Recent content by philcobill

I am in the market for a later EA horn cover. I lost the cover for my EA horn today somewhere on the road (65 miles) of driving, so there is no way to trace my route to look for it, unless I spend several months (?) doing it. So, where should I go to find the exact replacement for my horn...

I imagine that Coupes are cramped to begin with

Well, coupes are a tight fit to start with. Moving the seat base and the back rest back by doing major surgery to the car is a possibility, but that will have to wait.

I am not sure this question can be answered, but I have to ask anyway. Let me set the stage. I am 6 feet tall. Despite being overweight, it does not interfere with my turning the steering wheel. There is about 19-inch clearance between the tab on the right hand side of the brake pedal to the...

Ours is a 1929 Special Coupe

This is something I would like to do for the passenger, usually my wife. Is it possible to retrofit a sun visor inside of the windshield that is not tacky-looking (as my kids say, ghetto)? My wife is losing her sight and needs to keep her eyes out of direct sun as much as possible. And yes...

What is the best way to cut spare ignition/door key? I have the key number.

ARGH! We are looking at what to do about our shock absorbers. Our 29 Special Coupe has been basically sitting for 20 plus years. Do we do a complete servicing? How about rebuilt shocks? How about brand new shocks? The car bounces a bit in the front end (see my previous post on this subject)...

I love it!

Yes, I have to acknowledge that many people including drivers actually enjoy seeing old cars on the road. I am constantly encouraged by folks walking along the streets and even by a few drivers to honk the ahooga horn. The vast majority of drivers give our Little Willie wide berth. That is one...

We will be installing turn signals in our 29 Special Coupe. That has been on the plans for a while and we are at a point to actually do it. One of the main reasons is the number of other drivers who do not pay attention to hand signals to turn left and right. This past week, I have had two near...

It may come to that. The car has been sitting for so long, that just about anything could have gotten bad. The tires still have their tread, and are not dry rotting. Just another thing to check out.

It has the stock shocks. The mechanic looked at them, and may have done something to at least one of them, but I am not sure what. I am just wondering if the symptoms I am describing could be shock related, and if so, should I just have a full service or replacement given the fact the car sat...

I am really not sure. The car has been sitting for over two year waiting for the Burtz engine. I had the brakes done when the engine was installed. Before that, I only drove it around for a couple of months, after it had been in storage for over 25 years and rarely started. I am just now fixing...