King pins are very important and vital to your Model A's steering, the littlest bit of play can go a long way. I was able to borrow a reamer to ream the new king pin bushings and I was a little hesitant at first, but it turned out great. I had a rather short reamer (adjustable) to run through the bushings which proved to be a pain for lining up the two bushings so that the king pin would go through, but luckily I had a second reamer that went through both bushings. 
Today I got inner and outer bearings/races for the front hubs. I only had one hub done so I knocked out the races and fit the new ones in (see above picture). While taking on this I had paint drying on the other hub and attached the brake cross shaft to the frame. 

Tomorrow I will get the other races put into the second hub along with applying a clear coat on. 



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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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