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Look up The Hot Rod Company on line. I have a t tank in my roadster with a sending unit.
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Appreciate the replies to my carb stumble issue. Busy with work right now but will try these suggestions when I get back at it. Was thinking...
Thanks 97, I will look at the things you mention. It is the stock manual ignition advance, Flame thrower coil and Champion W18 plugs gapped at...
Stromberg 97 help ---- Have a single 97 on my model A motor. 6:1 head with a Stipe 340 cam, 1.5" intake valves and a header. It is a new...
Thanks, appreciate the comments. It seems to working really good so I may chrome or nickel plate it this winter.
Been working on this for quite some time. Made by just finding parts here and there and making what I could. Engine is an A diamond block,...
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I'm not really sure where a stock model a steering arm sits in relation to the centerline of a stock axle. I am using a 33 axle which gives about...
Well, I played with the steering tonight and it appears that moving the eye of the steering arm on the spindle about 3/4" forward of the...
Interesting discussion, appreciate everyone's input.
Interesting info, thanks 97. I did notice that the pitman arm and drag link were not 90 deg so perhaps it is the drag link steering arm geometry...
Stock model a frame, stock model a steering box in stock location. 33 axle is basically same as a model a except has about a 1 inch drop. 40...
king pin bearing?? King pin is just a pin. Not sure what your trying to say.
I'm right there with ya!
Hmmm, nothing is binding I can turn the wheels from stop to stop very easily by hand with the drag link disconnected. My only thought was with...
Need some assistance. I have a 28 roadster I'm building in kind of a dry lakes style with a warmed up diamond A block. My question has to do...
Kind of funny how many can't quite figure out you don't own that car anymore. I kind of like the idea of 32 rails with a banger. Something...
Curious where others are finding high compression heads for model a motors. I have a motor all inserted, stipe cam, header, dual 97's and have...
Really appreciate all the replies about the Winfield heads and The Early Ford Store. Thanks guys.
Curious if anyone has dealt with The Early Ford Store in San Dimas, I believe,. I am looking for a cylinder head and it seems the Snyders 6.1...
If you have ever seen or experienced a driveshaft coming apart at the front it makes one heck of a mess. For that amount of money I would use it...
Need a little assistance from the banger group. I am building a 28 roadster and it is going to stay a 6 volt system. The fuel tank has been...
This is a great video. Really enjoyed watching. Can someone that is more computer savy than me help with downloading it. I tried to down load...
Did exactly the same as chop top kid and it works perfect. Use a lot of respect when spreading a spring even if its just the main leaf as it is...
Need a little help from Tig users. When doing a fillet weld I normally feed the filler rod into the leading edge of the puddle and can get good...
I believe those model A rear bones are not going to take the load of an open drive rear end very long. Not a great place to mount the shocks...
60 feet of 3/4 copper pipe with a water trap at 30 feet and another at 60 feet where the out put hose attaches. Pipe can zig zag all on one wall...
I think you should have him define to you what he considers a restoration. If it is just a driver quality rebuild in a stock looking...
I chopped my 31 5 inches and as others have said the windshield opening is wider at the top than the bottom stock. So when I did mine I did as...
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