Forum: Model A (1928-31)
04-01-2024, 04:10 PM
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-30-2024, 04:44 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,419
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-28-2024, 08:05 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,199
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-27-2024, 04:02 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,557
Re: Electric Model A's
The guts of it come from a Smart car by the looks of it. Very small battery.
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/reviews/2018-smart-fortwo-electric-drive-review/
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-25-2024, 06:49 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 951
Re: My new Ford.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5Ec8eBNduA
The Ford Rangers are designed here, and built in Thailand (the ones we get here anyway).
Max Tran is the Ranger chief designer....
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-24-2024, 05:56 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 951
Re: My new Ford.
>>No way can I ever get lost and it tells me where to go, in a polite manner.
Has anyone ever been lost in New Zealand?
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-17-2024, 06:46 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 928
Re: Ecklers hydraulic brake conversion kit
The Aussie A Model facebook page had a story a while ago by Les Winter about the backing plate press being scrapped and a photo of it.
"This week we got to visit fellow hot rodder, Terry Warren...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-12-2024, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,154
Re: New tube shocks
>>There has to be some gas in there to account for expansion of the oil with increased temperature.
It has more to do with the piston rod being forced into the oil chamber on compression. There...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-12-2024, 06:14 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 973
Re: Fluted Headlight lenses?
I think I read that with the depression hitting, France upped the required local content. We also had strange rules to do with window glass etc. to make it harder to import vehicles, up until fairly...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-12-2024, 05:55 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,154
Re: New tube shocks
An update to what I said previously, it seems monotube shocks are usually high pressure and twin tube are low pressure. Not sure why.
With the high pressure ones, like Bilstein, the initial...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-08-2024, 07:04 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 965
Re: Why a fabric roof?
Going to school in the same town as the Ford factory here, a circulating story was that a guy at the factory was stamping out pieces day in day out.
One day the press didn't come down.
So he...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-08-2024, 06:57 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 4,243
Re: New Radiator Opinions
A modern repair shop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz_XxNE6DO0
I bought a Bergs just before they closed, after talking to this countries expert. Cost an arm and a leg to get it here.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-08-2024, 06:48 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 2,737
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-07-2024, 09:18 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 2,737
Re: high conpression head ??
So was it like the Winfield Red?
Tod seems to be having problems getting foundry time for another run of Winfields.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
03-06-2024, 05:36 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 2,832
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-29-2024, 06:56 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 494
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-28-2024, 05:30 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 494
OT: Samson
I think this goes up for auction today, the 29th, (well it's the 29th here anyway).
Rebuilt by Bob Chamberlin from the original engine. Failed to sell here and has been moved on to the US.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-27-2024, 07:05 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,924
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-26-2024, 05:55 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 842
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-24-2024, 07:50 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,924
Re: fuel shelf life in tank
My sister has a Holden Volt, a re-badged Chevy, one of about 200 or so in this country.
"One problem with keeping the Volt fully charged for each day's commuting and shopping sorties from...
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-24-2024, 07:38 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 754
Re: Which Headers
Can't see how a low compression engine can create the "suck" from headers when the exhaust leaves the head by tuning the exhaust pulses with equal length long tubes.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-19-2024, 08:27 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,024
Re: Riley ?
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/riley-2-port-head.1102845/
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-16-2024, 12:34 AM
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Replies: 62
Views: 6,187
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-14-2024, 08:33 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,468
Re: OT Caroline Kennedy in shitbox rally
Thanks. That was most interesting, especially the video. Be interesting to set up the bath in the camp ground! I think there might be a few people here interested in building something like that.
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Forum: Model A (1928-31)
02-13-2024, 06:49 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 744
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