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Thank you all for your advice, maybe the original engine mounts will not help with the hood alignment but it will give me a good starting point to work from. I will keep rou informed as to my progress. John Spragg, Australia.

Sorry no photos as I have not removed the packers as yet, yes I am reverting to the original mounts to help align the hood, engine ia out at engineering shop being rebuilt and hood is off , radiator out and front guards off for waiting for painting. I figure it could be a good time to do...

Please advise me if I can raise up the radiator and shell to adjust the hood on my 1930 coupe I originally put packers under the front body section to the thickness of abour 1 inch and it has aligned it and I am not happy with this I am now returning to original engine supports not float a motor...

Has onyone tried to replace the body blocks on a 1930 Coupe with the body on the chassis ? How can I do it and how do I know if I need to do it ? Also how many bolts actually hold the body onto the chassis? Any help much appreciated please, before I replace the engine, I am going back to the...

Hi, Guys, can I fit a 1932 Ford front bumper bar to a 1930 A coupe without too much hassle? John, Australia.

Thank you, friends,

How do I remove the sunvisor please I want to install the panel that goes under it and can I buy that panel and from where?

Does anyone have experience in machining the crankshaft and replacing it with the new rear main seal? Does it work well, is it worth doing also the front crank seal does that work well? Are they both worth doing to prevent oil leaks which bug me to no end. John, Australia. :confused:

Hi Guys, has anyone cut and rejoined the horn rod as I need to replace my steering wheel in my '30 coupe and I DONOT want to remove the steering column and box. And if you have HOW DID YOU RE JOIN IT? Many thanks if you can help here. John Spragg. Australia.

Looks like it I need one for my '30 coupe I can't seem to find one any where- would it be difficult to retro fit?

Thank you all for the advice - much appreciated, looks like it will need to be a spray Job either can or spray gun for the best results. John Spragg, Australia.

This is a modern seal - round one - John Spragg

Has any one successfully hand brush painted with enamel paint their wire wheels after having them sand blasted? Or is this just a too difficult project? Thanks John Spragg Australia.:(

:confused:I am a bit confused here I have purchased from Snyder's a front crank seal- now which way does it go on? - could some one please give me a good description on this or a diagram or hand drawing or something to eliminate any doubt, I have had varied pieces of advice and thus the...

I am also replacing the worn adjustment wedges on my rear brakes and find the brake adjusting shafts edges are also a bit rounded and show some wear, now can I dress these up on the grinder or file the angle back so that may work properly together with the adjusting wedge and are there any...

I am going to replace the worn adjustment wedges on the rear and the brake adjusting shafts are showing some wear - some rounding, can I redress these on a grinder or file them to the original angle some how or not worth trying or just purchase new ones ? Thanks , John Spragg Australia.:confused:

Yes I was hoping to avoid removal of the tracks however I see one has a stress crack and the other backing plate track shows it is badly worn - best to do it properly is my summation at this stage- I do not want to have to do this again later. Thanks John Spragg

:confused: Please tell me the best method of removing the brake roller track rivets without purchasing an expensive tool. Thanks John Spragg Australia.:o

Questions please - is there any other way of mounting this rear brake track in the backing plate apart from the hot swedge process ? could the rivet be threaded and held tightly with a self lock nut or castle nut - has anyone tried something different? Also does the brake cam that fits into the...

Has anyone seen the May/ June MAFCA restorer magazine inside on page 2 MAFCA history magazine of 45 years ago ? It has on the cover an engine stand. It appears to be made of timber. Does anyone have any specifications, measurements or a drawing on this. This would help me. Thanks guys. John...