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  1. chuckstinn

    Airmaze Filter

    See post 11-02-2024 08:55 PM Air Maze
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    Exploded View of a '28 Trans and Clutch

    burner31 Great exploded view
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    The 60-A, B, C Fordor Sedans

    My 60A has body tag # 190-43392 Engine # is A390XXX Firewall date stamp is 9-25-28 No vent Car is my avatar
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    29 Fordor Gas Tank Removal

    My Sep 25 1928 Briggs 60A has the wood piece behind the dash.
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    Model A Amature Radio Operators

    First licensed in 1958, KN6CEX, was only on CW. Current license is KE6SN, however have not been on the air for years. Have a few early Hallicrafters 30's, 40's and 50's. Always thought when I get old I would get back on the air.
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    Has anyone received the new Judging Standard?

    Got mine yesterday. Glad to see a lot of my questions answered.
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    Just ran across this photo

    Ref Post #10 Same for me! Had a job at Lathrop Hoffman Studebaker (son of Paul Hoffman) in Huntington Park, CA while in high school and first year of college (1955 -1957). Use to drive new Studebakers off the assembly line in Vernon, CA and deliver them to the dealer with the Harley hooked...
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    Backing plate lock washers?

    Neil My Oct '28 parts list mentions only 2 long and 2 short bolts with castle nuts and cotters, no lock washers.
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    Original, all steel, trunk racks...

    I have a folding trunk rack like the one shown in the Service Bulletins June 1929. Fig 725. It measures 16 ¼ X 33 between the leather strap pieces.
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    Why would they do that?

    I'm curious what they did for "just north of 81,000 dollars". Any list of the work done?
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    Who still uses a 'stick shift' in their modern vehicle ?

    My modern is a 1985 Porsche 911 and some times 1967 Porsche 912
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    Open car snap hole locations

    I also wondered about the two holes (#3 and #5) close to the wiper arm shaft. They look like someone may have added them to provide snaps close to the wiper.
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    Open car snap hole locations

    An early open car windshield frame I have has the following measurements all from the left edge (driver side) Hole: # 1 1-1/2” # 2 9 “ # 3 10-3/4” # 4 11-1/2” (wiper arm shaft) # 5 12-1/4” # 6 14” # 7 21-1/2” # 8 31-1/2” # 9 41-1/2” this is 1-1/2” in from the right edge...
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    Rear spring

    Ref to post # 9, the spacer/dummy leaf is located on the bottom of the spring.
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    Rear spring u bolts won't tighten

    You said you are using the original springs and brackets that you removed from the car and the brackets are 3/4" high as opposed to 5/8". I’m not sure about the ¾” bars. My vender parts catalogs (Bratton’s, Snyder’s, etc.) say the rear spring clip bars for the 10 leaf springs are 5/8”. I wonder...
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    Rumble Seat Trim Retainers

    My Aug ’28 roadster that originally came with a rumble seat has what I believe are the original wood slats and the dimensions are 28 x 1-1/4 x 1/4.
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    Any 1928 Briggs Leatherbacks out there?

    See my avatar. Had this car since 1976
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    Clacking sound.

    I had a similar sounding problem and it was the timing gear. It was a two piece type with an aluminum center part and a fiber outer gear part. The two sections were starting to separate from each other. During low RPM’s the noise was more pronounced than higher RPM’s. I replaced the gear with...
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    Converting 1929 Coupe from Rumble Seat to Trunk...

    The following was copied from A Body Parts list: SPEC CPE 49A +A-52664 Cardboard (deck side) R.H. + Use on cars with rumble seat +A-52665 Cardboard (deck side) L.H. + Use on cars with rumble seat SPORT CPE 50A A-52664 Cardboard (deck side) R.H. A-52665...
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    Restoration Qs...rumble/ trunk seat platform

    One of the previous owners said the car came to Calif during the 30’s from PA. I have yet to find any factory ID stampings on the cross member under the front seat or anywhere else I looked so I don’t know for sure. The gas tank date is 8-15-28 and the registration number (A326xxx) is in the...
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