Recent content by Robert

The other day I went to Mike's Afordable Model A Parts to pick up a few things. While there, Mike gave me a brochure for an all new all steel '32 5 window coupe body. It is built by United Pacific and Mike is a dealer. As I type this, Mike has one in transit from the west coast to one of his...

Mike's and Snyder's brake drums are the same. Mike purchases the drums that he sells from Snyder's. I qualify this statement with the additional fact that I have been Mike's distributor builder for several years. This position has made it possible to observe what is good and what is not so good...

Thanks for everyone's input. By chance,I found a set of 1 1/4 SU's from an A/H Sprite that I had stashed away many years ago in my warehouse-started welding up an intake last night. I will keep the 'Model A' world posted on my progress. Cheers, Robert

Does anyone have experience running SU's on a Model A? If so, which type is compatable/modifications? Does anyone have any manifold fabrication suggestions? I'm looking to run either one or two carbs on my Model A based speedster. The only major mod to the engine is a Snyder's high compression...

Hi folks, Check out Mike's A-Ford-able's web site. Mike has a new feature known as 'FAST FRIDAY'. Every Friday he highlights and DEEPLY discounts a random part or assembly. I bought a Vintique gas gauge repair kit AND a tool set (the good one) for cheap this AM. Just remember-it's web sales...

Dick Deegan's post describes my Model A spark plug experience to a TT, or is it W?!?! In addition, neither of my A's are able to tell the difference between the commonly available W18Y and the 3X... be they (3X) of vintage production or of contemporary origin. Cheers, Robert

Run a 2 blade repro. Mount the OEM fan when you get to the show...I've witnessed more than one seemingly NOS fan fail (always quite violently). This catastrophe willproduce at least one of the following conditions: holed or destroyed hood and/or radiator and/or hoses and/or water pump and/or...

Mike's A-Ford-able manufactures AND sells a good one...beefy and cheap.

I prefer Duplicolor...dries quickly and smells better than the competition.

Basset hounds...got 3 and 2 wanna' be's.

I've been with them for 6 years-reasonable with no worries.

While she was out, I ran our new dishwasher through two POT SCRUBBER cycles...in order to 'vat' 6 Jaguar con rods. The results were spectacular...for the rods. The dishwasher?!?!...looming large was the spector of having to give an intellegent answer to,"!@#$ You did !@#$ what"? (I was told...

tin worms and termites

Be sure that the wire connection at the underside of the points plate (which is the wire from the lower plate) is insulated with the proper disc shaped cardboard insulator... otherwise it can go to earth on the upper plate if disturbed. If you are using the 'modern connector and lower...

Clean it well and J-B Weld it.