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Yesterday I drove my '31 "A" roadster to the local Cruise In. It is a monthly get together except in the hottest summer months. Located in Dade City, Fla. Parked across the street from me was some whoop-de-do, super-duper Ford Mustang. Nice car if that is what you are into. While sitting in...

Anybody else noticed the '30 town sedan on eBay with wooden spoke wheels on it? An unrestored car with what looks like a good set of accessory "Motor-Wheel" made year, not just era, correct wooden spoke wheels. Man, would I like to have them! Car looks in not to bad of shape too. Look up...

How big a difference are the seat springs: bottom cushion. In a '31 coupe verses a '31 roadster?:confused: The bottom cushion in me '31 roadster is pretty much shot.:eek: I found a set of NORS seat springs for a '31 coupe on eBay.;) I checked Snyder's catalog and they are different.:mad...

Recently I have been rebuilding two Model-B 4-cyl. distributors with the help of Renner's Corner. Off of eBay I have acquired a couple of NOS Ford "B" point sets. Neither of the two points contact arms have a steel spring "strap", correct name unknown. That exerts pressure on the contact arm...

Will Chevrolet (:eek:) 18" wheel beauty rings fit on 18" Ford wheels? I know I would have to notch the ring for the Ford wheels' side mounted tire valves. Chevy wheels have straight up tire tube valves. The reason I'm asking is I might put 18" Ford wires on my 1931 "A" roadster. Bob-A:D

A couple of weeks ago I was surfing eBay. Hoping to find a "hit" to appease my addiction to antique car accessory lights.:rolleyes: Well, I find this little beauty and make a bid (low) for the buy-it-now offer. I had noticed that the light was unrestored, missing the lens and the reflector...

My "Patina Queen" is for sale. She is an Apr. '31 deluxe roadster. Refurbished in the early 50's to include a diamond "B" block. Everything works and cruises effortlessly at 55. Cash only, no trades, lower 48 only, PM for more info & pics.

Some pics of my newly refurbished original Ford Moto-Meter. The Fench "naked babe with wings" hood ornament really sets it off. The Meter was an eBay win that had the dreaded "red-all-the-way-to-the-top" dieses.:eek: I was able to get the fluid back down and replated the body and rims. The...

Just today I realized I had a crack in the Simmons intake manifold that I had bolted on my '31 roadster. Long story short: I was trying to save metal on the intake. By spacing it away from the exhaust. Using a thin spacer between where the manifolds bolt together. Leveling the intake/exhaust...

Looking for some Boyco gas/water/oil can caps. I purchased a "service unit" (this is what Boyco calls a set of cans with its mounting rack) and need some caps. PM me, TIA Bob-A:D

I've been watching the B-J auction in Las-Vegas off and on for the past couple of days. The following "A's" sold were all nice cars at least for what I could tell: '30 sport-coupe $26,500, '31 deluxe roadster $29,500 and a '31 deluxe phaeton for only $28,000. Damn:eek:, the phaeton went cheap to...

When you enlarge the carb intake bore on the "A" manifold for the "B" carb. 1) The new diameter is equal to the "B" carbs upper body intake hole {correct terminology?}? 2) How far do you bore: all the way or only for a short distance? 3) For a bore diameter I come up with 1 & 5/16ths inch. Is...

Not to long ago in a thread about oil filters. Some one posted a pic in a thread. Showing and describing a short filter that can be used on the after market "A" filter systems. I just acquired a filter set-up for my '31 roadster's "B" block that mounts off the fuel pump hole. I don't want to...

Rotated some tires today on my '29 roadster. Took the brand new Firestones out of each sidemount well and swapped them with the rear 21" wheels. Found one rim with 2 cracks in the outer hub area!:eek: I was aware that on the same wheel. One earlier crack had been repaired. And it looked like a...

I glanced at the Early V-8 board header when you first click on The Forums. And saw a thread about us guys in the Model-A section. Not the best ratings from what I read:eek:. Seems they don't like our "purists" and how some guys are just to opinionated for their taste:mad:. Well, I...

I'm thinking about bidding on an aluminum Winfield head on eBay:eek:. The compression ratio is unknown, but probably higher then I would want. The area right above the pistons is mostly flat with no indentations other then for the valves. The head maybe an original from back in the day. I don't...

I was watching TCM today (Turner Classic Movies) and Hollywood destroyed another Model-A. The movie was made in 1938 and the car, a 1930-31 roadster had definitely seen better days. The car was on an incline and I guess the emergency brake was supposed to have failed. As the car rolled back over...

I removed the repop "powder coated" water return pipe on my '29 roadster today. I'm in the process of correcting the cowl-to-hood-to-radiator shell fitment on the car. When I removed the water pipe I found the powder coat on the interior of the pipe starting to let go. Not real bad (car only has...

The other night I was watching the History channel on a special about the attack on Peal Harbor and FDR's Day of Infamy speech. It seems that when FDR needed a ride to go to the Congress and give his speech. There were no armored limousines available for his protection. The secret service was...

My best bud is at Hershey right now prowling for goodies!:eek: He's called me about a half dozen times already this morning on "A" stuff. Not more then 5 minutes ago he called on a nice set of 5 19" wheels: whitewalls, metal stem tubes, good spokes, nice green paint, etc., etc. --$400--. Damn, I...