Projects T on A : Fjant the complete novice builds a hot rod

Great to see you still chgipping away at this!

 

I took the braces out each side on both my T’s and made a steel floor to go right across at about that angle. Bonus is you can use the A pedals unmodified.

 

Also I found an AA handbrake that sits a few inches back and misses the T fuel tank.

 

that sounds like a god idea. Well the pedals are adjusted and the floorboard done. But I will save the design idea for the future. I guess it gives a little bit more room for the foot.

 

So got the dash done and kind of mounted. The gaugepanel will be filled when I find a Speedometer. The gaugepanel was very rusty and heavely pitted. I just put it in acid bath and put some paint on. Might look for a better one in the future.

 

My '27 tub sits on an 'A' frame also. (temporarily, while I repair sub rails and some sheet metal)
My 'glass '27 roadster is temporarily sitting on my '32 frame, which will go under the tub.
Too many T's spoil the tatter...

 

Well, I have told my self not to do ”unnessesery”stuff on the car until I get it running. But when I lifted the body the other week to do front body mounts I kind of got an urge to do some body work. Since the lower panels are just bent and dont have any shape (that need an english wheel) I was able to do these patches with an hammer as only tool. For beeing my first body work ever I think i went pretty okej. Still need some finishing touches thu. I also replaced the bottom 1,5 inch of the subframe.
I do need to make a new panel that sits at the door. Seen in the picture you can see that it will be hard to repair.

 

nice work there bud.that panels a sieve if i ever saw one chris

 

a couple of coats of high build primer and a sanding would have it looking like new.

 

Yeah. Thats the plan. I will paint it att the bottom for now, and hope I can make it look as it is kind of the faded original colour.

 

thing is a couple of blemishes give it a bit of character

 

Nice work on your patch panel!

 

Thank you!

 

Spent a little time trying to do beads without a beadroller. Hard to make it really good. But I think I’m on to something.

 

Put some rattle can paint on the repair and mounted with the front body mounts I made looks better than before i any way.

 

it looks the finest . nice work

 

Tank you so much!

 

let the truth be told

 

Love it !! You're doing a GR8 job on this build.

 

Tank you so much!

 

So I started doing some eletrical wiering. Not my strong side att all. I really have to work hard to understand it. But I do think it’s kind of fun anyhow.
I have just taken apart and renovated this old power switch. I think it looks really good. Earlier today I installed A headlight switch in the floor. I belive it comes from my old -32 plymouth.
Allso, I found i that the pad that puches the stoplight switch was so worn that the botton has gone straight thru it.

 

After many hours fiddeling and researching auto elecricity I finaly got most of it done and working. I have some more to do around the engine and generator (i’m looking for an generator to hook up to my 12 v system).
I also got some new wheels, big and little. These have much better tires and I could sell my old for the same I bought this set for, wish of course always is nice. But the big tires really made the rear look high. So I have started to found and grind of the edges of my model-T spring so I can mount it and get it some what lower.

 

YOU should have been a "denizen of the dry lakes"-this is very 1947 in california--just get it done (well) w/ what you have--bravo!

 

thanx man! That means a lot!

 

Builds like this motivate me to get back onto my T build. Thanks for your posts.

 

Yeah! Do it! ❤️

 

Enjoying the simplicity of this , you are doing great and it will be all yours.
Sweden is a great country to cruise in.

 

Thank you! Yeah it is!

 

The choke rod was heavealy interfeared by the T-gastank so I came up with this solution. Still needs just a little fine tuning. But seams to work fine!

 

Nice work. Your doing a great job