8/25/25

Hello All

Here’s this weeks addition of what did Pat get into. 

This week was another busy one. Got a good amount of work done. 

First up I continued on the 1951 Ford Pickup Truck that is being sold. New owner asked me to get it up and running better and more road worthy. So this week I finished rebuilding the carburetor, installed a new fuel pump, made all new battery cables and a new starter cable. Also a new choke cable. I drained and flushed the radiator too. She is up and running and almost done. Only items left to tackle are a new set of points and new spark plugs. Should be later this week and ready for the new owner!

Another customer task I got accomplished this week was pulling a gas tank for cleaning and sealing. Thanks for the help Jenn!

More to come on this job once I get the sealer kit in hand. 

The other big news/project this week was Jenn’s new toy. 

First thing we did was finalize the deal with the former owner and we picked up the car and had it delivered to Jenns. 

Of course we had to tinker and get it running. 

It was late when we got it home but still managed to make some noise. I had to by pass the key switch, and had a leaky/blocked gas line. So only was able to run it for a few minutes. 

Of course we were back at it the next day with new fuel line parts, and i fixed the issue with the key switch. After some more tinkering we went for the first ride. Happy to say she runs good. Needs a bunch more tinkering which we will get to in the comming days. Plan is to get to running decent enough that Jenn can learn the ins and outs of the car. Then this winter we have a big list of rebuilding/repairs. More to come on this guy later. 

8/18/25

Hello All

Here’s this weeks addition of what did Pat get into. 

This was a busy week. I had family in town so that took up some of my time. However as always I knocked out a good portion of work.  

I started out finishing up some Align Bore work. 

If you remember from the last update, I got started on Align Boring the Model A engine I’m working on. Well it is now finished. It is bored, thrust faces cut, and the crankshaft has been lapped and fit. Ready for the next process which is drilling the oil holes out, and then cutting the oil groves. More to come soon

Next time I made was another job I was at previously and needed to return to and will have to revisit later this fall most likely. A few weeks ago I fixed a coil box for a Model T engine. When I reinstalled the box, I was able to get the car up and running however it wouldn’t run on magneto. I’ve tried just about everything I can think of to get it working. Unfortunately I am fairly confident I will need to pull the engine to fix the issue. I believe when the coil box shorted out, current back flowed to the mag and basically de energized the magnets. I got one last check to preform but sounds like this engine is being pulled for the winter. 

Next up I went down and visited another customer. This job was to inspect the rear hubs/brake drums due to grease/oil leaking. I didn’t find too much wrong or much grease leaking which was good. I believe the hub seals were shot and the hubs themselves were loose on the tapered axles. I did end up replacing one of the hub bearings as it had a broken roller. His car should be good to go now. 

As for my stuff…

I made a little progress on the 1951 Pickup truck. Jenn and I managed to get the carburetor off and disassembled, cleaned. Now ready to reassemble. I need to get moving on this job as it’s slated to go to its new home beginning of September. More to come on this guy soon!

Lastly yesterday Jenn and I went to look at another Model T that was for sale. The Model R we went to look at is a 1927 Model T Roadster Pickup. Currently the car isn’t running but hasn’t been sitting too long. It is in great shape and all parts are there so it’s a complete car. Soooo she’s going to be coming home with us. Most likely this Thursday. So new winter project acquired! Better get moving on my Model A Roadster!

8/11/25

ello everyone. 

Here’s this week addition of what did Pat get into. 

As seems to be the norm, I got a lot done with week. It seems to always surprise me writing these emails how much I actually get done. It never seems like I make progress but I realize how much I do when writing these emails. 

Anyways here we go! 

This week started out slow. I made a stop in Plainville to a a former customer. In the past I rebuilt a Model A engine for him. He’s very happy with it. Go me! This time on his other Model A, (he’s got 3) he thought it was overheating, and wanted me to check it over as he was taking it on a tour this past weekend. This was a rather easy fix. The radiator cap gaskets/quail cap was broken and gaskets were dry rotted and not sealing. So what he thought was boiling ended up just being antifreeze spilling out. 

Easy fix and a happy customer. 

Next up was some Align Bore work. Earlier in the week I started prep work on the Model A engine we poured mains for previously. I’m happy to say I got the block prepped and managed to get the engine bored. Not done yet but almost. Next up is to finish the rear main thrust faces. Then fingers crossed I did the job right and the crank fits!! More to come. 

My stuff. 

Some how I managed to get a lot of my projects done too. 

First up was the Camero work I started previously. Last week I reinstalled the carburetor, and naturally ran into other issues. Electrical this time. This week I replaced the battery cables, and fixed a few other wires. Now it starts and runs good. Just needs a lot of run time. That’s for my brother and law to do though. I have no interest in it. 4 cylinders are better and cars with big ol wheels. 

Once the Camero was done I switched it with the 1951 Ford F100 Pickup. She’s going to a new home soon and the new owners asked me to do some work to her first. She has a fairly decent sized list of things to work on and repair. Carburetor rebuild, new fuel pump, choke cable, some wiring, oil changes, few other things. So get ready Guy/Debbie! She’ll be ready for you soon! I forgot to take pictures of the truck next time I’ll have some. 

