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Please update this thread with pictures of the event so we can all drool and wish we there!

I dealt with that goof a few years ago on some carburetors and he sent me the wrong parts and said he would make it right and then he went silent and wouldn’t respond. It cost me a lot of money on top of what I had already paid that creep.

As long as the fenders are painted Black and they stay away from metallic colors I’m okay with it. To me nothing ruins the looks of an otherwise stock Model A than non Black fenders.

That’s good enough for me, I’ll forget about the idea. Thanks for your input Jseery.

I’m going to be putting an Edelbrock 4x2 on my 8ba and was wondering if it’s worth goofing around trying to add a pcv system to the engine. This intake has small transfer ports between the carbs. I’m considering installing a system hidden under the intake manifold. I’m thinking if the pcv...

That’s amazing. Would love to see some pictures of the bus if possible.

I’m pretty sure the 5.14 set was only available on the mid 30 to 31 models.

Wheel balance is going to be the problem. There’s a lot of weight in one wheel/tire/tube/flap assembly. I had my front wheels dynamically balanced on my AA but the fenders would still shake over 50 mph. Hard to keep the original look wheels and tires and go fast in a smooth manner. Really...

I think the body styles that were traditionally turned into hot rods back in the 40s and 50s are still holding good values. Roadsters and Coupes (not sport coupes) done in a traditional hot rod style are popular right now and that has kept the price of project and finished bodies fairly high...

I just had a similar issue with a flathead 6 Continental on an air compressor when I went to sandblast my Model A body last month. The motor had sat unused for several years but was loose enough to turn easily by turning the fan by hand with the plugs in. Wouldn’t fire up for love nor money...

Nice looking Truck! I bought my 31 AA when I was about the same age as you are now. Nice to see some younger guys step up to the plate to preserve the old stuff. You and your family will have a great time with it. I’ll cross my fingers for you and hope you have the 5.14s.

Bob Drake Ford parts is in Grant’s Pass. Perhaps a call to them might provide some useful information. They had a bulletin board in the store where locals post Ford stuff for sale.

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A smaller piston will result in more input effort.

When I had my BB I adapted a model 400 Hone-o-drive. They are a little hard to find though.

Good find. When I was into AAs I was looking for one but never found one but talked to a guy with one in an AA. Most were over/direct/under drives with straight cut gears apparently they are quite noisy. I would trade lower revs at highway speed for some extra noise any day. Check to see if...

You did a great job and because of your fab skills and knowledge you were able to do it cost effectively but I would bet those would be very expensive wheels for the average old truck enthusiast to have made paying shop rates. Were you able to go tubeless? I would think there’s quite a bit of...

After reading this I couldn’t help but wonder if they consider Motorhomes as commercial vehicles. Most all are duallys and some are tag axles. There must be a loophole for RVs. Maybe you could keep a portapotti in the back of your truck and when the cop asks for your commercial registration...

Very nice job and the tire choice compliments the early look. At first glance it still has somewhat of the dually look. Shame you had to go to all that effort and your state troopers can’t overlook a rule for a historically significant truck.

No reproduction 81s that I’m aware of. Occasionally they are listed on the Hamb for sale. Be prepared to have some significant dough ******* in them by the time you find some decent ones then buy the overhaul kits they will need. I got burned by a seller on the Hamb who sold me four from “his...