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When lowering the top on my '29 phaeton the irons bind up and won't lay flat in the stirrups, if I pull the clips located on #3 and #4 bows the irons will then lay flat. is this the normal procedure when lowering the top? Never had a top before and haven't seen a procedure written out for this...

I'm finally getting serious about restoring my '29 phaeton bows and irons. My question is, were the wood bows the same length from '28 through '29, on the standard 4dr phaeton. I have my old bows, ford drawings, measurements from a couple fellows on the Barn. All three are different lengths...

I am currently, among several A projects cleaning, pulling old tacks, generally rebuilding my top irons. I hope to install my top this winter. Does anyone have photos, video, drawings of the correct way the top attaches to the tack rail? I hope to do a clean job of it and not butcher my new top...

I am currently rebuilding a 2-tooth steering column/gearbox. The 7-tooth in my car currently I used Penrite semi fluid gearbox lube. For this 2-tooth I am looking at trying the Millers Oils vintage worm steering box oil, sold on Amazon. Has anyone used this or is it not a good product for the...

If anyone is looking for radials, Coker just got them in. American Classic Radial | 440/450R21 $280.00

I've done searches on wind wings, pretty much all I ever get is installation info on installation problems. My 29 phaeton has the top irons and bows, but the covering material is long gone. So I drive it with no top, here's my question; are wind wings worth installing, do they provide enough...

Has anyone done business with this company, if so, how are they. Good, Bad, or the Ugly. Thay are based out of Oklahoma City, OK.

Need some help on the mounting holes in the rear subframe. My body panels (both sides) were rotted out along the bottom. I trimmed and welded on new metal, but the holes in the subframe for mounting the panels I don't know if there are extra holes. Note the three small holes in a triangle at the...

What is this bracket on the firewall just above the steering column cutout, don't know if I need it or should remove it and fill the hole. Also, my car is titled as a '29 but the date stamped on the firewall just above the seam for the gas tank is 6/18/28, engine serial #makes that as April of...

Lots of info on installing rubber pads to body blocks, but. What about the very front -dog leg looking blocks- at the very front of the body. They slide into an enclosed sheet metal area. I'm assuming no rubber pad on these forward blocks. Done a lot of reading, but haven't found anything...

I bought my first "A" in 2024, a '29 35A phaeton at an auction, basically the body was just sitting loose on the frame, with a mountain of parts. The education I have gotten from this forum has been invaluable. My question is, what is the easiest and efficient sequence when installing the sheet...

Getting ready to strip my zenith and ultrasonic clean it. Is there a coating to use on the inside to prevent future rust problems. Seems to be a lot of rust removal and converters, but not sure about using inside of a carb. Also be compatible with all the brass jets and fuel.

Anyone heard any scuttlebutt on when radiator fans might become available again? (2-bladed aluminum).

I have seen a few posts on exhaust clamps ahead of the muffler, but haven't come across any actually being installed. Has anyone tried it? If so got any pictures, and or feedback. I've been giving it some thought, but am on the fence so to speak. My manifold is fine and gland rings are...

I'm getting close to hunting for sheet metal, floor pans, rear fender wells, etc. Anyone delt with Little Dearborn in MN, Wescott in OR, etc. etc. Any vendors to watch out for. Only been in the "A" game for a short time. I have no connection with any of the body panel vendors. Grateful for some...

Restoring a pair of headlights not sure the year, the socket opening (hole) is 13/16". Sockets in a catalog are listed as 2-bulb 1928-29 as A-13075-BR. And a 2-bulb 1930-31 as A-13075-CR. Anyone know the difference between the two? Headlight buckets are bare, so I have no reference on what's...

Just got a new burtz head, checking it over and found my distributor won't slide into the hole to mount it in the head. Stock distributor, came with the car. No idea how old it is. Question, ream the mounting hole in the head a couple thou, or try to turn down the base of the distributor. Anyone...

The secondary well opening in lower carb is not threaded, no brass secondary well installed. Looking into the opening there is a step machined partway down the hole. Were some carbs made this way, no secondary well needed? The carb looks like a zenith but no markings other than an "H" below the...

'29 Phaeton, engine # says built in April. My bearing plate has two nubs that should match two dimples in front crossmember. problem is the nubs are 2 3/4" apart, and the dimples in crossmember are 2 1/2" apart. So the crank plate won't sit flat on crossmember. This is how I found it when I...