Projects One for Daddy-0, Model A Coupe Build

Shoot man.... thanks, but you haven't stood very close to it...... but hey, it's going to be a driver. If your wife is anything like mine, things get backed into sometimes...

 

I have read about that, and it sounds good.

I mocked up the rear fenders and they are just rubbing on the sidewall a little. I think I am going to split the rear fenders and splice in a 1/2" to 1" filler piece. Hopefully it won't look to 1980's awesome!!!

I do like it without the fenders... but we had a t-bucket growing up, and it was cool and all.. but I think a full fendered car with a top would be more practical... and that's the way Daddy-O want it!

But thanks for the info.. I appriciate it.

Jon

 

Put the motor and transmission in it... I want to run the M/T valve covers I have so I'm going to have to trim back the fire wall a little more.

 

Ground about 1/4" to 1/2" of bondo out of my deck lid. It weighed about 50 lbs or more. I have no idea what happened to this, or how you make it look like this, but it looks like someone beat it with a bat!!!! And somone drilled a ton of holes in it to try and pull some dents out. I'm going to split the skin and see if I can dolly it out some.

 

Damn....What's a new decklid skin cost?

 

Yeah I've thought about it.... a lot!!! We'll see how well it flattens out. Even if I can get away with a skim coat of bondo, I'll be cool with that...

 

I picked up a 32 grill shell from the Springfield swapmeet last year, it's going to look pretty sweet.

 

Steve from Limeworks hooked me up with a SWEET stainless steering column.

I picked up the set of pedals from a swapmeet last year. Now I'm just trying to figure out how to make it all fit.

Don't worry.... not going to be using the 2X4's and rope as a perminate instal

 

Picked up a new column drop over the weekend....

 

Put the header back on, and filled in all the gaps.

 

I picked up an HEI off of craigslist for $35.00. The guy said it had a new coil and modual in it.

But now I can start getting my firewall all layed out.

 

I built a cardboard template of what I wanted, transfered it to sheet metal, then tried to bend it between the slats in my work table, but it didn't woork so great.

 

I then cut up the bent mess into tons of little puzzle pieces and started tacking it all together.

I'm reusing the setion I cut off the fire wall, but I had to rewort the drives side to clear my pedals.

 

it might be worth a shot buying one of those shrinking disc's for a grinder, to work those dents out on the trunk lid.

 

Have you ever tried one of those? Do they work pretty good? Who sells them?

Thansk,
Jon

 

Put in the reinforcements in the floor, crazy how much each piece stiffens up everything

 

Looks really good, nice job....Jim

 

Thanks Jim, I appreciate it.

 

I got the front floor pretty much all tacked into place. I think it turned out pretty nice. Now I get to work on my sun tan some burnin it all together.

 

Added the lower attachment for the column.

 

Well.... It is cool... but it ****s too.... I got a text from my dad today and he said that he had bought a model a!!!!

I guess this was my fault. I had told him about the model a I was building, but I never told him it was for him.... I wanted it to be a supprise.. So I guess he went ahead and got himself one.

He met a guy who need some money pretty bad, so he went ahead and got it for a great price.

Oh well.... I'm going to finish the coupe... and we'll see!!!!

 

I understand your feelings but fret too much. At least now you and your Dad can BOTH go cruising in your Model As.

 

Looks killer.......keep up the good work

Grommet

 

don't be surprised if your dad wants to trade likes "yours" better. The gesture will be comforting to you down the road, I know!

 

Well now there's a coupe and pickup, then a sedan and roadster, then a.........

 

Hi Scoggman, I've enjoyed reading about your build. You're doing a good job. Here's my 1930 Coupe that I built last year.I had a lot of fun building her.Keep posting your project

 

Thanks guys, yeah it just kind of took the wind out of the sails a little.... and the 104 deg temperatures aren't helping much!!!

 

As for progress on the car.... Tyring not to blow myself to pieces, I cut the bottom out of my gas tank.

I have been letting it sit with water in it for about a month, changing the water every couple of days.

Then I pumped it full of water with the hose and let it run as I drilled tons of holes in the bottom, thinking the exposion would have more places to go.....

Then I used my saws all to cut out the bottom, (less sparks).

It tunred out pretty good and no one died, and now I have lots of room for my wiring and master cylinders.

 

One of my drip rails was pretty screwed up, so I bent a new one out of sheet metal and spliced it in. It turned out pretty good.

 

Looking close at the pics I'd say you did a damn good job....Jim