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This is a steering column support that I made when restoring a 29 Tudor. It allows you to start the engine and drive the chassis. See photos. The support attaches to original holes in the frame. You will need a few bolts to attach it to the frame. $25 plus shipping . Weight is approx 15 lbs...

For sale--misc tools for Model A Ford cars. Most of these tools were only used one time--some have never been used. The $225 price was for more tools than you see here now. I have sold some of the tools but I am not able to change the "price" figure. I am now selling these tools individually...

MOST OF THESE PARTS HAVE BEEN SOLD. I WILL POST ANOTHER "FOR SALE" THAT WILL SHOW WHAT I HAVE LEFT. I am cleaning up my shop and selling misc used and new parts that I have accumulated over the past 10 years. I will not ship these items--they must be picked up at my shop in Spruce Pine NC...

I replaced the old stop light switch with a new one and I adjusted it so the stop lights would not stay on when the brake pedal is released. After the owner drove the car a few times he said the the engine died and would not restart. I had installed a 30 amp circuit breaker previously and he...

What is the best diode cutout for the Model A? I have been trying to contact Tom Wesenberg but to no avail. He and I had talked about this question back in June but now I am having trouble contacting him.

I will be checking and adjusting (if needed) a friends 30 Coupe ignition timing. I have read Les Andrews section on timing and I have read many posts here until my eyes started to cross! My question is: If the timing has been set-up correctly what should I see when using a timing light when...

I am trying to find someone that sells the Penrite steering box lube in the US. All that I find is in Great Britain or Australia and they want outrageous shipping fees. Please help!

I need to purchase an outside rear view mirror for a 29 Tudor. Who has a good one? AND which one is the best set-up? I saw one in Bratton's catalog but I don't know if that should be my choice.

I have a friend that owns a 1930 Model A Coupe. I did major brake work on it back in 2009. At that time he mentioned that he had a shimmy problem with the front end. So while I was working on the brakes I checked out the front end and found some play in the tie rod ends. I installed new Teflon...

Is the side mounted tire supposed to contact the bottom of the fender well? I have been searching the posts here and I have found a lot of good info about side mounted spare tires, but no mention of my question. If the tire is supposed to contact the fender well. would it be a good idea to...

Uncle-Uncle-Uncle!!!! I give up!!!! I spent hours and hours rebuilding the electric wiper that was on the Tudor when I started the restoration. And I was proud that I was able to get it working. I wasn't too enthused as to how well it functioned--I surely wouldn't want to get caught in a...

I was reinstalling the generator that I just rebuilt and I noticed that the two piece crank pulley had some play between the pulley piece and the separate rear piece. It is not a lot of play but I'm thinking that there should not be ANY play at all. The pulley bolt is tight so I am wondering...

I saw a post that said the way to test a generator cutout was to take the fan belt off and see if the generator starts turning like a motor. Wouldn't it be easier just to turn off the engine and put a test light to the output wire of the generator. If it lights up then the contact points are...

Finishing the 29 Tudor. Today I started the engine and I noticed that the ammeter just stayed at zero. So I turned on the headlights so see if the ammeter moved--it didn't move at all. The ammeter is new (probably only has a couple hours of running time). The ammeter has always shown a charge...

I need some feed back on the tube type shocks that are available for the Model A's Are they good for a driver car? Which brand is the best? I've had it with the original shocks! I had a set rebuilt ten years ago--the car was never driven --they started leaking with the car just sitting in the...

I changed the oil on a 29 Tudor. Les Andrews Handbook states that it will take 4-1/2 quarts when changing the oil. I put in a little over 4 quarts and the dip stick shows about 3/16" over the full mark. Question is: Do I add another 1/2 quart and remark the dip stick? OR what?

I purchased a new rear rubber floor mat and if I line up the holes in the floor where the front seats attach then I have several inches of the mat that now curve up onto the rear seat support. I this normal??

I was cleaning the outside of the rear brake drums and I noticed something that may be a problem or not!! The rear brake drums show some wear in places where the wheels contact the drums. I measured the depth of the wear spots and I got .006" Please see pix Is this a problem?

I purchased a new front rubber mat from Bratton's and I have some questions as to how I am going to get it to fit properly into the car. I temporarily installed the mat into the car. The first thing that I noticed was that the mat did not move forward enough to have the holes in the mat match...

I know that the 29 Tudor had rubber mats front and back. However I have a rear carpet that was purchased by someone else way before I started working on the car, so I planned to use the rear carpet as long as I had it. Please look at the photo I have attached. Is this the way it is supposed to...