Recent content by whitetm

I'm looking for the torque spec for the 1931 driveshaft nut after putting on the pinion gear. Unable to find it in any of the books I have.

So, if the engine and trans weigh 475. What does just the engine weigh?

Has anybody attempted to install a newer 4 cylinder engine with an automatic trans in a 1931 model A using the original torque tube rear end?

What seals the rear window to the body on a 1931 tudor sedan? I guess there is a "U" channel rubber seal that goes around the edge of the glass, but I don't know what seals the widow to the body to keep water from entering at the body/glass.

Thank you for the welcome and mine is a Tudor Sedan. I'll have to take some pictures to post. It is about 80% together. I need to put the interior back in. I offered a price to a guy that was going to flip it, thought if I offered him a decent price before he completed the car I could get a...

I just purchase my first model A. I just had a vin check prior to registering it. I noticed the frame number starts with 393XXXX, which I believe was Sept of 1930 (the engine has a different number sense the engine was changed in 1998). It also has the 2 piece splash aprons, which I believe are...

What machine work did you have to do to make this work for you?

You wouldn't happen to have a couple of pictures for you jig?