Reintroducing my Model A

[jboggess]

Hello all, just reintroducing myself and my Model A, I shared this picture about 2 years ago but just wanted to update the progress on it, my family picked this 29 roadster up 2 years ago, and 2 years later this is progress on it. I thought it deserved to get showed off a little bit.... More pictures to follow.

[TinCup]

Yup kitchen floor is a great place to work!

[Mike V. Florida]

Love to see build threads.

[kwisor]

love it keep up the good work i am in the middel of my tudor about a year later
kevin
1930 model atudor
1923 model t roadster p/u

[Rex_A_Lott]

Reminds me of the old Navy terminology:
" We tore it down to Parade Rest"
Thanks for posting the pics and Good Luck!

[QGolden]

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Looking good, don't be a stranger!

[AF31FAB]

the kind of job that make you proud of you did..........

I'm not sure of translation.....

[jboggess]

Thanks for the comments guys, I really appreciate.

[cp5491r]

Nice- reminds me of this process with my dad back in the 80's. Your family won't forget!

[Fred K-OR]

Originally Posted by TinCup

Yup kitchen floor is a great place to work!

You are so correct!

[jboggess]

Nice picture Fred! Sooo I have a question though, so I have these 2 half moon washers that im guessing keeps the rumble lid inline, Im just not sure where they go, some where on the bottom im guessing?

[tuneman]

I have a very early 29 rumbull seat roadster. so early it has a lot of 28 parts on it. I haven't seen that part you show. You have me scratching my head. Now you know tomorrow I will be out in the shop looking around in the rumbull seat area for it!!!

[SeaSlugs]

Haha is that black paint POR-15? if it is it will go straight thru those blue gloves...

Looks like excelent progress! Keep it up!

[jboggess]

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[jboggess]

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[700rpm]

Looks great! Nice color choice!

[jboggess]

Thanks for the like on the color 700 RPM, there's a story on that color, I was going for the darker stock brown, but lets just say there was an accident at the paint shop and this is was it. But after awhile we started liking it better so we stayed with it. Lesson learned anyway, cheaper the estimate on the work, more problems your gonna have.

[John LaVoy]

Nice to see progress being made, hope you are on the Model A Highway soon taking in club events and tours! AS you can see a roadster is a great way to tour!

[George Miller]

You are doing good.

[700rpm]

Originally Posted by jboggess

Thanks for the like on the color 700 RPM, there's a story on that color, I was going for the darker stock brown, but lets just say there was an accident at the paint shop and this is was it. But after awhile we started liking it better so we stayed with it. Lesson learned anyway, cheaper the estimate on the work, more problems your gonna have.

I like that color on roadsters. Here's mine. And yours is better!

[Mike]

Very nice
mike

[jboggess]

Been cold, in Utah, but we warmed up the garage a few days and put the gas tank in. UGh!! That gas tank felt!! What a beast!

[Not George]

Looks great!

[jboggess]

Been awhile, but still here and still working on the 29 A, after 3 days of no luck of starting the car, I finally got it going, turned out that the AMP meter has to be wired as well. After that, it started right up. Here's a youtube link if anyone is interested in see it. Thanks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRZC...0JBPWFV7Mkrz4w

[700rpm]

Can't see your video. It's blocked as private.

[jboggess]

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Its public now. Thanks!

[Drive Shaft Dave]

Originally Posted by jboggess

Nice picture Fred! Sooo I have a question though, so I have these 2 half moon washers that im guessing keeps the rumble lid inline, Im just not sure where they go, some where on the bottom im guessing?

The part you show are called deck lid aligning wedges, two are used, they fit in the trunk lid rain gutter area, but I see you have a rumble lid configuration, that being the case there are two wedges used in theupper part of the rain gutter that are rectangular in shape held on by a flat head screw and nut. Vendors have them.

[mshmodela]

Thank you for sharing your build; the photos truly help those like myself who have not built our cars and are learning...

[Brother Hesekiel]

What paint color is that, exactly, and and in what direction did it go "wrong?"

