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Hello, I’m getting ready to put the wood in the back seat of my touring car and I had a few questions if someone can help me with. In some of the pictures of back seats of later 2x cars the back rest support board are large blocks of wood under the support boards between them and the body. Are they ...

Thanks all of you for fastener information.

Thanks Tom

Hello, I'm putting together a 1923 touring car I am fitting the body skins to the car. It has been going ok, but at this I point need some help since I cannot find info out on the forum. Where the side skin and rear tub skin meet what fasteners do you use? Some of the photos I have seen some on the ...

Hello, I'm putting together a 1923 touring car I am fitting the body skins to the car. It has been going ok, but at this I point need some help since I cannot find info out on the forum. What kind of nails are used to attached to sill and frame? When should you put in the nails? Where the side skin ...

Hello Forum, you get an A. From a single picture you could tell how bad an engine could be. I started cleaning the block and ran over the freeze plug once and it started a hole in it. [image] IMG_2298rs45.jpg [/image] I have replaced the vales and springs, I pulled one piston and decided to put new ...

Thanks, It looks like I should take time go through the engine since it is on the stand. This engine has sat for 20 plus years. I think the previous owner bought it as kit. This engine reminds me of an old junk yard cage engine. I see there is more on forum about oil slinging too. I am sure I will h...

Magneto and magnets question I started to replace the gaskets in my engine it has been sitting for a few years now. I was lucky it looks like it was rebuilt but never used. When I pulled of the transmission top cover I was surprised to see there was no magneto coils or magnets on the motor. I unders...

Hello, First Forum thank you, I found George's name in the postings and I called him do a set of wheels for me I dropped them off back in June and I pick them up last week. I live in Sacramento area so it was worth the drive up to Sonora. I thought I could sand out and redo my old spokes but after r...