Progress on my 31 T/S
 

Been a while since I have posted anything about my 31. I painted it about 6 weeks ago. Since then I have gone through the brakes, steering, pulled the engine and checked everything. Found a bad timing gear and checked the clearances on the bearings. Had a leak in the differential, pulled it, checked it out and reinstalled. Today I got the body on the frame! Hopefully I'll get it adjusted and bolted down tomorrow. Then it will really move along!!!

Thanks for going on this little adventure with me!

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Very nice.

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Sharp! Hope winter weather doesn't slow you down too much....

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Looking Good!

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Thanks! Luckily I have heat in my garage so I'll be able to work all winter. Hope to be driving it come spring!

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Putting it back together always a feeling of accomplishment, still working on my 31 roadster, body work seems endless.Hope to also be behind the wheel this spring rather than under it !

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I actually enjoy the bodywork and prep for paint. It seems to make it all worthwhile once you put the paint on and it shines like a new penny! Hardest thing for me is the assembly. I usually work by myself unless I have no choice, but it's a lot harder not to bump things up. Lots of towels and tape will go a long way!

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I did get the fenders installed on 1 side this weekend!

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Day-yum, too bad you live on the other side pf the country from me. I really do not enjoy sheet metal work, and I'm not particularly good at it either.

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@jayjay- I'm not great at it either but after about a dozen or so cars in 25 years I have learned patience. That and lots of reading has gotten me where I am today. It also helped that I had a dad that grew up in the lead filler days so he knew how to work out dents that barely needed filling. I'm not as good as my dad but a few more cars and I'll be closer! ��

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Very nice Model A. The slant window sedans really make a nice car.
I also learned lead work from my dad. I still have all my lead work tools and occasionally, I will dig them out for some job that will work better with lead than filler. There are very few of us who have knowledge of the older techniques.

I am now 86 but still do a little work in the shop.

Chris W.

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@cwpasadena- I am about 20 years behind you, it is scary to think of all of the old school knowledge that is being lost now a days. I'm just glad to be able to carry some of it a little further.

This 31 has been very nice to work on. You can tell almost everything has belonged to this car it's entire time. The 30 Tudor I rebuilt felt like it was cobbled together from a dozen different cars. Getting excited to get it together again!

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https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...p;d=1731722849

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...p;d=1731889905

Progress on my 31 Ford Model A Town Sedan - Ayers1

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Looking good. When I restored my roadster, as I added each part to the car, the bigger the grin on my face.

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That's a beautiful model A. your expertise really shows!!!

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That's how it's been going with me! I look, grin, and think "next!"

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Thanks! It really helped that I started with a good solid car. Wish they all could have been like this one!

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Ayers, It looks great and it motivates us to keep working in our projects. Thank you so much for the photos and progress. You will be driving it soon!

Al

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Thanks! I would love to spend 20 hours a day until it was ready but life won't let me do that. Hoping when it gets warm in the spring it will be ready to roll!

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Beautiful! I’ve owned several A’s over the years, but the Town Sedan was always too much for me to tackle. Good on you for a fine job!