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Cool glad it was rebuilt and sounds like it runs great 👍. I am about in the same situation I bought a 30 A 2 door the previous owner passed away in 2014 and it sat until last year. The motor was locked up it and he never put oil in it. So when I took it apart i found out he had it rebuilt and never got to start it. I am missing alot of parts to the car in general but im just about at the stage for a test run. Been slowly buying parts here and there. I look forward to seeing more videos from you 👍

The Doodlebug is super cool, but..... Autobots rule and Decepticons drool. :D

Looks and sounds great, well done 👍🏼

6V battery won't go dead as often. It could sit and sit, and still fire right up. Stick with the 6V system for reliability.😝👍

Did you even put oil in it ?

No doubt that it is not from the factory like that. They were done b y farmers almost all the time. Really creative some of them.

Mine had early '28 AA front, rear axles, transmission and steering; Wisconsin 2 cylinder air cooled motor; 4 inch angle side rails/heavy oak cross members. A potential widow maker, be careful of wheel stand from the low gearing and tire gripping.

Maybe Rat Rod T Bucket, from Brazil

Its a Doodle Bug! I would keep it as is and fix it up some then take it to some shows as a Doodle Bug! I would love to have one to play with!! Have fun whatever you do!!

I think you are mistaken on the drive train stuff. Most Doodle Bugs had two transmissions for the reason of gearing it way down. As well as the Big truck rear axle for the low gears. I wish I could find one close to me to pickup. would prefer Model A based Bug since I have parts already. Good luck with it. Hope it runs!!

I've had a couple of those myself! What you essentially have a 24 speed stump puller! Try putting the 4 speed in 4th and try driving it with just the front trans...you should be able to get at least 45mph...good luck! I'd love to have mine back!

Looks a fun little project to mess around with, not sure what I’d do with it but it does look fun.

You know, there are some torque wrenches somewhere!

…Super Inspiring Model ‘A’ Ford Video ! … I REALLY Enjoyed watching this… thanks for posting …. I be gonna fire up a similar story 1929 engine I picked up about 35 years ago soon… it’s the 4th quarter … what am I waiting for ?!? Good job, sir ✔️ RD in Michigan

My Dad is 85 years old and just finished pouring and line boring one last month.😎

I love flathead motors! We need more channels that restore them. Show things like how to do the babbit bearings and carbs ect....

That rear axle has had a hard life😁. The axle half shafts make great headers and the thickness of the material gives a nice exhaust tone.

well if it was rebuilt like grandpas garbage dose it you got screwed and scammed

Nice score on the engine ! I worked on A Model T engine a number of years ago and was mystified by the poured Babbitt bearings. Perhaps back in the day poured and ground bearings were easy to do with the right tools, but without the tools, that sort of stuff is impossible to do. It's certainly a nice supprise to find out the engine was rebuilt with zero hours on it.

A good job, well done; I can remember when model A Fords were a common sight on our Central Queensland roads. Ted from down under.

I would say that the crack originated from a thrown rod, probably at a slow revs. My experience with a thrown rod, a 1920s Rugby engine driving a machine to wash sapphire containing dirt/gravel/ore. I was all of 16 years old at this time. On the Gemfields, Central Highlands, Queensland, Australia, all manner of unregistered vehicles were driven about the diggings, my Buick being no exception. I used it to cart water and firewood to most of the older people in the town, I got 10 bob (10 shillings) ($1) for a drum of water and a pound for a load of fire wood ($2). We sawed the wood at the puddling plant, which was driven by a 40-year-old Rugby car engine. One day, we were sawing wood when the engine began to knock. Dad sent me home to get some oil, but that was not what was required. I arrived back to find a very discouraged Dad and a huge hole in the side of the engine with a connecting rod sticking out of it. This meant we also had no means of puddling the sapphire wash either. I took him home for a cup of tea. Later, I went back to look at the engine. I reasoned that if a single-cylinder engine drove it before, why do we need a four-cylinder one now? Maybe it would run OK on two cylinders, so I removed the sump and patched the hole with a piece of galvanized tin. Drilling holes in the cast with a hand drill. It was a Continental Red Seal motor; these people made reliable airplane engines in their day. Continental was stamped on the ‘Big-end’ bolt with a continuous underline from the C, weakening the bolt right where it broke. Number four-cylinder being damaged beyond economic repair. Running the firing order over in my mind, I removed the number one piston, thinking it would run evenly, but I hadn’t thought about the crankshaft balance and having pistons two and three traveling up and down together. I started it up, wow it acted like a kangaroo caught in a dingo trap. It nearly tore itself out of the ground. So, replacing number one and removing number three. This balanced the crankshaft, with one piston traveling up while the other traveled down. It ran OK but sounded like a Southern Cross diesel with a cold. We ran it like that for a long time without any trouble. Ted from down under.

I keep hoping to find one that nice ...glyptal, fresh babbitt, got lucky withthat one!

Very professional repair on the engine block. I can remember my dad doing that (but I had forgotten the process). The motor sounds good...

That's a pretty nifty block fix. As for the oversized pistons, I imagine you could have it sleeved if you really wanted to keep the block for whatever reason. Though realistically, the thing will probably outlive you if the rebuild was done right. It's fun looking at those old things and seeing just how simple they were. Pretty big contrast to the bikes I work on. 15 ponds of s**t in a 5 pound bag, magnesium blocks and aluminum bolts. Oh how I love aluminum bolts...🙄

Thanks for video; Good job, Suggestions 1. spray head gasket both sides with Copper sealant, before installation. 2. saw a guy after engine was totally together; pour oil into valve chamber, by way of Distributor hole, before installing distributor.😄

great video 👍 What was the paint & rust remover you mentioned? Can you show more of the parts cleaning and painting process in your next videos?

Nicely done,im working on a 28 chevy but would prefer a ford.

Drive it like you stole it!!!

Fun stuff!!

What’s the “old shoestring with sandpaper” trick? I just pulled the 1928-dated engine out of my late 30/ early 31 Roadster.

Punch it and grab third! We want donuts! We'll be at it on Sunday, hopefully first drive...if the parts arrive.Always waiting for parts!

Great video 👍 new subscriber here, love your channel!

Nice work! We're hoping to get ours in and fired up this weekend!

great work getting her up and running! love to see it when its all done!

your math is about as good as mine lol

Haha Gidget we saw you 😊😂, great team work 👍

You married the right babe Joe! She's a serious worker bee!

Oh yeah! New Model A content from a messy garage! I feel right at home!

Did you try filling it with blinker fluid and putting it in the refrigerator for at 31 hours?