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Eric Hibbs (aka 31tudor) [ View ] [ ehibbs@nuteltech.com ] [ Car Ads ] [ Blogs ] St. George, Utah (435) 668-1401  Eric Hibbs

My 8 year old Austin decided that his birthday present to me would be for ME to take the day off of work and he'd help me all day with the Model A. He convinced my dad to do the same, and our good friend Dave Watson came over to help too. So with the four of us (plus my son Brayden pitched in a bunch, as did daughters Jessica, Bailee and Jenaye!) here's the items we checked off of our to do list: Vacuum cap on carb Nut & bolt chassis Set toe Finalize steering linkage Align and secure jam nuts Install cotter keys Install windshield and gaskets Wire electric fan Fix rear parking light Finish 3rd brake light Clean up wiring harness Add 12V plug for cell charger Roll stock odometer back to 00000.0 Install cowl lights and hook up to blinkers Add ATF for cooler capacity Windshield wiper arm Install exterior door handles Install interior door handles and window cranks Install PVC and plumb to carb Bolt down dash rail Install AHOOGA horn Install rear view mirror Install ground wire from motor to chassis Utah state VIN tag and license plate (yes, it's registered and legal for $57.38) Fired it up last night in the driveway, open headers! Everything seems to be working perfectly so I'll throw some pipes on it in the next day or two, run it in the driveway for a while to be sure everything is cool and go for a drive. We have a cruise night Saturday and I'm really hoping to drive the A-bone there! Wish me luck!

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Posted by da34guy  -  07/17/2008 11:33 AM KOOL IT'S ALIVE Betcha Austin did most the work. lmao Don [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Prescott, Arizona Charter Member since October 2001   Posted by 31tudor  -  07/17/2008 11:49 AM That's why I call him Jose! Little turd is one hard worker, and he is really good at working on cars! He can't wait to tear into Victoria's truck! Don, thank you AGAIN for helping so much last month! That's something I will NEVER forget or take for granted! I'm this far because of you... and Dale too! Eric Hibbs [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] St. George, Utah Charter Member since January 2002   Posted by tlp1968  -  07/17/2008 12:35 PM I want to know how you pulled that off without an injury. I don't have my 10 year old in the shop much because he seems to attract accidents. Poor fella You are a lucky man and I think it is about time for some more pictures... StreetRodding.com Marketing Director [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Springfield, Illinois Charter Member since August 2003   Posted by orphans2  -  07/17/2008 12:38 PM Lucky Guy!! Your kids volunteer to help. My kid only volunteers to drive. :-( orphans2 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Stewartstown, Pennsylvannia Charter Member since November 2001   Posted by 31tudor  -  07/17/2008 01:49 PM No blood shed at all Tammy, can you believe it??? I'm sure I swore a few times but I never even threw a tool! Austin knows his way around cars and the tool box pretty darn good. He knows where all the tools are and what they're called. Really nice when you're laying under the car and say "Hey Jose, get me a 1/2" combo wrench" and it's in your hand in SECONDS!" He'll patiently wait watching what I'm doing until I give him another project. Funny thing, almost all of the kids like hanging out in the garage. I enjoy teaching them as I work and I'm surprised at how much they retain! Hee hee... Robert I guess since my kids aren't old enough to drive I don't have that problem. Of course my 9 year old twins were talking about sneaking the car out while I'm sleeping one night. I told them there's no way they'd even open the garage door without waking me up! Was so busy working yesterday (8am until 10:30pm) that I didn't take a single photo! Car doesn't look much different than in the photo here, just got lots of loose things tied up as you can see from the list. Eric Hibbs [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] St. George, Utah Charter Member since January 2002   Posted by 29robert  -  07/17/2008 03:35 PM Great Eric! You must be thrilled. Del Mar next year? Isn't it fun to be able to scratch those items off your list. I have a mini-celebration (a cold beer) at each item completed. With what you accomplished yesterday that would amount to a case. 29robert [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] La Verne, California Charter Member since November 2004   Posted by 31tudor  -  07/17/2008 03:43 PM Thanks Robert! I drank water and Diet Coke all day (not at the same time) but need your help. Would you be so kind to drink that case of beer for me? I'm sure Shine, Fitzwell, bigdude, littledude and many others would be willing to help! Del Mar 09? AB-SO-FREAKIN-LUTELY!!! Rod & Custom Magazine has a little tour in August leaving LA and heading to Bonneville. I don't know if I can swing it financially but Victoria