Recent content by Zener424

Thanks for your input katy. However the rear "header" or as some call it the rear "bow" on a closed cab pickup sits on top of a wood post located on both sides at the rear of the door frame. There is a metal bracket that sandwiches front and back of the door post and the rear bow. So Double...

By the way, I read with interest the last reply in that old thread in 2012 from member Double Trouble in which he questions: "As the door posts locate the the top rear bow you'd have to suspect the bow itself wouldn't you? is it a reproduction? any thing left of an original for comparison?" I...

Good morning Bob, I am working on a soft top. Also, I think I found my answer in this old thread from 2012. The channel is correct however it seems my rear header needs to be trimmed so that the channel will be set back and in line with the nailing flange of the body. Take a look at this...

Thank you Gary for providing me with Bob's site. I reviewed the technical article written by Doug Cox about 1930-31 Pickup Roofs. Unfortunately it does not contain a photo of the top rear header, and does not describe the groove. Does anyone have a photo of a top rear header from a 30-31 CCPU...

Hello fellow Model A enthusiasts, I am replacing the top wood on my '31 Closed Cab Pickup and have a question regarding the rear wood header. I picked up the wood kit at Hershey several years ago, & I'm just getting around to installing it. The new rear header has a groove cut into the top of...

Vic, take a look at this thread and see the post down the page from Al in NY where he shows a photo of a homemade hanger that he made. I did the same. It works well. https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=210404&highlight=muffler+hanger

I'm trying to isolate a noise that appears to be coming from my torque tube. I used a stethoscope and found the noise seems to be louder near the driveshaft bearing area of the torque tube. I removed the rear end, then the torque tube, and examined the bearing and race. Nothing jumped out at...

The original and Mitchell Snychro Transmissions are both subject to new defective roller bearings. Please see the conclusion at the end of this post: https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1531281#post1531281

The owner of Auto Restorations unfortunately developed Alzheimer's Disease, and they are out of business. Also, if you go the T-5 route, consider reading the following thread I posted a while back regarding my own experience with the T-5 modification...

See reply #26 in this post: https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=225267&page=2

Hi, I'm getting back to everyone on the noise issue with my Mitchell transmission. I removed and dis-mantled the Mitchell transmission and discovered defective roller bearings. The same type of problem that has occurred on newly manufactured rear wheel roller bearings is now occurring on...

Hi, Getting back to everyone on the noise issue and this "baffle". First of all, it is not a baffle or slinger like used in the original transmission. This is used in a Mitchell transmission only and it is strictly a spacer. I have attached photos of both side of the spacer, you will see they...

Sorry for any confusion I may have created. I am attempting to troubleshoot a noise problem in 2nd gear on my Mitchell Synchronized Transmission. I also posted a follow-up to GASSERBOB asking him if he was able to solve his noise problem with the Mitchell, here's his post...

This is a Mitchell Sychromesh. Should that make a difference? See additional photo.

Is this baffle in my transmission installed correctly?