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I am working on my 31 Vickie. Looking to put in front seat belts, but that is another thing. My steering was sort of OK but when I stopped in a certain way the infamous death wobble appeared. I will need to do something with the Radius Rod ball later. I replaced the passenger side steering...

Two weeks ago a new Mitchell overdrive and syncro transmission were installed. I really like the way it drives and expect to put more miles on it. I found my box of front seat belts to be installed. It looks like I can easily install both outside belt fasteners to the frame rail. The inside...

For the first time in a long time I have seen a '30 hood with the side 3 swing out vents. What is the reason for these and the possible source? How common are these and how useful and possible value? I like the way they look. Vic

The old engine from my previous post has been declared dead. We will pull the head at a later date to look inside. I found a complete M-F engine (Red color) far in the back of the garage and will check to make sure it can turn freely before we put it on the test stand. It has a "M-F" raised...

A young club member purchased a 30 Roadster Saturday night and we brought it to his garage on a trailer. Today he put a new 6-volt battery in and was unable to get the engine to turn over. Also unable to free it up by crank. This is a first for me. The clutch is functional. One thought is...

I am spending a little time getting/keeping my shop in order. My previous question about cotter pins got some good information for me and others. I thank all the responders. New question. I have a collection of 3/8 in NF x 1 in long hex bolts - probably grade 2. These bolts have 2 separate...

I remember some time ago there was a sheet or part of one of the supplier's catalogs that covered the location and size of all of the required cotter pins. There was a sheet that you could post on one of those plastic multi compartment 1 inch tall boxes with all of your cotters. Years ago I...

More than 25 years ago I was passing through California and I found a 39 transmission for sale at a long Beach Swap. It was sold by Meets who existed then. My desire was to put it into a Model A. Time passed and I moved to Tennessee. I thought about finding it in my garage and seeing what I...

Where do you get this book? I am hoping to install a 39 transmission in my Woody. I got the transmission on a trip through California at a Long Beach swap about 26 years ago from Meets in SoCal. It was in the box until this week. It had the aluminum adapter attached and some brackets also...

Some years ago there were new 19 inch wheels available. I think that it was Coker but not sure. I don't remember price or availability. I thought of making new 19 inch wheels with wider rims to accommodate radial tires. I have a set of wheels that I got from someone in Utah some years ago...

I recently put a 1930 surround on my regular modern plate. I had a Mobil red horse thing above the plate. When I put the Mobil red horse back on I needed to choose between mounting it on the left or right side of the top. I chose the right side because it presented less sticking out the side...

I have a few of these from Leslie Pam on my cars and need another one. I cannot find his contact anywhere. Is he still in business and does anyone have his contact information? Thanks, Vic

A few weeks ago I posted a question about cleaning out a gas tank. I put some paint thinner in the tank and nothing came out. This is a late 31 tank with an indented firewall. One very good answer that I followed up on my question was from "psimet", He suggested using acetone. It dissolved...

I am trying to finish a late 31 Coupe project that I started about 12 years ago and did a few things over the years like accumulating interior, changing the Rumble Seat to a trunk, getting a leather seat done, etc. I needed to get it running so I could move it to the work area. It runs OK with...

I am putting in the floorboards and will put back the seat assembly in a '31 coupe moveable track. The suppliers note #12-24 screws are used. Years ago I took out the floorboard screws and kept them in a bottle. I cannot get them back into the D-clips in the floor. I could not get the...

I need to clean out a '31 gas tank that I do not want to remove from the car now. I have a gallon of Oxy-Solv in my shop and Rural King has a gallon of Evap-o-Rust waiting for me today and another one tomorrow. Does anyone know what these chemicals are and are they compatible? At $30 per...

For Coupes, Phaetons and other metal bodied cars what is the type of wood used for the various blocks between the body and the frame? Vic

After many years of this project resting I have decided to remount the body to the frame. Is there a publication that gives the location, type, size and number of required bolts. Thanks, Vic

A few months ago I bought a nicely finished Vicky. I have done a few things to it that I thought were important like an oil filter installation and a tach that has an installation that has a wire with 4 turns around the coil wire. I am working on separate between the bumper rear turn lights...

I just bought a 31 Vicky. On the road the steering column rattles a lot. Previous owner told me that he had the steering column rebuilt, mostly the mechanics at the bottom. He had a lot of trouble getting the timing and throttle rods to go into the support things and was unable to do so. I...