The Ford Barn

M2M · 09-30-2019, 06:24 PM

Stretch Cab · 09-30-2019, 07:29 PM

It's an antique, go ahead and buy it you can always get your money out of it!

ursus · 09-30-2019, 07:33 PM

You must have valve seats installed, otherwise the unleaded gas will cause burned valves.

thom · 09-30-2019, 07:34 PM

Put a small block Chevy in that Model A. Street Rods are worth twice as much.

J Franklin · 09-30-2019, 08:03 PM

Drive it like you stole it!

That was OK when you could get a new engine for a few hundred dollars.

BRENT in 10-uh-C · 09-30-2019, 09:00 PM

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Ummmm, ...pretty much any advice written on these social media Model-A sites!!

chrs1961815 · 09-30-2019, 09:09 PM

If you only have one piece to prime, don't bother with the gun. Just mix it and pour it on!

johnneilson · 09-30-2019, 10:05 PM

Go to the Ford Barn Model "A" forum for advise

Mike V. Florida · 09-30-2019, 10:11 PM

You need to change XYX to more "modern" parts to make the car really drivable.

TerryH · 09-30-2019, 10:32 PM

You need lead or zinc additives today...

PalAl · 09-30-2019, 10:50 PM

It's rebuilt............. ran like a top when I parked it!

M2M · 09-30-2019, 11:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PalAl

It's rebuilt............. ran like a top when I parked it!

also good is:

"it's restored"
"patina"

dumb person · 09-30-2019, 11:09 PM

"You NEED 12 volts".
lol nope.

Bill G · 09-30-2019, 11:53 PM

Someone once told me to sell my 64-1/2 Mustang.... and I did.

Went many years, then bought a '29 Tudor.

marty in Ohio · 10-01-2019, 07:58 AM

You need to chop the top about three inches.
Marty

jquinlan · 10-03-2019, 05:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Magicbox51

Someone once told me to sell my 64-1/2 Mustang.... and I did.

Went many years, then bought a '29 Tudor.

30 Years ago when I had my 30 Tudor, my Dad kept telling me I needed to get something more modern like a Mustang so I bought a 65 Mustang convertible pony interior that was in terrible shape. Spent many years and what felt like millions of dollars to bring it back from the dead. Drove it on a couple fun trips with my boys but it never compared to that feeling I had driving my Model A. Sold the mustang and have never missed it.

mike657894 · 10-03-2019, 08:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jquinlan

30 Years ago when I had my 30 Tudor, my Dad kept telling me I needed to get something more modern like a Mustang so I bought a 65 Mustang convertible pony interior that was in terrible shape. Spent many years and what felt like millions of dollars to bring it back from the dead. Drove it on a couple fun trips with my boys but it never compared to that feeling I had driving my Model A. Sold the mustang and have never missed it.

Im working on a 65 mustang. making a hot rod out of that. just to keep my hands off the A. I did a little go fast mods on my 78 k 10 and quickly realized that will get louder but wont get much faster. kept the cam and heads ditched the carb and intake back to original for better starting.

A bunch of people who at a glance appear to make bad decisions have told me the A needs a treefiddy. People who sit on a mountain of good decisions say keep it OE.

Mike Peters · 10-01-2019, 08:03 AM

You can fix anything on a Model A with baling wire.

PalAl · 10-01-2019, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Peters

You can fix anything on a Model A with baling wire.

Mike.... are ya saying I'm using the wrong type of wire??

Synchro909 · 10-02-2019, 12:47 AM

The motor is getting hot because the water is circulating too fast. It's not getting enough time in the radiator to cool down.

09-30-2019, 06:24 PM	#1
M2M Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Australia/USA/EU/Soviet Russia Posts: 1,105	What's the most absurb advice you've received in the old car hobby? __________________

09-30-2019, 07:29 PM	#2
Stretch Cab Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lexington, NC Posts: 695	Re: What's the most absurb advice you've received in the old car hobby? It's an antique, go ahead and buy it you can always get your money out of it! __________________ Let us live so that when we come to die, even the undertaker will be sorry. Mark Twain

09-30-2019, 07:33 PM	#3
ursus Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,375	Re: What's the most absurb advice you've received in the old car hobby? You must have valve seats installed, otherwise the unleaded gas will cause burned valves.

