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This vent is available. http://www.secretsofspeed.com/diffy-vent
May not be relevant, but a friend found that the A light bar needed to be modified to work with the 32 grill and shell.
Model airplanes use a paint that resists nitromethane.
Model A hubs need a special adapter for conventional wheels.
Cool shade of red on the headers! ;^))
I was back to Indy recently with my high school buddy (Lawrence Central '66) and we couldn't remember the name of the Pole until a couple of weeks...
Get a 6:1 Snyder’s head or a 6.5:1 Burtz head and a Mitchell OD!
Saving those pieces was terrific!
What hubs are you using? Later wheels with A hubs need a spacer to make proper contact.
You’re not really driving unless you have manual advance!
This tool is handy to keep the oil pump in position while you have the oil pan off :...
Do you have this book? It is very helpful. https://www.brattons.com/MODEL-A-MECHANICS-HANDBOOK-VOL-1/productinfo/37580/
My OT brit sports car diff doesn’t have a drain hole, so I used one of those hand oil pumpers to get the old lube out. They must have wanted to...
Regarding steering box leaks, do you have one of these? https://www.snydersantiqueauto.com/product.htm?pid=977901&cat=41748
A friend who is finishing an AV8 just sent this to me. I don’t know if it applies to your car. Let me know if you need the photos. I finally have...
My otherwise stock ‘31 coupe has a 6:1 head and Mitchell OD and I love how it cruises at 55 - 60 mph.
Is that body made from the fordor body that you mentioned in your first post?
C modified was the top class then for some reason.
How about a photo or two!
Regarding the porn star remark above, I met Harry Reems at an event in the ‘70’s (long story) and his ‘stache was very close to that!
Ha, I can’t weld, but I did make several brackets, etc. from a steel real estate sign I found in the first house I bought in 1978. Waste not,want not!
I like those gussets!
Which Jag had deDion suspension?
Get a 6:1 head and Mitchell overdrive.
Bratton’s kit has the long nuts.
FWIW, Bratton's calls them locking pins.
Gently try the cotter in the hole without the kingpin in place to see how it fits. I had to grind the cotter on my Model A to get it in what I...
When I rebuilt my A water pump, I put the collar on the left side of the shaft.
Bonneville racers, even on the bikes, talk about the big job to get the salt out of the nooks and crannies. I imagine beach racing is about the same.
The locking pin may have been installed in Detroit and didn't want to leave its comfy home. In the process of bashing on a deep impact socket over...
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