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Hello, I’m installing seat belts in the back seat of my ’30 Tudor. I’ve searched the forum but only found 1 thread that seemed applicable. I don’t fully understand the pictures in there. https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=55987 It seems like they did more modifications than I...

My A came with hydraulic brakes. I believe I have a vacuum leak, car idles fast, motor wants to die if you give it gas or apply any load after starting it. Once you've driven a few miles then it seem mostly fine. I pulled the vaccum line off the power booster and plugged it, the motor...

Hi All, My A has had several upgrades and I'm trying to determine what the parts are. My Brakes have been converted to hydraulic, how do I identify what system I have? The front hubs came off easy and used outer bearings Bower BT09074 and Timkenx A-1216, I think that means 1928-1948 Ford...

I am rebuilding my fuel shutoff valve, it's not an original piece but a reproduction. I have the cone and body lapped together well enough I think but my question is on assembly. The rebuild kit has a packing nut, I didn't see one in the valve I disassembled. Mine was the cone (brass...

Hello, I got my car Memorial day weekend. The previous owner had it 3 years but drove it very little. It had a few leaks but they were a drip here and there, nothing much. I got the car home and it had a similar leak pattern the first few weeks. However, ~3 weeks ago it started dripping...

Hello, My car has a Stromburg 81 carb, gravity fed, no pump. I've had the car since memorial day and put ~200 miles on it. I'm having trouble starting it the first time each day. I have tried tried many procedures but haven't stumbled on the right one yet. I've tried pulling the choke out...

This is a dumb question but how do you remove the quail radiator cap from the car. It was on my car when I got it. I assumed a quarter turn then lift off like a normal radiator cap but it didn't come off easily and I don't want to scratch or bend something. My searches haven't turned up...

I bought a new rotor as a backup from Mikes. When I tried it out I was surprised to see the contact is about 1/8" too short. I tried it with 3 different distributor bodies and its way to short for all of them. Is this normal? If so how do you deal with it? Doubtful I could bend it and...

I'm a total novice I've had an A all of 4 days now so I'm looking for some advice. I looked this car over 4 years ago, I don’t remember the crack then but perhaps the paint was hiding it. The car was driven very little in the last 4 years and always had antifreeze so I highly doubt freezing...

Hello I’ve been reading old posts about trailering lately and learned a lot but still have some specific questions for anyone that’s used an Uhaul Auto Transport (4 wheels off the ground). I’m trailering a quite nice ’30 Tudor, 500 miles, with the uhaul and a newer 4 door F150. -...

Hello, My dad found a gear under the '30 Tudor yesterday. He had been running it on the jack stands in anticipation of winter finally ending. No further investigation on where it came from has been done yet. Its 3" in diameter and 0.5" thick. Any ideas what it is or where to start looking...

Hello, I found a '29 roadster a few hours from me that I have some interest in. I got the seller to send me some additional pictures but they didn't send any motor or undercarriage pics that I requested. I'm told "it's all original" except for an alternator, everything works "as it should"...

Hello, as someone new to the A's Ive never seen a sport coup in person and I was wondering since it already has the cloth top and all that what keeps it from being a convertible? is it just some simple hardware to lock the top down and functional landeau bars? Has anyone make a sport coup into...