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Rusty Homestead Fl · 11-07-2012, 07:28 PM

Took advantage of a beautiful day to finally get some work done on my coupe chassis. Thought I'd share. Dropped the rebuilt engine in with the help of my son and all went pretty smooth. With out a frame spreader our creative juices got to flowing and we did well with 2x4's in various positions taking care not to put a lot of pressure on the housings.
Unlike you poor guys in snow country, down here in South Florida I can't wait for winter. Sometimes it's just too darn hot to work in the summer sun. All in all a wonderful day with one of my sons and doing what I like to do. Retirement is a special thing.

A special thanks to the FordBarn community and this site for all the information I've picked up to get me this far. This is a great group of people. Rusty

1931 flamingo · 11-07-2012, 08:00 PM

Lookin good. Have about 6" of fresh white water (snow) on the ground here. Envy you ! !
Paul in Ct

glenn in camino · 11-07-2012, 08:49 PM

Once you complete the chassis, I hope you're going to wire it, make a temp gas tank, and drive it to be sure everything goes round & round as it should. I've done that and it's great fun.

Greg Jones · 11-07-2012, 10:05 PM

Nothing prettier than a Model A chassis after dropping the rebuilt engine in. Good work and thanks for the posting.

Rusty Homestead Fl · 11-07-2012, 10:07 PM

Yes sir Glenn. That's my plan. Everything will be easier to set up and adjust without the body in the way. I've watched with envy how others have done it so my time is near. I putted around in my town sedan for a while before taking it apart and I do miss driving an "A". My coupe became the priority so i can't wait to get on the road again. Thanks

swo4rd · 11-07-2012, 11:41 PM

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Could not agree more…it is the way my father imparted values to me, and the way my son gets them too…a transmission is much more valuable to one who has disassembled, repaired and reassembled...here we were on Father's day fitting the wood sills for our 180A.

11-07-2012, 08:00 PM	#2
1931 flamingo Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: new britain,ct 06052 Posts: 9,390	Re: A good today Lookin good. Have about 6" of fresh white water (snow) on the ground here. Envy you ! ! Paul in Ct

11-07-2012, 08:49 PM	#3
glenn in camino Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Camino, CA. Posts: 3,086	Re: A good today Once you complete the chassis, I hope you're going to wire it, make a temp gas tank, and drive it to be sure everything goes round & round as it should. I've done that and it's great fun.

11-07-2012, 10:05 PM	#4
Greg Jones Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Aiken, South Carolina Posts: 695	Re: A good today Nothing prettier than a Model A chassis after dropping the rebuilt engine in. Good work and thanks for the posting.

11-07-2012, 10:07 PM	#5
Rusty Homestead Fl Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Homestead, Fl Posts: 351	Re: A good today Yes sir Glenn. That's my plan. Everything will be easier to set up and adjust without the body in the way. I've watched with envy how others have done it so my time is near. I putted around in my town sedan for a while before taking it apart and I do miss driving an "A". My coupe became the priority so i can't wait to get on the road again. Thanks

11-07-2012, 11:41 PM	#6
swo4rd Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Charlottesville, Virginia Posts: 364	Re: A good today Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Could not agree more…it is the way my father imparted values to me, and the way my son gets them too…a transmission is much more valuable to one who has disassembled, repaired and reassembled...here we were on Father's day fitting the wood sills for our 180A.