HIDDEN SURPRISES in an OLD TIRE!! 1930 Ford Model A Coupe Dropped Axle Rebuild and Install Part 2 !

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  • @pa6390
    @pa6390 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    May the Fords be with you!

  • @Durfield
    @Durfield ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Maybe someday an old fashioned type of calendar from Strong’s Garage. I’d buy one.

    • @torchandhammer
      @torchandhammer ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Oh yeah! The arrangement of months and days repeats from time to time too so you coud actually have a calendar from 1933 or so that would be accurate for 2023. Edit: a previous commenter says 1939 would match up with 2023.

  • @johna1160
    @johna1160 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    I will now be disappointed whenever there's a SG video without a never-been-seen-before (by me) tool. Absolutely love that Matt and Jim are not only amassing a great collection of vintage specialty shop tools, but using them as well. Big respect!

  • @barrykochverts4149
    @barrykochverts4149 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I must say that the glass half full, can-do attitude of Strong's is the perfect anti-matter to the equally attractive dark humor over at Cold War Motors. The ying & yang of the two operations are perfect for each other. You've got your sun and light with Matt & Jim, and hot boxing under leaden skies at Scott's. Add in the manly metal working at Carter's, and we get to watch old, new world crafting at its best!

    • @littlejohnny47
      @littlejohnny47 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, three of the best old vehicle sites on TH-cam!

    • @rivenmotors7981
      @rivenmotors7981 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agreed, I find it remarkable that most of the car modifcation/fabrication videos I watch are all Canadian. To add to them are Fitzee's Fabrications, Make it Kustom, and Speed Academy. Just great friendly attitudes and excellent skills.

    • @danielbuckner2167
      @danielbuckner2167 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ...and half-assed kustoms

  • @curtcooper9447
    @curtcooper9447 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Why you don't have a 100,000 subscription I don't know you are always entertaining and educational thank you 😊

  • @672egalaxie6
    @672egalaxie6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ya know, a calendar from 1939 matches up with 2023. That would be pretty cool...

  • @BoxcarsGarage
    @BoxcarsGarage ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great job!

  • @wesleypulkka7447
    @wesleypulkka7447 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Matt and Jim, what a satisfying episode of old school tech! I haven't seen anyone re-arc the shoes after a drum clean up in at least 55 years! You guys are master mechanics of the very old school. Nice to see a 90+ year old being reborn with a drop! Thanks for the great video! Happy New Year!

    • @barrykochverts4149
      @barrykochverts4149 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Oh, yeah! I remember riveting linings onto the brake shoes of my 1940 Plymouth with a little gizmo from J.C. Whitney, back in the day! All the tool esoterica is both nostalgic and new at the same time.

  • @ratt727
    @ratt727 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Good episode

  • @billyhord4508
    @billyhord4508 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The Model A the car for the common man. One everyone could work on. Should be a sweet ride when finished. Love those old tools and machines.

  • @brianmoore1648
    @brianmoore1648 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Every episode is better and better.
    Your channel is real people,
    Not a channel that the same words over and over.!
    Gear Head🤖

  • @ellwoodblooz
    @ellwoodblooz ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Way cool tools 🍻

  • @xlr8chevelle
    @xlr8chevelle ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I'm really impressed at all the speciality tools you guys have been able to aquire. It's fantastic to watch this stuff get repaired on the original equipment!

  • @glennnickerson8438
    @glennnickerson8438 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    All wallered out from years of heavy road wallering... I guess that's Jimeese for: Many years of riding on bumpy Alberta roads. 😆 Getting closer to that first ride Jim!

    • @douglas_drew
      @douglas_drew ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @glennnickerson8438 - Imagine the stories that Model A could tell about the roads it has seen...

    • @glennnickerson8438
      @glennnickerson8438 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@douglas_drew It would have probably said ouch a few times!😆

  • @coldwarmotors
    @coldwarmotors ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Save me that tire repair section! Man, that's handy... Cant wait to see the A come together, gentlemen!

