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I'm told that everything lined up perfectly before the radiator was taken out to be re cored. I took about an 18" piece of flat bar and set it on top of the rear motor mount, parallel to the frame to check for frame sag and the frame looks good.

An acquaintance of mine is having problems with the hood on his 29 A overlapping the radiator shell at the bottom on both sides along with a gap between the rear of the hood and the cowl.. The radiator was re cored and I believe it is too tall. It measures 24-1/2" from the bottom of the bottom...

Anyone who lives in the San Francisco bay area and is into old cars probably knows of Don Knopp. This warehouse in Fresno was part of his collection of old car parts. He sold it to a fella named Steve. Don still has a bizillion parts at his Niles warehouse.

You score and run each side of the glass. Then a flammable liquid, usually denatured alcohol is applied along the score and ignited. The heat from the burning alcohol softens the plastic (polyvinyl butyral) that is sandwiched between the glass so that the score can be opened up. A razor blade is...

If you don't need more than 1 amp you could use an electronic voltage regulator, LM7806. The input voltage is 8 to 35 volts with a constant 6 volt output. They are less than $5. Thats what i used on a friends 37 Packard I was working on. Someone converted it to 12 volt and the fuel gauge didn't...

I have the same problem also, and 2nd is noisy. When going up a hill in 2nd gear I keep my hand on the gear shift lever with a little pressure so it wont pop out.

Snyder's catalog lists the diamater of a standard pin at .233 to .236. Over size is .247 to .250. They also make one for the slant windshield fordor at .279

Are the hinge pins reproduction? If so, you may have an oversized set

Bill, ford1's advice is correct. I own a glass shop and occasionally have to remove scratches from glass. If you can feel it with your fingernail the chances of polishing out the scratch are not good. You have to wear down the surface of the glass to the depth of the scratch, which on deep...