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Small update: I looked at the hei distributor - good news and some minor bad news. While the prior owner installed the vacuum advance, he didn't...
But since it isn't stock, and can't be made stock without a complete teardown and retrofit of electrical parts and cam...
And I'll let you all know how this distributor works out. I haven't heard anything bad about them. Also the guy I bought the car from is a...
Thanks, but I was in the market for an engine I could learn on and play with/modify. It's not stock to the Model A anyway, and has been...
OK, an update. The pulley size info was VERY helpful. With that and some basic math, I figured out that it's about 0.06"/degree - 0.6 for 10 deg...
Thanks for the info on the strips and the pulley size, That may be the ticket for now. Or use some math to determine diameter and degrees/inch,...
Thanks - I'll have to see what's involved with pulling the pulley.
Now 'back' to the timing... How do I read how much timing it has? The only timing marks I see are the pointer and the 'button', which, if I saw...
I guess I did gap the distributor first thing - it's at .018. Now to find the dwell meter - 2000 miles, new garage and 3 1/2 years since I packed...
The immediately prior owner bought a TSP JM7740 HEI for it. It comes with mechanical advance; he set it up for vacuum. I hope to set it back to...
My goal at this point is to get it running well enough to drive around while I continue to finalize it. And learn about the flathead. Those...
Also - Last night I recalled something. To get the car running, I adjusted the points until I saw a spark and left it. So... brain fart; It'll...
It's stock 8BA distributor
Now that the Model A is rolling under it's own power, I'm trying to dial the engine (49 8BA) in. And could use some guidance. It has the...
I can tell you what I found with this system that had the same problem; no resistance until the bottom, and not enough pressure to activate the...
My 40 Chevy has power brakes. I scavenged the whole master cylinder and booster off of a Caprice wagon. It stops almost too well.
Thanks!
The platform was pretty easy, and free. The floor is a section of pallet and the rest of the wood was laying around. Switches, etc were in my...
If interested, here's a vid of the drive. [MEDIA]
And yesterday, I took the Model A for it's first drive. No body, but I built a driving platform. The brakes worked. They're still a bit mushy,...
Update: I was able to convert it to manual braking pretty easily. I drilled mounting holes for the master cylinder in the mounting plate and...
As your photo shows, the pedal is the type on the right. I had no idea where you came up with the 6 3/4" measurement until I looked at the...
Good point on the taller pedal. And it would much easier to access. Though it would add 3 inches to the height. Would be nice to just lose...
Thanks, the poor access is only to the master cylinder lid when the body is on the car. Right now, it's a rolling chassis, so access is good. It...
Thanks everyone for the info. I'll check the pedal ratio and some of the other items. Since the body is currently off, it's a bit tricky to take...
First - progress update. Rear brakes are installed. The drivetrain is assembled, and we were able to take it through all the gears with the rear...
Thanks all for the guidance. I knuckled down and pulled the rear axles - no problem. Attaching the backing plates was challenging due to how...
Thanks all for the guidance. This is a partially built estate car. While a LOT of things were done and documented, there's some things that are...
The Model A came with a 9 inch rear end (76 Bronco) set up with 4.11 gears. Thanks to your help I was able to remove the old shackle bushings....
Bushing out, Yay! I bought some carbide burrs and used a tapered one to grind out a channel in the bushing. That gave the bushing enough flex to...
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