Recent content by Bill Z

The fact that Larry Shepard did the work on that car would be enough for me to bid on it! Unfortunately there’s no possible way that I can fit in a roadster. :(

I had my lightened V-8 clutch flywheel redrilled for a 1986 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe diaphragm pressure plate. It still uses the stock Model A clutch disc and throw-out bearing. I can easily use three fingers to depress the pedal. Clutch engagement is very smooth and progressive.

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Thanks for all of your videos, Randall. I always enjoy them!

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X 3 on the adjuster shafts. The reproductions I bought where not shaped properly and didn’t allow any up and down movement of the brake shoes to center them in the drums. Compare the originals with the reproductions and you will clearly see the difference.

Hi Bill, I just bought a case of it for my Model A, Model T and Mustang. It’s Zerex and it’s definitely green.

About 4 years ago, on a road trip to Wisconsin, I stopped by the late Roy Nacewics’s place in Michigan to pick up some quality hardware. He was out of tank welting and he graciously took the time to run a few yards through his sewing machine for me. I believe at the time he was the only one...

Use only green ethylene glycol (IAT - Inorganic Additive Technology) antifreeze in your Model A, such as Zerex original green. The use of most modern (OAT - Organic Additive Technology) “extended life” antifreeze will attack copper, brass and solder present in older cooling systems. There are...

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A lot of Model A wheels have some degree of runout, but are still very useable. Some of the plates in the links above have adjustable contact points to measure at the rim, although the plate pictured in post #38 seems to have no contacts points and is resting against the tire sidewall. The point...

Yes, they will. Here’s a link that will be helpful.

With toe plates, you are using two separate measuring points, front and rear , while stationary. The accuracy of the toe measurement is wholly dependent on the condition of the wheels/tires. Any imperfection/bulge in the sidewall of the tire or bend/runout of the wheel will directly affect the...

Here’s a link to an original copy of paperwork for a Duby toe-in gauge. It specifically states that wheel runout does not effect the accuracy of the gauge and explains why. The key point being ONE contact measuring point between the two front wheels during the entire procedure.

Chuck’s method using two pins does indeed eliminate the effects of wheel/tire runout on toe measurement. That’s because like a Duby or “spring gauge” it uses a single measuring set-point at both front wheels, that move in unison from and to a measured height, front to rear as the car is rolled...