  • @illianastingray6602
    @illianastingray6602 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Good video thanks!

  • @garymccord4277
    @garymccord4277 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Enjoyed seeing how things used to be repaired instead of just replacing every thing with new out of the box parts. Jim and Matt are old souls living about 80 years too late.

  • @ronaldcooper7609
    @ronaldcooper7609 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    The belting in the tire was called a boot in the 50's and was a common thing to add where there was damage.

    • @mikeschotte9480
      @mikeschotte9480 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yup, had them in my old tractor tires, too.

    • @Mercmad
      @Mercmad ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@mikeschotte9480 Whilst Running a workshop years ago,you could actually buy the repair boots.

    • @barrykochverts4149
      @barrykochverts4149 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks for the info guys!

  • @xozindustries7451
    @xozindustries7451 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Cool calendar, we have turnof the century printing machines at work we still use and we also do letter press printing on Kluge presses

  • @RXRSawdustStation
    @RXRSawdustStation ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great video, guys! That's no Crutch, that's a Shop Aid! 😆 I probably would have run that original reamer back through the bushing holes at least 1 other time, maybe 2 more times. You only needed .001. I have gotten .001 by re-reaming. You got it done, that's all that matters. You got it done very well! Very well done! That is some fancy "Assembly Area" you've got there (referring to your colorful Floor Lift Cover 🤣), guys!😉. Thanks for your efforts, sincerely. This is an awesome channel!

  • @randydarlenejordan9105
    @randydarlenejordan9105 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    So much fun to watch you guys working on an old Model A. I am 64 and my dream is to own a T or an A some day. Ya never know. Fun stuff,thanks guys!

    • @torchandhammer
      @torchandhammer ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Hey, I'm 68 and I've been collecting T parts here and there. My dream is to put together a speedster. Every now and then I've hit a local auction where there've been parts for just no money at all. The last one I went to, I only had $15 to my name that day but there was a whole pallet of T parts that I got for $10. I've got my eye on an engine at an upcoming auction. Model A parts seem a little easier to find but I've avoided temptation so far. Well, I did get an A transmission because it was in the same lot as some T wire wheels, all for $30. I sold the transmission for $80. Apperently, the gear for 1st gear is often worn out because people tried to jam it into first before stopping. Go for it!

  • @Mercmad
    @Mercmad ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The stylish mats are a nice touch to work on,beats an old fridge carton.

  • @susanrollinson
    @susanrollinson ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That's a nice blanket that you're resting the axle on!

  • @maggs131
    @maggs131 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Decent balls 🤣👌 that's pretty much how I'd describe mine these days. Mostly just decoration at this point.

  • @davidsolloway9349
    @davidsolloway9349 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Like # lucky 13! Good episode, thanks. Nice to see the Continental is coming along. What a huge task. Model A is progressing.

  • @stevenwithanS
    @stevenwithanS ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I love all the old tools and equipment you fellas are putting back to work.

  • @bryduhbikeguy
    @bryduhbikeguy ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That'll be sweet once you drop the 428 Cobra with dual quads in it,or was this the Coyote swap?I kid.I know it's one of the Frankenstein's monsters...the flat headed thing.I've never seen brake shoes rebuilt.That was riveting.The kingpin segment wasn't boring either.I like Jim's idea of 'balanced tires' too...1 on each side.That episode was refreshing all around.Cheers!

  • @The_Smith
    @The_Smith ปีที่แล้ว +8

    cotter pins are amazing, how tons of machinery is kept from falling apart by basicaly a bit of wire . . .

  • @davidcoudriet8439
    @davidcoudriet8439 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The .001 oversize- was that for worn bushings in the field?

