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I was at the MARC National meet at French Lick and it was very well attended . I also saw several young people there .

Touring class was held inside as was the swap meet . Carpeted and air conditioned . I'm not sure how many cars and trucks were in touring .

Will there be some Restoration Guidelines and Judging Standards available at the Nationals in French Lick, Indiana ? Maybe save some postage ?

You could replace the D nuts and order a set original screws from one of the suppliers. Snyders or Berts should have the D nuts . It shouldn't be to hard to remove the bad ones and all you have to do is pean the new ones to hold them in place .

Are there some special rules for Hubley racing? If so where can I get a copy. Thanks

If the spring leaves are moving to the right or left and the main leaf is connected on both ends I would assume that the center bolt has broken ?

That looks as good or better than the factory made one that I have . The metal that you used should have enough spring to hold it tight .

I sent the Snyders type headlamp bolts to the Cad plater and they looked very close to the original when done . I might have smoothed the heads a little to cut down on the stainless look before plating . The inside has the nut of course . When I installed them I didn't have a problem getting...

I recommend that anyone that hasn't read Judging The model A Ford page 2 in the front of the Restoration Guidelines take a few moments to check it out . It does state under Judging Philosophy (If a reproduction part is such that it is indistinguishable from the original when new , it too...

I understand if you solder it might be best to use silver solder

I used one of these in the early 1960's while working for a Olds and Cadillac dealership . As I remember the Harley was sold for around $800 . It was fun to drive .

If you end up not having a heater you can always get a Heater cover that came with all the manifold heaters that closed or opened off the heater and would direct the heat . . They fasten with I believe 2 screws . I have one that I would part with . I have seen many of them at some of the swap...

Some of the early 1930 cowl lamp lens had Twolite and the word Top.

Looking for a nice pair of 1930 or 1931 passenger rear fenders . let me know what you might have . Thanks , Norm

It is possible to pry open the part of the hood that covers the hood rod . Don't open them to much . They are quite easy to return them to the original shape