8N parts

[Soundguy]

I remember reading something about that. ( grill gard ) I believe mine is rivited together, unlike the ones at TSC which are welded. And yeas, the rivited ones from just8n's are nearly 200 bucks, but he also has aftermarket welded ones for much less.

And yeah.. at 40mph.. it looks pretty good... don't even notice the missing headlights, and that the paint on the tire rims was BRUSHED on.. as well as touch ups on the hood..!

But hell.. that's what they make sand paper for .. right?

I expect many hours of happiness out of this project... a few hours of shouting... ( and being shouted at from the wife unit ).

Soundguy

 

[knucklehead]

Itsa 'ting o' beauty! Compared to a lot of stuff left outside for 50 years, it's beautiful! Is the red paint O.K.? And the tires look great! What's it going to be - a restoration, or a worker?

 

[Soundguy]

Yeah.. I've seen much worse. The red paint is 95% ok. There are 2 spots where the owner didnt remove grease from a hard to reach spot on the undercarraige, and painted over it. I should have no problem washing it off, and feathering it back in, otherwise the red is ok...On the other hand, all the grey is coming off, as someone 'brushed' it on.
The two front tires are servicable, and one rear is good as well, but the other rear not in the picture is a bit worn.. but holds air with -0- leaks ( in fact, "crossing fingers and knocking on wood " I havn't seen a leak of any kind on the tractor or under it yet! ). I may do rubber after the rest of the tractor is complete.

I had originally bought it thinking about a second tractor to mow a second piece of property i have.. but hell.. my 1920 can do it ( and faster ).. Since this machine was in pretty good condition as it was.. I decided to restore it. I just got off the phone with www.just8ns.com, and ordered the necescarry parts that need replaceing... mostly small hardware, gauges, a tube, and some tie rod end grease boots, and lights.

I also noticed that I have one of the 'rivited' bumpers.. I'm told this is a good thing. I think it is missing a lower rung though.. I am going to have to find one to replace that rung, or get the torch and metal stock out and make one....

So if anyone has a non-repairable bumper for an 8n and want to part with some of it..email me.

Soundguy

<font color=red>Itsa 'ting o' beauty! Compared to a lot of stuff left outside for 50 years, it's beautiful! Is the red paint O.K.? And the tires look great! What's it going to be - a restoration, or a worker?

 

[cj7]

http://www.ytmag.com/index.htm

try here....

it is a great site too....

 

[jinman]

Hey Soundguy, the red looks okay, but the gray seems to be the wrong color. If you don't use Ford Medium Gray, it looks too blue. I used genuine Ford gray paint on my 1954 Jubilee restoration (see attachment) and the red was an acrylic enamel from Sutherlands which I had recommended for the close match to the original Ford Red and its durability. Unless you want to make your 8N a show tractor, I think the paint looks great. I made mine shiny then worked its hiney. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif It doesn't look like the photos anymore. Also, I think the most important thing to keep paint from peeling is to use the proper primer. I'm no painter, but where I used cheap primer on my tractor, the gray paint is peeling some. Good luck with your "N". They are great little tractors.

 

[Kodiak]

Jim:

Excellent job there. How many hours did you put into her?

 

[jinman]

Russ, it took most of my spare time for about three months, but I was only doing cosmetic work. Now that I have my Boomer, I need to go through the Jubilee again. I paid just over $2,200 for the NAA, and it has paid for itself many times over in the 8-1/2 years I've owned it. Maybe when I finish building my house (almost done) I'll be able to spend some time getting my old "workhorse" back in shape. It should be easy to disassemble because I spent the extra amount of money and used all stainless hardware to reassemble the tractor. This time I won't have to fight the rust as I did the first time around. Thanks for your comment./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[cj7]

Another thing to do is make sure the surface you are painting is clean and free of dirt and oil. You can get special cleaners from your local auto paint supplier. Wipe wipe, then wipe again.

 

[Kodiak]

Our shop here at home has turned into sort of a clubhouse. There are always at least two antique tractors in some stage of restoration here all the time. We do complete tear down and rebuilds, sandblasting and some fabrication. Only the final sheetmetal paint jobs are farmed out to another member who owns a bodyshop.

I guess I should give a little background here. My dad is reaaly big in the local Antique tractor club. The Sky Valley Stock And Antique Tractor Club. Well once they found out that we had a well equipped shop, you can't just adopt their tractors. You have to adopt the other members and their histories also. Its a lot of fun though.

 

[bgott]

I've heard of a few people using spray gasket remover. They spray the whole tractor down and power wash it off.