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Has anyone used one of those hot pads that stick to the bottom of the oil pan to heat up the oil? I finished rebuilding my 30 Tudor this past August and am now doing my 65 Corvette. I need to move the Model A outside one nice days so I have room in the garage to work on the Corvette. I can...

I have installed a cooling components 2-speed electric fan for my touring engine that also has air conditioning. The standard Model A water pump is too long (I have a Rupert pump) so I installed an 85 HP V-8 water pump with the adaptor. It fits, barely. I am starting to wonder if the V-8 pump...

This is a question for those who have non-stock Model A engines. I had a touring engine built so that I can drive at highway speeds. The rebuilt engine has pressurized mains, counterbalanced crank, cut flywheel, Stype 340 cam, oversized intake valves, Weber carb, cast iron header, 6.1...

Has anyone replaced their radiator fan with an aftermarket electric fan? I have done searches on prior threads and do not find much information on this subject. I have a newly built touring engine in my rebuilt ’30 Tudor that I just put back on the road recently (see avatar). It is a 12V...

I just put my car (1930 Tudor) back on the road this past Saturday after rebuilding it (I drove it for only about 150 miles after purchasing it in 2011 when I decided to do the rebuild). I went for a 10 mile shake down ride and found that it was still hard to steer. I had rebuilt most of the...

On to the next project in finishing my '30 Tudor. Got the top kit this week. Will be installing the chicken wire since I think I need something to use as a strong base since I am also installing the Quiet Ride insulation on top of the chicken wire. I thought I read someplace that I can use...

Well, that was fun. I tried all the suggestions provided by the responders yesterday evening. Put the car in 4th gear and rocked back and forth…..starter did not unlock. Whacked the starter housing a few times with a 2 x 4 and hammer…nothing. Removed the starter bolts...

Well, I thought I was almost done with the rebuild of my ’30 Tudor. The engine, transmission (F150-4 speed) and the starter were rebuilt by professionals. I changed to 12V and had the starter converted to 12V. Everything is new and no miles on the car yet. For the past 2 weeks the car...

I have a 1930 Tudor that I am almost done rebuilding. It is time to order new glass. I want to go with clear laminated safety glass for the windshield, and tempered light gray tint for the rest of the windows. I have looked at a few vendors (Sanders Reproduction Glass, Classic Flat...

I am finally getting toward the end of rebuilding my '30 Tudor. I am looking into sources for an upholstery kit. I am aware of Classtique and LeBaron Bonney. Has anyone used a kit from Lee Chatterton? If so, what is your opinion of the quality and cost. Thank you, Mark

I am getting to the final stage of rebuilding my ’30 Tudor. I am installing a dome light so it will be in the middle just behind the front seats. There is no roof or headliner in the car yet, just the roof ribs. I have done a search and while there has been a lot of discussion and...

I have a 1930 Tudor that I am rebuilding and want to install a dome light. I have installed all new top wood and am at the point of installing the dome light mounting wood. I have a new wood block and mounting brackets. I know where it goes and how to run the wires to it but I can’t...

Has anyone installed one of Quietride Solution’s Acoustishield pre-cut noise and heat insulation kits in their Tudor. I have a ’30 Tudor. I purchased the kit for the whole car and everything is going in nicely. The pre-cuts are great, very little trimming needed. My question is...

Hi, I am rebuilding my 30’ Tudor and had a touring engine built for it. It has a Weber downdraft carb. I am going to install an in-line filter, fuel pump and a low pressure regulator. I understand that some just run the gas from the fuel bowl to the Weber and depend on gravity but I do not...

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I am rebuilding my 30’ Tudor. The attached picture (if I can figure out how to attach a picture) shows where it is in the rebuild process now. I was working inside the car today and was looking at the new top bows that I put in last fall (I replaced all the top wood). It got me...

I am in the final stages of rebuilding my 30 Tudor. Today I received the new window channel kits. Before I make a mess of this I thought I would ask how to install the new window channel felt. I looked through the books and past threads on the subject but do not find an answer. I have the...

I am painting my Tudor with a two color scheme. What color do I paint the door hinges? The upper body color or the lower body color, or the lower hinges the lower body color and the upper hinges the upper body color? I saw how to do this someplace but do not remember where. I did a thread...

I am having some difficulty identifying the correct PPG paint code for the 1931 Model A Color – Cherokee Gray. I am attaching a chart that I found but do not know if you can see it. I am painting the top of the car French Gray and the color chip code that I researched is 586. According the...

My Tudor is in primer and ready to paint. I want to paint it two shades of gray. French Gray (which I believe is a medium gray, PPG color code 1245) on the top half of the body, and Cherokee Gray (which I believe is a light gray, PPG color code 1118) on the lower half of the body. Does...