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1. i recently did some work on a friends model a. i put in the complete swing arm kit on his windshield. the problem is the ws frame nut that presses into the ws bracket keeps wanting to pop out. i used vice grips to press the frame nut in all the way. i imagine the chinese precision fit aint...

i,ve been working on a friends 29 4 door leather back sedan. new (modern) points and condenser, new kit in carb, checked and re checked the ign, timing. everything checks good and it runs as good as can be expected, engine is probably a bit tired, the engine cranks and runs, but when i let off...

this car was restored several years ago by an uncle of the currant owner, beautiful original style interior, paint nice , but a bit faded now. now the problem... the windshield has none of the hardware to hold it open or properly close it. even the rivet on w s bracket is missing. not a...

i've been tinkering with cars, motorcycles, hit and miss engines most of my 81 years. a friend wanted me to get his 29 fordor running right. it will start up and idle roughly, if you open the throttle it won't rev, just spits and coughs backfiring thru the carb, it's getting plenty of fuel...

i'm working on a 31 delux roadster, it is to be a driver, no show car. i want to go to a glass business and have the wind wings cut from laminated safety glass. the catalogs list several different glass windwings but give no dementions, can someone who has one of these roadsters please measure...

hi guys i'm usually on the model a forum, but need a little help from this one. i built a 50's style model a speedster with a lightened flywheel, 9" clutch and a 39 ******. i built the ****** using van pelts book and parts from scrounged doners. i need help with a couple of problems. #1 the...

first off i just turned 81 and have tinkered with small engines, hit and miss , motorcycle and car engines since very young. i don't claim to be any kind of an expert, but i'm not without some experience. here is my delima... i built a speedster a couple of years ago and wanted a hotter...

i was just watching one of john karel's video on ****** repair. he mentioned that the worn end of the input shaft could be repaired by sleeving. at nearly $200 for a new shaft, that sounds like a good idea. the snout that goes in the pilot bearing is not very hard and could be easily turned...

my speedster has a lightened flywheel and the 9" v8 clutch, i've used this set up before with no problems. i just put in a 39 syncro trans mission with the adapter. the clutch lever on the ****** is right at 3:00 but has no play. i think the throw out bearing is under pressure and not letting...

i was at a friends house today and he offered to sell me a 30/31 roadster. it is no show piece, but would make a decent driver. the engine has been rebuilt by a local guy with a good reputation. the main drawback is no top (frame and hardware iare there) and the door panels and upholstry need...

new u joints are $100.00 or more. i.ve been told there is a rebuild kit available. where can i get these kits?

hello guy .... i'm usually on the model a forum, but now find i need a little help on this one. i and a friend want to put the 39 + transmission in our a's to get the 2nd/3rd syncronizer. i have begged , bartered and dug thru junk piles and come up with several trans missions, some side...

i am putting a 39 transmission in my A, and want to look at clings products, but can't get their web site to load. are they out of business?

day before yesterday the spanish popout ign switch on my speedster craped out and i had a ride planned for today. i road a 76 harley for 29 years and would pickup a 3 position ign switch at any auto supply reasonably cheap if i remember. they would last a few years until the vibration got them...

i am going thru a couple of extra distributors i have on hand to have spares for emergency.... new bushings, modern points/condensers etc. has anybody used a roll pin instead of the solid pin thru the shaft? would make future service easier. pros cons?

i am build an engine for my speedster project. after waiting and searching for months i have the main inserts. a friend has a line boring outfit, but has only done modern v8s not an a block. another friend has done several a blocks over the years, but doesn't see very well. we have spent...

doing a little tinkering and thinkin... i'm building a hotter engine for my speedster. the info i have read suggests not running more than 28 degrees advance. is there any sort of degree disc, wheel or decal that can be mounted on the engine to check advance? people used to add a degreed...

i have ordered a high comp head from burtz. i have one question.... is there a preferred head gasket to use with these heads? the catalogs show different ones i don't know which is best to use.

i'm in the process of building an engine. i've got a guy to do my line boring and seat the valves. i've called everybody whose catalog i have and cannot find .020 bearings and inserts. i tried antique engine rebuilding back in november and was told "in a couple of months" i just called...

somewhere i was digging thru literature and saw a formula for milling an a head but don't know where i saw it . it was like a formula.... .0xx=5-1 c0mp, .0xx = 5.5 to m1, .0xx=6-1. anyone else seen this? it is probably in some manual or such that i have, but senior moments erase stuff really quick.