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I will install a PTO that was purchased separately from the transmission. How does one know how many shims to install between the PTO case and the transmission? Also, this PTO will direct drive a vintage Deming water pump. I need to know the PTO RPM at low idle and full idle of the engine. A friend ...

I need upper and lower seat springs for my '30 cab. A local seller has NOS springs for a '29 Coupe, and claims the springs will also fit a pickup, Phaeton, and Roadster.

Can anyone verify if these springs will fit a '30 pickup?

I confess this is a rookie question. Has anyone found a substitute differential/axle that can replace the stock 30-31 differential/axle to increase the highway speed? And, do with without "extreme" modification of rear suspension, torque tube, etc. Or even better, is there a substitute for the diffe...

I need to buy a hood for my '31 AA. Because the radiator shell for an AA is longer from front to back than the shell for a '31 pickup, do I still buy a standard pickup hood to fit between the cab/fuel tank/cowling and the AA radiator shell?

I want to have as many parts as possible of my rolling chassis prepped and primed before winter. This would include the frame, suspension, rear end/torque tube, wishbone, and front end. There's a good sandblasting/paint shop near me and the easiest would be to roll the chassis on a trailer and take ...

Does anyone know if Ford built AA's in '31 with custom paint jobs? In addition to the contrasting color of the fenders/running boards/rain skirts, would it be period correct if there was two tone colors on the hood/cowl/cab or accent colors for the trim? If the answer is yes, a reference to some pic...

Thanks for the advice, gentlemen. I'm assuming that in the era of the Model A's and mechanical brakes, semi trailers simply did not have brake axles. Is this a fair assumption? Also, when choosing a chassis to build a log truck project (or any truck with a fifth wheel to pull a semi-trailer), would ...

I'm considering building a log truck, using a '31 AA cab/chassis/running gear. Before jumping off on this, I have some questions. What brake linkage system was used for semi-trailers in the 1930-31 era? And, what wheelbase should I use for the cab/chassis?

Kim,

I found a vendor in CA that sells a drop in piece to make the cab a solid top. What did your father in law use to support it from inside? Did he use the wood ribs as if it were a canvas top?

Western Oregon. Thanks in advance for the help.

I want to put on late 1931 steel top cab on the '31 I'm restoring. Can anyone lead me to one?

I'm painting the fenders and running boards on my '31. The color of these parts is not the traditional black. The frame will be black. My question regards the color of the brackets that connect the running boards to the frame. Are these L shaped brackets painted the color of the running board, or th...

I need to weld up a stakebed for my 157 inch '31. Who has some plans to help me avoid reinventing the wheel?

thanks Bob and Neil, The seat back and seat bottom had wood slats on the bottom inner perimeter when I bough the truck. Makes me wonder if the springs are for another vehicle. I see that the catalogs have different springs for the various Model A vehicles. Are there measurements specific for the pic...

I'm needing to replace the wood on the seat springs for my '31 before I take them to the upholsterer. Is there a pattern for seat wood out there?