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On mine I drilled a hole on one end and tied a piece of safety wire on it then hooked it over the outlet on the head. Once you put the radiator...
I bought some zinc anodes from Amazon for cheap. Used for marine applications. Way cheaper than a “head saver” and the same thing pretty much....
Yeah I'm starting to lean towards that now. I'm thinking even if it works fine now, it may give me trouble in the future after a few thousand...
I jumped the gun on my pedals. I was hoping I could just line them up where they were in my T and call it a day but the model A body is wider and...
Cool car! The Demontrond dealer tag is cool. I drive past the demontrond Ford dealership everyday on my way to work in Houston.
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With some help from a few friends, the body is now back on the frame! MAN this thing is looking so good. The more I look, the more my to-do list...
I got the torque tube and driveshaft welded back up and the rear end back in the car. Ive spent the last couple days cleaning and organizing...
My first car I built entirely on my own was pretty crusty but had a cool factor to it. I learned very quickly that steering geometry and front end...
Glad to see a build thread on this one! Need a set of pedals? I think I have some in the shed.
Finally got some time to spend in the shop tonight. I got started on my steering box. First I made an insert that allows me to use my live center...
Tying up a loose end tonight. Machined the splines out of this new driveshaft coupler and got my driveshaft length sorted. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Now I need to get my 4 jaw chuck swapped over to the lathe and get the steering box turned down!
The past few weeks I haven’t had a whole lot of free time and the things I was working on weren’t very picture worthy, but today I finished up a...
Time to get the torque tube shortened. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] That was a lot of work just to make it 3/16” shorter! Next up I’ll...
Dude Im in the same self-inflicted situation. Took a perfectly running car and made it… not that… all the more motivation to get it going again...
The speedway windshield was a PITA for me. Pretty sure I mounted mine too high but I sent it anyway. Looking good!
Took my torque tube and driveshaft off to get the rear end re-installed so I can measure the new tube and driveshaft length. Ive always been a...
My favorite shop helper [ATTACH]
The last few weeks have been pretty packed for me between my house build and having family in town but I was able to spend some time in the shop...
Great car and great guy. Well deserved.
Looking great!!
Back on topic. Started getting my pedal location figured out. [ATTACH]
Its just a BMX bike! The standard sprocket sizes for the modern bikes are 25 tooth front/ 9 tooth rear. Makes it nice for riding bowls and...
Pulled my engine and trans out of the T tonight and installed it *twice* in the frame. The first time I realized my old torque tube was just a...
I used Rustoleum black farm and implement paint and rolled it on with a small roller. It really surprised me how well it evened out. As for the...
Thanks for the reminder! I told myself I would link to this new thread months ago and completely forgot…
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/back-from-the-dead%E2%80%A6-and-better-than-ever-model-a-roadster-build.1325969/ The build is alive...
Back on all 4’s. Man my shop is a disaster :eek: Next up, Ill get the engine set in so I can get my pedals and steering figured out. [ATTACH]...
Its funny, people ask me if I miss the T, but to tell the truth I don't feel at all sad about taking it apart. I achieved all the personal goals...
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