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SOLD SOLD SOLD 1930 Ford Roadster. Runs, drives, stops (eventually). Super solid little car. Clean NC title. Currently has tags and insurance....
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Yea I learned that the hard way. I ended up using a big adjustable wrench. Made it difficult to make each side match.
Time to get some lights on this thing. I started out by cutting the ends off of the stock headlight bar. A little convincing with the torch and...
Got the tags today! Registered as a 1930 Ford Roadster. If you've ever tried to register an old car in North Carolina you know exactly how big of...
There's a few pics of the glass installed. Now I've got to figure out a way to clean it!
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Finally got the hardware so I could mount the windshield. A combo of reproduction parts and original parts made it much more complicated than I...
I couldn't get the nut to move. I'm going to try soaking it in pb blaster.
[MEDIA] I should probably fix this. Does anyone know if waterproof grease will slow it down until I can replace the water pump?
Here's a few pictures from yesterday's shenanigans. I'm going to try to get lights on this thing and hopefully go get the tags Friday. I'd really...
[MEDIA]Here's pt. 2. Pretty stoked on how this thing is running. Time to get it on the road...
[MEDIA]Took the Roadster for a little cruise around the compound. This is part 1. Had to turn the camera off when I got stuck...
I ran out of go juice so I decided to play with the special effects on my phone while I waited on a gas can.
[MEDIA] First successful test drive! I think I've finally got it sorted out. Time to get this thing road ready...
Picked up a couple more pieces to the puzzle. I scored this 32 shell last night thanks to jonnybright and my friend came through on a choke rod...
Got the title in!!! Being in North Carolina it had me a little worried. Believe it or not this was the deciding factor on me buying this car....
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It definitely has a GAV I just don't have the choke rod. It was missing when I bought the car.
I don't have a GAV. I tried tying the enricher up a little with a wire but I don't know if it made a difference.
I checked that and it has plenty of gas flowing from the tank. It almost acts like the float level is set wrong but this carburetor was supposed...
[MEDIA] Here it is idling. I had the throttle lever pulled down a little too far. It will stay running as long as it's sitting, but as soon as I...
[MEDIA] Here's a test drive attempt. It seems to idle fine, but as soon as I drive it, it dies after 30 seconds. Tops. It has a new carburetor on...
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[MEDIA] Here's the video of the first time I got it to fire up. 1/10/20
1/24/20 Carb finally showed up in the mail. It's a completely rebuilt Tillotson and is supposed to be tested and ready to go. Now I just need to...
1/12/20 Since I can't really do anything while I'm waiting on the carburetor I might as well try to make it look like a hot rod. Off with the...
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