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Set the cab today. Hood and doors are next, then the interior, then drive the tires off of it.

This 30 AA body was covered in Kool Seal and red paint. The rust out areas required replacement. The body was so rusted I was afraid to sandblast. $1500+ was not in the budget for a better condition truck cab. So, here it is. Very pleased!!!

Enjoying the time and laughs with my Dad, but sand, sand, sand. I don't have a paint booth, and the humidity in North Alabama is about 101%. My clear coat clouded up. Sanding for second coat of paint. No clear this time.

Rear header is complete and reproduced the missing wood over curved roof panel. Had one original for pattern. Not too bad!! Buying the front header.

I have installed the radiator shell on the AA. It had a steel, painted commercial shell when I got it, put very pitted. I didn't notice a gap between the front of the shell and the radiator. I replaced that shell with a stainless commercial shell that I sandblasted and painted black. It and...

Going from this.....to this.....is worth the sore arms from hand rubbing and buffing!

What is the piece called that resembles a dash panel, only screws to the pillar posts on the outside just above the gas tank? Is it reproduced?

Anyone?

I am beginning to disassemble the cab on the 30 AA. The cab had been painted in the past with what looks like Cool Seal. Bad shape. However, I pulled the dash panel and found what looks like original paint. What is it? Also, on the backside of the dash panel is a gloss black that still...

Pop's maiden voyage in his almost complete 30 AA Ford Truck today. This 67 year old man was like a kid in a candy shop. From helping me with math homework as a kid, spending hours playing tic-tac-toe when I was home sick from school, coaching me in baseball, tearing my rear end up with a belt...

Running the engine while my Dad puts the finishing touches on his poplar stakebed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFlWWuu8CHg

I wired up a test setup for my new engine. Ignition wire from dist to one side of the coil. A jumper wire with alligator clips from the other coil side to the - on battery. Jumper wire is serving as a disconnect switch. I have spark at the points. New upper plate with original type...

What have I done wrong? I checked the bottom plate for continuity, none. Installe the bottom plate. Installed the spring, installed the top plate, adjusted the points, installed the condensor, both screws. Screwed in the ignition cable just a couple of threads. Hooked up the hot wire and...

Distributor rebuild tomorrow and ready to fire it up and hear it run for the first time.

Bed construction is complete and beginning the spar urethane today. Two or three coats will make it shine like a new penny!!!

Working on a project with your Dad sits at the top of the list. I am really enjoying restoring his 1930 Model AA Ford. He wasn't able to use it for long after he got it many years ago. It sat and rusted even more. It will be like new when we are finished. We began building the 6' x 12' flatbed...

Looked for a new project. Lo and behold the local park had a caboose sitting in it that needed work. Not so bad!!!

Is there a source for these caps? I have the fronts that are male threads. I am looking for two rears, which are female.

If anyone here has an illustration or diagram of the brake spring locations on a 30 AA, I would appreciate the posting. Thanks in advance.

Back from the sandblaster. Let's start getting this thing put back together!!! I have realized that a AA is a whole different animal than any A or T.