Recent content by gwhite

Looking for the 15" long (May 1929-31) oil return tube (the long one) and a magnesium side timing cover like the one shown here; http://www.fordgarage.com/pages/sidetimingcovers.htm

Looking for a set of 35-6 perch pins...don't care if the threads are junk.

In this application it's not a concern. Long story...trying to recreate a suspension setup on an old dry lakes car.

My apologies in advance for this odd request, I'm trying to find the source of a 2" or 2 1/4" long (bolt-to-bolt, not width) shackle. I believe the 42-48 fronts are close to this size but don't have any on-hand to measure...hoping someone can point me in the right direction. (And yeah, I know...

What the hell does this have to do with Model A's???? Interesting that someone posts a thread on a period modification/add-on and the thread is met with disdain (you know who you are, one-star bandit), but we can discuss the finer points of modern mods and/or technology and it's good as gold...

SCAT makes a counterbalanced Model A crank with the correct 1.625" main journals; http://www.scatcrankshafts.com/product-pages/ford_vintage/crankshafts/

Very cool! Wish I would have seen that before I got started on mine :)

Not really a 'storage' stand - and it doesn't exactly conform to your requirements of support via the oil pan rail, but I'm in the process of building a run-in/test stand using a spare T frame and A cross member I had laying around. Basically, we used the front 42" of the T frame for the top...

Absolutely not true. There is also a myth that the A frame was designed to fit the T body (in case Ford wasn't able to complete the job) but this too is a myth. The 1928 Ford was a brand-new car (pretty much from the ground up). Beds are quite different; early 26 T beds have the front stake...

Nothing needs to be done; it works fine with a moderate drop (32-6 axle, reverse eye spring).

Love that car! Do you have a pic of your Lovejoy shocks?

I've found the opposite to be true; electric gauges available at my FLAPS are off often as much as 20*. I prefer to stick with vintage SW gauges or the original Rex-A-Co units made by US Gauge in the 1930's whenever possible; both are quite accurate.

The Winfield and Super Winfield heads look nothing like the originals; spark plug location and bosses are completely different. I believe Snyder's does (or did) sell a hi-compression head that looked similar to stock - and there is always the possibility of finding an old "speed head" (early...

You asked for opinions :)

Bingo! Our cars were produced in an age where technology was expensive and labor was cheap; that dynamic hasn't existed in the auto industry in 50-60 years...today, quite the opposite is true. Personally, I'm amazed that the myth of 'babbit sensitivity' is so pervasive. Diesels used babbitt...