs
thank you for this info, not good news. Meanwhile I decided, that the re-assembling will not end with point welding, I will use at least five screws and this should give it the same stability and...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
07-24-2016, 03:57 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,048
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
07-24-2016, 03:11 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,048
Door Latch Mechanism Fordor Town Sedan Briggs
Hi Model A friends,
I am owning a 1930 Fordor Town Sedan Deluxe by Briggs 165-D and yesterday the drivers side hatch spring of the door locking mechanism broke.
I took everything apart to find...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-24-2016, 05:30 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,157
Re: Pickup bumper question
In Austria the cops would pull you off the street with such a hidden license plate. I don't know, how original my setup is, it arrived in Austria as shown on the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-24-2016, 05:14 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 10,398
Re: Battery cut off switch location
RHD-vehicles: that is easy, most of the A´s were designed to be assembled as LHD or RHD, consequently you find in the leg room/fire wall section the pre-stamped cut out for the steering column, this...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-27-2016, 03:31 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 10,935
Re: Mel Gross cast iron brake drums
OK, it looks, Randy can do it all. Well, who is Randy, does he have a website ?
I am in some sort of trouble with my front brake drums of my 1930 Fordor Town Sedan Delux Briggs, the entire front...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-16-2015, 04:24 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 6,555
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-15-2015, 03:04 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 6,555
Re: gear shift issue of 2nd speed
Returning problem: during my recent Classic Car Rallye we had to climb several hills in second gear at about 2000Rpm, when the gear leaver slowly shifts into Neutral, the more torque the sooner...
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