Recent content by My1930ModelA

I put them on my 30 Town Sedan last year, they ride and handle fine in my opinion, and look nice too.

How would an article about installing seat belts be any different than an article on how to rebuild brakes? Taken to the extreme, we should not perform any work on our cars ourselves, but have everything done at a shop that carries liability insurance.

I was the best "Adder" the owner had at the Union 76 service station back in the early 80's. I could spot a tire low on air, either radial or bias ply, always asked to check oil and fluids, and "added" oil and gas without spilling it. Most of the other guys couldn't care less about doing any of...

Aaron, Keep up the good work on the A! My son is also a regional airline pilot, he worked for ExpressJet for two years and just started with Republic Airlines. I know all about the difficulties of commuting to a base far away, relatively low pay, etc.

Forever, my Bend Pak is manufactured in China and is built like a tank. Some non-ALI certified lifts are not built nearly as heavy. As you probably know, unless you invest in a Mohawk lift you will almost certainly be buying a lift made in China. My opinion, the most important factor is to buy...

There are good reasons for both a two post lift and a four post, but worrying about a "flimsy frame" is certainly not a concern when using a two post. My Town Sedan is very solid on my Bend Pak two post. As mitch said, proper and careful positioning of the pads as they are brought up to the...

I twisted one off too on my '58 Dodge Coronet in 1975, and just replaced it a few years ago!

Have heard of this happening on late '50s cars, which were capable of sustained high speeds on the new interstate highways of the day.

How true this is, I remember back in the '70s, driving on the freeway I would frequently see cars of the late '50s traveling to shows and events. Beautiful sights they were, the magnificent Forward Look Mopars, Cadillacs, Continentals, etc. Nowadays it is extremely rare to see one of these cars...

Terry, the MS stands for Monitoring System. This system is calibrated to the pressure stated in the door jamb, with a tolerance of three or four pounds over or under, and if you set the pressure much higher than recommended you will trigger the monitor warning, regardless of the max pressure...

My Father in Law bought my 1930 Murray Town Sedan in November 1957, drove it until 1959, then garaged it, never to be started again until this year.

Without a doubt Mohawk is the best if price is of no consideration, but he certainly doesn't need a Mohawk for hobby car work. Most dealerships and independents don't even put that kind of investment into lifts.

Hi Wick, congratulations on your recent retirement and new garage project! I built my 40x56 hobby garage with lift 5 years ago, and would like to offer a few suggestions regarding the lift purchase: First take the time to do plenty of research on lift types and manufacturers. You will find...

Model A's also dont have a road draft tube to draw out blow-by crankcase fumes. They just spew out of the oil filler cap.

Could be crankcase vapors from the oil filler breather. I also own a 1958 car and the crankcase fumes from this pre-PCV valve and other emission controls car are really strong. Just how it was back in the day.