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The tyres are firestone deluxe champions and are a bias ply . I dropped the pressure to 10 psi to see what they look like . It made no difference...
I am experimenting with tyre pressures on my model a pickup to get a better ride. At the moment my tyres are running 25 psi and the ride is very...
After levelling 4 points in the garage with slate and adjusting the tracking I now have Camber .8 degree Caster 7 degrees and tow in 1/32...
Toe in toe out ...... I remember an old TV series in which someone said ' If your not confused now you will be ' My next problem is the car...
Brilliant . Just making one now . Tracking is now spot on so test drive tonight . The roads in England are really quite just now
Hi Just seen your great steering damper mount . I am trying to fit one to my model A with split bones but I am told it has to be fixed to the...
Hi Do you have a photo of your mount ? Trying to work out the best angle and position .
I saw a post on here with a very neat frame mount for a so cal steering stabiliser . Now I cannot find it can anyone give me link to it . I have...
Thats really interesting . I will trying anything to see if it helps
no movement at all
My Steering damper turned up today and now I have just about got the tracking fixed I need to think about the damper . Has any one got experience...
Although this is really complicated I am enjoying the challenge of tracking . I need to start afresh with the tracking as everything is out. Have...
I am now going to give the tracking a go . I will try 1/32 . Thanks for all your help . At the moment I have one tracking out and one in
Thanks for that so great to hear from folk with experience . American Hotrods are rare in southern England so everything helps . Wish I lived in...
I have about 20psi in the tyres . What would be a good starting point for pressure ?
Fantastic article I now understand bump steer simon
Any tips on getting the camber right after I sort out the tracking ? Simon
Hi again I have done some more measuring from the face camber is 0.3 left side and 2.1 right caster is 8.2 left and 7.7 right . I am going to...
Hi I am still wrestling with the shimmy on my Model A . After having the steering box rebuilt it is wonderful and positive but I still get a...
After reading all this information and seeing a lot of rust in my coolant I have decided to flush the system and start again . Can anyone give me...
I now know quite a lot about antifreeze . I used to do a lot of roofing on the Scottish isles and got a real taste for Laphroaig I think I will...
Thanks all I have never run such an old engine so just want to do the best I can for it
Here in the south of England we have had are first couple of frosts of the winter . Can some one recommend the type of antifreeze I should be...
It it the huge Beaulieu Auto Jumble this weekend ( just up the road ) I will try and find something there first . Thanks for the advice
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thanks all all great advice
That might explain the damage Did all model A,s have the band ?
Yes it was a 4 door . I think 32 lights would be a good look
Close up photo of the cowl on truck . With my long suffering wife and our dogs . Do these holes look standard ?
Be great to see a picture or a car without cowl Bands and lights
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