Rebel Wire Kits, USA Made!

Are you looking for an easy wiring kit that you can install? Are you looking for quality? Are you looking for a USA made product?

Rebel Wire is it! I have installed many of these kits in cars dating from 1920 thru 1960 and If you have a basic knowledge of auto electrics, this kit installs very easily. Each wire is labeled and terminated cleanly. The fuse block is an 4-fuse unit that has interlocking capabilities. What is meant by this is? If you order an 8 fuse kit and you find that that is not enough protection needed, you can order another 4 fuse unit and snap/lock it in place (to the already installed kit,) pull your new wires, terminate and go. Although, Rebel wire does not sell pre-wired 4 fuse kits normally; but im certain for an additional cost, a custom application can be created to your needs to snap right in as well.

Speaking of custom applications, 6v kits can be special made with the correct wire gauge size. I have personnaly installed these to some early Fords. If your a die hard 'traditionalist' like me, Its a nice upgrade to the old system. These days, why go 12v when you can stick with the original 6v.

Included with each kit is an easy to read set of installation instructions, a grommet for the firewall or penetration point, extra wire for your alternator and a fuse block legend to stick in your glove box or glue in place.

Wiring a whole car is not the easiest of things to accomplish, but with Rebel Wire kits, they make it as simple as possible if your willing to take your time and ask questions when needed.

Products available are 20, 9+3, 8 fuse Circuit kits, 700R4/200R4 Lock Up kits, Grounding kits, Gauge kits, Grounding straps and lots more.

Vintage Metal is a distributor for Rebel Wire on the West coast; So. California area. If your looking to try it out, buy bulk for your small Rod Shop; email me and Ill send my phone number to you. I would be glad to help. Order through Vintage Metal and get an additional 10% off on each part ordered!

Email Link: Vintage.metal@yahoo.com

Rebel Wire Website: http://www.rebelwire.com/

How Strong are Model A Rears, Part II - Snubbers

I was reading some information on line and came across this great post on Model A Rear ends and the use of a brass subber to help the ring gear from walking away from the pinion..causing rear end desintegration.

Here are a couple of photos to show where a snubber is located. I use a Kiwi Quickchange center section. This rear is using a Halibrand manual from speedway that showed a snubber in the later V8 quickchanges. Vic King " Midnite Oil " he said they had put a snubber in the rear end on their dragster to keep the ring gear from pushing away from the pinion, this being the weak spot on the "A"rear end. The one is made out of bronze and give it less than .005 clearance. When the ring gear pushes away the pinion will try to climb the ring gear and break the casting. This is where most model "A" halibrands will show traces of welding

Another cool find!

I'm digging through my buddies parts...one cool find. Early Edmunds Custom finned head for a flathead motor.

Slingshot Find !!! Part 1

My friend has a nice extensive "Museum like" collection of Model A and T parts, passed down by his father.

Over the weekend, My buddy and I cruise over to my friends's place to check out some Model T roadster stanctions to adapt to a 1923 Flint Cowl/modified body. Were tripping over parts and found in the corner of the attic is this aluminum intake that was assumed used for a Lincoln Flathead motor; using what looked like an early 4bbl Carburator. Out of curiosity, we pull it out to find it had raised script Edelbrock lettering and it was smaller (in size) than anticipated. Noticing it was for a flathead motor, the light flicked on excitement came all over us realizing what was in our hands; an Early Edelbrock Slingshot manifold missing the bolt on "Y" adapter. For the next 30 minutes, we scurried about trying to locate the missing piece with no success.

Were going to keeplooking for the top piece on another date. I'll keep you updated on the hunt to making this complete.

I attached a picture of the original Edelbrock Slingshot manifold....