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'29 roadster was running great, but with fuel leak at tank valve. Replaced interior fuel line and fixed leak, but a cheap rebuild on Tilly carb with brass inlet fitting failed. Replaced with another rebuilt Tilly that I worked over to get the two halves flat. Now the car runs great for about...

I have a problem with the modern points with wireless pigtail that I have installed in my 29 Fordor. The arm on the points works itself up the post bringing the connector that contacts the wireless lower plate up with it. After a short drive the arm works up far enough that the connector shorts...

I am replacing the speedo cable in my '29 Fordor. I can not get the cable housing to thread more than 1/2 turn into the speedo, and when I tighten it by hand the inner cable binds up and won't turn. I have tried two different inner and outer cables and both have the same problem. It appears that...

My 29 Fordor steering was very stiff. After disconnecting the Pittman arm and loosening the 4 bolts on the lower bearing housing the steering was fine. Conclusion: need more shims at the bottom. Took out the bottom housing and sure enough, only one brass shim. Here's the problem. I cannot get...

The previous owner of my '29 Fordor apparently put regular grease in the steering box. As a result, the steering is very stiff even with the wheels off the ground. My question concerns the easiest way to get the old grease out. Has anyone tried introducing a solvent to dissolve the grease and...

Finally getting my '29 roadster on the road. Have rebuilt engine, Tillotson carb. The throttle does not set down on the idle screw when the hand throttle is all the way up and the foot feed is off. As a result, the engine idles too fast. If I bent the throttle link arm on the passenger side...

I just got a new floor mat from Bratton's for my '29 Roadster. It is oversize on both sides and the back. Does anyone have suggestions on how best to cut this to fit? I assume one cuts the back off to fit up to the seat support. On the sides I guess I need to cut to fit next to the sill-if...

In my first runs with my rebuilt roadster, two or three cups of coolant blew out the overflow tube when I shut down. I have read two threads that deal with this problem. I also have the overflow tube in the middle of the filler opening, not toward the back in my reproduction radiator. Some have...

I am installing the Lebaron-Bonney panels in my 29 roadster. Can anyone give me the proper length of the door check straps? Lebaron supplies them oversize.

I am installing new panels form LeBaron Bonney in my 29 roadster. The tech guy at LeBaron tells me that there were wood pieces, both vertically and horizontally in the rumble seat area behind the panels. Does anyone have pictures of these or a diagram? No need to reply to this question--I...

I thought I was in the final stages of restoring my '29 roadster. I started with a basket case, body parts wired together, etc. Now, about a decade later, mechanicals re-done from frame up, body work and painting finished, ready for interior work. Now I find (should have thought about it...

What holds the wood seat support that sits on the seat frame in place?