Model A Ford garage

[bolensboneyard]

Rat Rod is complete picture on page 14. I am putting an alternator 12v in that I purchased that has been built inside a model a generator as the whole Truck is vintage speed equipment or original A/B. Bobby

 

[bolensboneyard]

Rat Rod engine shown on page 29. Should be pictures of drive train also.

 

[bolensboneyard]

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[28HopUp]

I enjoyed reading your thread. We love Charleston - our son is at CofC.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Great school. Thanks Bobby

 

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[BRENT in 10-uh-C]

Bobby, do you have (-or need) a manual for your Wheel Straightener? If you do not have one, I will scan a copy of mine and e-mail it to you.

 

[wallster]

Great post, love my '29 Tudor affectionately known as "Pearl"

Wally

 

[bolensboneyard]

That would be great! I do not currently have one thanks Bobby

 

[bolensboneyard]

She's purrrty! Hope to get more pictures on soon and get back to model A's. This mustang is killing me as I am having to weld, sand and paint on my back. I just finished a second coat of primer on the bottom, floors and trunk. Had to use poly primer as industrial grade sealer reacts with the etching primer. Who knew? Bobby

 

[bolensboneyard]

Here are some pictures of the 66 GT mustang it has been finished primed inside and on the bottom. I am currently awaiting seam sealer. Next is to finish paint bottom and floors/trunk Bobby

 

[bolensboneyard]

More pictures

 

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[bolensboneyard]

Pictures of 66 Mustang floor pan restoration.

 

[madoc1]

jim

 

[Gregg33]

Cool shop, very nice restoration work too!

 

[bolensboneyard]

Thanks If you are ever in the area stop by. Bobby

 

[Martin XJ]

Hi love your thread. It seems we have some things in common. Model As and Mustangs, although my involvement with As was back in the 60s. I helped a friend restore a 29 and a 31, I did the body and paint. In 1990 I restored my own 66 Mustang and at this moment in time I am restoring my stepsons 65 Mustang, that had sat outside for around 20 years, one heck of a task. Looking forward to more pics of your Mustang.
Martin.
My garage build
www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=271477

 

[rmalkow2]

Just finished your thread. Some cool Model A work and loving the older tools and equipment. You get a lot done in that space. I'll be subscribed and looking forward to future posts.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Thanks I am currently trying to get all the body color work done in the trunk, door jambs, under deck lid etc. so that I can do some wiring etc. Believe it or not I have both doors, the deck lid and the front fenders in this same shop that I am painting prime so I can do the color on the areas that do not show out. I just painted the fenders prime laying them across the engine compartment on an old sheet. No room for another set of saw horses! Sorry to all that I do not post more as right now I am trying to get as much done as possible while the dollar still buys something.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Thanks will keep you posted. I am still debating weather or not I will paint the mustang. It is Burgundy metallic and at $800 a gallon I am not sure my pride in saying I did ALL the work is worth me doing a paint job that is less that quality. I have never painted metallic before and my eye sight is not what it used to be. Bobby

 

[Mike Behrens]

Love the shop, and all the Model A stuff. I would like to see some pictures of the hoist/crane you're using to lift the rear ends onto the bench.

 

[bolensboneyard]

pre fit up of doors prior to painting of jambs and installation of wire etc.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Rear is loaded on bench with simple set up of a chain fall on a trolley. The I beam runs length wise with the bench at the end under the beam. I will get a few pictures added once I move some of the body parts from painting the mustang and take down some of the drop cloths (sheets) Bobby

 

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[48fordnut]

Bob, keep up the good work.
Happy New year.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Thanks same to you and yours. Bobby

 

[bolensboneyard]

Finally I get to stand up and work on this car. Finished the engine compartment today. Next is to start wiring and installing fixtures behind the dash so I can install and weld the upper and lower cowel back in.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Pictures of pre-painted door jambs and dash showing colors of burgundy and parchment. These are the original colors this car came with. Estimate that only 5 GT fastbacks with 4speed trans. and 289 4V were built in this color combination in 1966 using figures and percentages available. All matching numbers but final build will be in pony deluxe interior. Car was original built with standard interior. Bobby

 

[48fordnut]

The colors of Vintage Burgundy and Parchment are really good.
I had a 66 fairlane with those colors.
Keep up the good work.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Thanks! Other than touch up I have only to paint the rear wheel wells and I will be able to start putting things together instead of pulling them apart. Have also to repaint the parchment on the doors as I got three different colors when ordering the "exact" color match from a major supplier. Anywhere from coffee to Boston Cream. I know parchment by nature is a color that varies a little from piece to piece but it's not supposed to look like a checker board. This is why I painted the interior ahead of time so as not to run into something that did not even come close to the dash. Only then to find out that the color batch for parchment was now hot pink!

 

[bolensboneyard]

more pics to show detail

 

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[bolensboneyard]

Now starts the long tedious task of wiring and making sure that everything is where Henry put it. Took some preliminary pictures to record the process for future reference. Not so much to do it again as to get a look see where to look for a specific wire before screwing my tired old *** up underneath the dash in order to fix something I messed up on.

 

[bolensboneyard]

I usually just buy whatever Snyders sells as they supply many others. I apologize to all who have not gotten a reply to a question. My brain is so locked into mechanical things lately that I just realized that apparently when someone responds to an earlier post it does not necessarily appear on the last page is that correct? I have been checking the last page in order to read any new posts. I will probably answer my own question as I am reading the entire site in order to establish weather or not I have missed any ones comments or concerns. I believe I missed this question so I am answering it. If I am repeating myself please do not tell my wife as she already thinks I am a mess. Bobby

 

[bolensboneyard]

Brent never did get an email from you about the manual for the wheel straightner? Did you send it? Maybe it got kicked? thanks Bobby

 

[madoc1]

great work! how does the cowl attach? I think that is what is missing.

jim

 

[bolensboneyard]

The cowl is spot welded in two separate pieces. The lower piece is the one that catches the rain that falls through the grill between your windshield and hood. Frequently the leaves and trash that fall through also eventually block off the drain trougths that exit on either side through the inner fender well and out. The second piece is spot welded over the first and it is the piece that contains the grill. All this causes the lower cowel pan to rust out over time which usually results in people globing sealer around the windshield believing they have a leak in the windshield rubber. I bought this car knowing that I would have to repair or replace the damage but did not know what it would take to do it properly. When I removed it I felt it was a trade off as it would make it a lot easier to replace all the wire etc. standing up instead of lying down. Bobby

 

[bolensboneyard]

Finally got to install my dash. I love the fact that you pay good money for a piece of plastic then you get it almost all the way in and find out you have to rip it out to grind about 3/8 inch off in some areas to fit it right. What does the guy do that attempts this as the most major project he has ever undertaken and he is just a kid. He gets discouraged and goes back to punching a little box with his thumbs that's what. So much for my opinion. Feels great to see something looking finished ( even though finish is still a year away.) Bobby