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  • Adding Juice Brakes to a Model A Part 2
    February 15, 2022

    Adding Juice Brakes to a Model A Part 2

    Make sure to check out all of our killer merch...click here! Story and Photos by Zac Parks Check out more from Zac on his Instagram Account: @wiredcustoms.va If you're contemplating adding Juice Brakes to your Model A in a traditional style and you...

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  • Adding Juice Brakes to a Model A Ford Series, Part 1
    February 7, 2022

    Adding Juice Brakes to a Model A Ford Series, Part 1

    If you're Hotrodding a Model A Ford, then adding ''Juice Brakes" is definitely on your To Do list. Of course you could just buy everything you need from one website, but what if you don't have that kind of budget? What if you want to build your car with period correct parts to the 40s, 50s and 60s? Then there is a rabbit hole of information you need to start going down and I am here to get you started.
    The first thing you need to be thinking about is spindles. There are a lot of Early Ford spindles to choose from, some of which will make the job easier or harder. The Model A square back spindles are not a good option for juice brakes and even the Model A restorers will tell you that, 32 however can be made to have juice brakes with some extra steps. 
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  • Differences in Flathead Distributors
    January 20, 2022

    Differences in Flathead Distributors

    Stories and Photos by Zac Parks Check out more from Zac on his Instagram Account: @wiredcustoms.va The Ford Flathead V8 will live in the history books as the first affordable V8, but to us it is one of the motors that shaped early...

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  • Converting the popular "flipper" hubcap to fit a 1940 Ford rim
    January 3, 2022

    Converting the popular "flipper" hubcap to fit a 1940 Ford rim

    Tom Hanks once said "If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. It's the hard that makes it great." The flipper hubcap was an iconic addition to customs of the early days which remains true to this date. Original hubcaps are heavily sought after and rarely seem to stay for sale long enough to even pull out your wallet. For many, the ideal rim is the 1940 Ford rim which provides one with the task of needing to convert their flipper hubcaps to properly mount to the rim. No matter what the hubcap was originally made to fit the conversion process is essentially the same. The following will detail one way to convert this iconic hubcap to fit a '40 Ford rim and can serve as a guide if you decide to go a different route in making your conversion a success. Let's follow along as our own Eric Justus will walk you through the step-by-step process on getting this done.
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