Recent content by TommyCoupe

Interesting. What would Moulding Gray look like ? Tommy-

Congrats Terry. I remember that day. I got to do it twice on the same car. Once in 1987 and again last year. Time to celebrate. Tommy-

Ideal gas law!! We have deflation problems in New England too :) Tommy-

Thinking about putting the top on the coupe soon, and have been searching some of the past threads. There seems to be some different opinions about chicken wire on the coupe. Was chicken wire originally used on the coupe ? Are there better options now? The LB top kits are advertised as having...

oops. Pictures :)

More weekend fun. Pulled the cutout and measured ohms from gen stud to grd. No resistance at all, so I decided to take the plunge and start taking the generator apart. Something that I don't feel qualified to do, but at this point, why not. Pictures attached. You'll see that the field coil wire...

Analog meter results: Battery voltage before startup 5.9V. Started engine. Jumped wire across the cutout to read voltage like the photo. The ammeter pegged, and the jumper wire smoked and melted.:eek: Voltage at cutout output side 5.9V(yellow wire side), after the jumper wire was removed...

Analog meter on it's way :)

OK. I feel like the dumb kid on the playground that keeps getting beat up by the bully. :) Today, before I started the engine, the battery was at 6.14V. I started the engine and put it on a fast idle. Cutout output side (where yellow wire is connected) to ground was 6.09V. Cutout output side...

I will try this tonight.

You should try driving the highways in Ct. If you're following someone and using the 2 second rule, you're leaving too much of an opening for someone to slip in, so now your following someone using the 2 foot rule. That's always fun :) I'm not sure if they're "following" or "drafting" :)

I may buy another, but I'd hate to keep buying cutouts and find out that the generator is shot. There's a guy not too far from where I work that rebuilds generators/alternators/starters/etc. Maybe I'll just drop it off and have him go over the whole thing.

I love it. A simple solution :) Maybe the shade should have a sign on it that says "Back off Buddy" :)

I saw another thread relating to window shades in A's, and I've always wondered why would anyone need a window shade in the rear window of a coupe. Is it so they don't have to look at the passengers in the rumble seat ? :) Is it to block the light so you can fall asleep at the wheel ? :)...

Yes. The battery is positive ground. When I called Bert's I asked for a restored original cutout, but I think it's a new one. There is a picture of it in this thread. Post #23 http://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=201118&page=2 I'll play around with it again tonight, and read...