09-30-2019, 07:34 PM	#4
thom Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: western NC Posts: 139	Re: What's the most absurb advice you've received in the old car hobby? Put a small block Chevy in that Model A. Street Rods are worth twice as much.

09-30-2019, 08:03 PM	#5
J Franklin Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,963	Re: What's the most absurb advice you've received in the old car hobby? Drive it like you stole it! That was OK when you could get a new engine for a few hundred dollars.

09-30-2019, 09:00 PM	#6
BRENT in 10-uh-C Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Eastern Tennessee Posts: 11,516	Re: What's the most absurb advice you've received in the old car hobby? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Ummmm, ...pretty much any advice written on these social media Model-A sites!! __________________ . BRENT in 10-uh-C . www.model-a-ford.com ...(...Finally Updated!! ) .

09-30-2019, 09:09 PM	#7
chrs1961815 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Spring Grove, Illinois Posts: 1,371	Re: What's the most absurb advice you've received in the old car hobby? If you only have one piece to prime, don't bother with the gun. Just mix it and pour it on! __________________ "The more things change, the more they stay the same."

09-30-2019, 10:05 PM	#8
johnneilson Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: 34.22 N 118.36 W Posts: 1,056	Re: What's the most absurb advice you've received in the old car hobby? Go to the Ford Barn Model "A" forum for advise __________________ As Carroll Smith wrote; All Failures are Human in Origin.

09-30-2019, 10:11 PM	#9
Mike V. Florida Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 14,054	Re: What's the most absurb advice you've received in the old car hobby? You need to change XYX to more "modern" parts to make the car really drivable. __________________ What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them. - Henry Ford II

09-30-2019, 10:32 PM	#10
TerryH Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Fountain Valley, Calif. Posts: 937	Re: What's the most absurb advice you've received in the old car hobby? You need lead or zinc additives today...

09-30-2019, 10:50 PM	#11
PalAl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Orangeville Illinois Posts: 461	Re: What's the most absurb advice you've received in the old car hobby? It's rebuilt............. ran like a top when I parked it!

09-30-2019, 11:09 PM	#13
dumb person Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: South pacific island Posts: 1,724	Re: What's the most absurb advice you've received in the old car hobby? "You NEED 12 volts". lol nope. __________________ <Link> This is how we roll<Link> "I'm Convinced that no one really reads posts anymore; they just fabricate what they think the post says then ramble on about red herrings."--Bob Outcasts rules of old cars #1 Fun is imperative, mainstream is overrated #2 If they think it is impossible, prove them wrong #3 If the science says it impossible you are not being creative enough. #4 No shame in recreating something you never had #5 If it were not for the law & physics you would be unstoppable

09-30-2019, 11:53 PM	#14
Bill G Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Walla Walla, WA Posts: 1,045	Re: What's the most absurb advice you've received in the old car hobby? Someone once told me to sell my 64-1/2 Mustang.... and I did. Went many years, then bought a '29 Tudor.

10-01-2019, 07:58 AM	#15
marty in Ohio Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Elyria, Ohio Posts: 756	Re: What's the most absurb advice you've received in the old car hobby? You need to chop the top about three inches. Marty

10-01-2019, 08:03 AM	#18
Mike Peters Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: South East Wisconsin Posts: 1,279	Re: What's the most absurb advice you've received in the old car hobby? You can fix anything on a Model A with baling wire.

10-02-2019, 12:47 AM	#20
Synchro909 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 7,496	Re: What's the most absurb advice you've received in the old car hobby? The motor is getting hot because the water is circulating too fast. It's not getting enough time in the radiator to cool down. __________________ I'm part of the only ever generation with an analogue childhood and a digital adulthood.