I've been studying lots of theory since my last entry. Also became self-employed, which is a whole new world of worry.
Anyway, sold the ratty Model A body to a, ahem, rat rodder, for about what I now have into much nicer 27 T roadster (that was a hot rod in the early 70's, maybe back to the 60's in California). The T is much smaller & sleeker: better aero should be faster, right? It also required 100 or so fewer hours of repair work to be usable.
The chassis is mostly together: a good solid platform for the roll cage.
It went together pretty much as I had planned, with the usual problems of one set of parts needing to be mounted exactly where a second set of parts need to be.
Anyway, the pictures should tell the story.
Mike