Re: Purchase Advise: 1930 Model A Tudor
Update if anyone is interested:
I worked on the car Sunday.
New plugs, fixed the + battery cable, cleaned electrical contacts, MMO in the cylinders (over night), blew a can of carb cleaner into it while it was running, changed the oil, etc…….
Runs fairly well.
I no longer need to hold the choke like before but it likes a 1/4 turn of the knob on the choke lever to run nicely.
Carb definitely needs to be adjusted so I'll read some threads here on how that's done and try that this weekend.
Then I took it out for a ride on Sunday.
Other than the tires being flat sided all went well.
I'm getting 1935 wheels and tires from Tony M. next week so that should take care of that issue.
I wanted to see how it would start in the cold weather so I tried to start it yesterday morning when it was 32 degrees outside.
Started on the second try, so I guess that's good!
One thing I learned on my drive it that this car is cramped!
I'm designing brackets to move the driver's seat back about 6" so I can fit comfortably.
I'll also be installing lap belts, front and rear, very soon.
More later……..
I hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving!
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1930 Ford Model Speedster
1959 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider
1963 Vespa Motor Scooter
1967 Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible
1977 Dodge M884 Pickup
1999 BMW Z3
Clubs: AACA, HCCP
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