  • @camneilsen8234
    @camneilsen8234 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A Strong Garage requirement is definitely to have nice balls 👍🏻

  • @johnburch6927
    @johnburch6927 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Holy smokes!! Was that a magic carpet? Oh, now I see the post...had me for a few. Lol

  • @JackBWatkins
    @JackBWatkins ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So the secret to rebuilding a Model T front end is to put a Magic Flying Carpet under it. 23:48

  • @scottmeeker9971
    @scottmeeker9971 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Very enjoyable build ! Cheers 🍻

  • @MartsGarage
    @MartsGarage ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Excellent work, Matt and Jim. Good quality and detailed Early Ford content is what the world needs. Thanks for showing all the little ins and outs when doing these jobs. Love all the period tooling too. It just doesn't get any better than this. Mart, an Early Ford guy from England.

  • @alexanderdereski4069
    @alexanderdereski4069 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Glad you guys found a use for that old rug!

  • @dfusit
    @dfusit ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Impressive job Boys. I don’t know anyone else who is using period correct tools and methods like you two do. Rescuing cars and tools from the scrapyard is respectable alone but restoring the cars with those same tools and methods is absolutely commendable!

  • @davidstewart3868
    @davidstewart3868 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Terrific work gentleman!
    Jim has been a busy guy appearing on Strong’s Garage and Cold War Motors in the same week.
    Cheers!

  • @mikeschotte9480
    @mikeschotte9480 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I was in love with those homemade painted whitewall tires. Sad to see them go.

    • @barrykochverts4149
      @barrykochverts4149 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Back in '58, I got a Columbia bke wth blackwalls on it, and promptly purchased a can of whitewall paint for it. Of course, I seldom checked the air in the tires, so the white cracked an flaked off.

  • @victorsvarietychannel2459
    @victorsvarietychannel2459 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Fantastic job guys

  • @elebeu
    @elebeu ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I enjoyed this quality video. It was relaxing to watch you two calmly rebuild and work through the unexpected challenges that popped up... and all without power tools, just like they would have done when this vehicle was new. The Canadian accent was a bonus.

  • @craigmajoros2607
    @craigmajoros2607 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Great job lads.. I really enjoy what you do. As an old geezer it brings back memories of busting knuckles in my driveway. Thank you

  • @TheTubeTube2
    @TheTubeTube2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You two and what you are doing are perfect in every way!

  • @BY504A
    @BY504A ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Thanks for making these videos on refurbishing a Model A. I've never seen one apart so it is very interesting to see how everything works together. Quality control on the replacement parts seems to be an afterthought or not even a thought. Looking forward to more in the series. Take care.

  • @timwerner7771
    @timwerner7771 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jim has the classic Canadian understatement;.."This tire has an anomaly (points to a large hole in the smooth surface) ...in the tread" (there is no tread just smooth rubber) Love this!

  • @davecarey7452
    @davecarey7452 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Excellent job on adapting to the inaccuracies of the replacement steering parts. Can't remember seeing actual brake lining replacement before and haven't seen anyone turn a drum or rotor since the mid seventies.

  • @roberthocking9138
    @roberthocking9138 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Nice work, great, to see the cars and the machinery both being preserved

  • @waynegouin939
    @waynegouin939 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Jim and Matt. You know, I always used to tell people that I was a old-school Ford mechanic, but after watching your videos I realize I was wrong!

  • @jimrky6062
    @jimrky6062 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Nice go! Thanks for the interesting content. Always learn something at Strong's Garage!

  • @Bbbuddy
    @Bbbuddy ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Cool. So much easier to assemble those brakes on a bench than under the car. Glad to see you got the spindles on the correct sides eventually. I’m still curious about the brake actuators with the dropped axle.

    • @dalesakawsky7309
      @dalesakawsky7309 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I thought Jim would do a juice break conversion being the dropped axle.

  • @bufords
    @bufords ปีที่แล้ว +2

    new tire and tubes, what about the flaps to go around the rim?

  • @jimleavitt7034
    @jimleavitt7034 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I tune in for the witty banter. Love the channel! Keep up the good work!

  • @flash1499
    @flash1499 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Yay

  • @MC-re2ry
    @MC-re2ry ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My car knowledge started in the 40's so this is all new stuff to me. Love it!

