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Cant wait to see this get put back together.
Here’s a photo of the seats folded down. You can see a few staples around the outside, but with the seats in their normal position you won’t be...
Thank you! I will post photos of the back of the seat when I'm home. When I finished the backrest's I traced them out onto the leather I had, I...
Long overdue for an update here. Unfortunately I haven’t done much in terms of getting the car back on the road. I started working on my front...
It looks like it would be very close. Would likely need to drop the ball in order to get those two bolts in/out. I'll rummage through my jar of...
On a side note, I got the old bent bolts out. In order to get my fingers in there to get the bolts out I had to remove a bunch of steel wool/old...
I got out in the garage for a bit, I was looking at my radius ball mount and what I’ll need to space it down. My first try, I think I’m going to...
There's a Tandy store about an hour away from me, but I couldn't find time to make the trip. I would imagine they'd have product there to look at...
Oh, well there we go they have over 100 locations. I'm sure some of you have purchased from them before then. They mentioned that the hides will...
This I didn’t want to have too many things on the go at the same time with the car. It becomes overwhelming. But everything I need to do right...
Awesome roadster you've got there. Keep at it and have fun!
Thank you all very much, great information! @meteorpete, your photos helped me envision what @4bangerbob was explaining. Much easier to see what...
I read the Les Andrew’s book a bit, he speaks about removing the wishbone and the radius ball assembly. But doesn’t touch base on removing the...
Ohh, build my own bracket and use two lower ball caps.. I like that idea. Seems relatively simple and effective!
Paul Shinn has some great material and has helped me plenty since I’ve owned this thing. Since I’ve had the manual all I’ve done is chop the top,...
Very good exploded view, but I believe that’s a later year then what I have? When you remove the wishbone ball out of the socket, you have the cap...
From what I understand, the caster you gain in lowering the wishbone ball mount is better than losing the rigidity you would by splitting the...
My next area of concern is lowering the wishbone ball mount. I looked at it quickly, there’s a cotter pin beside the mount? I’m going to jack the...
Thanks Peter, means a lot!
I got the front end put back together and placed underneath the car. I have all the Model A parts on the ‘32 axle. I’ve already run into a few...
Today started off well, I filled the holes in the windshield frame. Splashed some paint on it, roughed it up, now it looks old and rough like the...
I got the windows, felt window channels, and rubber seals all installed. Cleaned up the old window regulators and greased everything. The windows...
While driving the car home after I chopped it I realized quickly I needed to lower the seats - could barely get in the thing! The other day, while...
Oh ya you’re real close, I’m just off Trussler rd. If you see my car out this year stop and say hi.
It’s been a while since I’ve updated. I’ve been buying more parts and slowly picking away at the to do list. I unfortunately haven’t been able to...
@roll of the dices , I just re read the pages on upholstery and interior. Did you happen to mention what kind of leather you used? Upon...
Welcome Bogline. Looks like an awesome start, I vote you keep the patina the way it is, looks great! Lots of good knowledge on this site that has...
Congrats on the A, it looks great! You'll have fun tinkering as you go. Your heading in the same direction as my A, or can I refer to it as a hot...
I got some time today, I pulled the front end out from under the car. Next step will be tearing it apart and starting to swap everything over to...
Now with the holidays over I'm hoping to get back in the garage and get some work done more frequently. I recently purchased a cheap multi...
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