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Looking to improve my 28 coupe door latches and strikers ,,showing wear on the latch part and striker angle worn ,,,,springs are good ,,is the contact surface area meant to be curved or flat ,,,,constant adjustments so far are a bit hit and miss sometimes constantly popping open to staying shut...

Having read the various threads regarding ratios 3.78 and 4.1 ,,I am lead to believe that although the pinion tooth count for both ratios is 9 teeth there is a variation in tooth angle specifically to the 37 tooth and 34 tooth application and should not be mixed ,,,,how do I determine the...

I have a question regarding setting pinion and side bearings preload,,do we do it dry and clean ,,meaning no lube ,,as lube changes the drag feel ,,thanks ,,

Just seeing if I can put 35 type front brakes on 32-34 spindles ,,,also is there a difference in 36 spindles ,,,? Thanks from Rod ,,,

I have finally got around to reinstalling my flywheel after a clutch problem ,,I had the face and edge machined then sent the Flywheel and clutch to get balanced all looks good,,,but I have found my bolt threads badly chewed ,out of 8 bolts I had from 2 engines I only have 2 nice ones that I can...

Its not the old wheres it coming from question ,,,i know it's #3 big end ,,its not to loud at the moment ,,we have had the sump off ,,the bottom end has been rebuilt at some time a long time ago but car wasnt used much but unknown build quality ,,there is stamps on the crank and block indicating...

where could i find a printed spline spec. for 28-48 trans.output shaft to to give to my machinist ,its where the universal bolts onto ,i am do a later trans. swap to closed drive so need to shorten a suitable donor shaft,,not sure if the A shaft i have to copy is worn ,if i cant i suppose he...

Just checking on fitment of the uni to the trans.output shaft ,i have a small amount of movement on the spline side to side ,the uni would be more likely to wear i would think ,this is without the bolt in position,do new unis have movement ,,thanks ,,Rod,,

Can i use a A rod and fork in a AA bell housing ,thanks from Rod ,

just got my "good used" A engine home ,,,,,rubbed the paint off to find the engine number to find *DMV 9097-* bugger cant trace the year now ,appears to have been stamped long ago ,engine was grey color has had quick spray of green over this ,going to drop the sump shortly to see how much metal...

We bought a used A engine today,hopefully it wont turn to crap,,,want t use as a stopgap engine while our original is getting done properly,all signs are good it is in a chassis with exhaust connected ,rigged a fuel can and a 12 volt battery ,,hadnt ran for 12 months but fired first go ,no...

Just noticed our water pump has end play ,the shaft moves forward a quarter inch or so ,is this normal ,could it come out and damage the radiator?,,it was supposedly a new pump ,

,,,,been doing a little runs around the area in our sons A coupe to get used to driving and sorting a few things ,the gear changing was an issue thinking we would get better at it ,thought i might check the oil level in the trans.,glad i did ,,there wasnt a lot in there ,,,topped it up or filled...

anyone have a reamer they dont use anymore and would sell it,

I hate to ask a silly question but i am about to assemble the rear end for the last time ,which way do the axle seals go in ,

found the rear of our coupe has no shocks installed so i found a pair but looks like i will have to trim a bit of the inner fender to allow the shock to bolt up ,is this normal or is the body too low , not fussed if i have to trim ,it will be hidden behind the wheel ,,

My sons 28 coupe needs a right hand tailight to comply in Australia ,we will put lic. plate on right side ,so can you get a drum tailight without lic, plate mount ears ?

Dismantled our rearend ,found all bearings and races pitted ,ordered a new set of bearings, but ring and pinion also has some pitting ,how much is too much? i will try to get some pics or should i just get a new R&P set?,,

i have found a AA b/h for a conversion but there is no clutch rod or lever ,are they the same as an A type ,

WTB F100 to model A conversion steering box ,