Recent content by JohnRAKerr

I have cleaned my bell housing and painted it, but am kind of concerned about a rather large hole on the bottom. I understand that there is normally a small hole to allow oil to drip from the rear main, but at some point in my cars life someone has enlarged it, for whatever reason. My question...

I have done some research on how to sand down new brake linings without getting a clear understanding on what exactly it is I need to do in order to get my hubs on. For starters, I am nearing completion of my chassis and have my front service brakes completed with new linings and it is obvious...

I took my front end apart over this past weekend and noticed that there was a little bit (not much) of lateral play in my king pins when removing them. My question is, how much play, if any, is acceptable in the king pins, whether it be up and down movement or lateral. Thanks in advance

Tonight I pulled the rear and front end off and placed the frame on some horses. This weekend I plan to sand blast the frame and prepare it for primer and paint. I have boughten semi-gloss black paint and gloss paint for painting the chassis. From what I understand the frame itself was...

These are pics from this past weekend. We transferred the body and frame to my girlfriends grandfather's shop where we will be doing the restoration. We also managed to pull the motor and transmission. The motor and body were placed on some make shift dolly's with casters so that they can be...

Hey everyone, have not posted for awhile, but there has been much progress. Since last November I have decided to start restoring my Coupe and now that the weather is right I am having a lot of fun. I installed new wiring and spark plugs just to get the motor running, and it did not...

Dave, that has been taken care of

I have been researching engine numbers to find out exactly when my car was built. The number I found on the motor plate is CA129656. I understand that it is a Canadian number but I am finding it difficult to pin point a date. Can anyone help? Thanks in advance

I am really grateful for everyone's input, I am glad I joined the Ford Barn forums. After talking with Bogdonj and reading the post I am going to make my first priority to get the hood and rad off and see what shape the rad is in and try to make it safe for the road.

The number reads "0F197"

Tonight I managed to get the upholstery out while conserving the springs. The upholstery in this car was actually the original upholstery, and I was extremely excited and surprised to find just how great it looked underneath everything. Can anyone tell me anything about the Serial number I...

I am new to the forums here at Ford Barn and I will be looking for insight for quite a while as I restore a 1930/31 Model A Coupe that I just recently picked up. First things first, I am no mechanic and I have no experience in restoring a vehicle, I simply love riding around in a Model A. I...