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Can 8BA con rods with insert bearings be used on an earlier crank...59AB. Are the oil holes on the crank compatible with the 8BA rods. Thks.

Need help here. Have this Borg Warner R10 OD unit installed on the torque tube of my '32. A lot of beautiful work has been done to mate it to the TT. On the passenger side there is a centrifugal switch that works on the principle that at a certain speed, it can make the OD available. ( so I have...

I purchased a '35 Ford generator ( fan mounted on pulley ) converted to 12 V. I use a '56 Ford 12V voltage regulator for this setup. The volt reg was sparked to polarize and the wiring is all correct. I have another Roadster with this setup, and all works great. On the '35, I just cannot get it...

How does one bolt the right hand side tail light bracket with the step plate bracket in place as shown in the photo.

Probably discussed before, but need to know either from past discussions or how can you help me at this time. Appreciated. I have an original beehive filter and need to hook it up to a 59AB. I believe new repops are different. What parts are needed to make this work.

Hi, it's been a long time. I need the drilling dimensions for a 10" pressure plate. ( Baby Hemi engine to '39 box ) What I came up with is the dia. is 11.375" and the 3 sets of paired holes are at 32 degrees apart. Help on this would be appreciated. Could not find it on past searches.

Looking for a pair of front Lincoln-Z front backplates. These are the ones with the deep spindle area and smaller bolt pattern. Appreciate any responses. Robert

I have a few posts in the Early V8 section....with V8's in a '32, '35 & '39. I now also have a '32 4-Banger with a Riley Racing OV 4 port set-up. Are queries discussed here or do I go to the Model A section?? Robert

I have a few posts in the Early V8 section....with V8's in a '32, '35 & '39. I now also have a '32 4-Banger with a Riley Racing OV 4 port set-up. Are queries discussed here or do I go to the Model A section?? Robert

What does one normally do when the car leans more on one side than the other. In this case, my 5W sits 3/4" lower on the 'wrong side...the driver side....to make it worse, the side we sit in driving alone mostly. The springs were changed to new...same problem as before. I tried rocking & rolling...

I called Coker to order 2 Firestone 700-16 Blackwall tires and almost fell on the floor with their shipping charges...Fedex...$81.51 to ship two tires from them to Champlain NY. Is it me that out of touch with the world...or is the world going NUTS. It seems that they only ship...

I what to have the option of changing wheels and keeping my '35 drums. Kelsey Hayes 16" wheels one week, and solid ( vented ) original Ford 15" wheels the next. Changing my '35 drums is not an option. Does someone fabricate a flat spacer to compensate for the two different mounting levels...

Have a 4 banger in my '32 Coupe with a modern GM alternator. The alt is totally out of place with the original stuff & speed equipment. The PowerGen alt is shorter than the conventional generator, but still longer than my existing alternator. I only have a 1/2" of play left, so the only way...

I am finally getting around to install juice brakes on the ’35. I have the ’39 pedals ready to go on. Need a little advice from the ‘been there, done that’ guys on new holes needed. The unpainted frame is the ’35 and the black primer one is from a ’40 that I have here. I presume that the ’39 &...

’32 bumpers. straight or slightly curved ? I have an original ’32 5W, and the bumpers have a slight curve along its entire length. ( both front & back ) It’s the bumper with the large end knuckles….for ref. purposes and the car is a very early series. The left one in the photo is the original...

I have a '32 headlight bar, with the stainless for the center bar. I have a few, and all have the SS clad over the steel bar with a folding line on the under side. However, I have one that has the center bar solid SS. The forged ends are definitely original Ford and not a repop style. The ss bar...

Trying to educate myself here.....there is often talks on lifter and cam hardness matching and being compatible. Question is....when getting a 'race' type reground cam, and removing a lot of material, what happens to the surface hardness? I would imagine that the original cast cams are surface...

I have two rebuilt engines, one is a ’37 21 stud and the other is a 59AB that have very low mileage. ( no cylinder ridge showing ) I imagine they were rebuilt many moons ago, and the question is on the adjustable lifters used at the time. Were Johnson lifters readily available with no...

I have a couple of C59A is a Canadian engine, all stock, and they have the insert bearings for the rods. I believe these to be the truck or military versions. Here's the deal, the insert bearings are a different size as compared to the 8BA rods. Does anyone know where to obtain rod bearings for...

Does a mod using a ’39 clutch & brake pedal work correctly? The reason being is that a lot of guys ( gals are guys too ) use the '39 pedal set-up when updating the '35 - '38 brakes to hydraulics. I recently changed the clutch on my ’39 from a stock 9” to a 10”, which also includes using the...