Recent content by ed thibodeau

25 years ago I wanted the same color as ford maroon but could not find it any where but somebody gave me a formula and it worked OK. it was 1 gal. international harvester red, 50 1/4 oz of black, 14 1/8 oz of Ford blue.I painted my 31 pick-up and it came out OK. Sorry I don't know how...

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I am only 88 but I still drive my A's but not the 23 TT dumptruck but then I cannot put it on the roads here any way with a topspeed of 17 MPH.

I have one that when mounted follows the curve of the frame horn, so the front is lower than the back. I opened a hole in the back in line with the crank hole with a small cover over it. Lossen a screw and it swings out of the way and give access to crank hole and is low enough in the front to...

Go to a junk yard and buy a modern seat adjuster. Modify it by making it narrower. Then modify the seat to floor pan brackets. Put on some brackets to mount the seat to it. no body will notice it. If done with a little thought. In my 31 tudor I now have 6 inches fore and aft adjustment. The...

Comfort level is fine. You dont need 4 in. for comfort.

The comfort level is about the same. A 1" foam rubber pad is used and modern foam is much better than the old cotten pad and spring.

In my pickup I took some of the padding out of seat back and the spring making the back thinner and gained couple of inches. That might work in your roadster.

I use a 12V dry cell for my CB, radio and backup camera. They are not expensive and seem to last a long time

I went to a junkyard and got the seat adjuster out of a Saturn. I then narrowed it and made a few small brackets to accept the 2 door drivers seat. It now has about 5" of fore and aft adjustment. It bolts to the floor using the same holes as the original seat and works fine for my 6' 2" grand son.

I do not know what heating oil cost now days but in 1958 when I started college on the GI bill and didnt have much money I ran my A with an extra 1 gal tank under the hood and the oil was 13cents a gal. Warm it up on regular gas and then switch to oil. It smoked a lot. But it worked.

I just got one in a box of odds and ends the other day. Itis the complete bracket and looks in good shape. If you will EMail me your address I will send it to you. No charge. EBTHIB @MSN.COM

And a wedge block to keep the car from rolling !

When I was going to school on the GI bill I had little money so I burned furnace fuel oil in my A. Extra one gal. can with fittings under the hood. Started on gas and after it warmed up switched to the fuel oil in the main tank and drove to school, 20 miles each way. It left a huge cloud of...

I get mine at Rural King for $55 exchange. I have them in my 2 model As, my model T and in my ford 8N tractor and haven very satisfied with them. The one in the tractor is three yrs old and with no problems.