Help....where do I belong? lol

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mndodge

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Hi guys....
I have not posted much on here but have read a lot of valuable information and lots of knowledge out there, I also have been over on the HAMB site and have posted more over there and wondering where I really belong......:)
I own a 29 tudor that is all stock except for the lacking of interior that the mice must have taken care of while it sat in a barn for forty years from the previous owner and when I originally bought it had different plans then I do now. The more I go to shows and see whats out there and also read the monthly "Banger threads" next door......The more I want to keep the car the way it is and run the A motor. My original thoughts were to put a Olds rocket in and remove the fenders, but the more I look into the banger speed parts.....the more I want to stay with it and head that direction and leave the fenders on and maybe just add a T spring in the rear and a 4" dropped axle in the front along with adding a high comp head and possibly something like a Burns split intake and two carbs after the motor is ready for it and a set of 35 spokes also.....so where does that fit in????
My next question......My dad has a 29 AA truck and chassis that is headed my way, my plan is to remove the cab and sheet metal forward and mount it on a regular A chassis and make a pickup out of it. I picked up a 30 box last week from a guy in town that put on a new brookville because he the original one had a few "patina dings" in it, honestly I think it is in really nice shape and complete also.
My plan is pretty much the same for this project, four banger with speed parts added and no fenders, I didn't get the fenders with the box and my dad would like to hold on to the fenders from the AA, so fenderless on this one almost seems natural.
I am not trying to eat up anyone's time with all this, just wondering where this two projects fall between the two web sites?
I had a friend of mine ask me a few weeks ago which way I lean more towards, I told him "purist -traditional", is there such a thing with what I have explained or is it just a nice word for not chopping them up and tossing in a chevy?????.........LOL :D
 
From your description of the Tudor I would say you belong on the HAMB, though admittedly you are borderline. This site is primarily for stock vehicles and guys working on restoration and preservation, and the pickup would be right here. But if you've got any doubts or questions, send a message to Ryan (the owner of this site), and ask him. He can give you a better idea than I can.
 
Many people enjoy both worlds and websites. The full fendered '29 Tudor lowered with a Banger with an overhead or other speed parts would be a lot of fun. Just build one forst before starting on the other. Bob
 
700rpm said:
From your description of the Tudor I would say you belong on the HAMB, though admittedly you are borderline. This site is primarily for stock vehicles and guys working on restoration and preservation, and the pickup would be right here. But if you've got any doubts or questions, send a message to Ryan (the owner of this site), and ask him. He can give you a better idea than I can.
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Borderline.......that sums it all up, aren't we all LOL :D
 
I would think you need to be in both places. Ask you hot rod questions on the hamb and your stock questions here
 
I am basically a modifier, and go on both sites but this is my favorite, I only go on the HAMB once a week. People on this site run everything from stock to Bonneville, like me. You might want to check out this site, www.hotforhotfours.com It is a performance orientated mag for 4-bangers.
 
There is a gray area and you seem to be in it. Post any question you want and see what happens.

The tag line for HAMB is
"This forum is dedicated to spreading the gospel of traditional hot rods and customs to hoodlums worldwide."

Fordbarn tag is "This is a forum dedicated to preservation of early Ford Automobiles."

If want to get the most out of your posts, follow the above tags you should have success. There are members here that are also members on Hamb so even pure "Hot Rod" questions can sometimes get answers here.
 
If you have fenders keep them, they look great on a lowered A.

Might want to look at 17" (front) and 18" (back) wheels also. The 35's are nice but the 17-18s would look nice and not seen very often.

Hop the banger.

Everything you've mentioned can be reversed if desired and is just my opinion.
 
