Recent content by GregLast

This thread has been very informative. I have a couple of dents that I need to work out, and an alignment issue on the rumble lid that I just can't seem to figure out, and I'll be getting to work on this. Thanks everyone for all the good recommendations!

Thanks for the help! I had a feeling you might chime in. Good to know it's not the same as a modern single stage paint. I'll grab some buckets and a clay bar and see what happens!

Hey team, I've got a 31 that needs some paint touchup. My goal is NOT a fine points car. I just want to drive it, have fun with it, and have it look like it's not been driven through a box of nails. It was painted last in 1970. I want to say I have a receipt from the shop that said it was...

I had a deep knocking that showed up at idle and sped up when accelerating. The ring gear on the flywheel had drifted a little and was knocking against the housing. pounded it back into place and it hasn't been an issue since. Might take off the starter and look to see if this is the noise you...

Ok, so I have some REALLY loose pedals. There is a ton of play in them. I am about to embark on doing some work on the brakes finally and know I'm going to have to address this very weak point. How hard is this and what am I looking out for? How do I know if my pedals are worth putting new...

It sits at 4 degrees right now. If I can get the front mount to cooperate and move a little lower, it will be 3 degrees.

Thanks for the help here Bob. I have it assembled right now with the old yoke and the new springs and auxiliary spring, it's really close to being in line just the way it sits right now. I will take a look at again in the daylight to be sure, but I believe this will sit a little low if the...

Pads were nailed to the underside of the block of wood.

I don't know if I did a great job of taking the picture, the last picture is of the yoke laying flat on the table (flat where it bolts to the engine) and the yoke stud is pointing up at an angle. Doesn't seem like that should be normal, unless it is.

Alright. I got a lot of it out and put the old yoke back in temporarily but with the new springs. Here's what I know and what I've found. - Front crossmember has been replaced at some point. It's bolted in. I'm not terribly worried about this but I do noted to address some things I found. - I...

I’ll take it all apart again tomorrow and see what I can come up with. It is a new yoke. Had to drill a hole in it for the cotter pin because the whole going through the yoke stud was crooked. It may not be the highest quality.

Hello, I just replaced the front yoke and replaced some of the old beehive springs with a more original setup from Mike AFordable. the problem I'm having is that now the front of the engine is sitting too high, however, I feel like I have all the springs pretty compressed. The crank handle is...

I use an old UAW Ford Lock Out tag for a keychain. Looks nice, and has a little weight to it.

This is actually quite likely. I have found at least one body block crushed, so I'm in the process of getting the body off to address a few things. Once I get everything mounted back up, I'll double check. Someone else mentioned if the crank hole is lined up. It is, so I'm not too worried...

I just picked up a rebuilt Tillotson Model X, and swapped it out with my Model B Zenith. The choke rod doesn't line up right and it's not a smooth pull. It never really lined up with the zenith, it was off just a little, but now this is out of whack by a lot. I can make it work, but I won't...