Thread: 1930 Ford Model A Roadster - Extra Slow WIP

Very nice job Peter. I loved making the roadster I think it is one of the better looking models. I would tell anyone thinking of making one to go ahead and do it.
Cheers Elderly

Hi Peter,
Ninefinger won the Artistic section of The National Woodturning Exibition a couple of years ago with the mercedes in the antique models in wood book so you should be able to get some great advice should you decide to go ahead with it.
Cheer Elderly

Originally Posted by elderly

Very nice job Peter. I loved making the roadster I think it is one of the better looking models. I would tell anyone thinking of making one to go ahead and do it.
Cheers Elderly

Didn't you find the plans lacking a bit?
I had 7/8 timber and read the front where it said 5/8, so I planed it all down. Then when you get to page 6 or 7 they say get some 7/8 or glue 2 pieces together.
They also don't give a good sideview, Thats why I put the rear fenders too high. I also put the front ones to high so the front fenders have flat spots on top.
It also doesn't say how much timber you need or a cutting plan, Now I know they have no idea of what width I'm using but anything would have helped.

The rear handles (where I used copper wire) is meant to be 3/16 hole drilled down into 1/4 inch timber. Don't know about you but I'm not that accurate and the drill wanders so trying to keep 1/32 of timber on each side wasn't possible (its the drill not the chuck that wanders). If you drill after the extra sides go on it would be ok but going down the plans I tried and had to make 2 new ones and didn't do them in the second timber sides.
I'll put the 2mm copper on the sides still from the body to the roof.
And I'm going to put a copper strip down the middle of the bonnet (bandsaw cut).
Peter

Hi Peter,
To be honest I did not have a problem with the plans. I tend to go through and make a cutting list before I start then cut the material for all of the parts. If you have a problem with the drill bit wandering I would advised you to get a small centre drill I use one all the time when the holes have to be very accurately placed.
Cheers Elderly

Originally Posted by elderly

Hi Peter,
To be honest I did not have a problem with the plans. I tend to go through and make a cutting list before I start then cut the material for all of the parts. If you have a problem with the drill bit wandering I would advised you to get a small centre drill I use one all the time when the holes have to be very accurately placed.
Cheers Elderly

I actually started drawing all the items full size so I could cut and place on the timber but gave it away after first 3 sheets. But I should have done that.

Well done, mate. You did a good job. Looks great.

A quick question - what is the OD of your wheels? I'm aiming for 59 or 60mm for a slightly higher profile, not sure which, but it'll be easier to visualise if I know the size of yours'. The plans called for 57.15mm. I don't want to raise the car too much.

Steve,
The rims are 38mm ID and 44.75 OD. The tyres are 44.9 ID and 61 OD.
Now I'm sure I made to size and the body is 1mm more forward than it should be. This causes the front tyres touch the spares inside the guard when they turn. I just need to pull the spares out a fraction for clearance. I know you are putting your spare on the back so this shouldn't bother you if they are a bit bigger.
Peter

Originally Posted by _fly_

Steve,
The rims are 38mm ID and 44.75 OD. The tyres are 44.9 ID and 61 OD.
Now I'm sure I made to size and the body is 1mm more forward than it should be. This causes the front tyres touch the spares inside the guard when they turn. I just need to pull the spares out a fraction for clearance. I know you are putting your spare on the back so this shouldn't bother you if they are a bit bigger.
Peter

So your tyres are just over 8mm tall? That's even bigger than I was planning.
I'll go with 60mm, for a 7.5mm profile, I think. My rim OD is 45.0mm.
(The plans say 6.35mm tyre height, but that's a little low.)