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I appreciate the help. Will look into the different options. Thanks.

Is any company or supplier reproducing the stainless trim that goes on the 40 Ford deluxe steering wheel? I've done some searching but haven't found anything yet. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Just had to cut the firewall in the center the width of the distributor. I then made a small box and welded it back in. Looks like it was made that way if done correctly. It allows just enough room to get the distributor cap off.

Put a 283 in it with a T5 transmission and a Ford 9" rear and of course hydraulic brakes and drive the car like you want to drive it. I started with a stock car and this is were I ended up, just wish I did it in the start instead of trying this and trying that with model A & B motors, 39...

The body is what makes it a "Model A" to me. Everything else can be changed and it's still a "Model A". If you took the body off the frame and made it a "Hay Wagon" I would say it's no longer a "Model A".

Looking for a set of F250/350 hubcaps from 67-77. They look like the picture below. Send me a message on here or email modelafords@yahoo.com if you have a set, will consider individuals if you have them in good shape. Thanks.

Go with the T5, no experience with the Mitchell but the T5 shifts smooth as butter, put a V8 in front of it and a Ford 9 inch rear out back and you got a winning combo that will give no trouble and keep up with traffic at low rpm's and give good gas mileage to. Hard to beat. I've played the...

Replaced and upgraded everything but the frame and body, those only needed some patch panels and modifications. Best improvement would be the drive train.

Another vote for heat and bend the spindle arms. I did the same thing on my model A coupe with 32 spindles and a 32 to 36 axle and model a wishbone. Get it cherry red and use a big pipe wrench and move it where you want it. Let it cool down slow on its own.

Re: 6’2” I'm 6"4 230lbs and have no issues in my 31 coupe. My car is a "hotrod" as some might call it. What I did was removed the package tray and used the middle seat out of a late 80's early 90's Chrysler minivan. I used an adjustable seat rails kit from speedway. There is plenty of room in a...

No I'm running hydraulic brakes now. 40 Ford up front and early Ford bronco on the rear of a 9". There was no difference on stopping power before or after going with hydraulic brakes. When I ran mechanical brakes I was using the floater style brakes from Flat Head Ted. I went with hydraulic...

Get a set of toe in plates and two tape measures. It will take the guess work out of it. I think I toed mine in about 3/16" of an inch. Something like theses...

I'm running a 283 V8 in my 31 coupe with a T5 and a 3.50 ratio Ford 9" rear. At 65 mph in 5th gear I'm just touching 1,800 rpm. Needless to say it keeps up with traffic without any issues and I have plenty of pedal left if I want to use it. If I'm just going around 50 to 55 mph I rarely take it...

Just a note on boxing the model a frame. You really only need to box it in three places on each side. In the front where the motor mounts are, in the middle where your cross member is going to go and in the rear. The boxing plates need to be no longer then 6 inches. Install a panhard bar in the...

Going V8 is one of the best decisions you can make on the model a. Just be aware that the V8 is just the start, there's other things that need to be changed or upgraded to. Do it right the first time and do it safely. The only thing to me that says "Model A" is the body style.