Recent content by hammondite

OK, a small update. I confirmed - the frame is square (well, 1/16 inch off). Which I expected - the prior owner had relocated the rear crossmember and spring to the back so they could lower the rear end. I'm thinking there had to be some play with the stock wishbone set up. The...

Good questions. I'm measuring from the center of the kingpin to a mid body mount bracket (where I can hook the tape measure). The wishbones are not the same length. I mounted the rear brackets in the same place on each side of the frame. In order to attach the wishbones, one is shorter than...

I have a 30 Model A rod project with a split wishbone set up. Now that the body is off, I was able to measure the front suspension for rough alignment. I found there's a 1 5/8 inch front to back difference between the left and right side. There's enough adjustment in the wishbones to make...

Good morning all. I've completed all the mechanical stuff on the front end, now it's time for the rear end, including completing welding the prior owner spot welded. It appears the best way to do this work is by removing the body. I'm not too concerned about what to disconnect, etc. as that...

Update: the front brakes are plumbed. Thanks for all the guidance, it worked out pretty well. I made brackets for the hose/hard line connection out of 1 1/4 x 1/8 bar stock and mounted them on the back of the shock hangers. One interesting challenge was getting the line to the master...

Thanks everyone for the answers. I'll check the vacuum and decide whether to use a tank, pump or both.

Thanks everyone. The car was converted to 12v Neg ground, so it looks like, if needed, one of the aftermarket units should work. I'll check the engine vacuum first.

Howdy all. I have a 30 Model A I bought off an estate a while back. The owner was going for a 50's 'ish' build. Why am I here rather than the Model A forum? The car came with a 48 truck flathead V8 (that's why i bought it) and a Speedway brake/clutch master cylinder kit. Which has a power...

Follow up question - the car came with a Speedway brake/clutch combo. It's a power master cylinder. Will the flathead 8 have enough vacuum for the brakes?

The car came with a 9 inch Ford rear end and all the brake parts for that. Though the line that came with it is 3/8 standard straight line. May need something else for that run...

Thanks. It appears there's no issue with the spring hitting the line. The soft lines that came with it aren't long enough to reach to that spot. I plan to run them to the top shock mount bolt at the bracket with a similar bracket to what you made. Has there been any issue with running the...

Well, this was weird, it didn't attach... trying again...

As you requested, here's the mounted master cylinder.

I have the front suspension assembled and brakes installed/adjusted on the estate Model A I've been working on (yay!) Next step is plumbing the front brakes - they're 46-48 brakes and a Speedway under-floor master cylinder/clutch kit came mounted. I have the hoses for the front brakes, but...

Thanks Coop