I'm starting a build post for my Ford Model-A roadster. Since it's black with blue wheels (black and blue), one forum reader suggested that I give it a tough name. Sluggo, of course, is the tough friend of Nancy in the comic strip. I may change my mind.
My first car, age sixteen, was a '31 Ford Model-A. Of course, being sixteen, I had to make it into a hot rod. I made a thousand mistakes but it finally turned out OK. Now I'm 82 and this car will likely be my last project and I think a '31 Ford is the way to end up.
It started with a rusty '31 frame with a legible serial number. I found it on eBay in Texas. After a year of messing with DMV's. I was able to obtain a title. Then I contacted Zig's Street Rods( (Portland, OR) and ordered a frame (made by TCI in Southern California). It has coil-over schocks F & R, disc brakes, rack-and-pinion steering and a 9 inch Currie rear end. This arrived, totally in pieces, after 3 months or so. This was season-1 in 2019. Powder-coating it and putting it all together took up that season.
I should say that I live in Sun City West, AZ. My community has an Auto Restoration Club (ARC) with several lifts, air tools and a professional-quality paint shop. Best of all, they have a group of helpful car-guy members who helped a ton.
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My first car, age sixteen, was a '31 Ford Model-A. Of course, being sixteen, I had to make it into a hot rod. I made a thousand mistakes but it finally turned out OK. Now I'm 82 and this car will likely be my last project and I think a '31 Ford is the way to end up.
It started with a rusty '31 frame with a legible serial number. I found it on eBay in Texas. After a year of messing with DMV's. I was able to obtain a title. Then I contacted Zig's Street Rods( (Portland, OR) and ordered a frame (made by TCI in Southern California). It has coil-over schocks F & R, disc brakes, rack-and-pinion steering and a 9 inch Currie rear end. This arrived, totally in pieces, after 3 months or so. This was season-1 in 2019. Powder-coating it and putting it all together took up that season.
I should say that I live in Sun City West, AZ. My community has an Auto Restoration Club (ARC) with several lifts, air tools and a professional-quality paint shop. Best of all, they have a group of helpful car-guy members who helped a ton.
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