Thread: 1931 Model A Build Started in 2007

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Steel by far is much safer , This has very little wood actually for a 31 Ford ,just enough to tack the interior to and the top . The little bit of body wood in a Ford is in between steel so I will leave it like that .

Worked on the new top wood all week end . Just 2 pieces left finish up tomorrow . I can see the vynle on it all ready .

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Also I cheated in one more spot I ordered a front floor section . Just hope it fits great where I don't have to bang and pry it in ,


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Did some clean up on the floor frame getting it ready to POR 15 . I do have a little rust issue to fix but not bad .

I found a place nearby to blast the frame at a reasonable price so I will be breaking it down with in the next week also .

Still can't get over what great condition the body is in Bobby!!! Only time I've built an "A" with last rust it was a 'glass car!!!! The top wood really looks nice! When my Dad was still alive top wood and the wood for the chebbie's were his favorite winter projects, he made them all from scratch... What are you going to use for fabric on the roof?

Lookin awesome with the wood kit, as Dave says what a nice model a body Mine was the junk nobody wanted I have noticed the body panels seams to be stamped differently. Henrys die must have been out of wack

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Still can't get over what great condition the body is in Bobby!!! Only time I've built an "A" with last rust it was a 'glass car!!!! The top wood really looks nice! When my Dad was still alive top wood and the wood for the chebbie's were his favorite winter projects, he made them all from scratch... What are you going to use for fabric on the roof?

Going with the original Vynle Dave , don't think any thing else can do it justice .

Originally Posted by PRO53

Lookin awesome with the wood kit, as Dave says what a nice model a body Mine was the junk nobody wanted I have noticed the body panels seams to be stamped differently. Henrys die must have been out of wack

I noticed the difference in a few things myself . I figured hey we are lucky if there together .

The frame is all ready for the blasters now. I have a few things I still want to do , but it will be shiny when I do them .

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Good long week end , had the time to get the rear end cleaned and painted . Now it's all the little suspension stuff up next . Hopefully get the frame back early this week have a few more things to do . Then I can get it painted , think it's going to be John Deere blitz black . Like what I have read about it's satin finish .

Oh one more I did get a nice 1969 302 engine from my neighbor . He pulled it from his 65 Mustang he is building retro with FI . It has the 58 CC heads sporting a stock 9.5-1 compression . With the 268H comp cam this should have a little Giddy - Up - Go . Been in his garage 10 years block is not rusted and the bores had a light surface rust already have that removed . The also measured stock 4 inch bore sweet . The bottom rotating assembly has been balanced shows on the rods where they machined away material on the bottom of the rod cap .

Cleaned up the block a little more . Ordered moly rings and clevite bearings . Also started painting suspension parts , frame will be back from blasters next week .

Lookin' Good there, Bobby! Lotsa progress. (making' me jealous, 8-) )

Thanks Mike but your a lot further a long then me .

Coming along really nice Bobby! Is your frame back home yet??