Some how this week I even managed to squeeze in some work on my Model A roadster project. Previously I made rumble seat side panels. They are now installed. I also made a little rug for the floor of the rumble area. I still need to fix the seat back rest to attach it better to the deck lid but damn it looks good. More to come on this guy too. 

8/4/25

Hello All

Here’s this weeks what did Pat get into. 

This week ended up being good. Doesn’t seem like it, but made good progress on a lot of jobs. 

First up I started setting up the Model A block we got poured last week for Align bore. I got the caps and block filed flat and I’m ready to clean and install the Align bore frame. More on this soon. Going to try and get this job done soon. 

Earlier in the week Jenn came with me and we played in the upholstery shop I got as it was way too hot out to play in the garage.  We started on some door/kick panels. We got them cut out to shape, and then glued new vinyl to the boards. After that I taught Jenn how to sew. To add a little bit of style we sewed along the edges of the panel. They came out great. Some of these are for my Roadster project as long as some for my Clinton Model A 4 door upholstery job I have. 

Lastly for customer work I took a ride up to Norfolk. This job consisted of replacing the gas gauge, ignition switch, and the drivers door latch/handle. All went very smooth and quicker than I anticipated. 

Lastly I continued on the 1970 Camero project. I got the carburetor and fuel pump reinstalled. Now the fuel side of things is done and working properly. However as these things normally go, now I got electrical issues. So new battery cables, and a few other wires will need replacing. Hopfully that should take care of the issues. 

FYI. Sorry for the lack of pictures this week. I do better next week!

7/28/25

Hello everyone

Here’s this weeks addition of what did Pat get into. 

This was a good week. I made progress on a number of projects. All of which I’ll tell you about now. 

First up, I made a trip up to Norfolk to continue on the Model A Sports coupe I’ve been working on. This weeks mission was to install a new fuel shut off valve, and gas gauge as well as some interior repair. 

Well I managed to get the fuel valve changed over and the interior fixed. As for the gas gauge, that was there with the car previously, but it got miss placed. So I ordered another one and will

Be back up this week to finish up. 

Next stop I made was up in Clinton. I continued work on the Four Door Model A I’ve been working on there. The owners son has been working with me on the project and he’s learning a lot. He’s a good kid. We managed to get a rebuilt carburetor installed, rebuilt distributor installed, and finished up some wiring. While I was there I checked the fit man’s adjusted as needed the door/kick panels. I’m happy with the fit of them so now I can make copies of them and then cover them in black vinyl. 

Lastly for customer work this week I poured some Babbitt. I have a Model A engine to rebuild. So Pogy and I managed to get the block and the 3 main caps poured. It’s now onto the next step Align bore!  I still have a set of connecting rods to pour for this engine as well so plenty more to come with this job. 

As for my stuff I made a little progress. I managed to finish fitting my rumble seat side panels and got one covered. Lots more to come on this project too!!

That’s all for this week! 

7/21/25

Hello everyone. 

Welcome to this weeks addition of what did Pat get into. 

This week was a hot one. As always I got alot of stuff done. However alot of it wasn’t antique car related. Some was though. 

I won’t go into much detail but most of the week was spent cleaning up the yard and fence line. At some point in the next few weeks we are having a company come in and replace most of the fence that runs along the side of our property. So in order to prepare for that work, we ended up cleaning up and getting rid of a ton of old wood that was piled along the fence. Now it’s good to go for when the fence guys get here. 

So unfortunately I didn’t make much progress on customer work. I did get a pinch of work done though. You might remember from a previous post, that I have a full interior to do in a Model A 4 door Sedan. So I got a start on that. I started to lay out the door panels and I’m using them as patterns for the new ones. 

I also went over to a former customers house who is having fuel issues with their Model A Phaeton. It’s a very nice car but needs some gas tank work. The plan is to pull the tank out of the car, clean and seal it. I will also pull the front passenger seat. That I’m not 100% sure yet but looks like the frame broke. I’ll know more once I have it and I’m able to pull the upholstery off to see what’s going on. 

As for my project, Jenn came down with me earlier in the week and we managed to get the rumble seat lid sanded and buffed out. And Jenn did some paint touch up work.  It came out ok. It has some flaws and such but looks ok. Pogy came over and helped me with some of the yard work and we managed to get the lid installed. I got it fairly well adjusted. It’s certainly not perfect. I may revisit and tinker a bit more on it before I install the rumble seats. 

I also got started on making a rumble side panel from scratch. So far I’m happy with it. I made it out of cardboard. So next step is to transfer it to the actual backing board and double check the fit. Then I plan on making one more smaller one that will start were this one ends and it will attach to the back of the front seat. 

Lastly! I had a friend do some art work for me. He redesigned my business cards, made a tee shirt design, and a banner design. So far I made business cards made and a few tee shirts made.

Now that I can see the design in person and on a shirt I can figure out and have a bunch more shirts made up. 

That’s all for this week! 

7/14/25

Hello everyone.

Here’s this weeks addition of what did Pat get into. 

