make the roof out of a sheet of galvanized tin weld it to the roof frame inside and out side prime them paint it to match the color of the paint and enjoy the 30 Ford Model A
That car has a lot of potential. It's the color of my blind back sedan . There are lots of parts out there . I hope you restore it,. I hope to see more pictures and videos
If i remember correctly the cost was about $2500 in materials and months of labor. Probably double that now. All that work and it sits out back waiting for me to do the bellows on outdrive.
when you installed a new fender beads how did you weld it? did you just spot all the way along or run a bead? If you ran a bead how did you keep it from warping and what kind of welding material did you use?
I ordered some 18 gauge sheet metal,1/8'' steel rod. rolled it over rod tight. Shrank and stretched till it followed contour of fender. Then tack welded every couple of inches the whole length of bead then started from beginning.Tacking again repeating down fender till it was filled in. .023 welding wire with argon
My freind in 5th grade got one of these new for Christmas one year. I tried racing my Hodaka 100 Dirt Squirt against him and he left me in the dust. It was frustrating!
Awesome! Loved hearing that sound when you started it up. 1980 I was 12 and riding my '79 YZ80 all around the dirt roads of central Minnesota. Never forget the day I was side by side with a 750 Yamaha Special that my neighbor owned. We wanted to see how fast the YZ would go. To this day I tell everybody that at top speed my neighbor yelled '65 mph'. My mom would have screamed if she knew I was going that fast on a gravel road next to a bike that big. How I would love to go back to those days for a few minutes....thanks for sharing.
I bought a brand new 1976 YZ-80 off the showroom floor when I was 12 with all my saved up allowance and lawn mowing money! The sales guy had never sold a bike before to a kid with so many $1 and $5 bills (very crumpled, but straightened out and in order! lol). We lived in your typical 'new' neighborhood with large tracts of undeveloped land for future homes and these areas were our trails and we owned them! I think every kid my age (that was cool and never did homework - HA!) had a bike and long hair! O the memories!
In my world this is a parts car, there is just too much that is too far gone to justify saving it... there are better cars out there in need of an engine or something that would be a much better candidate!
The advice to buy a decent running Model A and forget this wreck is sound. You might be able to salvage a chassis and running gear from this hulk. The wood is most likely rotted. The Murray used a lot of wood structurally. You can buy a really nice car for less than you can fix this for.
Oof. You know, I really abhor hot rodding Model A's, but unless there are some redeeming factors with this car, it seems like it's only destiny. Having experienced wood replacement in a Briggs Blindback Fordor, I can say it is a colossal task. You probably have that on top of sheet metal issues. You can't save them all.
Drop the oil pan and clean it all out and I hope the engine block isn’t also cracked. I’d check the front of the engine below the head as they are prone to cracking there with a freeze from only water in the system. Hopefully it won’t be and you just need a head but you need to drop the pan for sure before starting it. Good luck and stay focused. 👍
The Murray is a sweet design and worthy of saving for sure. Not much in terms of being messed with. You’ll need some expert metal work for sure, but a finished Murray is very desirable.
Lot of work & $ there . Everything is available new, but it will soon mount up & you will never get the money back. As stated, buy a good , solid, running car & drive it now. You can do improvements & repairs & get the fun of also driving it now. A car in this bad condition, if a rare model, would be worth it, but there are lots of Model A Town Sedans out there. I own 2 Model A's.
This is a massive rebuild and the expense will way out way the completed resale price . You are brave to tackle a project of this magnitude,and good luck if you do , I know what is involved and the costs as I have restored four Model A’s in Australia. Best wishes and good luck with your project looking forward to seeing progress. Russell 🦘🦘🇦🇺
I had the exact yz got stolen I did get it back then sold it it was mint when I got it paid 200 for it wish I kept her memory lane I used ride nice wheelies on that little yz
My '30 Briggs looked about the same when I got it. Mice had totally torn up the interior,too. The worst part was that they got into the door panels and ruined the wood framework of the doors. Fortunately, I found other doors.
That car is sad but there is so much potential there . My Briggs had some scray holes in the body . But its fixed and a head turner . But the best thing is , lots abd lots of parts out there . Fix its up , you wont regret it
