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    !923 Dodge throttle control

    in Chrysler Automobiles and Parts - Buy/Sell

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    2 hours ago, Adam Akers said:

    I might have a entire column that would fit your car.  I am doing a 1925 and I picked up a earlier column at a sale with alot of other parts.  I know that it is earlier than 1925 but not sure how many variations there were.  Can you send me dimensions or pictures of yours to verify if mine is the same?

    I will tomorrow morning, Thanks Jan

     

    Paint

    in Technical

    Posted

    On 2/28/2022 at 9:00 PM, RansomEli said:

    Google TCP Global. I have bought lacquer paints from them in the past - great quality and decent prices (you're never going to find good auto paint at a cheap price anywhere).

     

    They have all the Ford Model A colors.

     

    A non-metallic acrylic lacquer paint (like your Ford) is probably the easiest and safest way to paint as a do-it-yourselfer.  You can make a lot of mistakes with acrylic lacquer and mend them fairly easily - it's forgiving.  And, if you work at it, you can get a fantastic shine.

     

    An acrylic lacquer finish won't last as long as urethane, but it looks better (my opinion). If you take care of the paint job, it will last you for years. 

     

    You still need breathing protection, but lacquer is not as dangerous as urethanes and isocyanates. 

    I like TCP Global and purchase Reflex Blue for my 1923 Moon, Base Coat $217. and used about half a gal.

    moon rt front with left fender good photo.JPG

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    1922 Front Seat upholstery beginning

    in Buick - Pre War

    Posted

    3 hours ago, Mark Kikta said:

    I just completed my testing of some different stuffing materials in my test front seat back cover before I started stuffing my real seat back cover so I can stop obsessing about what I should use. I first did them all in just cotton as I showed earlier in this thread.

     

    I re-stuffed two pleats with one layer of rubberized horsehair and cotton.  I didn't like that because the pleats felt rough along the sides from the prickly sides of the rubberized horsehair stuffed inside.

     

    I had previously stuffed one pleat with a 3 inch wide piece of 1/4" jute.  I liked the full feel but the pleat looked too "tubular" for my taste and too round.

     

    So this time I tried one pleat with a 3 1/2" wide piece of 1/4" thick jute and cotton.  I liked this one the most. The jute made the pleat stay a little bit wider so it didn't look so tubular and it felt nice and full.  So I'm off to start stuffing my real leather seat covering now.  The only issue I am concerned with now is trimming that jute padding back to fit properly inside the pleat as I attach the seat cover along the back of the front seat. Cotton pulls out easily but I'll have to carefully cut the jute.

     

    Seat back Vinyl testing different stuffings.jpg

    You might try cutting the jute with sheet metal shears.

     

     

     

     

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    New 3rd Brake Light Option

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    17 hours ago, Ronnie said:

    You can also go one step further in getting the attention of the driver behind you. I added a tiny flasher, smaller than a nickel, for just the third brake light.  It goes inline with the wire powering the light so no need to run additional wiring. I have it set to flash the third brake light 5 times and then it stays on steady to alert drivers behind that I'm stopping. Found it on Amazon.

     

    Brake Flasher (8).JPG

     

     

    Do they make a 6 volt.

     

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