This week was a fairly decent. Made some progress. Always seems like I don’t get a lot done during the summer months, but here what this week projects were. 

First from last weeks update I continued on the Zeith carburetor rebuilds. I have 5 to build for customers and planning on another 2 for the ready to go inventory pile. I got 5 of them blasted and the small parts cleaned up and 2 tested. 

One is ready to go, the other needs more adjusting. So yours are in progress Dan!

So coming up very soon I got some Babbitt work to do. A complete Model A short block to be exact. Also a set of connecting rods for an early Franklin. So I decided to make am alignment tool. Setting the tool up will be a little Challenge but in the long run it should save some time and make the sets of rods as equal as I can get. We shall see soon if I’m correct. 

As for my stuff. I made some progress. I’m trying to knock out the carburetor for the Camero so that done and I can move on to other stuff. So I made good progress on that. I blew it apart into lots of tiny pieces and today managed to 80% reassemble it. 

While I was playing with the carburetor, Jenn tinkered on the roadster. She touched up the door hinges that got a little beat up while I was adjusting the doors, and she got the door handles installed, and started giving the ol radiator shell a cleaning. 

Lastly the most exciting news is had in a long time, my 1923 Model T BUB Bodied Coupe will be in the AACA club magazine!! 

Back story….as many of you probably remember this past October Jenn and I took the Bub to Hershey for their AACA show. While there the magazine editor in chief too a bunch of photos of the car and I sent him a write up on the car. I can’t wait to see it in person. I attached a photo of what part of it will be in the magazine. You’ll all know when I got the magazine in hand. Should be out any day now. 

Lastly there’s a new addition to the for sale column. 1929 Model A Pheaton. I do know a bit about the car as I’ve done some work on it. It has new brakes all around, rebuilt front end, gas tank sealed, and I’m fairly certain I rewired the car as well. If your interested reach out to me and I’ll put you in contact with the owner to schedule looking at and any other questions. 

Tons more to come. Till next time. 

Patrick/Jenn

FYI while reading my emails I’d know of anyone who would enjoy these too, feel free to send them their way. Or pass me their email and I’ll gladly add them to the list. 

Also if you’re interested on catching up on my weekly emails….visit my website. 

On there you’ll see a tab that says weekly project updates. All the write ups I’ve done since starting this are on there. 

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As always DONT HESITATE TO CALL OR TEXT WITH ANY QUESTIONS. 

Till next time. Patrick 

7/7/25

Hello everyone. 

Here’s this weeks addition of what did Pat get into. 

This week was a busy week. However not a busy week workwise. 

This weeks customer stop was my customer in Norfolk. So his Model A needed a new generator and some carburetor work. Both the generator and carburetor I spent earlier in the week repairing and testing them. Happy to say they are now installed and his Model A and I got a happy customer. Few more things to take care of on his car so more to come soon. Also I fixed his Ford 8N tractor. Previously I pulled the starter as the bendix spring broke. I got a new starter and installed that as well. 

I did spend some time in my shop/garage too. My brother in law asked if I can get the 1970 Camero down off the lift for him to work on and drive around this summer/fall. So we spent the day Saturday getting the Camero down and off the lift. Which of course involved having another mini car show. A mini 3 car show. 

After playing musical cars, we starting in on the Camero. Well she’s not ready for the road yet. She’s been sitting quite a few years. We needed to change the rubber fuel lines as the rotted. I am happy to say we got her started too. She’s Gona need a new fuel pump, and the carburetor rebuilt. Both are on order. 

I spent time on my Model A Pickup too. I used her earlier in the week as a tester. Usually what I do is when I have a carburetor, starter, gen or similar to test I’ll throw it on my car. Basically I put her carburetor and generator back on and serviced the cooling system. I did mange to also get one of my roadster doors installed and adjusted. 

Tons more to come. Till next time. 

Patrick/Jenn

FYI while reading my emails I’d know of anyone who would enjoy these too, feel free to send them their way. Or pass me their email and I’ll gladly add them to the list. 

Also if you’re interested on catching up on my weekly emails….visit my website. 

On there you’ll see a tab that says weekly project updates. All the write ups I’ve done since starting this are on there. 

www.patsantique.com

As always DONT HESITATE TO CALL OR TEXT WITH ANY QUESTIONS. 

Till next time. Patrick 

6/30/25

Hello Everyone. 

Here’s this weeks addition of what did Pat get into. 

This was a week of errands with a mix of work. 

First up I went down and revisited the Model T I did some repair work on. Previously the customers coil box needed some repair. I fixed the box and of course ran into another issue. This time the magneto gave trouble. I repaired and reinstalled the coil box. Started the engine and it ran great on battery but not on magneto. So I went back down with a new magneto post. Well that didn’t do the trick. The engine still only ran on battery. This one’s Gona take a bit more investigating. More to come. 

The next stop I made was a run up to local upholstery supplier. If you remember from previous posts I picked up a Model A job in Clinton. The job is a complete rewire, change out exhaust/intake manifolds, and get the car running. That’s phase one. Phase two is a complete interior makeover. Which is why I ran out and picked up all the material supplies I need. 

