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by SHELBY MESSER
June 21st, 2017, 6:44 pm
Forum: AA Club House
Topic: Building a shop in my back yard in Sacramento SIMPLE
Replies: 48
Views: 176400

Re: Building a shop in my back yard in Sacramento SIMPLE

Sacramento is a different 'BEAR' I've been to the permit office regularly for over a year. In the building plans They want all receptacles and switches and lights drawed in the plans. Nothing I drew seemed to satisfy them. I needed to have an arqute draw my plans. Well, I ordered my building out of ...
by SHELBY MESSER
June 8th, 2017, 7:55 pm
Forum: AA Ford Discussion
Topic: POSTING PICTURES
Replies: 8
Views: 5943

Re: POSTING PICTURES

With pictures on file in your computer, to post pictures -CLICK- CHOOSE FILE (below) find picture of choice RIGHT CLICK picture - go down to -OPEN WITH - CLICK - paint - CLICK - image - CLICK - resize/skew (resize only) change horizonal from 100% to 33 % and vertical from 100% to 33% CLICK - file -...
by SHELBY MESSER
May 28th, 2017, 7:23 am
Forum: AA Ford Discussion
Topic: ammeter
Replies: 8
Views: 6281

Re: ammeter

Frank, let us know if you got your amp meter problem solved and what you did to correct it :roll:
by SHELBY MESSER
May 26th, 2017, 1:10 pm
Forum: AA Ford Discussion
Topic: ammeter
Replies: 8
Views: 6281

Re: ammeter

Frank, Welcome to the club. If your wiring is correct to the amp meter I would suggest to go double check the your battery connection making sure that the small battery connects to the starter. One other thing that is could be is the generator. Did you have the generator apart or restore it. If so y...
by SHELBY MESSER
May 23rd, 2017, 10:47 pm
Forum: AA Club House
Topic: Building a shop in my back yard in Sacramento SIMPLE
Replies: 48
Views: 176400

Re: Building a shop in my back yard in Sacramento SIMPLE

I'm back to my building in the back yard. I ordered the plans for my building today. will take about 6 weeks to get them. I'll keep the progress posted. The end of this month it will be 1 year that I applied for my permit. There are several metal building companies here in Ca. but I ordered it from ...
by SHELBY MESSER
May 13th, 2017, 9:47 pm
Forum: AA Ford Discussion
Topic: New member, new to the AA's
Replies: 18
Views: 12078

Re: New member, new to the AA's

About the POR 15, I've mentioned this before on " How to remove POR 15 form from your hands like it is soap. Most of you guys your wife or girlfriend has the solution. POR 15 can be removed very-very easily with " SKIN SO SOFT" that women uses. My niece told me this after getting Por ...
by SHELBY MESSER
April 21st, 2017, 8:48 am
Forum: AA Ford Discussion
Topic: Side View Mirror Bracket AA-17698 (14-11/16" long)
Replies: 14
Views: 71690

Re: Side View Mirror Bracket AA-17698 (14-11/16" long)

The people at the foundries know what they are doing. They make the object they pouring out of wax then bed the object in a sand casting, heat the sand casting to melt the wax out of the mold then pour the casting material liquid in the mold, let cool then break the sand mold off the object. Then pr...
by SHELBY MESSER
April 17th, 2017, 8:38 pm
Forum: AA Ford Discussion
Topic: Garage door height?
Replies: 10
Views: 9076

Re: Garage door height?

My shop I'm planning to build in my back yard,(now slab only) I'm going to have and 8' high door X 10' wide. Still trying to get my permit with no susses :x :cry: Shelby, Sacramento
by SHELBY MESSER
April 17th, 2017, 8:15 pm
Forum: AA Ford Discussion
Topic: FORD MODEL A-AA AND B-BB ASSEMBLY LINE?
Replies: 1
Views: 2506

FORD MODEL A-AA AND B-BB ASSEMBLY LINE?

Does anyone have any idea sorta how the A's and AA's came down the assembly line? I was watching a film on the computer about the ford V-8. They were showing the A assembly line the the B assembly line. They showed the assembly line with cars and in the middle there was an AA or BB truck with only t...
by SHELBY MESSER
April 15th, 2017, 5:17 pm
Forum: AA Ford Discussion
Topic: Rear Axle Spindle Threads
Replies: 7
Views: 6116

Re: Rear Axle Spindle Threads

If you still have a problem with the nut and axle threads here is some thing that you may wont to try. McMaster- Carr has a 2-piece thread clamping lock nut. 1 1/4" width by 1 13/32" part # 90623A220 Check it out this may be more of what you are looking for. Hope this helps :) Shelby, Sacr...
by SHELBY MESSER
March 17th, 2017, 9:47 pm
Forum: AA Club House
Topic: 1 horse A model pick-up ?
Replies: 3
Views: 33911

Re: 1 horse A model pick-up ?

I'd like some responses on these post. I would like to see someone else have a good one to tell us about. I know I'm not the only that has these thing going on around them. I have some more to tell but would like to hear other AA' er or A model 's stories. or what ever :) :) Shelby, Sacramento
by SHELBY MESSER
February 27th, 2017, 8:45 am
Forum: AA Ford Discussion
Topic: my restoration of 29 AA
Replies: 11
Views: 7549

Re: my restoration of 29 AA

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This shows where the door damage to door and hang, some metal replacement. Also the S/S wire I use to remove the dents and high spots, the copper plate was used behind the slit in the door,weld up grind and finished weld clean up
by SHELBY MESSER
February 25th, 2017, 8:06 pm
Forum: AA Ford Discussion
Topic: my restoration of 29 AA
Replies: 11
Views: 7549

Re: my restoration of 29 AA

DSCN0075.JPG Dents are simple for me to remove, but sometimes you have a serious dent and you have a hump or a sink that want go away. Of course do it your way. i've found that it is easier for me to take a hand grinder with a cutting disc and make a slit through the bulge as long as you meed. With...
by SHELBY MESSER
February 24th, 2017, 5:44 pm
Forum: AA Club House
Topic: 1 horse A model pick-up ?
Replies: 3
Views: 33911

1 horse A model pick-up ?

Back in the 50s Dad had a '29 'A' model pick-up. I remember it somewhat. Don't know what happened to the cab,tranny or engine. Just a stripped down frame with wheels and tires. Me and my 2 brothers would push it around, but we wanted to ride. one day we decided to get Dads plow mare harnessed up and...
by SHELBY MESSER
February 24th, 2017, 8:55 am
Forum: AA Ford Discussion
Topic: my restoration of 29 AA
Replies: 11
Views: 7549

Re: my restoration of 29 AA

Jeff, Me to for years I have stick welded. I have 3 stick welders a Lincoln 200 mig. Since I bought my mig I have never used the stick welders. I use the mig solid wire / gas never have used the wire core. You don't need an expensive mig if you buy shop around. most of you welds will be short or lik...