Projects Building My First Roadster in San Francisco

Hey S.F. J, hope you don't mind if I wander just a bit.....Back in a previous lifetime, I lived in San Mateo. An older friend had a '32 5-window, channeled, hot flattie. I was in hogs heaven when he's let me help work on that puppy. He sold it, and the next thing ya know, I standing in my Aunt's front room window at 30th and Moraga, out in the avenues, when that same '32 goes by, being pushed by an A.D. pickup, belching flames from that big Caddie. A lady had bought the coupe and yanked the flattie and dropped in the Cad. Anyway, that was kind of the beginning of my love for real hot rods. I'd been into models for years.
Fast forward several (many) decades, and I see this article about a Model A coupe. The more I looked, the more I realized what all was done. Very cool critter, and by the looks of the background, it's in the avenues...... Notice the date..... San Francisco produced some very cool cars, and very cool people !!!

 

Problem is the 32 stuff you speak of it not 32-34 it's street rod stuff. I'm pretty sure Joey is not into canvas/rubber lined steel bushings with nuts on both sides and square holes shackles.

A shackles with lathe turned brass bushings would be a pretty nice upgrade.

 

Heat probably wouldn’t hurt but yeah your gonna have to hammer them out.

i’ll try to take a photo of my “ford bushing removal tool” I made today. Works every time

 

Heating those after some aerokroil and outdoors for correct air movement use an old bearing puller and they will come out fairly easy but stinky.

 

There is an easy method I discovered years ago. Put the a perch in the vise, take the stud out, then
take your hack saw blade out of it's frame and stick it through the hole, now put the frame back on
it. Make a cut all the way across the metal sleeve being careful not to cut into the shackle, then rotate
your saw and make another cut all the way across. The cuts should be wide enough apart to use a punch.
Now take a drift punch and grind one side to make a chisel, put the chisel between the shackle and the
sleeve, the cut piece will peal right out, the sleeve will collapse and you can easily drive the rest out. You
want to avoid heat on perches if you can.

 

Someone found themselves a quickchange?

 

@Nobey method works real well, @porknbeaner showed me that one.

I use two socket extentions beat together as a perfect sized drift/punch and haven't found one I can’t get out in under 3 minutes

 

A new Hot Rod Olympics sport or a Shackle Rodeo. Time me!

 

All of that is fantastic!

Keep in mind when mocking up your extra rear end that a quick change has the driveshaft/ torque tube exit at a different height than a standard ford unit

 

I used to deliver Coca Cola to the Havenscourt garage in east oak I believe it was run by the Carlisle Brothers. I used to also work for Bruce Alexander up at his tire shop on MacArthur He made “bite by Bruce’s “ Drag slicks for the various crews in Oakland, Melrose Missile, Glass Slipper, Romeo Palameades , Booze Brothers SW&C and many more a fun time

 

Great to hear you are taking a welding course. Get a high quality helmet with a large field of vision and other safety gear, it will be the biggest help in learning quickly.

 

I took a TIG welding class for a semester at a local college a few years back and thoroughly enjoyed myself. Despite knowing how to MIG, I enrolled in a MIG class the next semester to see what else I could learn. Learning and refreshing knowledge is never a waste of time in my opinion.

 

My welding knowledge has a lot of holes in it. So do some of my welds.
The last class I had was stick welding in metal shop in high school in 1962. I'm killer with a torch though.

 

Killer with a torch... like in the crowd scene in "Young Frankenstein"?

 

Just wanted to be sure you saw this ad:

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/1932-ford-v-8-spoon-gas-pedal.1253969/

 

Or use a 33-34 which is basics the same for 1/2 the price...

 

I have two of those I think. I’ll post pictures later. I’d be glad to part with one.

 

Here’s a pic (upside down). The “top” one has been modified quite a bit but moves freely. The “bottom” one is in great shape but stuck. Easy fix.

 

The bushings for Model A rear springs will fit the 32 perches. Push them in and saw them off to length. All the Model A suppliers have them. Forged Model A shackles get listed on Fordbarn quite often; look for NORS, the ones being produced now are not as nice.

 

Nick, over at HRW has the magic touch when it comes to QC's. He builds them to last, not make noise.

 

welding is such a useful skill to have! way to go to fulfil your resolution !

 

https://m.facebook.com/AmericanHotR...7188692859/4550013071702230/?type=3&source=54

...I saw this finding content to share...we all have people that look somewhat alike but many times we ourselves don't run into them...probably just angle, shadow and that smile...

His name is Julian Doty and its postwar Drylakes...

Congrats on picking up a trade along the journey...has anyone said Weld Done yet...

Credit to Photographer, Owner
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Yeah, it's good to know something useful. Just read in the local paper that there are no longer any news papers printed in Nevada and no real print shops, just digital copy. Who's going to make & wear the funny little newsprint hats?