Today, we'll do some optical beef-up to the car - including Fog Lamps, Headlight Visors and an illuminated D-Sign. Enjoy - and take a look at Michel's Channel "Rustinox" as well as "Flechterei Stratil" if you feel like it :)
Little sidenote: The way I wired the lights up in the video won't make them show on the Ampere-Gauge. I've since re-connected the wire and hooked it up to the Ammeter. Also: No more music while I talk - I hope you noticed ;) Thanks alot to Michel and Daniel for the Forging and the Wires!
Mr. Henry Ford and Edsel would be very proud of what you're doing to their automobile and keeping it on the road. From the great state of Michigan USA enjoy that car!
Great seeing you team up with Michel here, and on the ARW Euro discussion a few weeks ago. Fog lights, and bracket turned out excellent and look super.👍👍👍
Another advantage of using your custom-made fog lamp bar is that the fog lamps are actually protected by the bumper. I wonder how many bumper-mounted fog lamps fell victim to the "I'm sure I'm not too close" syndrome! Excellent job by both of you. I have a great deal of respect for both machinists and metal-workers. Those kinds of skills are beyond me, so all I can do is sit back in awe! By the way, excellent idea to use the waxed cord. Very authentic and not too difficult to replace if necessary. Although, I'm not sure what I'd think if I saw the front end of your Model A emerging out of a thick fog. Some kind of monster, perhaps? It's got four eyes and two of them are yellow!
Love your car, your focus, dedication and voice. I love Model A's. My first was in 1963.... my '31 coupe was only 32 years old then. I love going back on RU-vid for a revisit... thankyou from Canada.
I run 50 cp headlight bulbs, genuine GE, these take power. Any added lights takes more power, more than the ten amp generator can do. I now use a '52 Ford gen', 35 amps of power with regulator, solves all those problems. Welding & engineering required.
This is the most beautifull thing i have seen in my life ! 😃 Du machst SUPER-klasse Videos. ABER : Wie Du bei 09:22 Deine Finger wärmst statt situations-angemessene Rib-Eye-Steaks zu wenden - Das geht garnicht (keine Musik beim Reden = PRIMA ! )
@@AstraWerke lach - Das kann natürlich passieren, wenn man die falsche Grillkohle verwendet - Ich als armer Rentner versuche ja immer zu sparen wo es nur geht xD
Nice work. I’ve spent a lot of time rebuilding weird Chinese light wiring for motorcycle projects. Couldn’t you have moved the number plate to below (or on) the bumper?
I had it on the bumper before (see the first few minutes of the video), but I didn't like it. I prefer the look of it being above the bumper - and as a little plus, it'd also be somewhat historically accurate.
I love your appropriation of the Merry Melodies intro. I'm wondering when you will convert to LED headlights and other lamps on the A. Your tongue in cheek approach to the video is much appreciated. Greetings from the piedmont of Georgia, USA.
Thanks. I've tried LED headlights a while back and was not at all impressed. They weren't nearly as bright as incandecents, cost 10 times as much and started flickering whenever running the car at idle. Might have just been a bad pair - but since incandescents have worked perfectly well for me, I'll just stay with them.
Why do you not put your licence plate in the correct position on the light bar . It looks a lot better more balanced looking anyway . You can buy the special light bar clips from any vendor very cheap . To be correct mount on backside of plate one third down from the top .
I like the off-center position alot more. Everybody can do symmetry. Plus, a license plate this long would look extremely weird when mounted on the light bar. Personal preference, that's all.
In a way, yes. The terminal box in the engine bay is in line with battery minus and the frame is wired to battery plus, just like the foglights. And of course the footswitch in between.
👍👌👏 Extremely well done again and as always (video and work). As can be seen, usually CAD = Cardboard Aided Design, helps a lot! The forged hanger for the fog lights looks as if it had been there since the car was new. Congrats! By the way: The fog lights look great too. I'm really glad to see that you went for the not expensive lamp version. Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health to all of you.
Warming your hands while your buddy works, nice! I see nothing wrong with shooting a hole instead of using a drill. Like the light bar, very good design. Looks correct.
Alles, was ich anbieten kann, sind die automatischen Untertitel von RU-vid - da gibt es auch eine Übersetzungsfunktion nach Deutsch. Wie gut die ist, kann ich nicht beurteilen - aber manuell Untertitel drunter zu schreiben würde einen IMMENSEN Zeitaufwand bedeuten, der den Rahmen des Hobbys einfach sprengen würde. Sorry.
Absolutely love your videos. Can you post a link to the fog lights you purchased. Have been looking for an inexpensive pair like this for years? Much appreciated.
Bin ja eigentlich ein stiller Zuschauer, aber dieses Video hat mir in so vielen Aspekten zu gut gefallen, als dass ich dies nicht kund tun wollte 😅. Die Bildauswahl der Kamera, der Schnitt und die Musikauswahl waren wirklich klasse. Und auch mit welcher Akribik du an diese Sache herangegangen bist hat mich absolut fasziniert. Viele Grüße.
Das freut mich sehr zu hören! Wenn Mal wer anders die Arbeit macht, hat man Mal die Gelegenheit, die Kamera wirklich zu führen, statt sie nur aufs Stativ zu stellen.
1) My SO (and me) demand MUCH more footage and detail of the wire making/wrapping process! 2) I am worried that the cable run to the fog lights is not well secured, and will rub and chafe over time, leading to a short circuit
I'll be sure to make some video, should I ever visit my cousin's workshop. For now, you'll have to make do with looking up "braiding machine" on RU-vid. Regarding the wire - yes, it runs along metal, and yes, it will rub against that while driving. BUT: It's rubber insulated wire, covered in strong cloth, covered in lacquer, fixed in place with twine. It's possible the foglight bar will rust through before the wires have rubbed themselves bare. All wiring of the car is strapped to the frame with metal clamps - they don't seem to bother.
Hi Paul, I noticed your comment on my latest video - YT decided to delete it, probably due to the weblink. Anyways, I still owe you an answer, so here it is: 1. The torches I use are gasoline. I would love a paraffin lamp, but they are pretty rare to find over here. Same goes for the mouth blown lamps. Luckily, I've been able to make about every soldering job with either the spirits burner or one of my torches. I also own a "Little Wonder Torch" - but there must be some contaminant inside it because the venturi keeps clogging up making it very unreliable and a pain to operate. 2. I've only found this style of chisel in old german Handbooks. They are called "Trennstemmer" (trennen = to separate, stemmen = chiseling) and are meant to remove the wall between two holes that were drilled besides each other. A great way to make square or rectangular cutouts without a mill - and due to their 90° edge, they are also good for many other parting operations. You can look the word up on Google images, that provides some intel :) 3. The rulers are inherits from an old friend of mine - he owned a 6 inch scale steam tractor and had a whole tool cabinet full of imperial wrenches, taps, dies, fittings a.s.o. When he got too old to deal with the hassles of operating the tractor, he sold it and gave me the cabinet. I like the rulers because they are sturdy and have the graduations cut into the metal rather than just printed on which gives you the ability to accurately set your scribing block. Best Wishes Adrian