Thanks to all the replies...
I got the info I was looking for in a sorts, I plan on keeping the 29 sedan with fenders on as was mentioned, another mentioned 17" and 18" wheel combo and I have two 17's in the garage and that is a great idea.
I do plan to spruce up the four banger a little.....at least that is the thought I have now, but we all know how plans change, lol!
I mentioned the 29' AA truck and took a ride out to take a look tonight, I have received a few emails from a few on here about chassis they had and I was in the market for, well I found one Saturday night and took a 160 mile road trip to check it out. It is a 29' Tudor and its all there minus the interior, body has some rust in doors, but good chassis with new radiator and grill shell and also wood kit plus about $500 of miscellaneous parts, it comes with 5 30-31 spoke wheels and is sitting on 40 ford steelie wheels and also comes with a title and some bonus bullet holes....hahaaa, picked it up for $2400 which I didn't think was to bad?
So the chassis will be the donor for the pickup to sit on, I will try and add a picture of the AA that I will be picking up this next week and start digging in. The truck chassis isn't bad and has the two stick and the worm gear rear.....pretty cool to see it all!
 

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Also....a quick picture of my 29 I've had, don't judge the flat black....had to spray it so it wasn't sitting with a few bare metal spots from previous 40 year owner, it is work in progress and fun to drive and as Al 29Tudor said.....lots of smiles and waves when driving it.
 

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In 20 years, what will you be happier with? My answer, for me, is as stock as possible. I can buy lots of "nearly completed" projects around here for a song, so don't tear them apart until you have at least a two year period of uninterupted time to work on it. I don't know you, maybe you don't have other things in your life like I do, just my advice.
 
eagle said:
In 20 years, what will you be happier with? My answer, for me, is as stock as possible. I can buy lots of "nearly completed" projects around here for a song, so don't tear them apart until you have at least a two year period of uninterupted time to work on it. I don't know you, maybe you don't have other things in your life like I do, just my advice.
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Eagle.....Very good info, with the 29 sedan I have I have been stuck up on a sandbar when I look at it, its a runner and a driver and we enjoy taking it out and the more I thought about it the more I want to leave it alone in its natural state and enjoy it as it is.
The pickup project on the other hand is a little easier to take a different direction and have the best of both worlds.
Kind of a small world......I used to haul corn out of your grain elevator in town back to Duluth, nice area out there!!
 
First off welcome to the forum and thanks for showing us your vehicles, I am in a similiar situation in that my car is not 100% original - but by the same token it is not an all out Street Rod.

It is often a case of working with what you have to keep an old car on the road - in my case I have 60 odd years of previous owners modifications.

I would say that certain questions & topics would be better posed on the HAMB, if they concern matters very much away from factory specs.

But my experience of the Ford Barn is that it is filled with a particularly high level of knowledge and specific information and you may not get that caliber of assistance anywhere else on the net.

The thing that I am most appreciative of is that the Gentlemen on here share their hard earned knowledge willingly and for free.

If it was not for these guys here I would not know anything about these beautiful old cars, and compared to most of them I know nothing at all :)

My 2cents

Bob
 
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Bob......
Your reply is my thoughts exactly, I can honestly tell you that a month ago we went to Iola for the show and swap meet and the Model A's that people (drove) brought and had on display makes one think of all the time put into one to have others appreciate and wish it was theirs. I guess I look at the cars being brought back to what they were at the time they were produced and I cant help but see them as a work of art, the simplicity of them and the times they represent just make a guy smile and that is why my 29' tudor will remain a stock car or as much as possible.
When you say the guys on here have the knowledge.....I think that is an understatement:), It always amazes me when reading the questions or what have you how much these guys know and as you said it is the BEST free info you can get in my opinion!!!
This thread I started was not meant to insult anyone on here, I know the bracket I fall into.....I enjoy the cars as they came from the factory, but I also admire the innovations guys took early on to "speed them up" with adding a police "B" head or other simple modifications......I look at it as a tree with many branches and thank all for the input to the questions I ask.....Thanks
 
I participate on both HAMB and Ford Barn. Just pay attention to how relevant your questions and comments are based on the forum. I do not fit perfectly into either site based on how most of my cars are built; but both sites offer valuable information resources. ...and I feel I can contribute on both forums appropriately.
 
Russ...
Good info, sounds like we are on about the same wave length.......sorta?
I have found lots of good info here to help resurrect my project(s), it is nice to have a site with a lot of original information.
 
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