The Ford Barn

Ayers1 · 11-15-2024, 09:08 PM

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!

nkaminar · 11-16-2024, 06:43 AM

Very nice.

Chuck Dempsey · 11-16-2024, 12:50 PM

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

WHN · 11-16-2024, 12:58 PM

Looking Good!

Ayers1 · 11-16-2024, 06:33 PM

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

gdmn852 · 11-17-2024, 06:49 PM

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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 !

Ayers1 · 11-17-2024, 07:29 PM

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!

Ayers1 · 11-17-2024, 07:32 PM

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

JayJay · 11-17-2024, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Ayers1

I actually enjoy the bodywork and prep for paint.

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.

Ayers1 · 11-17-2024, 08:52 PM

@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! ��

CWPASADENA · 11-18-2024, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Ayers1

@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! ��

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.

Ayers1 · 11-18-2024, 08:39 PM

@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!

mercman from oz · 11-18-2024, 09:12 PM

Progress on my 31 Ford Model A Town Sedan - Ayers1

Planojc · 11-19-2024, 09:55 AM

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

Fullraceflathead · 11-19-2024, 10:00 AM

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

Ayers1 · 11-19-2024, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Planojc

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

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

Ayers1 · 11-19-2024, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Fullraceflathead

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

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

henry's 31 · 11-19-2024, 05:53 PM

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

Ayers1 · 11-19-2024, 06:38 PM

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!

700rpm · 11-19-2024, 09:13 PM

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!

11-16-2024, 06:43 AM	#2
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 5,874	Re: Progress on my 31 T/S Very nice. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

11-16-2024, 12:50 PM	#3
Chuck Dempsey Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Waynesville, NC Posts: 964	Re: Progress on my 31 T/S Sharp! Hope winter weather doesn't slow you down too much....

11-16-2024, 12:58 PM	#4
WHN Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Connecticut Shoreline Posts: 1,977	Re: Progress on my 31 T/S Looking Good!

11-16-2024, 06:33 PM	#5
Ayers1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: Waynesboro Va. Posts: 509	Re: Progress on my 31 T/S Thanks! Luckily I have heat in my garage so I'll be able to work all winter. Hope to be driving it come spring!

11-17-2024, 06:49 PM	#6
gdmn852 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Erie Pa Posts: 963	Re: Progress on my 31 T/S Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) 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 !

11-17-2024, 07:29 PM	#7
Ayers1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: Waynesboro Va. Posts: 509	Re: Progress on my 31 T/S 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!

11-17-2024, 08:52 PM	#10
Ayers1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: Waynesboro Va. Posts: 509	Re: Progress on my 31 T/S @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! ��

11-18-2024, 08:39 PM	#12
Ayers1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: Waynesboro Va. Posts: 509	Re: Progress on my 31 T/S @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!

11-18-2024, 09:12 PM	#13
mercman from oz Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 12,016	Re: Progress on my 31 T/S Progress on my 31 Ford Model A Town Sedan - Ayers1

11-19-2024, 09:55 AM	#14
Planojc Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Plano, Texas Posts: 1,062	Re: Progress on my 31 T/S Looking good. When I restored my roadster, as I added each part to the car, the bigger the grin on my face.

11-19-2024, 10:00 AM	#15
Fullraceflathead Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Chillicothe, Missouri Posts: 1,684	Re: Progress on my 31 T/S That's a beautiful model A. your expertise really shows!!! __________________ "If I asked people what they wanted they would have said faster horses." -Henry Ford "Primitive technology is not a design flaw" 1928 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup 1930 Gordon Smith Air Compressor 1941 Willy's Pickup 1960 Thunderbird-For Sale 1964 Buick Riviera 2x4 425 1965 Pontiac GTO, 455 Super Duty 2004 Dodge Ram SRT-10, V-10 Viper 1977 Charger Jet Boat,460 Ford,Jacuzzi Jet Front Engine Nostalgia Dragster,Supercharged 296 "Fullrace Flathead" Ford Engine Build up on DVD ask

11-19-2024, 05:53 PM	#18
henry's 31 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Columbus(Cataula) Georgia Posts: 916	Re: Progress on my 31 T/S 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 __________________ Henry' s 31

11-19-2024, 06:38 PM	#19
Ayers1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: Waynesboro Va. Posts: 509	Re: Progress on my 31 T/S 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!

11-19-2024, 09:13 PM	#20
700rpm Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 6,039	Re: Progress on my 31 T/S 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! __________________ Ray Horton, Portland, OR As you go through life, keep your eye on the donut, not the hole.