  • @DRay-oj2bx
    @DRay-oj2bx ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Matt and Jim puts out great video's

  • @gilbertwashburn7095
    @gilbertwashburn7095 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Remember don't throw those old tires away Scott will put them in his museum

  • @davec9244
    @davec9244 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    love the old tools. I have used a few brings back old memories, or nightmares! thank you ALL stay safe

  • @paulwaite8019
    @paulwaite8019 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Another riveting episode gents! Well done, cheers, Paul

  • @spamanator666
    @spamanator666 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My dream, working in an old shop with old tools on old cars... lucky SOB's! 😆 I guess you are an actual garage working on other customer's old cars too? All I think i have seen in your videos look to be your own cars, but gotta be other jobs to keep the lights on!

  • @jorgefernandez-mv8hu
    @jorgefernandez-mv8hu ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice job on getting the front end together. It would be interesting to see how the brakes work on it. That was pretty ingenious.

  • @flippydipp
    @flippydipp ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Incredible how even 100 years later aftermarket car companies still can't make parts that fit! You would think copying existing parts would be the easiest job in the world haha.

  • @fastback1245
    @fastback1245 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Good job my Canadian friends from the north keep up the good work

  • @mikewatson4967
    @mikewatson4967 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m constantly surprised by the simplicity of the A and T and yet they are bulletproof and completely reliable and rebuild able. If you made a car like this today car companies would go out of business.

  • @rustyrobinson8027
    @rustyrobinson8027 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Awesome thanks again 👍

  • @steveshoemaker6347
    @steveshoemaker6347 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks guy's from down here in Kentucky Horse Country 🇺🇸

  • @MrButtonpresser
    @MrButtonpresser ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You guys are great. I love your attention to detail, nice work.

  • @brianbethel9929
    @brianbethel9929 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Matt, Jim, love the show. The Model A is going to be so wicked with the drop axle.
    By the way, what is the fancy clock on the wall above the piece of machinery? Looks great. Cheers from Ohio

  • @kevinalbeartie8499
    @kevinalbeartie8499 ปีที่แล้ว

    We’ll done gentlemen. So very inspirational to watch this TH-cam channel. Keep up the great work.

  • @sulistiman
    @sulistiman ปีที่แล้ว +2

    nice reshaping and rebuild on your front end no more speed wobbles

  • @tsmith578
    @tsmith578 ปีที่แล้ว

    Scott over at Cold war motors said that you guys have your own channel so I'm checking you out.
    It's great to see the old stuff being repaired and restored especially in the ways of our fathers and grandfathers with the old tools and equipment.
    When I was a kid a old timer taught me to use vegetable oil for assembling tires instead of soap or chemicals, it is a cheap way of doing it and works pretty well, and it doesn't cause the wheels to rust like soap does.
    Thank you for your videos
    Tim from Wisconsin.

  • @vettekid3326
    @vettekid3326 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another trick for the kingpin bushings that are a little too small is an adjustable roll burnisher. It will displace a tiny bit of metal in a hole upto a thousandth of an inch or so and leave a smoother finish in the bushing than just using a reamer. That Bear brake lathe looks just like the one I learned on in high school auto shop in the early 1970's. One of my classmates had a 1934 Ford pickup with a flathead V8 complete with Offenhauser aluminum heads and twin Holley 94 carbs and headers. You could always tell when Kim was anywhere in the area by the distinctive sound that "34 made.

  • @anothermike-tv1fi
    @anothermike-tv1fi ปีที่แล้ว

    boy did i fall back in time when i saw the center post lift going down, i enjoyed this video so much brings back so many memories. thanks guys, keep them coming.

  • @FunWithHOScaleStuff
    @FunWithHOScaleStuff ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It was reassuring to hear that Jim's front end has good balls. 😂

  • @briandepoppe7209
    @briandepoppe7209 ปีที่แล้ว

    My wife and i have 10 model AA Ford's made into tractors, after Veterans came home to farm. Double transmissions and chained up. Plus a Graham Brother's and Studebaker. Some military trucks from the 30's. Love you videos!

