ORIGINAL VS. REPRODUCTION PARTS
What's wrong with this *(%^$^%$) part!
| 68c DOOR DOVETAILS
CLICK THE PIC FOR THE FULL STORY by Kevin Fehr |
3 HOLE WINDOW REGULATORS
Thanks to John Brady |
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REPOP |
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 Click the photo for the full story on repop fan shafts by Vince Falter. |
| REPOP |
Click for the full story |
| ORIGINAL vs. REPOP |
Photo Contribution by Craig Dobis |
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REPOP |
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| The repop shackle was made from less than 'quality metal, and was glass hard. It actually broke in use. It was, at least sold as 'foreign made'. On a less life threatening note, notice what a perfect job was done of reproducing the original style grease fittings. | |
| ORIGINAL VS. REPOP DRIVE SHAFT ROLLER BEARING |
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| Here is a pic comparison Leon LED-55B sent me
showing the differences between the repro and the original front
drive shaft roller bearings. Most notable is the fact that the
column supports on the repro are 'riveted' over and protrude
beyond the (hopefully hardened) surface of the bearing end
stampings. I agree that this is a rotten condition because those
rivet heads will wear into both the seal case and the speedo gear
thrust surface. This will probably result in the bearing cage
coming apart in the front, and tearing up the seal case in the
rear.
Photo and Text by Leon Davis. |
| ORIGINAL VS. REPOP WINDSHIELD ARMS |
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| The repop parts are too small, too thin
(actually broke in use) and the distance between the slide and
the pivot is wrong so the windshield will not close or remain
closed. Also one actually folded up while trying to hold the
windshield open. Once again, find the original part and use that.
Photo by Marco Tahtaras |
| ORIGINAL VS. REPOP WIRING |
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| Other than the diameter of the loom and wire, the color, and style of the tracers and the end clips, the repop is perfect...yeah, right. |
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REPOP |
 These originals may be compressed from use, but you get the idea of the difference in thickness. |
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REPOP |
  Note the grooved top tank on the engine side of the '29 and the funnel shaped inlet on both radiators |
 The hooks/tabs on the top tank are to rest the hood. Note they are too large on the repop Brassworks radiator. |
REPOP 1928/1929 HEADLIGHT REFLECTORS Method of photographic comparison: Camera set on tripod to maintain distance and perspective. Reflectors placed on same spot (you can just see the pencil outline on the cardboard) and same rotation. I then used Adobe Photoshop Elements to remove the background from the picture of the repo reflector and then superposed it on the picture of the original reflector. Both pictures were exactly the same size and neither was changed to match the other. It’s a simple overlay once the background is removed from one. They were then “flattened” (combined) and then reduced in size to get the size below 100k. John Brady |
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| Original | Repop has a small white triangle under the women' nose. (arrow) I doctored this photo to represent the repop. I've seen a repop that DOESN'T have the triangle...but it appears the paper is different. |
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REPOP |
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REPOP |
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REPOP |
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| REPOP FUEL LINE |
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| ORIGINAL CLUTCH LEVER AND TRUNNION Trunnion in upper picture may not be original Photos by John Brady |
REPOP CLUTCH LEVER AND TRUNION |
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| ORIGINAL LATE 31 DRUMS | REPOP CAST IRON DRUMS EXCELLENT QUALITY FROM BRATTON'S 5LBS TOO HEAVY TOO THICK ON THE EDGES (BUT STILL FITS) OTHERWISE EXCELLENT |
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| ORIGINAL LUG NUTS | REPOP LUG NUTS |
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In most cases the repop lugnut doesn't have
enough relief. This allows the nut to bottom out on the lug
before the rim is tight. Or "threads? we don't need no stinkin' threads (Photo by Vince
Falter)  |
| REPRODUCTION PART ON TOP |
REPRODUCTION PART ON TOP |
 REPOP PART PLASTIC ALSO 'SHINIER' ALTHOUGH THE ORIGINAL IS TOO DULL |
 ORIGINALS MAY ALSO HAVE PINS |
| ORIGINAL PART SPARK PLUG |
REPRODUCTION PART |
NOTICE DIFFERENCES IN |
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| ORIGINAL PART GENERATOR CUTOUT |
REPRODUCTION PART |
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| ORIGINAL PART UPPER DISTRIBUTOR PLATE |
REPRODUCTION PART LATER STYLE STAMPING |
 THIS IS AN EARLY FORGED PLATE NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE IN THE THICKNESS OF THE ARM. THE POSITION OF THE POINTS DOESN'T MATTER |
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LOWER DISTRIBUTOR PLATE NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE IN THE THICKNESS OF THE CONDENSOR BUS BAR. SCREWING THE IGNITION CABLE IN TOO FAR CAN SHORT THE BUS BAR. |
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| ORIGINAL PART BODY BOLTS |
REPRODUCTION PART |
 NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE IN THE THICKNESS OF THE HEADS. THE THREADS, AND FINISH |
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| ORIGINAL PART HORN MOTOR Photos submitted by John Brady |
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HORN FROM A & L SPECIALTIES |
HORN FROM ??? |
| ORIGINAL PART FRONT SPRING SHACKLE |
REPRODUCTION PART |
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