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LOL The live and learn is how try to go about things as well. It just sucks when I do it and then it takes 3times as long to fix what i messed up.lol Thanks for the input though.

Yes the A piller is what I am talking about. I did try to push them in some but kinda looked wrong. I went to show this weekend and there was a guy I asked and his answer was I shouldn't cut if you dont know. Didn't really like that answer lol. Hell I have to learn some way i figure.

I have a 31'Model A 4dr that I have chopped 5.5" but I am having a problem with with the front. When I set the top of the front window on it is about .5" wider and doesn't match up. Do I have to cut the top brace in the middle also to bring the post in?

I guess that is the way I will go better to have overkill I guess.lol Plus my little boy get a kick out the welding part when we work on the car.That way he gets to wear his helmet.

I have a question about when should you think about putting fishplates on a frame? This the first frame I have ever built and to be honest kinda nervous about it in some ways. I used 2x4 3/16" steel and did grind the edge for better pen. I am using air front and rear and I am going to try to use...

Cenpen speed shop has what you are looking for.I just got mine a few weeks ago and is a really nice setup. http://www.cenpen.com/traditionalair.htm

sgo70 Thanks that does make sense.I thought I seen something donrods wrote about that somewhere. Will have to try to find that again because I want the body as straight as i can get it before I even think about cutting it.

How do I go about getting the door to open and close easy before i start to brace the thing up? I know I could take it to a shop and pay them but would really like to do it myself if i can. I have the body off the frame now because that didn't seem to matter as far as opening and closing the doors.

I have a 30' Model A fordor and the wood inside is kind of rough. None of the doors will close with out big gaps. I was thinking about it would be better to replace them with steel but kinda new to this.I sure I can pull the wood out and use them to make new wood ones. Any draw backs to doing...

What do most of you use when working on your frames and heavy metal stuff? I do you know when it is better to use stick or a mig welder? I have a buddy that welds pipe for a living and if you hear him talk it is a better weld.Then I hear other say mig is better but then all of the really nice...

I would like to go down that way myself.Is it a really good show? I have a few guys that said it was ok but they seem to say that about everything.lol I would love to find some good stuff for my 30' A project and get away from work for a few days.

What are some part vendors out there that sell parts for the Ford Model A? I know I could find most of the little parts at a few swap meets but I really don't ever hear about any. So I figure I would just buy them new if they are out there.

This project has been killing me just seeing it sit there and not doing anything to it.I still don't know what motor I want to put in it or how to get a trird seat in there for my boy. I started pulling the car from the frame last night but I couldn't anyone over to the house to help lift it...

Ok I really want to go ahead and start working on the car but kinda lost on where to start.I know the direction I want to go on it. I think I should remove the body and start boxing in the frame and get the Suspension done.Then worry about the body mods. Is that the best way to go at it??

Yeah my problem is she works at Honda and is around new cars all the time. She is fine with all the cars I play with seeing that is what I have always done.:D She just doesn't like the cars that are so rough looking that they look like the door is going to fall while you are driving..

Hey thanks that is what I was looking for.I am pretty much wanting to set the car up like your son was going to do.I really like the way it looked in the few pics that I seen.I did find it on there site. What did you guys do with the kit that you had?

I just got a 30' Model A last weekend and looking at starting on it in a week or two. I want this thing sitting on the ground so I plan on using bags. Is there a way to bag the front with seeing the bags?

yeah freaked me out myself when I got it.:D It was alot nicer then I really figured it would be.I bought it from a guy in Cal. and just seen a few pics of it. I would like to chop it 5-6" and put her down on the ground. It will be a few weeks before I even get to really mess with it but really...

well I think i got them.

Well it took awhile to find one that I liked and then seemed even longer to get it shipped here.I found a 30' Model A fordor that seems to me to be pretty solid. It came with two cowls,extra door,front and rear fenders and some other stuff.My wife laughed at me when I pulled up to the house with...