I've been eyeballing a tractor paint enamel, I would love to use. It's a Fordson blue, and looks a little more shiney, but not deep shiney If you use a thick layer of shop primer, re spray it three times, and grind in between and with 200-500-600-800grit and give it a last shot that's mixed 1:4 with a clear. Some brand needs to have hardner in the clear, before mixing. That would give a coat of paint that's cheap, doable, DYI material and can look like a old paint job. But not something that set you hard back, or you have to scared sh1tless of leaving in a parking lot.
quick update a friend of mine told me that flat colors are not allowed in Kuwait any more ? so i sprayed the car with FJ cruiser blue metallic, what do you think?
this might a stupid question , but how to start the engine on 30 coupe? also there is no accelerator pedal , how can i accelerate ?
To start a stock 4 banger there is a small button you press with your foot on the toe board, the ignition switch just sends power to the ignition coil. Theres a pair of levers on the steering column, one is a throttle lock (think early cruise control) and the other is for ignition advance and retard, I think you want to set that lever somewhere in the middle, I can't remember as I've only started a stock Model A once and that was a while ago. Sounds like the throttle linkage is missing but theres a small pedal for that to the right of the brake pedal towards the center of the toe board.
I've never owned or driven a model A so can't help from experience, but this video might help. It doesn't get into the starting sequence until a couple of minutes in… The blue you painted your coupe looks great Glen.
looks like the head was frozen at one time without antifreeze in it.????? Wonder what else may have happened?
I have no idea what went wrong. The problem is that I was going to toss this engine after passing the DMV inspection. No I have to repair it first .that's few $$$ down the drain.
stock heads are short money- they're just heavy ( to mail). maybe that's all you need? start with the simple (cheap fix) stuff. If you're going to shit-can the banger anyway, patch it together enough to get it on the road and kiss it goodbye. If you need a gas pedal set-up, post it - they're cheap AND light( and I have a spare) Good luck with it
finally i managed to register the model a since i decided on painting the car blue, i thought of giving it some patina , so i was experimenting a little feedback appreciated red oxide white dark blue light blue final result after 1000 sanding and clear coat
Hi lookin good color is a nice blue give it a little ageing and have funwith it. Very good choice of motor. Roger
Looks great. Just love those 289's. Was just wondering why you have a clutch pedal if you're using an automatic tranny ? Frame looks really good. It's really coming together. Keep it commin'
Looking good. I don't know about that air cleaner though....But you need Residual Pressure Valves in your brake line set-ups while it's easy to get to, you should put a brake light pressure switch in line as well.
Looking good. Are you using a hydraulic clutch ? I want to do a manual on mine, but I have not experience with a hydraulic clutch. Great progress, keep it up. .
Dino64 yes i am using a hydraulic clutch . easy conversion , i usually use http://dazecars.com/ easy bolt on, done few conversion my self on 65, 67 mustangs and T5.
Ice, thanks for the link. I hope you will show some detail of the clutch install. I like your new avatar. Great thread.
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