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Yes, Early V8 Garage is still alive and well. My Dad, Richard, stepped back in August of 2023 following some health and cognitive issues. I am now...
Very nice. I have experimented with that combination before but from the looks of it the 32 pedal arms would not be an issue in regards to the...
PART 6 With the steering gear and column finished I could turn my attention to fitting the brake and clutch pedal assembly. Like the K-member,...
PART 5 With the finished steering gear installed I measured for and built a new, adjustable drag link in Model A to 1934 tie rod style. [ATTACH]...
Very common. Most of the time because of using a dropped axle which will be narrower than stock some amount (both in the case of dropped original...
That’s a good point. I most certainly could have but it didn’t occur to me. Having the drag link install on the outside won’t affect steering...
PART 4 With the steering gear fit to the frame I fully disassembled and cleaned the steering gear. This includes media blasting, chasing all...
PART 3 At this point the brake system is not complete as there are no pedals or master cylinder pushrod. I will be using 1932 pedals but the...
Adding gussets certainly couldn’t hurt but more than likely it will be just fine. Not saying the bracket design is good or bad but I’ve seen...
PART 2 It seems that I failed to take pictures of the front brake lines installed (or failed to save them, it was over 2 years ago) but...
Yes. Next update will show the cable installed.
Back in the late Spring of 2022, our Pasadena Roadster Club President, David Steele, reached out to ask if I would do some work on the A-V8...
With their brakes you would need 1928-1934 front shields with 1928-1936 spindles or 1939-1948 shields for 1937-1948 spindles and then 1939-1948...
STEP 9 With the ammeter and fuel level gauge working good it was time to hook up the temp and oil gauge. It was then that I realized that there...
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