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Brian, Haven't seen the Wild Canary for quite a while, and now it's sporting pinstriping, not just any pinstriping, but really NICE pinstriping. Looks great.

Bob---you just haven't seen the Wild Canary close up, thats all. I had that pinstriping done about 2 months after I got the car on the road, three years ago. The fellow who did it did a truly remarkable job.---It was him that painted "Wild Canary" on the back of the cab, at the same time the pinstriping was done. I did a big "picture post" on it at the time, but you must have missed it.---Brian

Hi Brian,

Actually, I always was jealous that you had an original light bar! I would like to have a few original pieces on my '29 A but so far it is all repo! I have the kind of dropped bar that is "bent down" with a kink and I took it off for the paint job and have not put it back on yet but it is tricky to get the bolts to line up with the holes in the 'glass fenders so I am not looking forward to that hassle. I am interested in your front turn signals, they seem to be the larger size "Mr. Roadster" amber lights. It would seem you had to drill through the top of the frame for the mount but they are a bit shrouded down in the fender valley. I am just wondering how far to the side they can be seen from the side in terms of side angle? I have not solved the problem of front tutn signals yet so I am looking over other cars for that feature.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

Brian, I must have missed it, because it is certainly nice. I remember when you had the Wild Canary painted on the RP, but really didn't recall the fender candy. But then again, I've been plagued with CRS for several years and that could be the reason for my memory or lack their of.

Damn!!! Damn!!! Damn!!! Some slippery slug sneaked onto e-bay after I went to bed last night and outbid me by $1 friggin dollar and won the fender support brackets I wanted. Surely one of you old die hard model A rodders must have a set of 28 or 29 forged front fender support brackets that you can sell me for this project---Huh??? Huh??? Send me an email.---Brian

Originally Posted by Don Shillady

Hi Brian,

Actually, I always was jealous that you had an original light bar! I would like to have a few original pieces on my '29 A but so far it is all repo! I have the kind of dropped bar that is "bent down" with a kink and I took it off for the paint job and have not put it back on yet but it is tricky to get the bolts to line up with the holes in the 'glass fenders so I am not looking forward to that hassle. I am interested in your front turn signals, they seem to be the larger size "Mr. Roadster" amber lights. It would seem you had to drill through the top of the frame for the mount but they are a bit shrouded down in the fender valley. I am just wondering how far to the side they can be seen from the side in terms of side angle? I have not solved the problem of front tutn signals yet so I am looking over other cars for that feature.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

Hi Don---Nice to hear from you. The signal lights that I used did indeed require that a hole be drilled thru the top of the frame rail.---And no, they can not be seen from the side---only from the front. I bought them thru Hortons rod shop in Milton Ontario, and they come in 3 sizes-- Mine are the largest, being 2 1/2" wide x 2" high, part number HR-13302-TS--and if you want my original headlight bar, you can have it----it may require a bit of heating and beating to make it perfectly symetrical, but its your for asking.---And if you know anybody with a set of 28/29 forged front fender brackets----

Originally Posted by DennyW

What was the ebay number for the auction Brian ?

I don't know what the number was Denny, but here's a link to the page telling me I'd been outbid.---Brian


http://cgi.ebay.com:80/ebaymotors/ws...NA:MOTORS:1123

Thanks Denny---They look like the ones I need. I did put a bid in soon as I seen your post, but knowing my luck with ebay, I have about as much chance as a snowball in that hot place---

What I want to know is, what the heck did the people who built the kazillion fenderless model A coupes and roadsters that are running around USA do with the fender braces off them???

Hi Brian,

Well I would have used a stock bar if I had it but now I have the bent lowered bar; thanks for the offer. Everything takes longer than expected! I hope soon to be finished with the windshield and associated parts and then get back to work to finish the firewall. The GM type headlight buckets with the little light in the top are really the best type of turn signals but $450 is too much when I already have chrome buckets so I will have to keep thinking about the front turn signals. The problem is that I can drill a hole in the frame but since it is rectangular tubing there is no way to get a nut on the light mount inside the tubular frame. Maybe there is a way to hang the turn signals down under the headlight bolts with a threaded coupler. Anybody out there done the trick of using the headlight bolts for the turn signals? I have the repro steel channel front fender braces but the fiberglass of the fender is so thick that I had to cut off about 1/2" of the end of the brace to get it to tuck under the edge of the fender and that means I only have the light bar bolts holding the brace. It has been a long time since I have seen the forged brackets but I could not use them anyway since they would be too long for the 'glass fenders. 14" front tires clear the underside of the fender easily but I think if I had 15" tires they might scrape on the brace channel on a hard bump. I am just saying this for other folks who have to use the repro channel steel braces under 'glass fenders. Brian I really appreciate your pictures! Your pin striping is right up there with the old Von Dutch stripes, outstanding stripes!

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

Okay, I'm gettin' desperate now!!! Time to pull out my stock of "things to trade for fender support brackets". Here we have an original 30/31 chrome radiator shell, which some NOB has spray painted flat black at some point in the ancient past, and a really nice steel front 30/31 splash apron that I walked a hundred miles thru the mud to purchase at the Barrie flea market 4 years ago. (That was before I realized that there was a difference in the 28/29 and 30/31 splash aprons). I also will throw in a slightly lopsided original model A headlight bar which currently resides on the front of my car. If someone wants to trade, I will trade all that for a set of 28/29 original fender support brackets. (I am holding in reserve, one slightly used 3 year old Tomcat which is declawed, and a 24 year old daughter (who I hope hasn't been used much), although she still has her claws and should at least be worth a rebuilt smallblock).---Brian (daughter has refused to be photographed)

Originally Posted by brianrupnow

Okay, I'm gettin' desperate now!!! ...............................................at least be worth a rebuilt smallblock).---Brian (daughter has refused to be photographed)

Brian,
Why not give Dick Spadaro Early Ford Reproductions a call at 1-800-222-3248. Most of his stuff is '32 and newer but he has a treasure trove of odds and ends in his barn. And it's his dime with the 1-800 number
http://www.dickspadaro.com/

I Won!!! I won!!! I won!!!! In fact, I think I've won twice. I just won a set in an Ebay auction, and a gentleman from California is sending me a set in trade for my old headlight bar. This feels so good!!! I will keep the best set for my project, and flog the others on ebay again, or else put them with my other "extra" model A Ford parts for future trading value. Im so thrilled that I get to keep my tomcat---not so sure about the daughter--no, no, I didn't really say that---

Darned it. I had dibs on that cat. None of ours are Canadian.

Don

Brian,
Congratulations - finally

If you have 'glass fenders you might have to do a bit of modifications - like cut about .375-.500 out of the mid point, then weld back to make 'em fit without pushing the side of the fender out from a vertical position. At least there is no IFS to go around.

I did kinda like the cat though - I already have enough daughters - three - and that much of the time is about 2.75 too many.