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So I decide to replace my mono-leaf front spring to a Posies Dual-flex spring. All is great and good until..... while installing my new spring......
I've always been a sucker for a good looking coupe! The other day I was thumbing through some pics I have on my computer and realized the...
After looking through all the picture from this past weekend's event in Santa Maria - I have got to say that the quality of the cars I'm seeing in...
I've got a lean to the left (drivers side) in the rear of my coupe, my tire has rubbed the fenderwell lip lightly a few times. I have the pete &...
OK - I've got 20 days including 3 weekends to finish my coupe before the Lonestar Round Up! All I have left to do is EVERYTHING!......So, it is...
Damn! I'm at the end of my rope about my brakes! And YES I did a search before I started this thread. None of the other post helped completely....
I'm so close, yet so far from done..... I finally got a painter to commit to get my coupe done in a couple of weeks, so hopefully I can get the...
Well, I went ahead and bought a tilt column for my coupe since I'm a full figured guy (6' 1", 250lbs). I have an old '62 Impala wheel I was going...
I'm fixin' to put the wood kit in my Model A coupe. It's been a very long time since I pulled the old rotten wood kit out, plus I didn't take any...
my car was covered in por 15 and I was wondering if anyone has experience painting over it. I know they (por 15) make a self etching primer for...
I got my hot little sbc 327 running and I hooked up a pcv valve in the hole where the old road draft tube was. Only problem is it sucked oil into...
I hear so many guys guessing at HP, and they are usually way off. So to elevate that problem I'm putting mine on the pump. I was wondering who...
I'm not one to bitch, but this issue has me frustrated. I've been reading all the stuff about Stockton Wheel......etc. So, I decided to use...
I've been looking at my new Rod & Custom mag with the article on chopping a top on a Model A coupe (Jimmy Shine's way). I'm just about ready to...
I need some advice. I'm building a Model A coupe, and have all the components for the floor pedals (under the body) - pedals, master-cylinders,...
I did a search and came up with 2 post about chrome shops in D/FW. Show and go - Advance Chrome Plating in FT Worth??? I heard Show and go was...
I've done the search thing and didn't find what I was looking for. What the hell did Guide Headlights come on back in the day - I've heard White...
Well with a crazy busy fall/winter in wet Louisiana - I didn't get as much progress done to my coupe as I wanted. I'm not going to have it at the...
I finally had a full weekend to work on the coupe. Man, I'm overwhelmed by the to do list I have to get completed. It is going to be a hard push...
I've seen these tires on a couple of cars, but I haven't talk to anyone who runs a set on their own cars. Anyone had any experience with these...
I thought it was Christmas today! The mailman was good to me - I got my HAMB Alliance tag, new HOP UP, and a National Dragster today! I stuck the...
I am thinking about running a 2x6 set up on a HOT sbc 327 - I have a 2x4 setup now, but I like the looks of the 2x6. I heard that a 2x6 setup...
I've been searching threads trying to find one that mentioned that someone is reproducing the ScoT superchargers. Does anyone know anything about...
I can't believe this has happened to me! I got my chassis in the other day - custom built by Cornhusker (by the way, great guys!), I put my coupe...
This Memorial Day when we are eating BBQ, drinking cold beer, and tinkering with our old jalopies - Let's not forget the hotrodders that didn't...
I got the chassis in a couple of weeks ago. I didn't have the equipment or expertise to do it right, so I bought a cornhusker chassis.
I wonder when someone is going to repop Guide, BLC headlights? It is getting rediculous what they are fetching on Ebay. An "almost NOS" pair went...
:confused: HELP!! Does anyone know if the VIN for a Model A coupe was on the metal tag on the firewall? I know it is stamped on the frame...
Well, here I go. This is what I'm starting with. Barn Fresh from a 40 year sleep in a farmers shed. I've torn it down and had it soda blasted...
I'm building a '30 "A" coupe on '32 rails. I don't want the traditional "hi-boy" look, I want it to sit down a little more - but not on the...
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