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So i have a 28 roadster pickup that started life as a 5 window coupe that was rolled down a mountin in 36’ the origonal owner cut off everything from the windsheld back leaving the cowl and subrails then he cobbled and tack welded roadster pickup parts on and had an old wood dump bed and he used...

I haven't posted in years, but probably 8 years ago i started driving my 28 RPU as my Daily Driver and did so for about 4 years exclusively. I stopped for two reasons 1) i finished my cj7 restore and 2) my front end was very badly worn out and needed rebuilding. Last year i rebuilt my front end...

So I'd like to compile a small list of places were there are no grease fittings and probably really should be and reasons why or why not. Clutch release shaft, seems like there should be a grease fitting on eaither side of shaft on bottom of bell housing?? Break cross shaft Ebrake shaft? The...

So I've been getting parts from Snyders for years with no problems, when there was they fixed them right. My model a has been in hibernation for a few years and thus no need to order parts. So now I order parts from Snyders, my first order its front axel parts and all my break parts for the...

I know there was a few threads on here years ago on reusing nuts and bolts but I can't find them for the life of me (the search feature doesn't seem to work to well). I Digrsss So after cleanings and getting all of my front end parts back to factory spec and painted it's just about time to...

I was surching the archives for a post about what people are doing for music in there A (never found one). Period correct or creative hidden ways to Blair the Charlston or the Duke etc.. have a a repop seat rizer in my pickup was thinking about cutting and mounting speakers with some sort of...

I need to replace the drag like balls on my 28 roadster pu and don't don't want to by new parts- send them out figure ill pick up a hollow center end mill from mcmaser-car and just bore off the ball in my bridgeport leaving the shaft, and just heat, press on and weld some round ball ferrules in...

So this winter I am thinking about pulling my moter and giving her a freshin up my idea is to basically put on motor Stand pull oil pan and head knock piston rod caps and knock pistants on out and though a new set of rings and rehome the cylinder walls. My only concern is condition of babit...

So on my last oil change and flush I found broken caught pins from my rod caps in my oil. Over the last few years my motor has gotten louder and louder apon start up it's a knock then smooths out after 30 seconds to a minute more when it's cold not at all in the summer always asumed it was just...

So my breaks in my A are locking up. The peddle is super hard this problem has slowly been getting worse. My solution is when I get my taxes back I'm going to do a 100% overhaul to the break system going to go with cast iron drums woven pads and new rods as springs. My question is what other...

So iv got a problem with my headlights when I'm driving and it gets dark and I turn the headlights on the car starts to buck and fart and lose power they are stock set up with stock bulbs same with the tail lights. I have a repro light swich and have all the metal connecters on the harness...

So iv got a problem with my headlights when I'm driving and it gets dark and I turn the headlights on the car starts to buck and fart and lose power they are stock set up with stock bulbs same with the tail lights. I have a repro light swich and have all the metal connecters on the harness...

i think my truck has 410 gearing in it becoyse i realy have to push it to get to 50 and that motor has to spin at an unhealty rate to do so but even though i beleve this when i shift from second to third she tends to lug a little bit at first i am kind of thinking this is becouse my cluch is...

I have been hearing that the reproduction light switches are junk what exactly happens when they go bad? I am having suspicions that mine is going bad when driving at light the lights will flicer the motor will studder. I turn off the lights everything goes back to normal the other day i...

So last night I'm cursing down the road and my lights started flickering and the motor started sputtering and coughing turned off lights ran fine again. Now the only reason I was thinking battery is my battery has been very dead for a long while I just hand crank it to start. And I was thing...

So the fourth of july is coming and I plan on heading up to my lake house in Ossippie NH a 130 mile ride only problem is I want both my old 48 harly pan bobber and my A with me ( can't choose a favorite) so I'm thinking about strapping my bike down in the bed of my model a I have a 6 ' wood bed...

A few weeks ago some one posted about replacing the wood in the top iron. ( i actual think it originally was some sort of masonite. Well im a wood worker and gave my advice i think i told him to seam the wood and slide it in. well today i got my top irons and started to restore them. i stipped...

This week i plan on pulling my oil pan to fix a massive oil leak i pulled it two years ago to remove sludge and was never able to put a new rear gasket on while working on the grownd. i am (hopefuly) going to use a buddies lift to change the pan gasket. While i have the pan off i want to adjust...

Has any one ever taken there As off roading or am i the only lunitc i found she did excellent these are taken up on my mountain property in Freedom NH some of the trails i went down my jeep has had trouble on but the A did fine. I stopped up there a about a month and a half ago on my little road...

So iv got a decent set of origional top irons for my 28 RPU now im trying to figure out what i want to do for my fabric im thinking about getting a kit from MACs for $300 ish bucks comes with everything. is there anything out there for a little less money?