Keep it or Scrap it! 1930 Ford Model A Town Sedan Interior, Wood and Roof Restoration Part 2
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ม.ค. 2024
- Part 2 of getting the 1930 Ford Model A Town Sedan apart as we begin replacing the roof, wood, and interior. We need to remove the interior and roof in order to make a through and honest assessment for the restoration. Join me on the journey as I review and decide just what is needed and how I go about it.
If you are thinking about owning a any Fordor that is not an all steel body you are going to want to subscribe and see as we take this car apart and determine the best approach for the car's future.
My 1930 Ford Model A Town Sedan has eyebrow fenders and still has an original style interior. It's certainly worn but it still is functional. I have rebuilt the driveline, suspension, and tie rods, installed a modernized Model A motor with oversized intake valves, insert bearings, and a high compression head. I also have a lightened flywheel and V8 clutch. The car comfortably cruises at 50MPH but I've had it up to 60MPH. I have also insulated and installed sound deadener which has made the car enjoyable to be in even at 90 degrees.
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Nice job with the Video. As another Model A - Briggs owner I also found the video very informative.
Thanks
Glad you liked it!
Ken
So glad to see you making this series of videos as I hope to begin a frame-off restoration of my 1930 Fordor which will include a complete interior replacement. In preparation, I have purchased a 1950’s model Singer 66 sewing machine and reupholstered the front seat bottom for practice. There are 2 or 3 TH-cam sites on upholstery that I have found to be very helpful and I could recommend. Good luck with the project.
It is a major undertaking for sure. Obviously, I am further along than the video shows but the next video should be offering a clear direction that I will be heading.
I am looking forward to see what you do with this
Thanks so much! I will be excited to share just what we do!
Awesome. A little detective and reverse engineering will do it. It's going to be a great project, it will definitely have interest from your followers. Thx Ken
Thanks Dean. Obviously I am much further along in real life than I am in the video, but I am excited to reveal what direction we are heading in when the time comes.
You have quite a project to keep you busy this winter. There is a lot of wood in those foursomes. To me the headliner was a chore-It was hard to keep it taught Best wishes!
Hey Kenneth, yes there is a tone of wood...nearly a lumber yard's worth.
I am also a Briggs owner. The front seat is very close for me (I am 6 ft tall). I have driven many many cars so I have learned to adapt my driving style. Model As are fun to drive, so I adapt my driving style.
Right on! Improvise, overcome, adapt!
When i did the intererior of my car . I sent for the kit , it was about 5 grand . The one thing i wish i had done woukd have been to put in sound dampening foam . It would make for a quieter ride.
It did make a noticeable difference when I added it to this car behind the doors, cowl, and floor.
Wow. Lots of work to do.
Yeah, lots just covers the first chapter of a very big book!
Is it possible to modify the seat sliders by enlarging the slots to allow the seat to move further back?
Hey Jim! The sliders were not the issue. The issue is where the base is mounted in relationship to the peddles and steering wheel. Most folks back then where shorter and thinner so making the necessary adjustments to accommodate me and the two previous owners were made to make it easier to drive.
With the wood repairs, have you considered using a two-part resin? Here in the UK we have a product called "Repaircare" and is used widely on historic buildings (e.g. sash window repairs), I have used it on my pre-war cars to preserve the original timbers and reinstate strength - it works well, you can still remove the timbers to do a repair later on if desired!
As for the panels, pre-war British cars would have used plyboard for the interior panels - would that have been the same across the pond? That red stuff looks like compressed cardboard, which would certainly be later than pre-war. It is interesting to un-pick and work out what is and is not original. I would have thought if that fabric was 90 years old it would be more moth-eaten and rotted.
I like that you are intending to restore the seat adjustment mechanism to the front seat, have you seen that young German guy (Astra-Werke) reinstate his front seat mechanism, worth looking at what he did if you haven't already seen it.
Nice job, look forward to seeing further progress!
Greetings from the UK!
Hey Gary!
There is a similar product here that can be used to preserve/repair the wood. I did see what Astra did for his seat. That was a good video.
I believe plywood or a type of flexible panel hardboard to would have been used originally. However, I could be mistaken. I do know folks who have used Masonite as a replacement material.
There is still plenty to assess yet. Those include the actual cost as well as the time factor involved. This is probably going to be the last car I do after a 34 year break. Prior to this, it was all muscle cars from the 60's to early 70's which obviously is a different animal.
Seat: Vote back to original!
Thanks for your feedback!