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A friend of mine pulled the body off her coupe today to see the VIN (needed for DMV). It wasn’t where we thought it would be under the drivers side cowl. There is some heavy paint and probably filler or lots of primer that could be hiding it. Prior to removing a bunch of paint and other under...

I bought a pile of tools from someone recently. In that pile were a few items I didn’t initially see and now trying to figure out what they are. I think I know what one item is (the item on the right), but not sure about the other item (left). I think the right item (knob and brass fitting)...

Two Questions: 1) Should the cam plunger/spring push the cam back to the block after manually pushing the cam forward? 2) Could .044” thrust clearance between the cam and block make a thud/dull rattle when running under heavy load? BACK-STORY: My Model A has a thud/rattle when under heavy load...

1930 Cabriolet 68B - my barn find from a few years back, it has spent its life in Southern California and nearly 40 years in a warehouse. This is an extremely solid and complete example—I am truly sad that I need to let it go. It has a newly rebuilt B engine, high compression head...

DMV Clear Pair of California License Plates. Local pickup or shipping available.

Does anybody have a cool trick for painting hood latches? Some way to spread the top and bottom apart to get a bit of paint onto the lower hook shaft?

Today I decided to try and figure out the issue with my speedometer not working. I knew the top side was connected (1930 Cabriolet, about a March build date, round speedometer) to the dash, so I crawled under. I disconnected it at the gear case and quickly discovered the cable was snapped off...

I finally have my Cabbie licensed and have had it out on the road. Unfortunately, there is a stalling issue. As we slow down or as the idle lowers it does sometimes stall. I was initially running a Tillotson—which was painful on starting, but ran good other than the stalling. The Tillotson...

In the picture there are 2 flywheels. One is Model A, the other is later, but I don’t know exactly what for. Also, what’s the value? I have the pressure plate for it and it appears to have been balanced together due to a mark. Thanks!

Pictured are two flywheels, one is obviously Model A. But the smaller one is later—but for what? It bolts onto an A, but you will need a different starter to make it work. Is it 32? B? V-8? Value? Thanks for any help!

I have a weird popout switch in my collection of stuff. It looks exactly like what you would use on a Model A, except, the bracket that goes under a head stud is a molded aluminum or pot metal bracket too thick to fit under the head stud. If I used a longer head stud this popout could be used...

Does anyone know what became of the pictured Town Car which has a set of MotorWheel wood wheels on it? I have a second photo of this car in an advertisement from a 1971 issue of The Restorer posted in a for sale ad. Price was $10,000 OBO by the way. It was listed as the “only one with wood...

Fuel sediment bowl—cast iron vs the glass A new day, a new challenge…or setback. Over the weekend I managed to get the rear hubs and brakes back together, then decided to deal with the pesky gas leak from the fuel sediment bowl to the fuel line/carb. The fuel line had a new brass ferrule but...

Installing rear hub seals—what’s the trick I am working on the rear brakes on my Cabriolet. Tonight, after packing the rear roller bearings I tried to put in the hub seals. Ugh—they seem too big to go in. Is there a trick to this or do I have the wrong seals? Just to confirm, the seal lip...

The tail light and cowl light pigtails both show as out of stock at Brattons and Snyders—does anyone know who may have them available?

I need a drivers side mirror for my ‘30 Cabriolet. I see two styles, a clamp on style and a hinge style. The clamp on is far cheaper, but my door jamb gap is pretty small, not sure it will fit unless it is really thin. The hinge style says it is for closed cars with a 1.7” hinge. I measured...

I am planning to install temperature gauge on my Cabriolet. For the water neck, I can buy one that has the boss with a drilled/tapped hole already or I can drill and tap the one I have. I think it is a repo anyway—anyone have experience to share with this (I.E. am I crazy to consider drilling...

What is the thread size for the head stud into the block? I just test fired my rebuilt engine and warmed it up, then on retorquing the head, the front left stud at the water neck pulled loose from the block. I am hoping I can just pull the head and helicoil it. What size is the thread size at...

I asked about buying a metal gear a few weeks back, but now I have another question. Is the gear the same for a B as it is for an A? I don’t see a separately listed gear for a B with Snyder’s or Brattons. I know the timing cover on a B is different than an A, and I think the timing pin is in...

I am working on a B engine for my ‘30 Cabriolet. I have a rebuilt oil pump that I believe is an A pump. Is there a unique pump for the B or is an A pump the same? Internet searches and looking at catalogs from the parts vendors does not provide a conclusive answer. Thanks for any help.