Recent content by CabrioletDon

Hi, Jaan! Cabriolet-specific parts can be difficult and expensive to find and purchase...although they're out there, it does require lots of patience and knowing exactly what you're looking for. I would consider joining the Cabriolet Club if you haven't already, where you can post an ad with...

Hi, Greg! I don't know what "canvas wax" or other related products are, or what the the top on your 68B is made from...however, I used to own an auto upholstery business where we did hundreds of convertible top replacements each year. The only product we used and recommended to restore the...

Hi, Tim...I recently set 14 1/4" rivets putting in a new front cross member, and I don't know how those relate to your rivets. I did get the rivets from Big Flats. After some trial and error, I found that heating up the rivet cherry red once it was held in place with a buck, peening with a...

Hi, Cape Codder...I'd like to offer a fourth solution that worked for me when I needed to re-form holes in the frame for the front cross member when I had to install a new one. How about using a short copper rod of the correct size for the finished hole to weld around? The easiest way to do...

Hi, Excalibur...I just got done replacing the front cross member in my 30 Cabriolet, and can send you some suggestions, some resources and some photos of tools I made and purchased if you'd like. It's not a difficult process, but the 14th rivet was a lot easier than the first 2 or 3, it's a...

Hi, Excalibur...jumping ahead a bit, but recently fought the same battle as you (only in reverse) for my 1930 Cabriolet--the original front cross member had been replaced with one from a 28-29. Getting the correct front cross member is step one, but if you need some advice on what works (and...

Hi, wkvasnicka...Jason's direction is a good one, and the current e-mail address I have for Tom Moniz is 68c@frontiernet. net,... if anyone has records that would indicate when your car was built, it would be Tom. Yes, The Cabriolet Club is still very active and it is a good way to know who has...

Hi, Ed...the original top bow wood pieces that I have (68B) are pretty chewed up, but it looks like the pieces were joined either with mortise and tenons of about 5/8" or finger joints, but unfortunately, I don't have any pieces left of the belt line rail.

Hi, Shew01...I'm no expert, but having just successfully gone through both a removal and reinstallation of tube and tire, here's what worked for me: Once I had the tire and tube on, I pulled out the plastic bag, and got everything squared up. I reinstalled the valve in the stem, and put in a...

Thanks so much for taking and posting these photos for me, GPierce, they were very helpful! What you showed is similar to my radiator in some respects (neck outlet, mounting brackets, etc.), but different in some ways, too. I talked with Lee at Brassworks yesterday and sent him some photos...

Thanks, GPierce...when you get a moment, I would love a photo of the radiator you have, and if the lower mounting brackets and holes are possible to show, that would be very helpful to begin to figure out what I've got and why it is not fitting correctly. I'm also working on getting some specs...

BobC...The radiator has a 1/4 turn cap. I'm sure the fan that's on the car is different than yours, as it's a 4-blade, vs the original 2 blade, and the shaft literally sticks out as far as the blades themselves. J (Franklin), maybe you're right...this car has run twice before--once in about...

Hi, J Franklin...thanks for the suggestion, unfortunately, my project is a total restoration, so I have no body on the car. Even more complicating is the fact that it is a Cabriolet, so the body components are all separate and are positioned relative to the wooden door latch posts and the wood...

Thanks, GRutter, BobC, and of course, Steve Plucker for giving me info and your perspectives! BobC, I measured the distance from the front of the fan blades to the back of the radiator core (fins), and it's about 1 3/4" as best I can tell, and that looks to be too much, and way more than it...

Not to dwell on this too much, but the more I learn, the more I realize that I don't know enough! In comparing the viewable features of radiators on Brassworks' website, I'm not sure what it is that I have. The return neck of my radiator looks like Brassworks' 30-31, but the design on the...