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[ATTACH] I’ve always liked the red wires w stainless trim rings, but the wide whitewalls never did it for me. I saw a set of baby blue wires...
One final thing: My front suspension. my spring hangers were installed backwards! As it turns out, my front spring was the wrong size. I got...
[ATTACH] Now my dash sits without paracord holding it in place ! [ATTACH]
The. I tightened the whole thing together till it mashed a countersink into the dash panel. [ATTACH]
I had to grind one side cuz it sat so close to that edge. [ATTACH]
I want to countersink the fasteners, so I made a simple dimple die to help me do that. [ATTACH] a simple dimple die? Yep, a simple dimple die....
[ATTACH] I tried to mark the points so I could drill some holes for attaching hardware, but there wasn’t room for a Sharpie. I ended up spraying...
So I’ve been working on the Model A but haven’t posted for awhile. I went backwards on the rear suspension and am finally getting it worked out....
I then tacked the mounts into place. I want to check everything before I weld the tabs on the diff, but I got some progress made today. [ATTACH]...
Then I got everything really well placed and measured, so I could tack the frame mounts for the rear suspension in place. Till I realized I...
Then I welded and ground it. [ATTACH]
I got some work done on the rear suspension today. I started by welding on the rear crossmember. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I drilled some holes in the...
A number of years back, I heard the term “critical path item”. That’s the thing that is keeping you from progressing on a project. It’s the “I...
More grinding, welding, and painting and bolted it in place. [ATTACH] Not to mention all the measuring, measuring, and measuring again. But my...
I still had to weld the ends of the crossmember onto the assembly, So I bolted it into place and tacked the ends onto the tube. [ATTACH]Yikes, I...
a little grinding and some rattle can paint, and it looks like I hardly did anything at all:) [ATTACH]
The outside diameter is .750”, so I can drill small pilot holes and use a 3/4 inch hole saw , then weld the inserts in place. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
So here is what. Came up with. A weld-in nut with 1/2 inch of threads. Couldn’t really find what I had in mind, so I used some scrap round stock...
The weather has been good, so I decided to get some work done on the pickup. What is hanging me up lately is the trans crossmember. I drilled the...
[ATTACH] this shows the thing a little better. It matched the curve of the center hump really well. I should have taken a close up pic of it....
[ATTACH] And Ive finally decided how I want to do the rear crossmember. I had bought an aftermarket one to make the floor flatter- no hump in...
Does that front spring look too tall to anyone? I installed it straight out of the box. I didn’t take any leaves out. I might pull it apart and...
So, as it turns out, I sawed up a perfectly serviceable pair of F1 front shock mounts. I then drilled and tapped a couple of holes in a scrap...
Not that my build will be all that traditional, but there is really good info in that book.. They cut the lower section of the shock mount aft of...
I think there is good info about the shock mounts in How to Build A Traditional Ford Hot Rod by Mike Bishop and Vern Tardel. I’ll have to dig up...
And these headlights are really cool, but might be problem. They’re both small ( 5 and3/4?) and really shallow. It might be difficult to find...
These are also old F1 pickup pieces I’ve had for awhile. I had forgotten that they need to be cut down to use on a model A. [ATTACH]
I have also been wanting to see how my front shock mounts and headlights are going to work. So I eyeballed the radiator into place, and then...
Not that I didn’t see any problems [ATTACH] like the Pitman arm being too long and sits at the wrong angle. And that area is crowded now, with...
I also started mocking up some other stuff for the front. I have had this steering box for ages. I think it’s for an F1, and I want to use it for...
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