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Projects 1930 Ford Coupe, another vintage hotrod salvage project.

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by stubbsrodandcustom, May 25, 2021.

  1. stubbsrodandcustom
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    So we all know how much I like to punish myself with more work, but this little coupe just caught my eye. Bought it last weekend. So I am the 3rd owner of it, last titled in 1970. Texas car its whole life DFW area. Body is stellar in the rust department, rear trunk is perfect, only rust on body is passenger cowl lower. Bad part is its motor is toast, someone welded up a hole in the side of the block with a stick welder, few cracks here and there also along with one cylinder with 5 psi of compression, yeah probably stuck valves but cracked block probably wont ever be right. So trying to source another banger motor right now locally...

    Day one on the ride home...

    coupe 2.jpg

    Tucked away for the night....

    coupe 3.jpg

    Motor repair with bondo over that.... QUALITY WINS AGAIN... coupe 4.jpg

    Few other pics to give yall a good idea of why I had to have it...
    coupe 9.jpg
    coupe 5.jpg
    coupe 6.jpg
    coupe 7.jpg
    coupe 8.jpg
    coupe 10.jpg


    So let the games begin......

    coupe1.jpg
     
  2. Packrat
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  3. mrquickwhip
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    I love it too.....great score
     
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  4. catdad49
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    Thank you for rescuing another A!
     
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  5. Wow, I love to find them like that. Anxious to see it come together.
     
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  6. WB69
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    Good score. Will make a great hotrod.
     
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  8. Budget36
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    I’ll be darn, I thought I was the only one with a bondo’ed block! 218 Dodge I had. My guy took extra care though and painted the block afterwards. Lol

    That looks like a great start you have!
     
  9. brading
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    I am drooling, always wanted a Steel 5 Window Model A.
     
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  10. mickeyc
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    I have an original A motor with a knock when running. I dont
    see any cracks? Now I have a replacement motor and should not need the
    one in the car now. Keep me in mind if you may be interested.
     
  11. stubbsrodandcustom
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    Thanks man, I will definitely keep it in mind, my buddy has a rebuilt motor thats been sitting 15 years never ran, I am trying to grab that but if he needs it then I may take you up on that, I have family in Morgan city so I can make a good road trip out of it.
     
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  12. Model A Gomez
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    The crack is in the oil pan area and really wouldn't cause a problem except an oil leak from oil splash, JB weld fix on a running motor wouldn't worry me. Probably threw a rod at sometime but not near the water jacket and not really structural. Looks like a good body , will be a nice project.
     
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  13. rusty valley
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    Isn't it amazing how one day its they're pride and joy, then one day it gets shoved outside to die
     
  14. stubbsrodandcustom
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    Yeah, normally wouldn't worry me either, but I've got a cracked head and one cylinder with 5psi of compression rest at zero, so going to pull the head and see if we have some stuck valves or shot pistons etc...
     
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  15. stubbsrodandcustom
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    Last nights update photos...

    So much easier to work without fenders etc in the way....
    COUPE 11.jpg

    COUPE 12.jpg COUPE 13.jpg

    Took a little time and got the head off... Only broke 2 studs....

    So interesting tidbit I have never seen in a block deck ever before... Anyone clue me in on this?

    COUPE 14.jpg

    Here is how she looks inside...No ridge hardly at all at top of cylinder, no real rust pitting in cylinders I have seen yet... No overbore stamping on top of pistons... I know its been into at some point in its life due to that repair on the side of the block... I've seen alot worse for sure...

    COUPE 15.jpg
     
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  16. lake_harley
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    Cool start. Just in case other replacements for the repaired block don't work out, I have a good block as well as quite a few other Model A engine parts for sale. Downside is distance might be an issue since I'm in Southeast Missouri. But, send a PM if you have any interest.

    Looking forward to "in process" and "finished product" photos.

    Lynn
     
  17. stubbsrodandcustom
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    Update to start the new work week out...

