Turned off the sound on the football game as the music with that video rocks... bought a 1933 3 window from a guy that bought it in argentina… RHD, cowl, doors, roof cut at the posts and beltline seams [errrrr.], 2 quarters, 2 subrails, standing beside it you couldn't tell there was anything in the truck on the way home … it had 6 tubes welded / brazed to the quarters beside the deck opening... 3 layers... I asked dave what they were for, he laughted and said the other guy said they used it as a taxi and some paid with chickens... they in baskets on canvas shelves between the tubes... 3 deep ! the video makes me feel slow...
were those stock A brake back plates front and rear converted with off the shelf wheel cylinders ? I kept pausing the vid and looking for clues, but the camera angles just messed with identifying the parts.. would be cool to know what brake parts were used as an alternative to messing around with 40 ford back plates etc .. .. Great video PS they drive on the correct side of the road in Argentina lol the UK, Australia, Japan and Argentina got it right .. er or the left depending on what way you look at it ..
The stock model a back plates are modified to acomódate an hydraulic wheel cylinder, that mod was very popular here in Argentina. Most of the cars that came with mechanical brakes are modified that way in the 60-70s Pre ww2 cars are RHD then in 1945 we switch to LHD like the rest of America Enviado desde mi iPad utilizando H.A.M.B.
Hernan and Emil are great guys! They reached out to me when they began their 33 tudor project its nice to see traditional styled hot rods are loved at all corners of the globe.
Hi Redoxide... All the model A backing plates converted that I saw were modified adaptating an adjustable cilynder brake... there was a pickup from Argentina called "Rastrojero" equipped with those, so its easy and cheap to get some. Sent from my Mi A1 using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Thanks for the update on the brake info. I knew I had never seen the cylinders before. It looks like they have dual adjustment via the outer and inner ends of the wheel cylinders, The inner part is similar to the likes of late girling brakes but I have never saw a cylinder with the larger outer adjustment..Very interesting. I dont want to mess with this thread and take it to far off track but it would be cool to see the brake modification more clearly and get some idea from your experience how well the set up works.. Its a neat alternative to the more "traditional" conversion. and with model A brake parts being almost worthless in hot rod circles , despite them being a sound starting point, its got to be worth some investigation into alternative ways to juice them up.. Car looks excellent, great stance and great fun.. Thanks again. Also educated me re the side of the road folks drive on in Argentina, I thought it was still on the left side of the road from the right side of the car ..
This is a close look at some 32-36 back plates with the brake cylinder modification, it’s a steel plate welded replacing the stock mechanism, the rest remains stock. Most people adapted 39-48 Ford master cylinder.
The hydraulic brake modification to the A plates is pretty much like Ansen's juice brake conversion here; cut out the wedge, fit in a plate with a Chevy Huck wheel cyl, trim the shoes to fit, and reinstall the backing plates with the original adjuster at the bottom.
https://autoblog.com.ar/2014/09/23/el-dia-en-que-argentina-dejo-de-manejar-por-la-izquierda/ Sent from my Mi A1 using The H.A.M.B. mobile app [emoji115] An interesting article about left and right hand drive in Argentina... Maybe you'll can use the translate tool from Google...
Back in the 1960's-1970's a LOT of cars cam out of Argentina, can you still find good cars down there? Bob
I born in a country town... In the past, Model T and A's... were popular in the farms along with others car brands like Chevrolet, Wiphet, Studebaker, Rugby for name somes... One particular thing occurred in Argentina... The Model B had little popularity or almost none... The Deuce were unknown or forget by the old man's... I always asked about the 32 Ford when I talked with some old man! Some of them they remember something. Later with the Internet and TV shows the deuce took more the popularity in Argentina. I think there is the possibility of finding cars of that time in some field or nearby city ... Many were taken to the city by a collector and also exported. Sent from my Mi A1 using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
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