and I would sure love to make that trip! If we can make it we'll drive the Tudor to LA, on the trip, then 400 miles home from Bonneville. I should be getting pretty decent mileage with 3:00 gears and 30" tall tires but the price of fuel and hotels is ridiculous! Eric Hibbs [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] St. George, Utah Charter Member since January 2002   Posted by 31tudor  -  07/17/2008 03:53 PM By the way, everything is working perfectly! If you remember the single taillight/license plate mount that Don came up with, I wired the lamp as the single rear driving light and the brake lamp as the third brake light. For additional visibility I put very small (but very bright) LED's underneath the body on each side for blinkers and brakes! When off, they can't be seen unless you get down REAL LOW. Everything works great! Who was it a few years ago that was slapping me around for buying an "all-black" wiring kit? Can't remember, but whoever it was needs to know I'll choose all black from now on! Wires are nearly invisible along the black chassis and its still a piece of cake to identify the wires. Eric Hibbs [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] St. George, Utah Charter Member since January 2002   Posted by 29robert  -  07/17/2008 04:40 PM I'll be happy to help ya out Eric. I also got a bunch done on my Tudor over the past two weeks. Got the splash aprons aligned, bolted down the body, mounted the rear fenders & running boards, finished the brake pedal installation with return spring, finished the parking brake, throttle linkage, kick-down cable, trans dip-stick, vacuum hoses, new Mooneyes finned valve covers, all sensors mounted, overhead console installed, fuse block installed, and fuel line installed from rear to pump to carb. Starter, flywheel cover, radiator and grille shell go on this Saturday. Let's see, how many beers is that? My neighbor, Dale, helps me with that part! LOL Maybe I'll even make Del Mar!!!! Wouldn't that be a blast!!! 29robert [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] La Verne, California Charter Member since November 2004   Posted by 31tudor  -  07/17/2008 05:04 PM Sounds like some big progress for you too! It'd sure be cool to have both of us in Del Mar with our cars! Post some pictures of your progress! You and Dale DRINK UP! But don't keep count, that kind of defeats the purpose! Eric Hibbs [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] St. George, Utah Charter Member since January 2002   Posted by DavyJ  -  07/17/2008 10:12 PM Eric, Great stuff, and "many happy returns" on the birthday. Round here I never look forward to birthdays, only cause thats when all the license plates expire Be nice to see you and Robert cruising Del Mar next year! Dave Still driving the wife's car, cause I am slow. [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Niagara Falls, Canada Charter Member since February 2005   Posted by ricko  -  07/17/2008 11:29 PM Hey Eric thats how it all starts young. My son started at about that age, now he's working at a custom paint shop So. Cal. Paint, auto body. He's teaching me stuff now. Hey by the way If you don't mind me asking Why Utah? ricko [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] ElCajon, California   Posted by JAWS  -  07/18/2008 12:50 AM Very cool Eric! An electrical headache can make a great car a pain [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Boise, Idaho Charter Member since August 2004   Posted by Mick1959  -  07/18/2008 01:15 AM Gotta love the Model "A" looks like a sweet ride Eric, those guys will hear you coming for that cruise saturday night, thats for sure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mick1959 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Sydney, Australia   Posted by sloper38  -  07/18/2008 07:57 AM Nice work A guys. I'm X38 on any other sites. [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Sydney, Australia   Posted by 31tudor  -  07/18/2008 11:52 AM Dave, if you come back for Del Mar you're welcome to ride around with us, but I promise my car isn't the caliber of Don, Dale, or Robert's cars! Thanks for the b-day wishes! Ricko, my dad started me young too! I still remember sitting on the inner-fender of his F250 helping wrench the 428CJ he built in our garage in El Cajon! We moved from there in '76 to Wyoming, then in '80 to Utah. He worked for the phone company and they'd transfer him into an area that was doing poorly, he'd restructure and get it efficient again. We ended up in St. George in 1985 when I was 14 and have been here pretty since then. (Four years in Salt Lake City, two years in Massachusetts.) Thanks Brant! Glad you're coming around here again, we missed you! To my Aussie boys, thanks for the compliments! You two build incredible cars and compliments from you guys are well received! Here's to a short winter for ya! Hope to see you again Tony. Hope to meet you someday Mick! Eric Hibbs [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] St. George, Utah Charter Member since January 2002   Posted by