Friday, April 20th, 2007
Model A Parts Near Indianapolis
I’ve been slowly getting going on working on the Model A Ford again this season. I had big plans to put in a plastic liner and heat the garage this last winter so I could work out there despite the temperature, but the prospect of putting that much work into a garage that we will [...]
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Tuesday, April 17th, 2007
4/17/2007
Woke up late today at around 10:00. Listened to a little Within Temptation (metal band with a female lead singer) on YouTube. Took Lenore to work. Walked the dog. Had a light lunch consisting of a yogurt and some Ass-Kickin’ Snack Mix which says right on it that it is “Kick Yo Ass Hot!” And, [...]
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Thursday, November 30th, 2006
How to Repair a Horn Rod on a 1930 Model A Ford
It has been unseasonably warm here in Indianapolis the last few days, so I have been spending my time in the garage working on the Model A. It’s been great, and I’ve gotten a lot done. Ok, so this is going to be an in-depth description of how I repaired the Horn Rod on my [...]
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Wednesday, October 4th, 2006
More Model A Ford Action
Yesterday I completely disassembled and cleaned the horn. It wasn’t working so I wanted to be sure that it wasn’t full of gunk first, before I looked elsewhere for the problem. It’s a pretty neat device, and very cleverly made. It’s really interesting to look inside something that was made in the time before today’s [...]
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Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006
Workin’ on the Model A Ford
This morning I got up early to take my Robot Car (aka: my 2004 Toyota Prius hybrid) to the mechanic, and as soon as I got home I went into my garage to work on my family’s 1930 Model A Ford. I love the contrast. Here’s a picture of my Grandpa, Mac McBride, in the [...]
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Friday, September 29th, 2006
I Just About Did It All Today
Today I woke up, took a shower and ate breakfast, ordered my new prop case, went to the dog park, had lunch, worked on the Model A Ford, had dinner, and made cookies. That’s almost the full spectrum of my life, and it was all packed into one day. I didn’t realize until I wrote [...]
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Wednesday, June 7th, 2006
Workin’ on the Model A Ford
I finally got back to working on my family’s 1930 Model A Ford yesterday. This is the best picture I have of it at the moment, since I haven’t gotten to go on a real drive in it yet. I’ve taken it out a couple of times, but each time a mechanical problem has stopped [...]
