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  1. Johan Ottosen

    Pros and cons of installing needle bearings in the 7-tooth steeringbox?

    Hi everyone. I have questions regarding installing needle bearings in the 7-tooth box. The boring of the sector housing excluded, what are the pros and cons of the needle bearings? - Is it more difficult to adjust? - Is easier to steer at a stand still? - What do I gain if I install them?
  2. Johan Ottosen

    No slack possible in 7 tooth steering?

    Hi all. I have a 7 tooth steering colum in my 1929 daily driver. It has about 3" slack. If I refurb it with new internals, bore it out to accept the a-3574 needle bearings and a sector seal kit, can I expect no slack? Does anyone have experience with this?
  3. Johan Ottosen

    Burtz high compressinon head 6.5:1

    Hi everyone. I have just recieved the Burtz 6.5:1 High Compression Head, as you can see in the pictures. And I have two questions: - is the imperfections in the texture over the pistons there by design? - Is an uneaven surface better than a complete level one?
  4. Johan Ottosen

    Power slot in an model a engine?

    Hi everyone. I saw a Ford v8 engine beeing machined on youtube. They made a groove between the cylinder and valves - a so called Perfoemance Slot. They said that i Pulled mutch better from this. Is there any merrit to this and is this aplicable to the Model A? Johan Ottosen Toudor early 1929
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