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Hi everyone, Happy New Year! Both of the window crank posts on my 1930 Coupe have a bit of the ends broken off, which makes it difficult for the crank handles to stay on and impossible to put escutcheons under the crank handles. I'm planning on building them out using Steelstik, but I don't...

Hi everyone, I ran into a couple of problems recently. When I first started my coupe, it started and ran fine, but a couple of hours later that night when I went to start it, nothing happened when I pushed the starter, but after a couple of tries it finally spun and started right up. Then, as I...

Hi everyone, I just replaced the brake pads on one of the rear wheels today, and when I went to replace the hub, it won't go on. It looks like it's getting stuck on the new brake pads. I turned the adjustment bolt all the way out and detached the brake rod, so the shoes aren't being engaged...

Hi everyone. I finally found some old Model A tools in my parents' garage where my father kept his 1930 Model A Coupe before he gave it to me in his will. It was wrenches, grease guns and an engine crank. I'd like to make a little display box for the tools to hang in my garage, but also want to...

Hi everyone, The past few times I've driven my Model A, I noticed it loses a little power and pops a bit when accelerating. It idles ok. I'm wondering if there might be a couple of reasons why it might be doing it. I'll give you the scenario from starting to driving in the morning. I retard...

I have everything set up to install the vinyl roof. the chicken wire is in place and I have the batting and vinyl ready to go. Unfortunately, the instructions that came with the roof kit are not very precise and I only found about 2 semi good videos that show roof installations. One of the...

Hi everyone. While driving my A yesterday I pushed the gas down and the gas pedal got stuck in the down position. Luckily I didn't panic, pushed the clutch to stop it from accelerating and got it to pop back up by just nudging it a little with my foot. It didn't happen again that night and when...

Hi everyone, I'm starting to work on the interior of my '30 Coupe. I'm going to get new upholstery backing board for the panels since the old ones are falling apart, and I was wondering if there are any patterns for the headliner, especially where the "folds" are sewn. My wife and daughter are...

Hi, I'm in the process of hooking up the brake lights to my 1930 Model A Coupe, and running into a problem. I purchased a brand new wire harness, brake switch, pigtails and bulbs because the old ones were all rusted and frayed. I installed the new brake switch today, and then tried hitting the...

Hi everyone, Over the past year, I put the engine, transmission, etc. back into the 1930 Model A Coupe my father left me after he passed away after cleaning A LOT of rust out of everything. Over the past two weeks I started and ran the car for while and noticed that after a while of running a...

Hi, I just pulled two of my wheels off to replace the tubes and clean up/de-rust the brakes. After I put the front and rear wheels back on, i drove it out of the driveway to turn it around. I left it for a few minutes to eat lunch and when I came back out I noticed some liquid by the rear wheel...

One of my running boards has what looks like a lip on the side facing out, but the other one is missing the lip. I just bought some stainless trim, and it looks like it might slip over the lip. I looked everywhere, but can't find that piece, or figure out how it attached to the end of the...

Hi everyone, I'm sorry to waste your time with a silly question, but I took the headlights off my headlight bar to paint it, and now I'm not sure how it connects to the fenders. Do the "cups" the headlights sit in curve forward away from the radiator, or towards it? It put it so the cups curved...

I'm looking to brush the paint on to my Model A Coupe, but can't find any brush on car paint here in the U.S. (I only saw a company that sells brush on coach paint in the UK). Does anybody know any brush on car paint brands? I've also been watching YouTube videos using oil-based Rustoleum paint...

I know this can be extremely unpopular, but for a number of reasons, I'm planning on applying my new paint job with a brush instead of spraying. I'm looking at a few single stage paints, and going for a semi gloss for a some shine, but not too shiny. My question is, some single stages call for...

Hi everyone, I'm probably going to get to priming and painting my 1930 Model A Coupe soon, but I have a little bit of a dilemma on the finish. In your opinions, should I do a gloss black or a satin black? I always remember the car having a satiny look to it from when my father first bought it...

Hi everyone, I just recently put my father's 1930 Model A Coupe back together after he took it apart to restore it around 20 years ago and never finished. Everything seems to be running pretty well after reinstalling the engine, transmission, etc., but the only thing I'm noticing is that the...

Hi everyone, Hi, I have what I think is a Delco electric horn on my 1930 Model A Coupe, and unfortunately after sitting in a leaky garage for around 20 years, the electrical components on the inside are all rusted. Can it be cleaned up and fixed? Is it worth getting a rebuild kit for it, or...

Hi everyone, This may seem like a stupid question, but I can't find the answer anywhere online or in the big mechanics handbook (it doesn't even cover the throttle assembly in there). What size are the bolts that attach the throttle assembly to the engine? I know you know what it looks like...

Hi everyone, I've been looking all over, Model A mechanics handbook, internet articles, videos, etc., and I can't figure out exactly how the gears in the transmission box have to be situated in order to install the shifting tower and forks correctly in my 1930 Model A Coupe I don't want to...