[FrankWest]

Originally Posted by TinCup

Yup kitchen floor is a great place to work!

If I remember correctly Henry Ford build his original Model T engine prototype on his kitchen table!

[jboggess]

Originally Posted by Brother Hesekiel

What paint color is that, exactly, and and in what direction did it go "wrong?"

It was suppose to be the standard 29 Thorne Brown which is a lot darker then this. But some how the paint shop ended up with this color. We decided we liked it better so we kept it.

[grumpyoldsman]

the half moon parts go at the bottom of the corners for a deck lid the ones for a rumble lid are square and go in the top corners . look in one of the parts books from snyders and you will see

[jboggess]

More process on the A, for Christmas it got seats and side panels, and fenders attached! I see that first drive just around the bend!

[Synchro909]

Nice work and nice colour. Like they say, "Do it right, do it once"
That said, I would have repaired a car like this, not restored it and driven it with all of its patina.
We are envious of you guys because cars like this NEVER turn up here and I'd nearly trade my first born for one.
Don't let my daughter see this pleeeaaase!

[BlueSunoco]

Nice! Thanks for the updates keep them coming very interesting.

[al's28/33]

GREAT restoration work!!!! I would love to dis-assemble mine and repaint it the correct '28 color scheme........ahhhhhhhh some day, some day!

[jboggess]

Thanks for the comments guys. This car was not a barn find though, we bought this car from a guy who wills and deals with Model A Fords and all what he does is takes spare parts and just puts them together. He didn't even have the decency to take the birds nest out of the water pump before he put the engine together. Here are some pictures before he sold it to me and as you can see in the one picture of the snow covered A's in the back ground. Poor A's

[jboggess]

Still here and slowly but surely the A will get done, we went for our first ride a few months ago, runs wells and shifts very nice. Since we replaced all of the engine mounts and added the small front engine spring in front (didnt have one before) it takes off just smooth as smooth, no more chattering. .. The only thing is about after 10 minutes of each ride the car starts to boil, i read some where that it might be a bad head gasket? The engine only got a valve job and new water pump and that was it. Also we finally got the head lights for it rebuilt, dad didn't want the chrome ones so we got the old ones re-nickle and put back together. Heres some pictures.

[Brentwood Bob]

Eliminate a cracked block(water in the oil) when you pull the head.
The boiling sounds familiar.
Bob

[jboggess]

Finally got the lights to work the other day, pretty easy really just some finicking with wire ends thats all.

Got home the other night from work and found my dad joy riding in it late last night in the big parking lot next door. Those bulbs are supper bight for being on the 6 volt system! Just saying.

After all the issues that we have had with this car the last few years, from pulling the engine 3 times, body pans welded on worng, doors not closing due to bent hinges, the family has decided to call this car Rose, she looks pretty but she has thorns.

[Smurkey]

Originally Posted by jboggess

Still here and slowly but surely the A will get done, we went for our first ride a few months ago, runs wells and shifts very nice. Since we replaced all of the engine mounts and added the small front engine spring in front (didnt have one before) it takes off just smooth as smooth, no more chattering. .. The only thing is about after 10 minutes of each ride the car starts to boil, i read some where that it might be a bad head gasket? The engine only got a valve job and new water pump and that was it. Also we finally got the head lights for it rebuilt, dad didn't want the chrome ones so we got the old ones re-nickle and put back together. Heres some pictures.

Mine did the same thing. Eliminated everything motor related, even flow tested the radiator and it was good...It was the radiator.

Had it re-cored and she runs cool as a cucumber since.

Steve

[Art Newland]

Very cool thread. Since it started so long ago, it's like watching an entire season on Netflix. 8^)

[SeaSlugs]

yup my radiator "flowed" very well but still would over heat. soaking in degreaser overnight and back flushing with a old swimming pool pump blasted alot of grease and bug parts out. No more overheating now!

[QGolden]

Nice, this thread is the classic example that the journey is as important as the destination.