those that are not carring the spare on the back as factory , where do you carry your spare ?? i like the smooth back with no spare there . like this ........................... steve
Mine is behind the rear seat. It is a mini spare and I have a jack, tools and a tarp there also. The tarp,,,,is there if I have a flat the flat tire will have to sit on the rear seat and even that would not be easy. Mine is a 28 tudor
cant use the can as i have tubes in bias ply tires . do have cell & AAA , but hate to wait on others . i tend to travel alone alot . thank you guys ................ steve
Make a temp rack that you can remove. room for cooler, tire or anything else. I have an old accessory rack that I am doing the same with.
I havent installed it yet but the car will have removable Nerf bars that fit in sockets. Pull nerfs, install rack for trip and vice versa.
Okay seeing that this is a traditional forum, carry a spare tube, patch kit and hand tools to break the tire off the rim ( spoons ) and repair it yourself on the side of the road. This might just get you hero status .
This is way funny! I'm thinking that under the rear seat sounds like a plan to me..... and dont worry...i'll never get hero status... i'm called much worst..
I havent installed it yet ok i understand now . thanks .... steve im looking forward to the behind the rear seat answer . that would work for me .
if you are running bias, then carry an extra tube, if radial, can of fix it, if on a long road trip (and traveling at night) then find a space saver and through it in the back seat if you are extra worried. you could build a receptacle (a small trailer version) and build a rack that will slip into it to haul extra stuff during the trip, toss it into the motel room and have a plaque or license plate that fits into the receptacle.
Right, good question. I ran that on mine and carried a couple cans of Fix-A-Flat and hoped for the best...
My 28 Tudor will have the spare behind the rear seat, up against the rear body panel. I figure there's a heap of foot room to have the rear seat forward far enough to accomodate it. A "parcel shelf" as found in later model cars will fill the void.
I am not real tall and have a hard time thinking you can fit front and rear seats AND human beings with a spare back there! Measureing mine as we speak. My old touring was actually easier in the space dept!
I never carried a spare in my '31 Tudor. I think the spare that most hot rodders carry is around their waist, and a flat tire would be a good reason to start loosing that spare.
Here is mine. Rear seat moved forward 4" Rear seat is Ford Escort bottom and home made top. Tire is mini spare from late model car. Jack is from a Datsun truck. Yellow thing in bag is a tarp to put the flat tire on because it will not go behind the rear seat. Car has 16K miles on it so far and I have never used the spare, but I did test it to make sure it would really work if needed. Hope this helps. I have more picks if needed.
PS here is the car on the way back from the Shades of the Past car show in Pigeon Forge TN DID YOU KNOW THAT A MALORY UNILITE MODULE IS NOT AVAILABLE IN ANY PARTS STORE? AAA came to the rescue and hauled me 155 miles home. This is my first time ever on a wrecker. I guess that I should have had a spare module as well as a spare tire.
Yes, pictures please. That looks like a good use of space! Howabouth the rear passenger legroom and footwell? Thanks
Well, I am sure that you know everything in a Model A is an exercise in packaging. With that said I have had 4 adults in the car. Rear seat is not real bad but not like a 1970 Impala or anything. The drivers seat goes back farther than the pass seat so it is manditory to get in the rear from the pass side. I built this car this way because I had small childern at the time. They are all grown, married and not living at home anymore so the rear seat gets used mostly for chairs and luggage.
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