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Has anyone recently taken a trip to the Henry Ford and Greenfield Village with their collector car? Thinking about taking a trip with my coupe this fall and wonder about the safety and security of it all....Getting there, and where would the car be parked? Just want to go and have a look around...

The brand new AMER CLASSIC RADIAL - 475/500-19 WW tires I bought have brown stains in the whitewall that standard cleaners (kitchen cleanser and brillo pads) will not remove. These tire were purchased last December and left with their shipping wrappers intact until yesterday when I mounted them...

So while we a putting radial tires on our cars to improve readability and ride comfort, has anyone undertaken balancing these wheels? What I was thinking to do with the 19" rims used on my 31 coupe was statically (bubble) balance them with conventional lead weights. These rims have a return like...

I can not seem to find specifications for tubes suitable for AMERICAN CLASSIC RADIAL - 475/500-19 WW tires. Coker's technical help line told me that "although we say our tubes are for use with bias ply and not radial tires, it is OK" I Have a problem with that.... Universal Vintage Tire...

Having an issue powder coating my stock 1931 rims. Rims have been sandblasted to a white preparation, and sprayed down with acetone to remove any possible oils or contaminants. Using an Eastwood dual voltage gun on low voltage setting (15 Kv) and not getting a transfer of powder around spokes...

Does anyone have anyone with experience with valve seats inserts care to share their preferences? I have not installed any for years, I remember using Chromalloy "Valve Seat Rings" manufactured by the K.O. Lee Company. I would expect they are out of business now. I see that Martin Wells...

It is fairly simple to determine that increasing the compression ratio on the little Ford 4 cylinder A engine will make the car more drive able due to the additional power it will develop. But by how much? What are the comparisons to be made between the two aftermarket iron heads offered? The...

This has been a long process mostly due to things that happen in life, and then tooling up to aid the process being undertaken. The next one will be much faster due to the tools made here. The fixture mounting the banjo allowing horizontal to vertical rotation in both directions, has proven to...

In mounting the rear hubs and drums on my coupe, it appears that the reach from the hub flange and the depth of this mating surface on the drum are basically the same at 1.375". Resulting in the drum locking up when the rim is mounted and tightened on it's studs. There have been new axles...

What do you guys think if machining a .625" - .750" hole in the face of the brake drum in line (circumference) with the end of the shoe contact face. This would allow viewing from the front of the drum while installed to witness the brake shoe contact with the drum. It could be rotated then to...

Hello, Henry did not provide a vent for the differential on his lady. All rear ends I can recall always did include one, usually with the bolt that held the brake line distribution block to the housing. This prevented any pressure from building in the housing and pushing the lube...

Hello, I believe that I have the torque tube outer race bushing properly installed, but would like confirmation. The *** at the top must be engaged in the relief hole bored in the tube, as the outer edge of the bushing in flush with the bore. Also, the new replacement cartridge bearing is taller...

Could someone please send a photo of the rear backing plate from the bottom looking up at where the radius rods meet the backing plate on a Model A? Need to see their orientation to the backing plate for line and adjustment bolt clearance...... Than you in advance....

So after diligently following Model A Ford Mechanics Handbook Volume 2 authored by Les Andrews directive on installing hydraulic brakes on the model A, I wonder how are the brake lines to be plumbed? The backing plates are rotated 16 degrees to clear the spring shackles, but how are the lines...

Anybody have any experience with powder coating guns? Eastwood is selling one for $170.00 wondering if it is ant good? https://www.eastwood.com/pcs250-dual-voltage-hotcoat-powder-gun.html

I was going to mount the rear spring on my coupe today. I had purchased new U-bolts, brackets, nuts and carter keys. However it appears that the U-Bolts were installed (probably was a rolling chassis) before the body was installed. There does not appear to be enough clearance between the floor...

From my original post in July....Life has a way of getting in the way sometimes, so then concluding: As earlier discussed, in using a 12 x 36 gear head tool room lathe I did cut the inner outboard axle bearing race and fit them for repair sleeves. The housing was mounted on center with the...

I purchased a Motive Power ring and pinion set, and note that the pinion outboard bearing journal does not have the same step relief machined as does the original. This has been noted by others as impeding the proper bearing preload setting on assembly. The part I received had a journal...

I have developed a jig to facilitate differential handling during the rebuilding process. It is still evolving, but the intent is to eliminate the handling issues associated with the awkwardness of a 4 plus foot long drive shaft hanging off the housing to set pinion pre-load, and allow quick...

Ever loose track of where you set down your bier in the shop? Henry Ford must have been a pantry sipper. Why else would a bier can fit perfectly into the pinion end of his torque tube use don his model A's? Using it makes it hard to misplace,or if you still do, maybe it is time to turn in?