How to replace Model A Top Vinyl Part 1 Chicken Wire and Padding

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Жыл бұрын

In this episode I will show you how I replaced the top vinyl on my 30 Tudor. This is what I did, and I hope it will help some of you first timers to visualize the process and give some help! Thanks!
See links below
www.snjparts.com -Smith and Jones
modelamedic.com Model A Medic
Our website at pumpkintownprimitives.com

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@harveyhaase2030 Жыл бұрын

Lookin good. I’m looking forward to part 2.

@pumpkintown Жыл бұрын

Thanks brother! Almost ready to post now!

@andyweixler662 Жыл бұрын

fantastic video!! this will be a summer project for our '30 Tudor.

@pumpkintown Жыл бұрын

Thanks brother! I hope it goes very well for you!

@Lolo-mx4sc Жыл бұрын

Thanks David

@pumpkintown Жыл бұрын

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@Lolo-mx4sc Жыл бұрын

@@pumpkintown Did that years ago. Who is the Austrailian you mentioned? I did a search and found nothing

@craigroberts3982 Жыл бұрын

Great work. I'm sure it will last for generations to come. Certainly you've given more attention to details than the original builders.

@pumpkintown Жыл бұрын

Thanks Craig I sure hope so!

@desparky 20 күн бұрын

@pumpkintown I've just watched your video again, the night before I'm about to install my new vinyl roof on my 30 Town Sedan. Thankyou so much for posting this video, I just realised I stapled down the chicken wire directly over the top of the wood and noticed you put strips of cloth between the wood and wire. I assume this would be to stop vibration or squeaks. From memory I now realise there was a sheet of cotton below the wire on mine when I removed it months ago. It's too late for me to lift the wire without a lot of work, so I'm going to paint seam sealer along the tops of the wood ribs/wire junction to keep the wire from rubbing/vibrating. Thanks for helping me out again, even though I'm on the other side of the planet!!! Cheers from Australia.

@pumpkintown 20 күн бұрын

Sounds like a good plan brother. Can I suggest that maybe you go the extra mile and pull those staples? A little extra work now will save you squeaks in the future and give the satisfaction of a job well done. Plus whoever gets your car after you someday and sees what you did when replacing the vinyl is more likely to replicate what you did! Pass it along brother! Keep up the good work and watch the other videos in this series to help you along the way my friend.

@desparky 19 күн бұрын

@@pumpkintown Both you and I know you're right. I went back today and installed cloth along the roof ribs. Thanks again for sharing your learnings.

@dickdaley9059 Жыл бұрын

Awesome top fabrication my brother! What would we do without Gorillas, ball peans and chicken wire? ❤

@pumpkintown Жыл бұрын

Indeed!

@bobfidguello7239 Жыл бұрын

As I'm new to the Ford model A,learning as much as I can before purchasing one. Curious as to why the top is a soft top and why it's not a metal roof? Thought there was a reason for why it's designed in this manner but can't remember what that reason was. Perhaps it couldn't have a steel roof because it be to rigid and affect the rest of the cars design?

@pumpkintown Жыл бұрын

It is a carry over from the buggy top days, and much cheaper to produce. Done owners have replaced with steel roof. I don’t have that option but you could possibly do that

@mrdanforth3744 3 ай бұрын

The steel mills could not produce sheet metal wide enough to make a whole roof. It was not practical to make an all steel roof until after 1934 when they built a new steel mill that could make wide sheet metal. After that all the car manufacturers changed over to one piece all steel roofs, I think the last car with an insert in the roof was 1937.