29 Ford Tudor, my first Model A

I finally found myself a Model A. It's a 29 Tudor, the roofs been filled and some patch panels started. It is on a 2X3 frame, suicide front axle, ladder bars and 9" in the rear. 350/350 motor trans. First order of business is to tear it all down and start over. More to come later.

 

Start over = glutton for punishment.

Great project; keep us updated.

 

Looks like a good start

 

call me crazy but i like when a car runs and drives and i can pull it in over the weekend or so and change up a few things. cars that sit and rot while i tinker just dont do it for me.

from the looks of it most of the work has already been done! id change a few things and rub out some spots but all in all it looks like a good runner and only needs to be transformed a bit, not rebuilt

 

nice. id defintaly throw the 350 in the trash! if the frame is built nice id leave it. small chop and some bodywork and paint ! hellyeh

 

My thoughts exactly...

 

nice start a nice flatty would look good too

 

Nothing wrong with a 350.
Build it the way you want.

 

that is a great start bud! good luck with it

 

Even better with a ford in it.

 

Pulled the body off the frame this weekend. That was easy and quick. Repairing the hacked chop and a ton bad welds will not be so quick. Most of the patch work and welds appear to have been done by Stevie Wonder when he was drunk. Ehh, shit'll buff out. Anyways, after I pulled the body off I disassembled the cowl. Gutted the gas tank ( Using a fuel cell ), drilled the spot welds for the firewall, and cut out what was left of the front subrails. New parts on the way; new firewall, subrails, and cowl panels. Up next, more grinding and some sandblasting.

 

Nice start all the same and sure sounds like you have a plan.
good luck and keep posting progress.

 

Great start! I'll be watching the progress

 

Latest purchase for the Model A, a Hobart Mig welder. Okay so it's not part to bolt on, but I'm excited.

 

How much of a chop is on your sedan?

 

Not much. About 1.5" in the rear and 4" in the front.

 

Channeled the body over the frame. It's takes some time but man is it worth it. The car sits much better now.

 

looks veeeeeeery good!!!

 

Insert license plate here.

 

With as much as you channeled it, I think a little more off the top rear would compliment it nicely.

 

I hear you.... I'd love to but I can't do it, I'm 6'4". It was either chop it more or channel it and the channelling won. But, we'll see how it goes.

 

Oh man, Do i know what your talking about, i'm 6'5. Haha

 

Decied to use a 32 dash....


and the main reason progress is slow,

 

Made some progress on the Sedan tonight. I chopped a new windshield frame down to fit. Then I drank a couple beers. I next lowered the radiator a little further. After channeling the body the radiator was about 5 inches higher than the cowl. After that, I had a couple more beers.

 

where is my beer?!?!?! keep up the good work, its looking good!

 

hey , if your going to throw that 350 in the trash, I got a car over here that needs to go fast..I'll take it off your hands..seeing how its worth nothing but trash ..I'll even pay to have it shipped to me..
one mans trash is another mans cheap fast powerplant

PM me..

or was that all just cheap talk?

 

Nice little car! If you're going to upgrade that front end MY 29 Tudor could use that 37-40 Ford V8-60 tubular axle. I always liked the Grabowski/Ivo T setup with the spring mounted to reversed 35-48 radius rod ends and hangers at the axle bolts and the radius rods mounted to brackets welded to the frame.

I see yours has Model A or 32-34 radius rods and the spring hangs from those flat steel brackets welded to the axle.