  • @richardsiddon610
    @richardsiddon610 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Smooth as silk guys!
    Great content.🙂

  • @gilbertwashburn7095
    @gilbertwashburn7095 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for the video did a nice job on that front end have a great day and remember if it ain't got a metal bumper it ain't a real car

  • @macbetula6926
    @macbetula6926 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I like seeing all the old tools, l think of my grandfather B/A garage

  • @dickdaley9059
    @dickdaley9059 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hope you guys are having as much fun making these episodes as we are watching them…eh?

  • @bobray2767
    @bobray2767 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would love to have that Antique floor jack!

  • @cratecruncher6687
    @cratecruncher6687 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It always amazes me to see factory original anything that's 93 years old. But how does original paint survive that long on a brake drum in Saskatchewan?

  • @fonhollohan2908
    @fonhollohan2908 ปีที่แล้ว

    cool to see your subscriptions are growing , and more folks are getting into Strong mans garage your content is getting more and more interesting.

  • @chrispiazza7487
    @chrispiazza7487 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love you guys!

  • @danielulz1640
    @danielulz1640 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Job well done, fellas.

  • @deweydodo6691
    @deweydodo6691 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The last set of brake pads I re-arched was back in 1981.

  • @davepitts2045
    @davepitts2045 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thx for sharing your skills and knowledge!

  • @hughstephenson2957
    @hughstephenson2957 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In my diesel truck shop we used to reline our own brakes as well on a similar machine.. just a little bigger.. it have us many years of good service, even though it was pre WWII military machine..as was alot of our machines (lathe, mill, drill presses, etc)

  • @jasongecik9059
    @jasongecik9059 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love the show, you guys have a special thing going.. your shop is amazing, have you ever been approached by moviemakers to have it in a scene? That would be cool.. cheers fellows..

  • @bborkzilla
    @bborkzilla ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the basic simplicity of these cars. Even my old VW Beetle is complex in comparison!

  • @robertshatto2995
    @robertshatto2995 ปีที่แล้ว

    That piece of a tire inside the other is what we did as a kid,when we had cut and holes in our bike tires,,we were kids we didn't have money for tires,,,love watching the neat find..and your front end rebuild,

  • @Chr.U.Cas1622
    @Chr.U.Cas1622 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Matt said: "... Jim's steering arm has nice balls" Okay, guys, good to know. At least I guess so. 😁 ;-)

  • @billdyke9745
    @billdyke9745 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fitted like a glove. An O.J. glove...

  • @johnpowell5433
    @johnpowell5433 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Watching that took me back. Great to see everything new and tight but one thing had me puzzled. Where the shackles had the holes misaligned with the castellated nuts could you not have used a shim/washer to back the nut off sufficiently to align? Anyway, a satisfying watch, as always.

    • @hotpuppy1
      @hotpuppy1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If holes were off center, then no.

  • @morganbrowning867
    @morganbrowning867 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The first time Id seen a walker mechanical jack was on your channel. I found one last week and bought it. Never seen one as old as these. I was also given a weaver auto twin recently.

  • @ronaldsnell1503
    @ronaldsnell1503 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The best video yet !!!

  • @robertlittge8184
    @robertlittge8184 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    great channel and content guys.

  • @erniebru959
    @erniebru959 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Best video so far! Great editing and explanations 👍🏼🇨🇦

  • @billtorrence8102
    @billtorrence8102 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    great show guys

  • @donmacintyre7830
    @donmacintyre7830 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very well done!! Love the show …

  • @donaldhalls2189
    @donaldhalls2189 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very handy work bench, thanks for sharing, all the best to yous and your loved ones

  • @junksautomotive
    @junksautomotive ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Man I love the old school stuff I know but damn that's really " Old School".that one guy with the bad foot aughta take a break and get healed up.... ;) 😉

  • @Roger-hq1yt
    @Roger-hq1yt ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice, iron trap garage have some cool old Ford tools too plus a gorgeous vintage mechanical 4 post lift.