So I stated the job this week and rewired the car, swapped manifolds, and got it running it now runs. Sounds ok at idle, but still needs some TLC. When I left it was running ok enough for them to continue tinkering and learning how to drive the car. I will be back in the next few weeks with a rebuilt carburetor, and some distributor work and then she should be running much smoother. Upholstery will be started soon. More to come!

Speaking of carburetors, I also took first steps on rebuilding a pile of Zeith Model A carburetors. More to come on this job too soon. 

Saturday was a really fun trip with the North West Connecticut Model A club. Thanks Debbie and Guy for putting that together. I was passenger princess while jenn drove me.(who let her drive? kidding she did fine)  It was just over 100 miles round trip. We started the day meeting the club at Terryville fair grounds a quick stop to pick up another member in Middletown and tinkle before the bumpy road. Then we trekked up the mountain to Gillette’s Castle. There was a quick movie before we toured the castle. We didn’t really know much about the history before going it was very interesting. Jenn really enjoyed all the doors and architecture. We set up a picnic in the parking lot with our cars before journeying back.  And in good fashion we made a pit stop for ice cream on the way back (I’m pretty sure it’s a mandatory stop in an A) 

Today was a short day but managed to fix the manifold that I broke while testing carburetors hung the door on the roadster. It needs a more adjusting to sit perfect still. We also took step daughter Jess for her first model T ride. She seemed to really enjoy it. Maybe next time she will be brave enough to drive it. I need someone to drive me around when I’m old.  

 FYI while reading my emails I’d know of anyone who would enjoy these too, feel free to send them their way. Or pass me their email and I’ll gladly add them to the list. 

Also if you’re interested on catching up on my weekly emails….visit my website. 

On there you’ll see a tab that says weekly project updates. All the write ups I’ve done since starting this are on there. 

www.patsantique.com

As always DONT HESITATE TO CALL OR TEXT WITH ANY QUESTIONS. 

Till next time. Patrick 

6/23/25

Hello Everyone

Here’s this weeks addition of what did Pat get into. 

As always those Peskey customers first. 

First up we got fellow club member Dan. Dan asked me to help him get his Model A woodie project engine fired up for the first time. Also to look over his 4 Door Model A as it was running rough. First though his Model A woodie engine. That didn’t take too much time. As myself and Dan did lot of work to get it ready previously. It just involved tinkering with the starter, hose clamps, adding antifreeze, and gas. Happy to say it fire right up and sounded very nice. 

As for Dan’s 4 door, after checking a few things I managed to get it running a little better but still rough and hard starting. So it’s now time to rebuild some carburetors! More on those next update. 

Next I managed to get the Model A front end I’ve perviously rebuilt(this one had a broken spring)

So I got the axle installed, and ran the car a bit. It still needs a bit of work. Mainly a carburetor, and a generator. Also while I was there the customer asked me to look at his Ford 8N tractor as he couldn’t get it started. That was an easy diagnosis. Bad starter bendix. The Bendix broke and wouldn’t spin the engine. Parts on order now. So hopfully I’ll revisit this later this week. 

Also this week was something a little off the norm. I did some work on a 1965 mustang. That needed a new dash pad and the old one was dry rotted and cracked and looked terrible. This job I will also return to as it needs a little more attention. Nothing too crazy. 

This week I did manage to get some of my stuff done too.  First though a small project Jenn and I played with last week I forgot to include. So as most of you know I have a 1915 Model T  mechanically I’ve restored it and as always I got more projects for it. Last week we decided to play around with the original horn I have for her. It is a magneto style horn. We disassembled and cleaned, and made new gaskets and of course tested. It passed the test. It works great. So now it is ready for reassembly and then install. A back burner project I’ll knock out soon. There’s some more fun stuff to fix up for the Model T, but I’ll get to that soon. 

Also I’ve been working on my Model A roadster project. Particularly the doors and rumble seat lid. Previously I primed them, and have been slowly sanding and prepping them for paint over the past weeks. This week I managed to get them painted. I’m happy to report that the paint work came out fantastic. Probably one of if not the best I’ve done yet. Minus a few bugs/dust which will be next to work out.

6/16/25

Hello Everyone.

Here is this weeks what did Pat get into. This was a busy week. 

First job I finished was the repair work on the Model T coil box I looked over last week. Luckily the parts supplier had the broken switch part in stock. One day this week I should be able to swing down and install it. 

I also managed to finish off rebuilding the Model a front axle(the one that had the broken spring)

Planning on getting this guy installed this week too. 

I made a stop at a fellow club members house to install a new gas gauge for him. Will swing back to this job later as there’s some wiring to replace. More to come later. 

Lastly I took a ride up to Clinton to look over a new Model A job. This car is a big ol 4 door sedan. It’s in good shape but needs quite a bit of work. 

The work is Gona be done in 2 parts. First is to get it up and running. Which will involve new wiring, manifold gaskets, carb, and distributor work. 

Once it’s running and drivable we will see what else it needs mechanically. 

The 2nd phase will be upholstery work. The plan is to recover all 4 seats, door panels, and a headliner. The headliner I’ll make out of a black headliner fabric, the rest will be done in black vinyl. 