da34guy  -  07/18/2008 12:12 PM Hey Eric--- Wanna get sum miles on it. I'll meet ya in Kingman Sunday for lunch???????????????????? Don [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Prescott, Arizona Charter Member since October 2001   Posted by 31tudor  -  07/18/2008 12:22 PM Oh man, would LOVE to but I probably need to work out the kinks first! Lets do it one of these weekends soon! I'm totally up for that drive! Got the passenger side exhaust all done last night... cutting and welding in the garage until 11pm, then cleaned it real good and painted the pipe flat white! Gonna try to blast out of work early today and get the driver's side done. I did the easy side first, the driver's side is gonna be a PITA with the MC in the way! Wish I'd just bought set of Limefires damnit! Eric Hibbs [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] St. George, Utah Charter Member since January 2002   Posted by 31tudor  -  07/20/2008 09:57 PM Ugh. Friday night worked on the car until 11:30. Tried to start it to no avail. Went out Saturday morning to work some more. Hit the key chug-chug then NOTHING! Got out to see what was going on and this thought occurred to me... water shouldn't be coming out of my headers should it? Backed out the plugs, cylinders 1 and 4 were full of water. Screamed, swore, threw some tools, pull the intake manifold and found the problem. Replaced gaskets, re-hooked everything up and timing is now way the @#$^#$%& off! Pushed it in the garage yesterday afternoon and haven't touched it since. Eric Hibbs [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] St. George, Utah Charter Member since January 2002   Posted by DavyJ  -  07/20/2008 10:47 PM Eric, these are the things that make streetrodding so special..............when it comes together it will be that much better. Just keep smiling and keep those young-uns involved, it will be worth it. Still driving the wife's car, cause I am slow. [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Niagara Falls, Canada Charter Member since February 2005   Posted by 29robert  -  07/21/2008 12:23 PM I feel your pain Eric. Two steps forward, one step back or is it one step forward and two back? Sometimes ya just gotta walk away for a while (before ya hurt somebody). 29robert [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] La Verne, California Charter Member since November 2004   Posted by da34guy  -  07/21/2008 01:03 PM Hey there Brudder- You'll get it timin ain't no big deal Bring er up to TDC, drop the dizzy ( As Sloper would say) in and light er up. Then -- go drive the P*SS out of it. Good Luck Don [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Prescott, Arizona Charter Member since October 2001   Posted by 29robert  -  07/21/2008 01:41 PM Hey Don. What's goin on in your shop? Been a couple of weeks now - ya must have a new car done by now or have ya been slakin? 29robert [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] La Verne, California Charter Member since November 2004   Posted by 31tudor  -  07/22/2008 12:55 AM So I strolled out to the garage after thinking about if for a few days... and pouting no doubt. Pulled the distributor up and rotated the rotor one tooth counter clockwise. Set it back in place and tapped the starter until the distributor dropped in place, adjusted the timing to roughly where it used to be. Fiddled around with things a little and GOT IT RUNNING AGAIN! This time I didn't have water in the cylinders so it looks like that problem is solved! Still have a few issues that need to be ironed out like no vacuum for the brakes and I need to install collector gaskets. Also slipped it into gear and felt like the trans was low on fluid. It was, but I didn't take the time to fill it up tonight. Busy tomorrow night, date night is Wednesday, so Thursday I hope to get back into it and accomplish more. Wish me luck! By the way, here are a few photos from Saturday morning. You should be able to make out the exhaust I welded up and painted white. I thought the white pipes nailed the 60's look I was after! Eric Hibbs [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] St. George, Utah Charter Member since January 2002   Posted by jsrodder  -  07/22/2008 10:16 AM Lookin good Eric, glad you got it going again. rockymountainrods.com [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Aztec, New Mexico   Posted by da34guy  -  07/22/2008 10:25 AM So --- Ya gonna meet me in Kingman for lunch saturday?? Glad ya got it runnin. Don [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Prescott, Arizona Charter Member since October 2001   Posted by 31tudor  -  07/22/2008 02:01 PM Thanks Jeremy! How do you like the white exhaust? Too much? Don, if I can figure out the vacuum problem and make sure the tranny and motor are in good shape we just might do that! Thursday is a state holiday so I'll have some time to work on the car this week. Eric Hibbs [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] St. George, Utah Charter Member since January 2002

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