Quote Originally Posted by BradC
You must have been on cruise control at 4am
Brad

Yeah Brad, I got up to get a drink of water, and saw his question, so I thought I'd try to answer it. Kind of did it half asleep, and was surprised it actually made any sense at all when I read it the next morning.


I got my Speedway order yesterday. Most of the stuff is nice, like the chrome shackles, steering arms, gas tank, etc. But I am sending the poly spring liner back. I bought some for the front and rear spring, and the quality of theirs is really crap. The lip that would be on the outside of the spring,(which will show) is all wrinkled and warped. If I install it, this will show up very badly against the springs, so I can't use it.

I am considering just ordering a Posies spring for the front, like I should have done in the beginning. I may try to find some better spring liner material from some other source for the rear spring. I have the same Model A rear spring in my '27, and used a really good spring liner on it that has held up for all these years. Trouble is, I ordered it about 18 years ago, so I forget where I got it. I'll have to check out Macs or some other such place.

Getting ready to head over to the shop. Plan is to putty in those last remaining flaws in the frame, and try to get it shot black asap. I also have to get the rear end prepped a little more, and shoot some primer on it and the rear spring. If all goes well, by Sunday night I want the frame and all suspension pieces to be painted. We'll see how that goes.


Don