My stuff..

As many of you know Sunday was Father’s Day and Jenn and I decided to take the 1923 Overland Model 91 to the Father’s Day car show. So in order to get the Overland out it involved having a mini car show. 

Once we got her out gave the car a good scrubbing and some TLC, and she was good to go. 

Had a very nice time at the Shelton Historical Society Father’s Day car show. Was great to see everyone, thanks for putting on a fantastic show.

 FYI while reading my emails I’d know of anyone who would enjoy these too, feel free to send them their way. Or pass me their email and I’ll gladly add them to the list. 

Also if you’re interested on catching up on my weekly emails….visit my website. 

On there you’ll see a tab that says weekly project updates. All the write ups I’ve done since starting this are on there. 

www.patsantique.com

As always DONT HESITATE TO CALL OR TEXT WITH ANY QUESTIONS. 

Till next time. Patrick 

6/9/25

Hello everyone. 

Here’s this weeks addition of what did Pat get into!

This was another good week. As always that Pesky customer stuff first. 

First up I took a ride down to Norwalk early in the week to visit a former customer of mine who owns a nice Model T that he uses for business advertising. Previously I got the T running better, adjusted, and a new set of tires. This time he had some trouble with the coil box during the last show he was at. Turns out the switch broke. I now have the coil box with me and the parts to fix it. More on this later 

The next job I worked on was the Model A front axle I removed from the car last week. (The one with the broken front spring) I disassembled and cleaned and repainted the parts, and almost done with reassembly. It didn’t need much as it was in good shape. I got the new spring in today and got it ready to paint. With springs I usually will bead blast them if needed, and clean and coat the leafs with a special grease/oil mix I make. Since it decided to rain…again today I couldn’t paint it. Hopfully tomorrow’s job! 

I also did a little Babbitt pouring prep. I have a Model A engine to rebuild coming up very soon. The machine work is completed already, I’m just waiting on the crankshaft to come back from machining. However I managed to get the connecting rods and main bearing caps prepped for Babbitt. Which just involves melting out the old Babbitt and bead blasting them nice and clean. More on this job later too. 

Lastly I think I forgot to include the Studebacker seats I recently finished in the last weekly email. If didn’t oops here it is again. These were a complete set of front and back seats for a 1920 Studebacker. I made them from scratch using the old material as reference as best I could. I’m happy to say they came out very nice. 

My stuff! 

Recently I’ve focused mostly on customer work. However I did squeeze a few minutes here and there on my Roadster project so not much to report. Still sanding way on the doors and deck lid. This week I should be able to apply the next and final coats of primer. Then onto the top coat paint. 

Lastly this weekend Jenn and I took Fiona(Jenns 1928 Model A open cab pickup) out for a run. We stoped at a new customers to look over  the car(1965 Mustang more on this when I get to it)

Then off to lunch and back home. A nice fun drive for a Saturday. 

FYI while reading my emails I’d know of anyone who would enjoy these too, feel free to send them their way. Or pass me their email and I’ll gladly add them to the list. 

Also if you’re interested on catching up on my weekly emails….visit my website. 

On there you’ll see a tab that says weekly project updates. All the write ups I’ve done since starting this are on there. 

www.patsantique.com

As always DONT HESITATE TO CALL OR TEXT WITH ANY QUESTIONS. 

Till next time. Patrick 

6/2/25

Hello everyone. 

Here is this weeks addition of what did Pat get into. 

This was a decent week. Spent a lot of time on customer stuff. 

I first started off by pulling the front end out of the Model A with the broken front spring. I also took some time to disassemble the axle. It is decent shape. The plan is to replace the broken spring, install Teflon tie rod and drag link kit, new seals/cups, clean and paint and send it on home!

I also managed to get the Model T rear axle back installed this week too. I’ll be back to finish this job up once he gets the steering column back and the radiator. 

Lastly this week my number 1 helper and I went to help my number 3 helper(Pog) with his car. We ended up fixing a few wiring issues, and a little accelerator bracket adjustment. 

As for my projects I didn’t make much progress. I did however do a little sanding on my doors for my roadster project, and I made another Model A connecting rod pouring jig. 

That’s all for this week! 

Till next time. 

Patrick. 

FYI while reading my emails I’d know of anyone who would enjoy these too, feel free to send them their way. Or pass me their email and I’ll gladly add them to the list. 

Also if you’re interested on catching up on my weekly emails….visit my website. 

On there you’ll see a tab that says weekly project updates. All the write ups I’ve done since starting this are on there. 

www.patsantique.com

As always DONT HESITATE TO CALL OR TEXT WITH ANY QUESTIONS. 

Till next time. Patrick 

5/26/25

Hello everyone. Here’s this weeks what did Pat get into this week. 

This week I spent a good deal of time on the Model T rear axle I’ve been working on. That axle is now done and ready to reinstall. 

Also made a stop at Rays and got his 32 roadster fixed up(had a bad float that completely flooded the engine)

Also I made a trip up north back to a Model A job I got up there. The goal of this trip was to get the car up and running so he can move it out on Memorial Day. He can’t drive it yet on the road….front end needs major work! (Broken front spring) so stay tuned for when I pull that out soon. 

