Looking to Get Started...

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You forgot #3- Drive whatever you've got on the road
as often as you can!
Keep up with your plans, they seem to work very well!

 

Tony - Exactly! I should have added #3.

 

Any recommendations where to source a good radiator? (besides Bratton’s $530). I had mine checked out and the shop said they couldn’t fix it.
I looked on line and saw a lot of options but not sure which ones actually fit.

 

'30 &'31 are the same.
Your shell on the roadster is a '30.
Put a wanted ad on here.
Lots of guys take good radiators out
of Model As when changing to V-8s.

 

Thanks Tony. I picked up a 31 grill shell from Mantua John.

 

....Did they give you a reason why they couldn't re-core your old radiator?...Just curious. It might even cost as much as a new one, but still curious as to why.

 

Yeah. Stines Radiator in Hagerstown just said they couldn’t fix it and a new one would be cheaper than the cost of a re-core.
I really don’t want a new one. I’d like to find a good used one. I think that would go better with the original barn find look.

 

Lot of used radiators around. Here are a few Tribal....



Model A radiator - Auto Parts - Vineland, New Jersey | Facebook Marketplace | Facebook

Model A radiator - Space Heaters - Palatine Bridge, New York | Facebook Marketplace | Facebook

1928-29 ford model a radiator - Barbecues, Grills & Smokers - La Plata, Maryland | Facebook
Marketplace | Facebook

ModelA Radiator And Shell - Car Exterior Parts - Derby, Connecticut | Facebook Marketplace | Facebook

Model A Ford 1930 1931 Radiator - Car Interior Parts - Medina, Ohio | Facebook Marketplace | Facebook

 

vtwhead- I’d seen a couple of those but you gave me a few more new leads. Thanks!

 

Mike Gross did mine radiator years ago Hanover pa . He is still in business ,if you want a 2nd look at it 717 637 4669.
Address is 572 Carlisle street

 

Thanks Dustyp489!

 

Mine, too. But he's shut down now. Tried to contact him a couple of years ago.

 

It's getting more and more difficult to find a radiator shop.

 

Found a used radiator that looks to be in good shape. I guess I’ll know when I try to use it. Thanks for all of your recommendations.

 

Have a great 4th of July weekend!

 

^^^^^Love it^^^

 

Tribal - Zimmerman Radiator in Abbottstown PA did a quality repair in a reasonable amount of time for me.

 

Started working on the front end today.

 

I know it’s hard to make out what I am doing in this pic. I had to heat and ‘re-bend’ my 32 spindles on my drop axle to get them to line up for my tie rod and drag link.

 

During drop axle assembly/mock up I discovered that my brake actuator arms wouldn’t line up with the cup on my king pins and the spring perch tabs I had. I ended up cutting the tabs off, grinding them a little shorter and tacking them in place once I bolted the arm in place and aligned it with the cup. Then I did my normal weld the $hit out of them technique. I think they are good now.

 

Anyone know the trick to getting new dust caps on the backing plate brake adjusting wedge?

I somehow managed to get them on my coupe backing plates but not without a lot of cussing and random attempts with every tool I own. Now I’m rebuilding the backing plates for the roadster and I am dreading this step.

 

I’m getting better at rebuilding backing plates for model a mechanical brakes.

 

Excited to get my new tires on the 16” rims.

 

Each of my 16” rims were different colors. Or were… they are very rusty.

I talked my artist wife into making them all one color but not perfect. They need to look the part. I chose to go with the one that was almond color.

 

You guys know how impatient I am. I finished the backing plates while the wheels were drying in the sun. As soon as they were dry enough I stuck the front ‘dirt track’ tires on my ‘new’ rims. I couldn’t wait to see the stance with the drop axle. I’m very happy with how it turned out.

 

Sadly, the only work I’ve done related to the roadster today.

 

Got all four wheels and tires on the car.

 

Worked on brake linkage and initial adjustments. Long way to go with that. Discovered I still need one brake rod. I thought I had four good ones but it turns out one has the clevis welded in place.

 

Finally started working on the body. Began removing the rusted out floor pans. Found the sub rails are in worse shape than I expected.