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Model A starter spins the same direction positive or negative ground

Too much time on my hands

Tack weld the clevis pins to insure they don’t come out..it’s the only spot where one cotter and clevis pin failure can cause complete brake failure

Installing a new compressor to continue work. Wash and wax? Sit and admire? We are talking about model A’s?

The Germans liked them too

Buy the Mitchell splitter. Cost analysis? A 26% increase in smiles per gallon.

Another of those Ford 3 window coupes.. they built 134,000 of them. April snow? Small potatoes.. Do you know why they call the next month ‘May’? Cause up here it “May” snow or it “May” be 90 degrees..

In my opinion the only thing that looks worse on a model a than whitewalls is Tacoma cream wheels with white walls..like I say, it’s my opinion, I know there is a vast crowd who like them. To each his own, we all like the car itself.

5 years running 8000 lumen LEDs, 12v system. LED’s are sensitive to a consistent voltage. Ground path through headlight bucket is susceptible to failure.

When the splash pans are removed the ground path is through the driveline clamshell and front motor mount, both of which are sketchy for continuity. I run the large strap in case due to starter amperage potentially using the strap as a path. A clear paths for continuity ( the “loop” from...

I fabbed my own ground cable

Cost the reason for buying roadsters. By 1930 the car was too slow, the high compression head wasn’t enough to save it… Retooling during a depression? Easy with a mountain of T profits..

There is an inherent vibration in a 4 cylinder engines, on some diesel 4 cylinders they use to counter rotating shafts to offset it. As long as Terry cured the harmonic vibration issue it’s fine with me.

The model A went through many “era’s” from new to used, to the cutdowns for gas rations, to college kid jitneys to early 4 cylinder hotrods, to the ‘second’ car with sealed beam headlights and a handful of western autos or Warshawski repop parts.. hell, ‘restored’ cars went thru changes, from...

Anything is possible..should you do it? Up to you