My stuff is simple. I managed to get some sanding done on the next few pieces. I previously primed them so this time was more sanding and body filling. Next is to prime again, then sand….then repeat. Also we want over to the Fairfield county HCCA chapters Hill climb. That was a fun time. Was a nice little car show, and hill climbing fun. 

FYI while reading my emails I’d know of anyone who would enjoy these too, feel free to send them their way. Or pass me their email and I’ll gladly add them to the list. 

Also if you’re interested on catching up on my weekly emails….visit my website. 

On there you’ll see a tab that says weekly project updates. All the write ups I’ve done since starting this are on there. 

www.patsantique.com

As always DONT HESITATE TO CALL OR TEXT WITH ANY QUESTIONS. 

Till next time. Patrick 

5/19/25

Hello everyone! 

Heres this weeks what did Pat get into. Well this week started off no very productive. Had a few errands to run which took most of my time. 

I did manage to run back up north to Norfolk to a Model A job I looked at. This is the Model A I mentioned a few weeks ago about having a broken front spring. This time I went back up and investigated the car a bit more. I’m still going to pull and fix the front end soon. However the customer wants me to get it running for this weekend. So I do the usual checks ignition, timing, fuel. It has a few problems I need to work out. I will be returning this week as I need a new battery, and a carburetor. 

Saturday was my Spring dust off which was a great success!! Thank you all of coming and thank you for everyone helping out. Jenn and I started the day meeting up with the Northwest Model A club. We had a nice little 5 car group including Jenns 1928 open cab pickup that we lead down to my garage. Were we meet up with the Fairfield county Model A club. Who also brought a group of 5 cars. We ended up servicing a good 6-7 cars. Oil changes, chassis greasing, etc. luckily the weather cooperated for the most part. We had one fairly quick rain storm that came thru but after that it cleared up and ended up being a beautiful day. 

Thank you again for all attending and helping out. 

I did manage to do a little sanding on my doors and deck lid for my roadster project. I figured I’d knock these 3 pieces out now as they don’t need much to repaint and they have a lot of body done previously. So should able to get them painted and installed fairly quickly. 

Also I know it was a busy day on Saturday, but you might have seen the little fish tank I had setup by the garage entry door. There wasn’t any fish it in on Saturday but Sunday there was! I’d like to introduce you to Bubbles and wobbles. My newest garage helpers. Not sure how much help they will actually be but they are definitely entertaining to watch. Also yes my 5 year old nephew named them. 

Till next time

Patrick. 

FYI while reading my emails I’d know of anyone who would enjoy these too, feel free to send them their way. Or pass me their email and I’ll gladly add them to the list. 

Also if you’re interested on catching up on my weekly emails….visit my website. 

On there you’ll see a tab that says weekly project updates. All the write ups I’ve done since starting this are on there. 

www.patsantique.com

As always DONT HESITATE TO CALL OR TEXT WITH ANY QUESTIONS. 

Till next time. Patrick 

5/12/25

Hello All

Here’s this weeks what did Pat get into. 

This week was a wet busy week full of running around. Did a few errands and made 2 customer stops. 

First customer was a new one. He has a very nice Model A Pheaton that hasn’t ran in awhile. As you can imagine the job was to get her back up and running. Mission accomplished. It still needs a new set of points soon but I was able to clean the current set up a bit and got a good spark. After a little more fiddling she fired right up. 

My second stop this week was a previous customer I know well. Few years ago Miles and I fully restored his 32 roadster. Ray had trouble getting the car started. Ended up being a bad carburetor float. This job I will try and stop back at this week as even after installing the new float, the car still wouldn’t cooperate. This one’s Gona take a bit more investigation as the carb setup is overhead on this engine so a ton of gas got dropped I got the engine. So more on this guy once I get to it. 

I worked a bit on cleaning up the Model T rear axle so that’s now ready for assembly as well.  Most likely next week on this job. As this week is already shaping up to be a busy week. 

Not much to report on my projects this week either. As I was busy with other stuff and was out of town this past weekend. 

SPRING DUST OFF REMINDER!!!! 

PLEASE READ!

So far the weather is calling for rain in the afternoon. So I’m still planning on the 17th should be able to knock out the services before the rain. 

I’ll let everyone know if that changes. 

As you all should be aware I’m planning on a maintaince day on May 17th. 

Anyone is welcome to attend whether or not your having work done to your car!!

I only have 3 cars on my list to service. 

As I said last email please send me or Sam an email/text/call if your thinking of coming. I’d love to have a rough head count who’s going to be stopping by. 

We might get coffee, snacks, or lunch depending on the number of attendees. 

I’m thinking of having a start time of around 10:30 AM. 

FYI while reading my emails I’d know of anyone who would enjoy these too, feel free to send them their way. Or pass me their email and I’ll gladly add them to the list. 

Also if you’re interested on catching up on my weekly emails….visit my website. 

On there you’ll see a tab that says weekly project updates. All the write ups I’ve done since starting this are on there. 

www.patsantique.com

As always DONT HESITATE TO CALL OR TEXT WITH ANY QUESTIONS. 

