'30 model A coupe

[Speedpro]

Thanks to everyone for taking a look and all the great comments. Very much appreciated. 

I have been working on the seat and trying to figure out exactly where it was going to be located. I found this hard to do, realizing that it would be a good idea to maybe have the steering column in place might help a little. To make things easy down the road, I decided to use a pin to help attach the column and drag link to the frame. When the frame was being cleaned up, the mount for the column on the inside of the frame was removed as it was not needed. A hole was drilled through the frame for the pin to mount the column too. Also drilled a hole in the bottom of the steering box. At the drop down on the dash, I decided to use a collar that was made using a piece of .100 solid rod drilled out to 1/16th that will slide onto the column. Had to file the drop down on the dash to fit the collar that will support the column. The drag link was a little more than just attach and be done. Ended up drilling into the link to fit the pin going through the frame, shorting the arm and since there is a slight interference with the radius rod, I made a longer pin and a sleeve to get the drag link to clear the radius rod. I know this is a small thing, but the hole in the firewall for the column was filed in and now fits the column much better. I think now the seat can be fit and be confident it's where it needs to be.

 

 

That's it for now. Till next time......................

[Kit Karson]

Super Klean Kolumn Installation! -KK

[Speedpro]

Below is part of a post I made on the previous page about Fixing the upside down wheel clyinders. It has been brought to my attention by @NOBLNG that there is actually nothing wrong with the parts in the kit. I thought it was just a mistake when the kit was made and thought I was doing good by showing how to fix it. I apologize to any builders that used this on their build. I'll try to do better in the future.

Speedpro

 

 

 

Ah, fixing one of the biggest flaws of this kit, the upside down wheel cylinder trick! I'm sure everyone knows about this so here's a couple picks of what I did to correct this issue...........put a flat on other side, add material to original flat, sand to shape and you are now 180 degrees in the right direction and the wheel cylinders are doing the same.

 

IF you are building a factory stock '30 Ford Model A, you really don't want to do this modification! 

 

 

[bill-e-boy]

1 hour ago, Speedpro said:

IF you are building a factory stock '30 Ford Model A

You would need to find some old rod brakes. Ol' Henry was a little late to the hydraulic brake party - 1939 for him

[Kit Karson]

Hey Brother! The part you ordered is packaged and ready to ship!! -KK

[Speedpro]

The time has come to start working with the interior. I have a seat from a '33 ford that I was working on awhile back. I'm going to bite the bullet and go the distance and make that seat fit the car. But before the seat, I wanted to take care of the slots that can be seen on the bottom side of the floor boards outer edge. This was a easy task. A couple strips made from 0.20 evergreen sheet were glued to the bottom of the floor board. I probably could have made them to be not so noticable, but chose to make them be seen. Adds a liitle character to a other wise flat surface. All that was done to the door cards was to sand a little off the 6 tabs that sit in the slots.

 

 

I think I have a fair plan for the rear deck of the seat as it needs to be lengthened. A piece of 0.60 evergreen was shaped to fit the opening for the rear deck. The rear deck was cut off the seat. It was done this way for adjustment reasons. It will be grafted into the piece that was made to be the new rear deck. After the two parts were joined, the seat and the new rear deck were glued back together. 

 

Some finish work still needs to be done. When fitting the two parts back together, it was obviuos that the fit of the overall seat was going to be right on the money. One thing that was noted was the steering column was not lined up center with the driver's seat. That will be adjusted. And what to do with those pesky door cards!

Till next time.............................