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I have a cute little parade truck. The chassis is a 1931 and engine as well. It was built off of the Hudson Wagon Works plans from Hudson Iowa with Red Oak for most of the body and tongue and grove deck planking for the floors. It runs and drives well... The fenders and running boards are the...

I love that car! I remember riding in it with Ron when it still had the trick motor... we passed modern cars on the interstate like it was his job. There are so many tricks still in that car, please enjoy!

add me to that list, thats a deal

From my understanding the metal prep is to do some neutralizing but mostly it helps with etching non-rusty areas. If you are coating an older piece with no new metal then simply applying the POR-15 should be sufficient to encapsulate and prevent deterioration from rust for longer than we are...

I have not used it on the Model A but on my 68 Scout... it's a good cleaner but there are other cheaper cleaners that work just as well. Just get things cleaned up nice before use of POR-15 and it should flow well and hold well.

Give it a retorque first 55lbs. If that fails then replacing one isn't all that hard but when you take the head off try and check that the head is smooth and flat, it may need to be sent off and surfaced. But don't assume the worst until you've ruled out the simple.

Ken, I have seen a C body in pictures... Rainmaker Ron did one as one of his first builds and if I dig I'm sure I can find a picture or two of it as a 70's build. Good work and keep at it.

Harvey I did the wood body in 9 months with one primary friend coming over 1 night a week. I acquired a good compound miter saw, a router table and more sanding doodads than I could count. We did some stuff that we got super lucky with (ahem B pillar). I would also said an air nailer and a...

wow, just went through all those speed websites and I want my wife to ignore the debit card bill for a while

I've had good luck finding piugs sold as racing plugs from the 30's and 40's... authenticity and still a bloody hot fire

I've had two sets, one that Rod had made and one Rod had me make. He wasn't always a stickler for authentic as long as it fit and worked. To that I would say if you followed the blueprints and used a high quality. That being said, make it out of a marine grade for water resiliency and then...

Here are the X-31 and Pickup

It was the X-31, lots of custom work... German Model B 4 cylinder, 16" wheels, AC and shelf above windshield to keep looks, 4 speed trans that could pass most cars on the interstate. He had to pull the B engine about 6 years ago with a bad knock and he put in one of his spare A's that was .30...

I have not posted here in a long time but I had the honor of spending 6 years going to work with Ron in his shop every Monday just after he sold the parts business. Things were always done his way but he always had time for me or anyone else who wanted to learn about the Model A. I pray that...

The Model A just fired up on the third crank at 5 degrees and a feel like of -11. There is no question in this... I'm just proud of the old girl, she started better then my 2010 Jetta this evening.... Now if I can get Rainmaker Ron to show me how to install his heater system he has in the X-31...

If it is in rough condition an entire car would go best. Really nice parts I've seen go well alone but those are only very nice ones. Also let people know where you are and someone might get excited and look at it.

I'll take them... how do you want to do this, pay pal, check pm me.

I just finished my huckster with the Hudson Wagon Works plans, it is open on the sides but I do like the look of that glass. You have done a very fine job (better then mine for sure) and I hope you get the joy of driving the daylights out of it. Eric

I have just finished my first... I've got 20ft of open garage space and about 50 more years of restoration so I'm hopeful to do my part. Also... the guy who got me into Model A's started with a one car garage, filled the roof with parts, built a 25 x 25 then built a two story 3 stall garage for...

You may also ask if anyone close by would stop by and get pictures ( I know that would require a lot of trust but you might need to figure out something instead of making some extra trips up there). Also, make a choice of what it is worth to you to spend doing everything and price accordingly...