    So we pulled the motor thursday. Went well.... Decided to tackle this front crossmember damage. Huge hole but no cracks, so made a new piece and welded it all in etc...

    COUPE 16.jpg COUPE 17.jpg COUPE 18.jpg COUPE 19.jpg

    Onto motor..... Brought it up to a buddy who wrenches on bangers some and had him give me the run down on how a few things come out as I have never removed valves in a banger. So verdict is block repair is great, welded inside and out, Babbitt is good on rods, everything was turned 10 thou when it was apart at some point. Standard bore cleaned up perfectly with a hone. Crank turns super easy, minimal endplay for thrust. I may have to pull main shims at some point but were not quite there yet... Valves took some major lapping but they cleaned up and sealed up good... He has some stainless valves but I am thinking of leaving these original since they are not cracked and show no real signs of failure other than a little rust pitting on the top of a few... Here are some in progress photos... The photos stopped when we had 4 head studs break off in the block... If that hadn't have happened we would have had the motor built in a day... So will go up friday and finish up hopefully...

    COUPE 20.jpg COUPE 21.jpg COUPE 22.jpg COUPE 23.jpg COUPE 24.jpg
     
  18. stubbsrodandcustom
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    Well, last friday was slow moving for sure. We got valves adjusted, few other things handled, then realized we had the wrong size rings. So here I am waiting on new set of rings... None the less, we dingle ball honed the cylinders, they look stellar.

    So the last few days got after cleaning the frame and some things up... Brush painted the frame with POR15, dang that stuff is shinny.... Not quite sold on shiny frame right now...

    COUPE 25.jpg
    COUPE 26.jpg
    COUPE 27.jpg
     
  19. Don't worry about the shiny - I used POR15 on my frame, and it will dull since it is not UV resistant (at least the stuff wasn't when I used it about 6 years ago). I am still happy with the results though.
    Looks great.
     
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  20. stubbsrodandcustom
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    Were getting somewhere now.... New rings and put it all back together, now to rebuild starter, and a few other systems, find me a 94 carburetor to build and install and see if we can make some fire.

    Burns Speed Equip.

    COUPE 28.jpg COUPE 29.jpg
     
  21. stubbsrodandcustom
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    Progress has been a bit slower but still progress...

    So finally got the top wood kit in after 1 month...
    8 hrs to install, Alot of pushing, and prodding to get it back in...

    COUPE 31.jpg COUPE 30.jpg COUPE 33.jpg
     
  22. stubbsrodandcustom
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    I am waiting on a carb now...

    But motor is ready other than a carb and studs... And wiring...

    COUPE 32.jpg

    Here she is in all her glory as of last night...

    COUPE 34.jpg COUPE 35.jpg
     
  23. timeflies
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    Now that’s coming along great!
     
  24. Tim
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  25. Blues4U
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    Very cool! It got new wheels & tires somewhere along the way, looks much better
     
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  26. The37Kid
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    Nice to see solid cars, found and brought back so quickly.

    Bob
     
  27. stubbsrodandcustom
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    Thanks...

    I had this set of 19s off my prior tudor sedan. I couldn't stomach looking at radials anymore on it..
     
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  28. stubbsrodandcustom
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    Thanks.... I try to not let things sit and rot...

    I paid pretty good money for it, but it was more solid than 99% of the stuff around Texas for sure these days...
     
  29. SR100
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    I'm late to the party (as usual...), but flipping that image in PhotoShop produced this:
    Coupe-14.jpg

    Applying my best Google-Fu, I found one reference to a McCord Gasket Co ad in a 1935 Motor magazine, apparently listing part no. 5571 as a head gasket:
    McCord.JPG
    Unfortunately, given its age, Google Books only posts it in snippet view. As has become common lately, the snippet they display has nothing to do with the text searched. Anyone have an old McCord catalog or volume 63 of Motor? Any guesses how it became imprinted?
     
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