Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Today, 10:06 AM
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Re: getting into the Rumble Seat
The rumble seat was likely better for kids to set in. I know I don't fit well into mine. A lot of folks put the top props for roadsters on the side rails so that folks will have a handle but they...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
Today, 09:48 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 606
Re: The Old Motor
Budd contracted to manufacture all the 82 series cabs so they were all made by Budd but finished by Ford. Most folks refer to that last production cab as a Budd cab since they were well known for...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-27-2024, 10:47 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 413
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-27-2024, 10:39 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 887
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-27-2024, 10:28 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 993
Re: 3 window coupe
The slant windshield is a sign of subcontract manufacture. Ford didn't make the slant windshield bodies. It's either a Briggs prototype or it's a custom. Ford's first three window coupes were the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-27-2024, 10:09 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 597
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-25-2024, 11:40 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 653
Re: How to test '36 voltage cutout off the car?
They have to be set a bit above the max battery voltage to do the job. This way, only the higher voltage from the generator will close the switch and bring it on line. The switch should open above...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-25-2024, 11:28 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 596
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-25-2024, 11:26 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 947
Re: Question on Hooking Up Dwell Meter
On four cylinder Fords, just setting the points to proper gap will generally get the dwell time within specs. It certainly doesn't hurt to check it. The early V8 distributor has an extra set of...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-25-2024, 11:10 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 901
Re: Elliot Ness roadster
He had quite a history. An Americal citizen by birth, he didn't learn english till his family moved back to the states from France and Italy. He and his brother raced an outboard boat in Venice at an...
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Forum: Model T (1909-1927)
04-25-2024, 07:53 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 536
Re: Gas Tank ID
The filler bung with external bayonet lugs is not common in the modern era. The only caps I've seen of that style are for waste water connections but they are larger than that. It may be difficult to...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-24-2024, 11:34 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 902
Re: Newbie with '29 RPU
Many AV8s have been put together but it is a lot of work. The Bishop/Tardel book describes the way a lot of folks did it back in the day. The HAMB has a lot more information about such mods. It's a...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-24-2024, 11:28 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 374
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-24-2024, 11:24 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,759
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-24-2024, 11:16 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 887
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-24-2024, 10:17 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,759
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-21-2024, 10:37 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 902
Re: Newbie with '29 RPU
Folks call them roadster pickups but the were really just an open cab pickup. Some folks modify the bottom rear of the top with snap fasteners so that is can be removed. Others make custom folding...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-19-2024, 01:52 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,727
Re: Narrow V8 Rear Axle
Itslow has a point. For spring over axle a person would have to use a narrow rear spring than fits over the mid section (unobtanium). Extend the frame 7.5" to include a crossmember for behind axle...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-19-2024, 01:25 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 12,467
Re: The 60-A, B, C Fordor Sedans
This is an old thread. Some of the original posters don't frequent the forum much anymore, including the original poster, and at least one is no longer with us. I would suggest starting a new thread...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-19-2024, 12:41 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 902
Re: Newbie with '29 RPU
I believe that the back of the cab wall had either had vertical wood supports or horizontal. I think the seat back cushion attached to them. See Link.
The cab corners look almost complete as far...
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-18-2024, 01:35 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 460
Re: Spotlights on a 1950 Ford
Try plain old mineral spirits. That stuff even loosens rtv. I use Lubriplate 130AA for door latches and other smaller mechanisms that get wet on occasion. It's NGLI-1 so it's less viscous than most.
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Forum: Early V8 (1932-53)
04-18-2024, 12:20 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,379
Re: Flat head back firing pop. pop over and over
Intake valves don't stick as often as the exhausts do. Compression check will tell which ones are sticking if that's the problem.
Backfire by definition is when the engine coughs back through the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-17-2024, 01:15 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,755
Re: Fuse blowing
Ford used auto reset circuit breakers from the 30s clear up into the 50s. Early cars burned up mostly due to no circuit protection at all. Fuses will do the job but a person should carry a spare and...
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Forum: Late V8 (1954+)
04-16-2024, 03:11 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 515
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-16-2024, 02:24 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,042
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