Recent content by danschmiedt

Hey guys, I'm a newbie in here and I suppose stepping into this apparently hot topic is perhaps a little dangerous. That said I do respect others' opinions, even those I disagree with or don't yet fully understand. I do not mean to stir these flames, only to give a different viewpoint. When...

The kit I mentioned is completely independent of the tail lights. I don't think it'd be a good idea to connect that kit to an LED tail light, as the system is set up for a specific LED load, which is different than a light bulb. This is the kit I am referring to...

I have the solid-state set-up from Mike's and although it was hard to spend the money, in the end it was worth it. I've been running mine for 2 years and drive my 'A on the road just like it was a modern car. The system runs on 6v, simple and easy to set up (one wire for power, a ground, and...

I decided that it wasn't worth the trouble to fix something that wasn't known to be broke. That, and I could just reassemble the old mount and be driving soon. Thanks for bringing me to my senses. Engine is now sitting in the car with the rear FAM's as previously installed with new rubber...

Thanks guys ... still pondering. It sure would be easy to put the old mount back in. And this is a balanced, counterweighted engine that runs very smoothly. However, I liked the idea of avoiding metal-metal contact as mentioned by Bill in this thread...

I'm getting ready to install my newly overhauled engine (Thanks James!) in my '30 tudor. Since I've had the car, it has had rear float-a-motor mounts and a stock front mount. After much thought and reading the threads on the subject ... and being that I can't seem to leave well enough alone...