Forum: Model A (1928-31)
07-18-2019, 10:15 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,395
Re: Replacing Wood In a '30 Blindback
I did the rear header over the back window the bows and front header. I used North Carolina wood. The rear piece was difficult due to fasteners being covered by sheetmetal. I used small metal plates...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
09-07-2018, 01:46 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,792
Tool purchase advice
I am looking for a wheel bearing packer. I bought a metal unit in the $20 range, and it's garbage. Grease squishes everywhere except into the bearing. Any brand preferences out there?
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
09-01-2018, 04:55 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 5,521
Re: "I was told once that..." stories...
When I was a lad in the 1970's, my dad had a friend that worked at a Ford dealer in Leslie, Michigan. The dealer would send him to Detroit on the train and he would drive back new Model A's (about 60...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
07-08-2018, 06:34 AM
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Replies: 67
Views: 13,782
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
07-07-2018, 12:44 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,478
Re: Radiator flow rate
Thank you for all of the answers. The car in question does not run hot, but rather pushes out water at high speeds (50 plus). It really makes a mess on the hood and windshield. The overflow tube is...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
07-06-2018, 05:19 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,478
Radiator flow rate
Is there an accepted seconds measure for a radiator to drain it's contents? By this, I mean fill the radiator to the top while holding my hand over the bottom pipe. Remove my hand and count the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-23-2018, 03:24 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 10,192
Why do you like your car.
I don't mean, because "Your dad had one", or "My grand kids bought it for me". I mean the pure styling aspect of your car. What styling cue drew you to the specific body style you own.
Like: you...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-21-2018, 10:04 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,399
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-19-2018, 11:45 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,221
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-18-2018, 07:18 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,221
Roadster pickup panel cab to box
There is a sheet metal panel that goes between the cab and the box to keep the dust down. It is fastened to the frame. Does somebody have a picture as to how this piece is mounted?
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-17-2018, 12:42 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 6,017
Re: Pin stripe
I have done my own with a Mac "00" brush. Sometimes it looks great, sometimes it looks like Ray Charles painted the line with his foot. A friend of mine who pins stripes on the side for beer money,...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-14-2018, 02:19 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 5,544
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-13-2018, 09:34 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,942
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-06-2018, 03:45 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 4,611
Re: Sound deadening in a roadster door
It does sound counter productive, ronn, but I am after a solid sounding door when it is closed. Without something inside, it sounds like a hollow tin can. I believe the originals had some kind of...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-06-2018, 01:32 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 4,611
Sound deadening in a roadster door
I have a new Brookville door. What do you guys use for a sound deadner? I was thinking of shooting some "Great Stuff" in through the little holes on the inner panel, but am concerned it will expand...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-06-2018, 05:58 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,762
Re: 31 Model A Vacuum Line
Maybe put a little propane torch heat to the bend and cook whatever is in there? Might make more trouble, or could get it crusty enough to poke out with the wire.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
06-02-2018, 06:52 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,831
Re: 1931 Panel Delivery
The barn fresh Deluxe Delivery was purchased and restored by my Model A mentor, the late Denny Smith here in Jackson, Michigan. It turned out very nice and ended up in Illinois, I believe.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-29-2018, 05:45 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,617
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-25-2018, 09:41 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,637
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-22-2018, 03:02 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 7,046
Re: rfitz
If you are determined to put an alternator on it, I bought a Power Master, which looks like a generator complete with a dummy cutout. It works nice and doesn't detract from the "antique" look of the...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-22-2018, 02:59 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,882
Re: 30 Tudor kick panel
If your cardboard is bowing, it is pretty common to have to peel back the material, trim the board and glue the material back.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-22-2018, 10:05 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,105
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-11-2018, 02:46 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,683
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-10-2018, 01:31 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,802
Re: 31 Roadster doors
I bought a complete right door from Snyder's. Not cheap, but it fit really nice. If I remember, the outside and inside sections are not welded so they can be easily tweaked to fit your body curve for...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
05-09-2018, 10:10 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 5,367
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