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Great road trip story, also sorry to see it end ........... So I read the whole thread again start to finish :) Don't forget to take us all along...
Yes PLEASE I just ordered the subrails, seat risers and floor to do the same conversion to my wood framed 28 Tub body Maybe "body" is an...
I have a couple of sizes here Most engineering supply places have a range of oilite bushes The Beemer ones I have in boxes are AA-744-2, AA-744-3...
I just use original Model A shackles, and buy oilite bushes to fit the inside diameter of the spring eye and perch pin. I get them from here...
The Australian 47-48 ones are all equal length, and are quiet different to US ones
If it was me, I would add the length through the louvers ..... by adding one extra Cut the original hood a couple of louvers back from the front....
So a few Aussie issues with two of the three options put forward above :o) 1) adjusting the wheelbase by 6" will most likely cause the rod to be...
Front brake lockup is always tough to diagnose as it can have so many causes In your case you have Lockheed style non-self energising 11 x 1 3/4...
Hi Louis The stub axles, hubs and drums are liable to be useable for your 28 The axle you might be able to use, if you don't want the car low...
The normal approach is to setup the drop on the axle so it has a wide enough perch width and/or bend the steering arm so that everything clears...
It's sad to see an SAR Roadster like that I think if it was me, and considering both the damage and the fact it has been heat effected, I reckon...
Other solution is to grind down the mounts on the rear end 1/8 each end and run model A front shackles This is a good alternative for A housings...
A new version of the manual was agreed late last year and published about a month back. One of the changes was to remove the recommendation for...
+1 Oil Gallery B main cap bolt spacing more deck thickness fatter lifter bosses more thickness above the inlet port ...... or just make the...
That door lookes like it has been wrapped around the spare wheel ?
My experience has been that hub inside drum has screw in caps, and hub outside drum has push in caps But thats just my limited experience
The A CCPU, 34 Roadster Ute and 34 Tub bodies are stamped in Australia I have toured the shop where they are stamped, nice operation They are...
An easy way to do it is find a 36 that sits the way you like Measure the height of the frame rails front and rear Jig your frame at that height,...
The 1 and 1/8 master cylinder duplicates the bore diameter and swept volume of a 48 Ford The bell crank inside the crossmember has different...
Hi Ritchie R I have the Mac's bellhousing with a T5 in my A Roadster project, although with an S-10 4WD T5 and a closed drive conversion I...
I have 27 feet between the cab and the bed ............. but it is still a project :D
Thanks Al The search here is pathetic A search with the key words "convert 32 plate to bendix" doesn't find a thread with the title "Tech:...
Somewhere on here is a post on converting 32-34 backing plates to self energising, bendix style brakes Great post. Has pictures where he cut...
I have a lot more room to play with, being a Banger So I'm just running the Original A box, with the bushes replaced with roller bearings and a...
Hi Steve I have driven a few rodded 32 Roadsters with the original box and I didn't find them overly heavy or the steering "too" quick If...
Thinking about it some more, the hill climb cars would be the closest we got to American style roadsters in Australia in the 30's and 40's I know...
I ship small stuff by USPS air and big bits by sea A pair of 37 stubs or 40 hubs is way cheaper in the US, and only cost $50 shipping to your...
Yea Nick, I think any pre-war style car is a case of "maybe could have been built here, but wasn't" Between the deeper depression here and the 3...
Yes Nick I buy most of my bits from the US, apart from the occasional body panel or axle in Australia...... but most of that is imported anyway....
All model T and A mechanicals were imported Up untill 24 all Aussie Fords were built by coachbuilders on imported chassis In 25 Ford set up...
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