Till next time. Patrick 

5/5/25

Hello All

this weeks addition of what did Pat get into. 

This was a kinda slow week. 

So I continued disassembling and started cleaning the Model T axle I was working on previously. Now it’s in the boring tedious stage of cleaning parts and inspecting. Need to replace 3 of the Hyatt roller bearings, the axle sleeves, and the seals. If all goes well this Job will be done sometime next week. 

This week I also dropped off 2 crankshafts to the crank grinders, and did some more errands. So not much else to show this week here. 

On my projects I made a little progress. My roadster project is now officially back onto paint and body work. I finished off a bunch of small mechanical items and now besides some minor adjustments, mechanically it is done. Next up is to work on the doors and the rumble seat lid. 

The last project I completed was on my 1915 Model T roadster. I sent out the radiator previously to be cleaned out. I picked it up a few weeks ago and finally got around to reinstalling it. She’s now just about ready to cruse around the town in.  That’s all for now. 

Patrick 

SPRING DUST OFF REMINDER!!!! 

PLEASE READ!

As you all should be aware I’m planning on a maintaince day on May 17th. 

Anyone is welcome to attend whether or not your having work done to your car!!

I only have 3 cars on my list to service. 

As I said last email please send me or Sam an email/text/call if your thinking of coming. I’d love to have a rough head count who’s going to be stopping by. 

We might get coffee, snacks, or lunch depending on the number of attendees. 

I’m thinking of having a start time of around 10:30 AM. 

FYI while reading my emails I’d know of anyone who would enjoy these too, feel free to send them their way. Or pass me their email and I’ll gladly add them to the list. 

Also if you’re interested on catching up on my weekly emails….visit my website. 

On there you’ll see a tab that says weekly project updates. All the write ups I’ve done since starting this are on there. 

www.patsantique.com

As always DONT HESITATE TO CALL OR TEXT WITH ANY QUESTIONS. 

Till next time. Patrick 

4/28/25

Hello All!

Here’s this weeks addition of what did Pat get into. 

This was a good very productive week. 

As always customer work first. 

So the 1946 Willys Jeep is finally done! This week I completed the wiring issues it had. I ended up running new wiring for the brake/tail lights, partial new wires for the head lights, and all new wires for the turn signals. I’m glad this job is finally done. 

The other job I started on was disassembling and inspecting the Model T rear axle we took out last week. I’m not fully done with disassembly yet but so far it looks decent. Few things to fix but nothing major. Better than expected. More to come on this soon. 

My stuff! 

With the help of my two helpers (Jenn and Pog) we made excellent progress. I completed the engine assembly earlier and then we got the engine and transmission installed into the car. Even managed to get it up and running! As always I got a few minor adjustments to make but otherwise mechanically she’s done! I got a few projects to catch up on first, but very soon it’s back onto body work! My goal is to have her ready for sometime in the summer. 

Lastly on yeaterday Jenn and I went on the first official Model A tour with the Northwest Model A club. Unfortunately the tour didn’t have a good turn out. We were one of two cars that showed up. Don Brono in his 1931 Tudor and Jenns 1928 Open cab pickup. Despite the cold overcast windy day, it was a fun time. We met at Dons house, then heading over to Wrights barn which is an antique shop, then we drove over to Norfolk for a lunch stop at the local country store. Lastly stopped at Denis park for some pictures.  

Spring dust off!!!!!

So currently I have 3 cars signed up for my spring dust off. I’m closing down my list by the end of this week!!!! 

So if you want service done say so now. 

REMEMBER!!

EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO ATTEND 

Also if possible please send me or Sam if you going to attend. I’d love to have a rough head count who’s going to be stopping by. 

We might get coffee, snacks, or lunch depending on the number of attendees. 

FYI while reading my emails I’d know of anyone who would enjoy these too, feel free to send them their way. Or pass me their email and I’ll gladly add them to the list. 

Also if you’re interested on catching up on my weekly emails….visit my website. 

On there you’ll see a tab that says weekly project updates. All the write ups I’ve done since starting this are on there. 

www.patsantique.com

As always DONT HESITATE TO CALL OR TEXT WITH ANY QUESTIONS. 

Till next time. Patrick 

4/21/25

Hello everyone. Here’s this weeks what did pt get into. 

First off Happy Easter!

As always customer stuff first. 

This was a busy week for customer work. 

First I continued on the Jeep project that just didn’t seem to cooperate. If you remember from last update, I had some wiring to fix. It was soposed to be straight forward job. Just run two wires to the rear for brake/tail lights. Naturally it can’t be that easy. Once I got under the dash it ended up being a mess of shotty wiring and found 2 Burned wires so now I got more wiring to fix. Hopfully should be done this week. 

The other major job I got done was installing the Model T engine I fixed a few weeks ago. It still needs to be finalized. Once the engine was back in. We ended up turning the car around and pulled the rear axle out. The rear axle hopfully just needs a cleaning and reassembly. Least that’s the plan. We shall see once I break into it. 

For my stuff. I got good progress done as well

My Model A engine project is coming along very nicely. 

