Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-13-2019, 07:23 PM
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Replies: 104
Views: 42,304
Re: LED Headlights
Folks keep asking about focus, so I got Squeaky Betsy out in the cold misty rain for a quick demo tonight. Her headlights are not aligned correctly, so please don't beat me over the head about that....
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-12-2019, 08:17 AM
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Replies: 104
Views: 42,304
Re: LED Headlights
I was concerned about this early in the design too. It was pointed out to me that the 21/21 - 32/50 bulbs emit like an isotropic emitter (light in all directions). It is brighter up and down than...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-11-2019, 05:12 PM
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Replies: 104
Views: 42,304
Re: LED Headlights
We first built these with 4300K and, although brighter, they looked just as bad as the original bulbs. Regarding D.O.T. approval, I like what Snyder's says on their website:
Nobody seems to...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-11-2019, 04:18 PM
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Replies: 104
Views: 42,304
Re: LED Headlights
Not my company, but I do work for Logo Lites.
The LED emitters were painstakingly designed to be in the exact same location as the two incandescent filament in the original bulb. Moving the LED...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
01-11-2019, 03:34 PM
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Replies: 104
Views: 42,304
LED Headlights
Logo Lites now sells bright white LED Headlights for Model T, A, and early B Fords. They are as bright as a modern halogen, but pull less current than the 32/50 CP bulb. They focus like the...
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Forum: Model-A
04-14-2017, 10:17 AM
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Replies: 0
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Firewall for Late 31 Indented
Looking for a late 1931 firewall with the indentation for the under-hood fuel cutoff valve. If it matters, I'm putting it on a 5 window coupe.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-14-2017, 10:10 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,109
Re: Firewall Screw/Bolt Size?
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH! You guys saved my backside on this project. 10-32 is the right size for my 30/31 firewalls. Factory D nut, and there is just no way to get a #12 in that hole. I'm glad I...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-13-2017, 03:06 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,109
Firewall Screw/Bolt Size?
I don't have access to a 28 or 29, but my both my 30 and 31 firewalls take a 10-32 screw in the clip that secures the generator cutout wire to the firewall at the terminal box. Can anyone tell me if...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-07-2016, 04:33 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,024
Sideways Ring Terminals
Can anyone tell me a source for the "sideways" ring terminals like the ones on coil wires? (like http://htsmall.macsautoparts.com/assets/macs/images/size/600x/sku/64-21388.jpg)
I'm trying to fix...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-13-2015, 09:43 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,712
Re: Cowl Lamp Wiring
Hey, THANKS guys! VERY helpful! I found two openings there by using a light under the car to shine back up into that area.
Are those openings there on all cars 28-31?
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-12-2015, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,712
Cowl Lamp Wiring
In cars WITH cowl lamps, how does the harness get through the firewall from the light switch to the lamp harness in the passenger compartment?
In cars WITHOUT cowl lamps (like mine), how did Ford...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-11-2015, 05:27 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,824
Re: Is this a factory hole?
Thanks for the replies so far. When researching the answer myself, I ran across this service bulletin posted in another thread:...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
11-11-2015, 10:58 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,824
Is this a factory hole?
https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=245814&stc=1&d=1447256947
Just above the clutch, there is an oval hole with a small hole above and below it. I have several questions...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
09-17-2015, 07:42 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,965
Re: Double Clutch Upshift
Thanks for all the thoughtful replies. What a nice forum!
Ron: thanks SO MUCH for the video. I watched it several times.
Thanks,
Kyle
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
09-16-2015, 07:41 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,965
Double Clutch Upshift
I've had my 1931 Model A for 20 years, and for the last 10 she was in storage. She has maybe 50 miles on her "newly rebuilt" motor from 20 years ago. In the last few months I got her out of storage...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
09-16-2015, 07:16 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,766
Re: Stop Light Problem
In my experience on all kinds of vehicles (not just Model As), when chasing the open circuit, people tend to focus on the bulb and then the supply wires. It is common to neglect the chassis, which...
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