Recent content by Fordfan29

I appreciate all of your help.

I am looking for information on the new reproduced "ROOF 101" overhead conversion for Model A & B engines: 1. Cost of head & all parts 2. Your experiences, good & bad 3. Installation tips & tricks

The doors are different widths if that helps. What are you trying to do?

I have an exhaust manifold like that on a core engine in my shop. If someone asks, I tell them it was an experimental manifold heater. That usually causes a few seconds of silence before I hear "but wouldn't that ..........." Fun is where you find it.

I need a pattern for a slant window sedan rear door glass. I only find glass patterns for the earlier cars in the Service Bulletins.

If the club is too far away, start your own club closer to home. This happened 42 years ago with our club in Oregon and we have an aging but active membership. The young members are 35 or older. All it takes is enthused and willing members. The MAFCA "Events Kit" is available free of charge...

USAF, 1968-72. "bee bee stacker", Ubon Thailand 1969, Minuteman missile, B-52, F-106 support, Montana & South Dakota.

A friend restored a 42 Chev convertible and did a great job. Someone pointed out the car had a very fine metallic in the burgundy paint and that was not a stock color. My friend then replied, with a bit of red showing on his bald head, "by God if I'm paying for it, I'll paint it any color I...

I agree with MikeK about AAA but be sure your cell phone is along and charged. Les Andrews' red & blue books are permanently carried in my trunk for reference. My wife & I consider ourselves long distance tourers so I carry stuff I have seen to be useful on "roadside seminars" or have seen...

Thanks to the information I have received on this forum and on another, my car is healing and should be on the road again soon. I'm impressed with all the fixes suggested. I'm installing a 5/16" fine thread bolt inside the plunger through the timing gear front cover with a locknut. A new...

About 10,000 miles ago I changed my bronze cam gear (worn just beyond spec's), replacing it with another bronze gear & a matched crank gear at the same time. After about 5000 miles it developed a knock at about 43 mph in high & a knock at about 53 in high & overdrive that has continued to get...

Thanks for the good tips. I'll be looking in to them all.

I am looking for suggestions for hand controlling the clutch & brake pedals on a Model A or anything related. A bad left leg makes this necessary to enjoy the driving experience. The changes can be from the simple to the extreme. What are your suggestions? Photos would be helpful too...

Re: Snyder’s 6:1 head I installed one of these 6:1 heads a couple years ago. I cleaned the block surface of all old gasket material then placed the head on the bare block. The head was warped about 0.013"! They offered to send me a new head (probably also warped) after I paid return shipping...

You can also use the locking nut for the pin through the axle that locks your king pins in place. In an emergency you are always carrying two of them. Just put it back when you are done!