| Ford Model A |
Ford Model A Pickup Restoration - Self-build wheel clamp completion - Sheet metal parts filling, sanding, filling (September 2007)
In September first I had to finish my car lifter and then I continued the jobs on my Model A Ford.
This is my self made car lifter. The weight is approximately 50 kg, pure steel.
In this test, the car wheels are 40 cm from the ground and I can lift the car 7 cm more.
The 5 steel sections can be moved into the outer steel joint.
This is the configuration with the large gauge …
… and here with a smaller one, which means 5 cm less on each side.
The 50 cm round steel can be easily inserted.
The steel sections and the outer steel joint are connected with a screw but the screw just secures the parts so they will not move against each other.
Now the work on my Model A will continue. Here I will close any open gaps on my fender well. I think this will protect the part from rust, since I preliminary protected it with POR 15.
This is the product I'm using for this task, it's from Weicon.
It looks not very nice, but I can paint it with any type of color.
Now I can start with filler, grinding, primer … until all surfaces are smooth. Since I will have a perfect result, this can be a longer job.
My garage is becoming too small when I'm working on all parts together.
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