Southside A's (Georgia) had a great tour to one of our members farm in Milner. Ga. A lot of A's, vintage planes, good company and good Bar-b-que. Weather was perfect, it doesn't get better than this !
31 Deluxe Coupe, drivers tail light lense has "STOP" in upper section, lighter color red or amber. Passenger side has solid red lense bottom and top sections with vertical lines. Which is correct for this car or..... are they both wrong? :rolleyes:
Still learning how to drive this thing ! Got the new water pump on, fixed the brakes, and while testing brake adjustments I ran hot. I know I have to much water in the radiator but it was steaming and spitting. Close to home so no big deal to coast her back to the barn. So........ I need...
Need some advice folks, I have to do some brake work. Where do I place the floor jack to lift the front and where should the jack stands be placed to avoid bending or damaging something ? Thanks in advance for help.
Changed the water pump to a "leakless" but not "greaseless" style pump today. My old one was trashed and shaft grooved up. Previous owner had tightened the packing nut beyond belief.
Also, had a BAD exhaust leak right at the manifold. New clamp seal and collar inserted in muffler inlet and...
I got lucky and found an original 1931 Georgia license plate. It's a little rough but I'm leaning towards leaving it "as is". I can always restore it but can't "unrestore" it. Opinions ?
My picture of the unit under the car was bad but here's the knob on the steering column. The unit has "RICE A" on the housing but no tag or other markings. It is cable controlled and must be disengaged to reverse. If you forget to disengage it, reverse acts like neutral.
Any knowledge would...
Picked up a nice 31 Deluxe Coupe today, my first Model A. It's running and driving and is a 20 footer as far as paint goes. Older restoration but still decent. Only problems (I've found so far) the brakes are out of adjustment and the water pump shaft is leaking. I can handle the brakes but...