What are you doing with your A this winter?

Driving, tighten fan hub, driving, drive to work, drive home, drive to the store, drive,,,,,,,,,,, well you get the picture. :)
 
Replace front spring in my sedan replaced brass incerts in all shock links. Rebuilt a spare engine I had which has been hiding under the work bench for years. Anything Model A related to pass the time until spring.
 
After using the coupe as a daily driver for 2 weeks last summer,I'm driving it as much as I can on dry roads now. The Autolite heater makes it Nice.
 
I have the interior trim out to repaint it correctly (was grey and should be tan).

But right now my wife has me working on the kitchen, so dry wall repair, bead board, and restoring a 60 year old base board heater in on my schedule! :confused:
 

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Had to get a propane heater head for my BBQ tank to keep the chill off in the garage while putting around on the car. Even then, when it's below 40 out, the heater doesn't do much good, so I have worked on it when the temp gets warmer than 40 or 45.

This winter I had the headlight bar powder coated, rebuilt headlight buckets, painted the horn, installed a new wiring harness, and installed new battery tray. Mostly light stuff. I have been driving when possible. Lately it has been kind of warm. We had 63 degrees today, but sadly I am stuck at work.
 
Getting back on my stalled project after too many years. Got my police head welded and surfaced this last fall. Disassembled the motor my dad had acquired for this A back in the 60's and never fired it up. Found some issues so had it hot tanked and magna-fluxed to start fresh. Spent part of my tax return on new internal parts for it on Tuesday. And weather permitting I'm taking the engine and parts to Claire IA in a week and a half for new babbit. Target date of installation in the frame is April 15th 2018.
 
My ‘30 Phaeton is living a cushy life in heated storage. I plan to sell my 1912 Touring to be followed by search/purchase of a closed Model A.
 
AL in NY said:
Installing new front and rear springs. Using Roadster 7 leaf rear spring to soften up ride in my 30CCPU. Also finally going to install that set of Stipe shocks I bought a couple years ago.
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My time line was like yours. Took me a year or more to get around installing new front and rear springs. Then another year to install my wonderful stipe shocks. After adjusting the shocks and shackles how I like, what an enormous difference in the ride! No more procrastination. Steering sector is up next. Im hoping to have a pro do the job. I want to also hear that "click" again.
 
Changed from original generator to 6V alternator. Upgraded to halogen headlights, added second tail light and upgraded both to led. Converted old single tail light to led of my own design and dabbed a mount to sit atop rear mount spare tire as third brake light. Added cowl lights, again LED to my own conversion. Also added turn signals with nifty kit from S & M electro-Tech. Very nice. Maybe you can see a common thread here. SEE and BE SEEN!
 
Finished the LogoLites turn signal install last week. Drained year old gas, cleaned sediment bowl and filled with corn free regular and MMO. Planned to install Brattons rear tubular shock kit and Vintage Precision thermostat housing, but scheduled foot surgery next week will delay those projects until May.
 
Where do I start.........? Installed new rebuilt engine, ordered and installed rebuilt bell housing and brake cross shaft from Snyders, pulled off the backing plates and sent to Randy Gross for new cast iron drums and brakes. Installed the Stipe shocks I've had for years, too. This is the roadster I've had 45 years so it had a lot of deferred maintenance that I needed to catch up on. I should have just gone ahead and painted it because I feel like I've pretty much done a complete restoration on it..........now, I'm ready to drive..........see you in Reno.
 
In addition to new brakes (post #7), I now have new side rails on my pickup bed (the old ones were really weather worn), and have installed electric wipers (had a hand wiper before). I am also working on renewing the headliner, still a work in progress.
 
Yikes! Our touring season is less than a month away! I continue to stare at the six Goodyears that need mounting not to mention repainting the wheels, 10 of them no less. I sent out an original instrument panel to be restored with "butler" nickel. Finished the cowl band and yes, what a hassle, however, model A hassles I enjoy. Still not organized though, I failed to install a set of original motor mounts Steve at Berts sold me along with new rubber, when I had the motor out!!! Now I get to do it with the motor installed. The list goes on.
 
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