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    Custom Springs

    I purchased a spring set from Sacramento Vintage Ford, which claims to lower the car an inch and a half in the front and two and a half inches in the rear. I thought that an inch and a half in the front would be fine, but two and a half inches in the rear may be too much. I could always have...
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    Pete & Jakes Reverse Eye Spring Installation

    I just bought a front and rear reverse eye spring set for my '30 Fordor. Any installation tips or hints would be greatly appreciated. :eek:
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    Tillitson Carb Adjustments

    How do I set the needle valve adjustment and float level so I don't end up with gasoline on my garage floor? :mad:
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    Adjustable Spoke Wheels

    Coker ads show Model A Wheels, welded spokes for $365.00 and adjustable spokes for $295.00. My thought is to pay the additional $70 per wheel and go with Henry's design. Does anyone have experience with the adjustable spokes?
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    Speedometer Cable Housing Specs

    :confused: What is the proper length speedometer cable housing? Or, to make a short question long; Coupled with the speedometer, how far should the key on the transmission end of the cable protrude from the end of the housing? I think may have ended up with an aftermarket housing which has...
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    Bent Rims

    :confused: All four of my rims wobble quite a bit. The worst is about 1/4 inch. Is there a way to true up the old ones and are there sources for new old style wheels?
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    Points Pointers

    When the points are closed, the top plate becomes charged and the fuse by the starter blows. With the plate out of the distributor body, it lights up the test light. When I put the plate back into the body it shorts out and blows the fuse when I turn the key on. Can anyone tell me why...
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    Bass Ackwards?

    When I put the upper distributor plate into the distributor body it shorts out and blows the main fuse. Why would the whole upper plate be charged? Is there supposed to be an insulated washer on the pigtail connecting to the points?
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    + & - side of coil?

    Switching from Nu-rex back to standard Distributor, the points ground out when closed. Do I switch the coil wires? Will that burn out another new ammeter?
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    Stock Distributor Conversion for 12 Volt

    What needs to be done to the Distributor when converting to a 12 Volt System? I had a Nu-rex breakerless, but want to go back to stock. Why does my old Distributor short out?
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    12 volt Issues

    What do I need to do to put my old distributor back into the engine after I converted to 12 volts? My nu-rex is giving me trouble and I want to see if the problem of rough running under load is in the ignition system. I put the old distributor back in and used the condenser off of the nu-rex...
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    12 volt Issues

    I converted to a 12 volt system and added the nu-rex transpark distributor along with Haligen lights, starter kit etc. Two motor rebuilds dealing with outside "experts" and still runs rough. I'd like to put my old distributor back in to see if the trouble is with the electronic ignition. The old...
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