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De Konjel

De Konjel

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Not sure if its a "rule" but thought I better introduce myself before shooting all those questions to you guys.
My name is Bart. I'm living in the south of Holland. Close to the Belgium border. I'm working on older cars all my life but my "love" is with pre-war cars.
Thats the reason why I couldn't pass on a deal with full pallet of Ford Model A parts.

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This is only a fraction. There is also a chassis, engine, gearbox, wire wheels, etc. etc.
The plan is to build a speedster. Try to go as much as possible era correct.
For safety I think hydraulic brakes but for the rest as bsaic as possible.

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Looking forward on reading all the info on this forum!!!!!!

BART
 
De Konjel said:
Not sure if its a "rule" but thought I better introduce myself before shooting all those questions to you guys.
My name is Bart. I'm living in the south of Holland. Close to the Belgium border. I'm working on older cars all my life but my "love" is with pre-war cars.
Thats the reason why I couldn't pass on a deal with full pallet of Ford Model A parts.

DSC_0962%2017_zpsg6xdjofk.jpg


This is only a fraction. There is also a chassis, engine, gearbox, wire wheels, etc. etc.
The plan is to build a speedster. Try to go as much as possible era correct.
For safety I think hydraulic brakes but for the rest as bsaic as possible.

1929-ford-speedster-936_zpsd5ttbxof.jpg


2652603534_253ea5e95a_zpsoxlzpi9k.jpg


Looking forward on reading all the info on this forum!!!!!!

BART
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Hello Bart...let me be the first to welcome you. I know your country well. Spent lots of time in Holland.... Nijmegen, Oosterbeek, Arnheim, Eindhoven, Rotterdam. You live close to Hell's Highway?

Ed
 
Great to have you on board. You'll find a good bunch of people here. The Speedster will be a good project.

The Old Tinbasher

John Poole
 
De Konjel, Welcome, you will love this site. Ask any questions ( none are dumb ) You will find more help here than you can imagine . Best Wishes John II
 
Spokes said:
De Konjel, Welcome, you will love this site. Ask any questions ( none are dumb ) You will find more help here than you can imagine . Best Wishes John II
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Well said John !!

May I welcome you too, De Komjel. Looks like you'll be able to help us too.
 
Welcome to the barn community. You are and will be in good company.
Look forward to seeing your Speedster come together.
 
welcome, I love speedsters and believe you will find a large following here. I'll be doing some of the watching as you go along. Good luck and great find.
 
31 Model A said:
Hello Bart...let me be the first to welcome you. I know your country well. Spent lots of time in Holland.... Nijmegen, Oosterbeek, Arnheim, Eindhoven, Rotterdam. You live close to Hell's Highway?

Ed
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I'm living in Hilvarenbeek, close to Tilburg. Thats about 50km west of "Hell's Highway".
 
Thanks for the Welcome!!

Will start the frame first for a good solid base.
Have to replace the front crossmember so I will begin there.
Also need to check how to lower the car without cutting the frame...........

BART
 
I started cleaning the frame and need to replace the front crossmember.
Now I'm checking the part suppliers on the web but can't find the correct crossmember like the original.
Only what they call a hot rod version.
Are they available new or do I need to search for a good used one?

BART
 
Good used, and '28-9 (which has variations) differs from '30-31. Biggest difference between the more common early and late ones is that the late have radiator mounts about 1/4" lower than early, enough to disrupt radiator and hood lines if one too high is used. Obviously late can easily be shimmed up, but negative shims are hard to find.
 
For good used parts (like the cross member you need) check with Bert's Model A in Denver Colorado and Arizona Model A.
 
I'm searching for the chassis number but I can not find it.
The engine number is from march 1931 but I wanna know if the engine "belongs" to the chassis.
Is the number always on the leftside on top of the rail just behind the first cabin bolt hole or is it possible its somewhere else??

BART
 
De Konjel said:
I'm searching for the chassis number but I can not find it.
The engine number is from march 1931 but I wanna know if the engine "belongs" to the chassis.
Is the number always on the leftside on top of the rail just behind the first cabin bolt hole or is it possible its somewhere else??

BART
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Made in the USA yes, Canadian made did not stamp frame.
 
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