I managed to get the crankshaft, pistons and rods installed. Now onto the valve train side of the engine. I also managed to get the engine covers cleaned and painted. Ready for install. 

If things go according to plan…..my next report I should have a completed and installed engine! We shall see how it plays out. 

One other project made huge gains this week too. You might remember from a few weeks ago that my girl Jenn got herself a custom Model A mailbox. We were working on a custom post for it. I’m happy to report that the mail box and post are completed! And ready for install! Should be installed in its new permanment home soon. 

Spring dust off!!!!!

Quick note on the dust off I’m planning. So far 3 cars are signed up. Let me know ASAP if you want your car on the list. 

EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO ATTEND!

My list is just whose cars are Gona be worked on. Also so I know how much Supplies(oils,points, etc) to get. Or bring your own. Just let me know! 

Let’s make my little event a Great turnout and an excellent start to the touring season!

I only ask for payment on the supplies I end up using. So I do need to know what to order! 

Let me know by the end of the month!

I currently have 3 on my list.

Joe Oblinsky, Bill O Brian, Ray Murphy. If I forgot one just let me know. 

FYI while reading my emails I’d know of anyone who would enjoy these too, feel free to send them their way. Or pass me their email and I’ll gladly add them to the list. 

Also if you’re interested on catching up on my weekly emails….visit my website. 

On there you’ll see a tab that says weekly project updates. All the write ups I’ve done since starting this are on there. 

www.patsantique.com

As always DONT HESITATE TO CALL OR TEXT WITH ANY QUESTIONS. 

Till next time. Patrick 

4/14/25

Hello Everyone. 

Here’s this weeks addition of what did Pat get into this week. 

This past week was a good busy week. I got a lot of work done. Personal and customer. 

First customer stuff. 

I continued on the Willys Jeep project I’ve been working on for a while now. Mechanical side of things is done. Now it’s time to tackle some electrical issues. I solved them fairly easily. Ended up being a blown fuse due to a bad brake light wire. I got that all figured out just need to confirm one thing with the customer first. This job will be done this week! 

The other big project I worked on was some upholstery work. If you remember from my last update, I am working on seats for a 1920s Studebacker. The seat spring was all cleaned up, and now one seat is upholstered! The customer stopped by the other day and aproved of the work, and gave me the green light to continue. 3 seats to go! Not sure if I’ll get to them this week, most likely next week. 

Lastly I did some running around errands. I dropped of the next Model A engine for rebuild at the machine shop, and I picked up a bunch of radiators from the radiator shop. 3 were for a customer and the last was for my 1915 Model T roadster. So should have the roadster back up and running soon. 

My projects! 

So for myself, I was smart…I looked a head at the weather for the week… and saw a ton of rain in the forcast. So instead of waiting till the weekend (which was crapy weather) I decided to go ahead and pour some Babbitt! The job was to pour the connecting rods for my engine using the new pouring jig I made. I’m happy to say my new rig worked great! Still got plans to make one or two more jigs to make the process quicker. I then spent the rainy crapy day Saturday boring out the rods and fitting them to the crankshaft. I’m happy with how they came out. Few minor tweaks to work on for the next set but they should be good to go. 

My engine is basically ready for assembly. I’m hopping to knock it out sometime next week. 

Spring dust off!!!!!

Quick note on the dust off I’m planning. So far 3 cars are signed up. Let me know ASAP if you want your car on the list. 

EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO ATTEND!

My list is just whose cars are Gona be worked on. Also so I know how much Supplies(oils,points, etc) to get. Or bring your own. Just let me know! 

Let’s make my little event a Great turnout and an excellent start to the touring season!

I only ask for payment on the supplies I end up using. So I do need to know what to order! 

Let me know by the end of the month!

I currently have 3 on my list.

Joe Oblinsky, Bill O Brian, Ray Murphy. If I forgot one just let me know. 

SAVE THE DATE!!!!! 

It was recently brought up that we should have some sort of “dust off” spring time get together/meet whatever you’d like to call it. So here’s what I’m thinking….MAY 17th!

I’m planning on another workshop/maintenance day. So my Model A truck, Jenns Truck and I’m sure plenty of other club members can use spring time tune ups/maintenance work. 

So here’s my plan….oil change on the engine, transmission, and rear axle. Then grease chassis and front wheel bearings. Probably points if they need it. Of course anything else maintenance wise they’ll need on a as needed basis. 

I figure will some planing we can basically make a day of it, and knock out least maybe 3-4 cars? Maybe more? 

So keep that date in mind and if you’re interested in having your cars maintenance work done let me know and let’s see how many club members are interested in doing so. 

FYI while reading my emails I’d know of anyone who would enjoy these too, feel free to send them their way. Or pass me their email and I’ll gladly add them to the list. 

Also if you’re interested on catching up on my weekly emails….visit my website. 

On there you’ll see a tab that says weekly project updates. All the write ups I’ve done since starting this are on there. 

www.patsantique.com

As always DONT HESITATE TO CALL OR TEXT WITH ANY QUESTIONS. I’m happy to help right Sam? lol 

Till next time. Patrick