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Hi All, I am running a Weber carb and was running the fuel pump inside the frame. I have change my exhaust manifold and now the pipes are to close to the fuel pump in the frame. Is it ok to mount the fuel pump on the firewall slightly higher level than the fuel line coming out of the tank? Or...

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Hi All, Looking for some pictures please of Reds Headers and Weber carburetor combination setup. Specifically where the fuel pump is mounted and also what was done with the accelerator arm that comes off the carburetor. The accelerator arm on mine now hits the rear exhaust pipe. Looking for some...

Hi All, I had installed a F100 steering box from Randy Gross a few months back into my Father's 1931 Pickup. When I am driving there is quite a bit of play when turning the steering wheel to the left mainly noticable when there are left hand curves in the road. I do not think the issue is with...

Yes you are probably correct on that. But this one will be going back in its storage box and on the shelf for another one of my Model A builds. Denny

Update I was able to remove the OD unit from the rearend. Attaching a picture of the remaining driveshaft stub with welded coupler incase anyone in the future needs a reference. Thanks everyone. Denny

Hi Gene, No the B/W works fine. There are a couple things I do not paticularly like when in use but that OD has served its purpose. I happened to come across a drivetrain that included a Mitchell OD for a bargain price I could not pass up. So I am swapping the B/W out for the Mitchell. Denny

Welcome to the Barn! Sounds like you may possibly have a broken bendix spring on the starter. (easy fix if that is the problem) I am no electrical genius either. But I learned many things by getting Les Andrews Mechanics book. Not to mention the videos on YouTube. And reading many many threads...

Thank you AzBob! That is exacly the picture I needed to see and the explanation of a spline coupling is how it attaches. My OD looks exactly llike yours. Thank you to everyone else who also commented. Denny

Hi Keith, Sorry I wasn’t clear enough on my explanation. My rearend is already out of the car. And I understand that I will need to remove my pinion and install on the Mitchell stub driveshaft. My question is more towards how to remove the Borg Warner OD that is currently installed. i have...

Hi All, I will be removing my Borg Warner R10 OD to install a Mitchell OD and had a few questions since I did not do this installation. Do I just need to disconnect the radius rods and then remove the torque tube bolts from the rearend? Then slide the Borg Warner OD off and I am left with a...

I spoke to Steve Mitchell and he said everything should fit except the speedo cable and gear. I ordered the correct speedo cable and gear from him. Thank you everyone.

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I understand that the length of the total driveshaft is the same. I am referring to the clearance of the metal gear box underneath the body of the car. I have never owned a 29 coupe so I just wanted to make sure that the metal box can sit in the same place under my 31 coupe body.

Hi All, I recently bought a complete running gear minus the frame out of an 1929 Coupe and the rearend has a Mitchell overdrive. I want to install the overdrive in my 1931 Coupe. Will this unit fit the way it is or is there a difference in driveshaft lengths of where the actual Mitchell unit...

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Hi All, I need to install a new grease seal in the torque tube and I am not sure which side of the seal faces downward when installing. The old seal that was removed was in bad shape and I could not determine what side faces down. Please let me know from my two pictures which side faces down...

Thank you both! Denny

Thank you Tom. I wasn’t sure how many shims were acceptable. I will get a few more. Denny

Hi All, I am attempting my first rear end rebuild using Tom Endy’s articles for reference. All parts have been cleaned. I have all new seals, bearings and races installed. I also have a new 3.54 ring and pinion. I bolted the right axle to the banjo with no gasket and torqued to 35ft lbs. I then...