Well the chassis has finally been completed. The hardest part was getting the hubs on with the new brake linings, which turned out to be an easy fix and did not need to be as difficult as I made it out to be. 

I have graduated onto the motor disassemnly 
 
I received my order of parts and was able to start piecing things together on the front end. I started by putting the front spring on and swapping the original grease fittings with the new modern style fittings throughout the front end. 

After the spring was on we attached the spindles and put the king pins on. They were a bit difficult because the felt washed that goes on the bottom of the spindle made it a very tight fit, so we had to place them in a vice to compress them to a point where we could slide them in. After they were put on we attached the tie rod and drag link and greased everything up! It was a relief finding out that there was no play in the king pins and that the self done reaming worked out. 
I bought a brake lining tool to apply the new linings with rivets. This tool is very useful, I couldn't imagine doing it without it. 

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    I am 23 years old from Parry Sound, Ontario. I have been around Model A's for the last few years and got the bug last year after graduating college. I decided that I wanted my own project to work on, and set out to find a my favourite style of Model A, 1930 Coupe. 

    In November of 2012 I purchased my coupe. My own Model A journey had begun! 

    I am very fortunate to have a group of experienced people in my family who have five Model A's, four of which were restored by themselves. Help like this gives me the knowledge needed to get my car finished. 

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