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Hi guys ! It's been a while! Couple of more strokes since last time. and a benign mass or growth has started to grow The RH on my pancreas, not to mention a slow growing cancer on my kidney. Yet, I feel pretty good. This is my "Anno Horribilus" and it's only March. I've been feeling better...

OK, Hope you all can recall when I was changing gear ratios to 3.54. Maybe not. It was my second try at that and maybe the first came out so well that I got cocky and figured, ah what can go wrong? I've got this licked! And went ahead and screwed it up. "Pride goeth before a fall!" So anyway, I...

Well guys, I'm back! And I have a problem which I will elaborate on later tonite. The missus is making supper and it won't be long. I can't recall when I dropped off, but I'm sure it was months ago. Around the time my daughter #3, moved to Tennessee and we we down to give her and her husband a...

As the title says I'm zeroing in a FW cover and and the surface is too pitted and makes the indicator dance around too much for a good reading. I'm thinking of a laser. I can make a fixture to bolt it to the crankshaft, that's not a problem. I'm using a Starrett "Last Word" and a Etalon and...

Just acquired a new (Sorta) Flywheel cover with these numbers and no visible cracks. It's rusty as hell and requires a lot of wire brushing. Who is/was REPUBLIC? Was Ford using this name for some reason ? Or was Ford subbing out some of the casting work? Also, should I pay someone with a...

So I'm working on a 1930 Coupe engine. It's pretty much stock except for a .040 oversize, and police head. I don't know the mileage on the engine, but it's well over 10K, probably about 25 K. Famous words, "It was running when I parked it!" I had another engine I had fixed up with new mains...

Could someone please give me the size (diameter), length, and the number of screws used to secure the windshield (hinge) in my 1930 standard coupe, I think it was 11 #8 , 1 1/2" long. Could be wrong about that! Terry

TCP Global is selling off a lot of paint right now. I want to buy some Brewster green acrylic enamel, $ 179. a gallon, Is the stuff any good? like to hear some of your results with TCP, good and bad? Terry

I'm putting my 30 coupe back together and I need the following answers. How many in all? What positions? I have a supply of body blocks but probably at least half are not for a coupe, but which ones? Thanks! Terry

What is the correct length of steering column for a 1930 Std. coupe? Terry

I took my 29 blind back out today. It's running very rough. Before I went, I raised the float level of my "B" carb, that made it leak! I lowered the level, That fixed the leaking but it still ran rough, intermittent miss. I was stopped for a while, so I checked the distributer. I was looking for...

I was helping a guy out with his truck earlier this week and we decided to check ut the Classic Car Museum and Sales, in Morgantown, Pa. Glad we did! I never knew it was there! I'm guessing it's consignment operation so there's no admission charge. There's lot's of stuff with running boards and...

I got lazy last year and hung up the spray gun, partially full of paint. Now what do I do? Plus, I have some HVLP guns that need a good cleaning. Again, I need the name of a good solvent to break it all down. I have lacquer thinner, but this is too aged for that. Most of the paints are PPG...

Just got home from a friend's. He wanted some help timing his Huckster, (Nice car) So when Joe started to time it it seemed to me to be off, like about one cylinder out of phase. He used this crazy Nu Rex cam wrench. But wait! I set the timing pin for number one cylinder, not number four! How...

OK, Here's the way it went down. Ten minutes ago some kid called up, pretending to be my grandson. The police had him for hitting some girl who had cut him off and it was going to take $25,000 to get out of it. The Actor even sounded a lot like him, but not enough like him to be convincing...

Today, I finished up the brake work and took "Maggie" out for a spin, about 12 miles. Front brakes still pull left! I replaced the roller track on the right side and the brakes were better (didn't pull left so much) But still pulls left when you get on them. But tracks down the road straight and...

I just spent last two hours trying to figure out the thread size of the choke arm nut. Anybody know? It looks like 32 pitch, but what diameter? Too big for a # 8 and too small for a #10! It looks like a #9 X 32. If the is such a thing. Henry had those carbs made by a French Co, Zenith, and...

I just spent last two hours trying to figure out the thread size of the choke arm nut. Anybody know? It looks like 32 pitch, but what diameter? Too big for a # 8 and too small for a #10! It looks like a #9 X 32. If the is such a thing. Henry had those carbs made by a French Co, Zenith, and...

It's coming up fast! The Jacktown May swap meet! May 21 & 22! For those not familiar with the show, it's held 4 times a year in the "Grove" called Jacktown in 1229 Richmond Rd, Bangor, Pa. Antique cars, mostly tractors, and equipment of every type. There is a Steam Shed with quite a few...

I've got several steering columns, all different lengths. I'm doing one now for my 1930 Standard coupe and I want the correct length. Any help would be appreciated. Terry