Pictures of my floor boards

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Posted these pictures of the floor boards I made for my 1929 AA truck on the AA truck site and thought folks here might like a look. The thread about them on the AA site has quite a bit of good information that people shared. http://forums.aa-fords.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3188
Dave

[Richard/Tennessee]

NICE JOB..........looks great

[Russell in Tulsa]

Wow You did a great looking job. Well done. Love the AA .

[wrndln]

I am building a couple sets of planked floorboards for my 28 special coupe and early 29 phaeton. I have an original set to use for patterns as you probably did also. You did a very nice job making them, you should be proud. I know how hard it is to make them. Since the floorboard are 11/16" thick, that is a problem for me since I don't have a planner, just a joiner and that doesn't work well planning wide hardwood boards. Did you try to make the narrow dovetail joints in the floorboard planks to fit them together like Ford did?
Rusty Nelson

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I did use the sliding dovetail joint. It does takes a bit of tinkering to get it right. I have a planner so I was able to make my boards the correct thickness. Probably the biggest challenge was making the templates to use for marking out the cut outs etc...
Dave

[Vanspeed]

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Those are beautiful! I am planning on doing the same thing for my A's, especially my new CCPU. Nice work, are you leaving them plain or stainging them or?

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Originally Posted by Vanspeed

Those are beautiful! I am planning on doing the same thing for my A's, especially my new CCPU. Nice work, are you leaving them plain or stainging them or?

Not sure right now. What did Mr Ford do? I'd sort of hate to paint them. Suggestions?

[Vanspeed]

He painted em black I think..... I know, shame to cover them up.

[Glenn C.]

I would use transparent penetrating stain tinted black. Very close to original

[Tom Wesenberg]

Nice looking floorboards. I'm also making my own dovetailed boards for my 28 and early 29. I have some originals to copy and after much looking I finally found the correct dovetail router bit at Tried and True tools across the river from me. I bought Maple boards at Menards and they are the correct 11/16 thickness. I should have bought enough boards to do all the floorboards 8 years ago when I started the project. The Maple boards have increased quite a bit in price lately.

BTW, the original floorboards have boards that vary not only in width, but one end of the board can vary in width from the other end of the same board. Then to make up for this the board next to it will vary on the opposite ends, placing the wide end next to the narrow end of the previous board. My original boards have the original finish and it sure looks like black paint to me, and even has some runs.

[Aerocraft]

I have found that Ditzler's DP-90 epoxy primer gives a very nice satin finish that appears to match whatever preservative, paint, or stain that was used originally. Gar Williams

[TD]

Thanks for sharing - I would say an exceptional example of craftsmanship - Lucky truck

[RcT]

Very skillful job on the boards... looks like fine cabinetry work. And your truck is a example of the fine materials used in its construction. I sincerely hope you will keep the finish as is. You should be as proud of owning this truck as the truck looks honest in its appearance. This is restoration at its finest. Preservation without destroying history.

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Thanks everyone for your comments and advice. I plan on keeping the truck original and in his work clothes. I'm pretty new to the model a hobby but it doesn't seem that there are too many around with this kind of vintage patina. I'm making everything mechanically sound so it is a good / safe driver. The engine has been rebuilt and I'll be replacing the roof, interior, re-silver the headlight reflectors and replace all of the glass. On the box I plan on treating the wood with a 50/50 mix of turpintine and lindseed oil.
Dave

[Charles Reese]

There is a small passage sitting quietly in Area 11: CARPETS and MATS of the “Early 1928 VEHICLES {Jan-Jun ‘28} section of EARLY 1928 VEHICLES ( A-1 Revised 1997) Supplement to the Model A Ford Judging Standards & Restoration Guidelines tab which reads:

“There was a round rubber gasket with metal trim secured to the floor boards around the gear shift tower. The carpet also had a metal trim piece around the gear shift until Feb-March, 1928.” ... unclear if the dating pertains solely to the carpet ring.

I have never seen one specifically for the boards themselves. Is this perhaps the flat ring some vendors offer (however, never in stock)?

Can someone kindly post a photo (original preferred)?

[Poor Boys Garage]

Heres an original '29 Model AA Floor Panel.

[Tom Wesenberg]

Beautiful job on the floorboards.
Isn't this a 1928 AA, since it has the left hand parking brake? I'm not sure if all floorboards have this hole, but my 28 and 29 floorboards have a hole for the threaded part of the throttle foot rest to fit into.

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Actually it is a very early 29 with a build date stamp of 1/29/29. The foot rest on mine is mounted to the top of the floor boards with three screws. I just finished it up a few days ago. I'll see if I can get up to the shop tonight and take some pics of it to post.
Dave

[d.j. moordigian]

1crosscut,
Neat truck, very nice wood work! Your truck has the 28 Ford emblem on the
shell. Wheres your e-brake?

Poor Boy,
Isn't that the tin under the seat of a PU/Truck?

Charles,
I think Gary Karr does...................I think...

Dudley

[Poor Boys Garage]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure its the panel that sits under the seat, its been awhile since I took that old floor apart and don't really remember. I built an a new floor for the truck but crosscut wanted to see pictures of the panel.