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After installing a new Randy Gross F100 steering box, aligning the front-end, and getting my ’29 cabriolet running and driving perfectly, I put it up for sale again. I originally asked $16,500, but after putting more than another thousand into it, I’m now asking $17,500. I thought I would get a...

I’ve been driving the ’29 without any problem, but the day before yesterday it started but sounded like it was running on two cylinders. I checked everything from spark plugs wires to coil connection and even checked to see if the carb was leaking. It wasn’t. I used an ignition tester light to...

What category would a 1931 Ford tudor with a Mustang II front end, disc brakes all the way around with chrome spoke wheels, 4 cylinder OHC, automatic or six-speed tranmission, rack and pinion steering with tilt and possibly telescoping wheel, air-conditioning, electric widows, modern comfortable...

I recently talked to Bill Williamson in Fresno, California, and he told me how to align my front tires. It’s probably the simplest way to do something that seems to have so many people confused that I’ve ever heard. Just string and a bungie cord to hold the string tight is all that is needed...

Maybe someone can help me with this question. I’m still looking for an A tudor with modern running gear, brakes, steering, and AC. However, almost everything I look at has NO rear spare tire. I always thought that one of the things that made a tudor look so neat was that rear tire. To me, it...

Ok, here’s another one. One of the A’s that I bought as a kid had a lot of rust in the gas tank. This was back in ’57 or ’58. Dad told me to remove the tank and he’d show me what to do. I did. He had me collect a pile of sharp stones, not river rock, that were small enough to easily fit into...

OK, her’s another. My 1929 cabriolet is painted a blue that looks like a deep sky blue. It’s acrylic enamel and I think it is Rustoleum automotive paint. How do I go about matching that color? So far, I’ve bought four spray cans of Rustoleum to try to match the paint on that passenger’s side...

This photo was taken in 1917 of my dad and his grandad. His grandad was known as the watermelon king of Portage WI. My dad was 3 years old when this was taken. Can you guys help me? Is this an International Harvester? If it is, what year? Thanks, Mike

This photo was taken in 1917 of my dad and his grandad. His grandad was known as the watermelon king of Portage WI. My dad was 3 years old when this was taken. Can you guys help me? Is this an International Harvester? If it is, what year? Thanks, Mike

Boy, what a difference. To have the ’29 driving, stopping, and starting easily is sooo diferent than not having it do those things. It’s a whole different ballpark from the frustrating one I was in before. I want to thank all of you guys who have helped me get this far. Again, what a...

I discovered that the nut holding down the steering wheel on my ’29 was only finger tight after pulling that horn rod, I tightened it to about 50 foot pounds and slid the rod back in. When I first removed the horn and light switch, the only thing that dropped out was the spring. I had trouble...

It’s early and I’m using this keyboard to allow my fingers to start working right. So, I’ll add this to the already numberous threads I’ve submitted. You know, I’ve made some really dreadful mistakes over my life. Joining the Ford Barn was definitely not one of them. You guys have helped me so...

I had my wife come out to the garage and turn the steering wheel while I watched the pitman arm for movement. The steering wheel moves a good 6 ” before that pitman arm even budges. I have the old seven tooth box on my ’29 because they introduced the two-tooth box a week after my A was...

I need some advice. I posted that “Bogus Scammers” thread and didn’t mention the name, address, email address, and phony phone number I was given because I don’t want to be hit wth a libel lawsuit. However, people should be aware of this supposed dude (?) and watch out for further scams by him...

I'm using the word bogus again because it was sooo successful last time. If any of you want to hear about the scam that was just attempted on me and my wife to buy my model A, let me know. It's going to take a lot of typing and I'm not going to be able to use expletives so it's going to take a...

I just checked out the Mallory coil that was causing problems on my A. It checked out bad, and all of a sudden I remembered something. This Mallory coil is oil filled, and years ago, I was told to mount all oil filled coils upside-down with the distributer lead at the top instead of the bottom...

Well, my ‘29 cabriolet now runs due to some of the guys from my model A club coming over and getting it that way. These guys from Henry’s Lady in Grants Pass OR call themselves the “Knuckle Busters” because they are the ones who go to a person’s home and physically help them out. They worked...

I thought I’d share this with you because weird things have always happened to me that others find hard to believe. I forget most of them unless I write them down. So, here goes. Last Saturday morning at eight on the button, I received a phone call that had me going for awhile. I had just put...

This is not just an weird question like I sometimes ask. It is a very important question that deserves a really good answer. Every time I’ve checked the nuts on the intake-exhaust manifold on my A, they could be tightened more. If I remember correctly, the head bolt nuts on a model A have to be...

If you look at the picture under my name, you will see a car that has the bottom of the cowl of a ’30 or ’31. It’s a ’29 and I expected to see that angled forward door pillar support like other ’29’s. I love the way mine looks. Another thing, that cabriolet body sure seems bigger than a ’28-’31...