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Thinking about putting the top on the coupe soon, and have been searching some of the past threads. There seems to be some different opinions about chicken wire on the coupe. Was chicken wire originally used on the coupe ? Are there better options now? The LB top kits are advertised as having...

I saw another thread relating to window shades in A's, and I've always wondered why would anyone need a window shade in the rear window of a coupe. Is it so they don't have to look at the passengers in the rumble seat ? :) Is it to block the light so you can fall asleep at the wheel ? :)...

It's only noon here in CT, and already I've had my @$$ kicked by this car. I've been having electrical/generator problems, which I though I had licked. Went out this morning and polarized the generator and started the car up. The ammeter may have moved a small amount when it was running, but if...

Does anyone have a picture of a coupe quarter window molding with glass installed, but prior to upholstery ? I bought new fiberglass quarter window moldings and compared them to my father's coupe and I think they are different, but I can't really tell because his coupe is fully restored with...

For some reason the (made in Taiwan) ammeter burned up today. The car was just sitting there, not running, with the key off (I think) and smoke started bellowing out of the car. :eek: I think there may have been a short in the ammeter, or maybe the wires connecting to the ammeter, but I will...

What keeps the gas gauge float on ? It appears that the float just slides on to the end of the wire with no retainer. Tommy-

Today I was prepping the water pipe for a fresh coat of paint. I wire brushed the old coat of paint off it, and it's chrome underneath. Also found a Ford script on it. I've never seen a chrome water pipe. Could it be original ? I'm thinking probably not. Tommy-

I just bought a new Exhaust manifold and am ready to install it. Because the intake and exhaust manifold share the same studs/nuts, I expected that the thickness of the lugs on both parts would be the same. If I measure the thicknesses of both, the intake is (at worst case) .012 thinner than...

I have been restoring my A for about 2 years now. It's a project that I started about 25 years ago, then started again about 2 years ago. I started on the body first this time because 25 years ago, I stripped the car down the frame, and put a new rebuilt engine in it. The engine ran at idle a...

It's been almost 2 years since starting this project, but I think I'm making some progress. The body is ready to go to the paint shop. The picture makes it look like there are distinct lines where I welded in patch panels, but it's not really too bad. Nothing a little filler won't fix. I...

I installed a brand new wood kit in my coupe, but the top cross bows seem to sit too low in the recessed holes in the support piece. Should I be shimming under the top bows so that the top of the bows are smooth with the sides, or does the top material take up some of this space ? I'm not...

Are fender brace clips used on the rear fenders ? If so, I would assume that they go between the bracket and the fender. Are they welded to the fender or just held in by bolting ? Does anyone have pictures of this part installed ? Tommy-

I was searching around for tricks on installing the rumble lid. In this thread, it mentions knurled spacers. Where can I get them ? http://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=119361&highlight=rumble I am having a heck of a time getting my rumble lid to fit. It hits the panel below deck lid...

Does anyone have a picture of what the windshield hinge looks like, and how it's assembled. I think I'm missing a piece, or the part that I think could be the hinge is just rusted solid to the windshield frame. Tommy-

I'm getting ready to re-assemble the coupe body, but the bottom of the drivers side B pillar is pretty rotted, and the prior owner tried to hold things together by putting a bunch of sheet metal screws into it. So, now I either have to fab a patch or find new B pillars. I haven't been able to...

I've been putting patch panels in on the coupe, and one of the next items on the list to repair is the rumble lid. It's in decent shape, but I noticed that it has some holes drilled in on the top side. Before I fill them, I was kind of curious to see if anyone knows what these holes may have...

Has anyone purchased and installed these door hinges form MAC's. http://macsautoparts.com/model-a-ford-door-hinge-set-billet-steel-coupe-tudor-sedan-pickup-top-quality-a46300htq/camid/MDA/cp/UB0H5I9V1000014/ Now that I pretty much destroyed my hinges and every tool I could think of to remove...

I'll soon be re-assembling the body on the coupe and I want to replace the fuzzy stuff between the door pillars and body skin. This stuff also seems to be stuffed in behind the rear window wood and body skin. So, what is this fuzzy stuff called ? I'm assuming I can pick it up from any of the...

Looking for recommendations for body filler. I used Bondo 20+ years ago, but I'm sure there are better products now. Any recommendations ? Tommy-

I hear a lot of people refering to their Model A's as older women's names like Matilda, and Mabel and Bessy. Are male names not acceptable ? Tommy-