Recent content by AGBill

Just a follow-up to my original question regarding the installation of a rumble seat lid on a 30 Coupe... I loosely installed the lid in the opening, but my side clearances were too small for the paint stick idea. After some struggle, I finally loosely installed the hinge bolt, the two square...

MAG: Thanks, I will give that a try... AG Bill

I am about to install the rumble seat lid on my coupe. The lid was previously installed as a rumble seat lid and all the parts are original. The triangular shaped hinges are currently installed on the inside of the lid. What is the easiest way to complete the installation? I was thinking of...

I had the same problem and fought it for 2-3 days without success. I tried several brands of flasher relays and finally found one that worked the indicator lights on the switch with the car off. I started the car and the turn signal lights you turned on flashed, but the other side also...

I realize that the commercially available knurled carriage head bolts are knurled right under the carriage head, (there is no square portion of the shaft). The length of the knurled shaft is typically about 1/2" long. This would engage the rounded out body sheet metal hole and the top portion...

The previous owners of my 1930 Sport Coupe have stripped out the square holes in the body sheet metal when removing the rusted body mounting carriage bolts. The holes are now all round holes. Has anyone tried to use new knurled shaft carriage bolts that engage the frame mounting hole instead...

The previous owners of my 30 Sport Coupe stripped out the square holes in the body sheet metal for installing the carriage bolts to install the body, (they are all now round holes). I like the look of the original smooth carriage bolt heads where they are visible when the body is mounted. Has...

I was there also, with the following observations: 1. There are only 2-3 vendors left that specialize in Model A parts and accessories. The remaining Model A parts are scattered around the remaining vendors. One gets the feeling that most good, reasonably priced Model A parts were long ago...

Snyders - if you read these posts, you need to do the following: 1. Take all the shafts in stock to a local machine shop and have them remove a few thousandths off the outside diameter of the shaft. Bring along an original sliding gear that the shop can use as a (go/no go) gage for the proper...

I had the exact same problem with a new shaft that I purchased from Snyders. The solution for me was to mount the shaft in a small lathe and used some medium grit emery cloth with no lubricant. I spun the shaft and looped the emery cloth around it and removed about 0.002-0.003. The gears then...

I bid on this Winfield SR BB but was out bid by $10 at the last second, (probably using Auction Stealer software). I did buy a Winfield SR BB with a matching Winfield downdraft manifold earlier this year for $800 on eBay. The carb will require a complete rebuild, but was complete. The going...

Unfortunately for those of us that currently own a Model A, the sales price for a typical Model A has been drifting down over the past few years. In my opinion, this is mostly due to the passing of those that wanted an A in their youth. About 95% of the time, the total cost of restoring a car...

I don't understand...… The object of running at Bonneville is to go fast. The car is currently running a 4:11 rear end ratio.... With a modified high horsepower engine, (relatively speaking), why is he not running a 3:27 ratio or at least a 3:54 ratio??

After disassembling the used u-joint, I started to install the new rebuild kit. The new ring "Bearings" were a very tight fit into the u-joint body - I measured a 0.004 - 006 interference fit. I installed one ring in the body to check and the interference fit caused the u-joint pin to bind. I...

I am rebuilding the drivetrain on my 1930 Sport Coupe. I wanted to replace/rebuild the universal joint. The current joint on my car is the earlier riveted type which cannot be rebuilt. I found a later original joint that could be rebuilt and wanted to disassemble it for a rebuild. The first...