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On a side note... This will be my next project once the T is mostly finished. I’ve had this nifty little trailer for a while. It was built in 1950 using parts from a ‘37 Ford. I rescued it from a building that was collapsing on my dad’s property. The plan is to build an aluminum camper insert for it...

I finished off the day by disassembling the fuel bulb, cleaning it and reassembling with some EZ Turn Lubricant. This stuff is brilliant. The petcock was very stiff. Now it turns smoothly.
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Then I cleaned up this accessory “belly band” engine support that came with my parts chassis. I’ve seen very nice versions but this one looks like a blacksmith made it. It looks like they took a piece of flat bar, bent it to the correct shape, then split it open in the middle. This piece would’ve ha...

More little incremental progress while I wait for my axle to come back from Ross’s shop. I finished the installation of the front spring. The original clamp cleaned up nicely. I like it when the Ford script shows on century old parts. . 69C97D01-24BB-4E37-B493-31AD343D7BCC.jpeg . Then I tackled some...

Thanks for all the input. I’ll be I installing both.

My parts chassis came with an accessory belly band (engine support) that I’m going to swap over to my car.

I also have some new wood blocks for the engine pan ears. They were absent from my car when I bought it.

I’m wondering if I need both the blocks and the belly band.

Ditto to Steve’s comments.

And...I also bought a new Berg’s unit fit my black car. It’s been nice to be able to drive my car in all weather having total confidence in it.

This is an awesome thread. Welcome to the world of T’s Carson.

Btt........

That’s a genuine smile if I ever saw one.

Dallas Landers wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 23, 2020 5:28 pm
Just the drivetrain is getting the royal treatment. The depressed look will still be there. After a few trips down my gravel road, the underside will be dirty enough to look the part.

That's what I figured. Glad to hear it. Your RPU has a beautiful look.

Dallas Landers wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 23, 2020 2:03 pm
Waiting on frame from sandblasting.

Wow...sandblasting...you're not messing around with the RPU refurb!

New front spring is bushed, treated with graphite, oilers installed, painted flat black and installed in the car with a new rubber pad. Once I get the rebuilt axle back from Ross, I’ll be able to make the car mobile again. I’m very interested to experience the difference in the car...going from a th...

Expensive...but if I had the disposable $$ to throw at it, I'd probably buy it.

It's beautiful.

It is little wonder why children of the depression often appeared so miserly with their money and "made do" with things when they clearly did not have to later in life. That kind of upbringing and experience can carry with you for life at best, or scar you for life at worst. I think it is amazing t...

It's always a source of interest for me to see Mustangs at car shows in the 80's and 90's. They were 20 to 30 year old cars at the time. We bought them cheap used them up and wrecked them when I was in high school in the 80's. Here's a cherry original fastback that my dad and I stripped the interior...

Looking for a radiator apron for my weathered 24 Touring.

Seeking paint that looks something like this.

Very nice....something to be proud of.

Ruxstel24 wrote: ↑
Tue Jan 21, 2020 12:11 pm
Very cool !! I wonder what it weighs ?

Good question. It is riding kinda low.

It sure is pretty though.

Nice. It sounds Line your theory is correct.

Ignacio....if you're unsure of your abilities and have the funds, I recommend taking the engine to Ross Lilleker. It's an easy drive from Houston. Ross can/will do a refresh on the engine without a full rebuild, addressing only the items that need attention. I took my engine to him after I'd done so...

I thought the difference between the new spring clamps (that came with the new springs) and the original clamps, was noteworthy. The new ones looked to be about half the thickness of the old ones. I’ll be using the old ones. I also chose to keep the old clamp bolts because they had square heads. Not...

tdump wrote: ↑
Sun Jan 19, 2020 8:40 pm
Is that yellow object in 1 of the pics a Unibody Ford pickup?

Mack...it’s a 66 F100 Styleside (shortbed). Original paint 79k miles. 300 straight six that I hopped up a little bit.

Right there with you Don! I assembled mine yesterday. I used some antisieze between each leaf. That graphite paint dries but still makes your hands slick handling the springs. Yeah...that graphite paint has some kind of demonic alien super powered bonding agent that makes it a permanent part of you...

Painting my new front springs with graphite paint.

Rosenfelder wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 16, 2020 1:58 pm
After much pondering, and searching for compatible parts, I am going to put in the adjustable pinion bearing, new front bushing, and the standard axle bearings and sleeves.

This is what I did but I used the non-adjustable FunProjects pinion. I'm pleased with how it turned out.

I attacked the perches again over the weekend and they laughed at every attempt to remove them. That, combined with the fact that the axle will have to be reamed (I don't have the tool to do it) caused me to make the probably prudent decision to take the axle to Ross Lilleker to have him do the abov...

Thanks for the info Scott....always appreciated.

Just in from Ron Patterson: The points were badly out of adjustment and the contacts worn. I replaced the points and adjusted them and they now work fine. So it sounds like once or twice a week use with a once a year 100 mile tour means you get about 3 years of use. -- IV Nice....glad you figured i...

That's wonderful news.

I sent my registration in yesterday. If the weather cooperates, I plan on bringing my T. So many of the folks who'll be there have been instrumental in helping get it on the road. I want to get some photos of them with the car.

Said it last year, but I'll say it again......COOL!!

As expected, these perches are whooping my a**. All I've managed to do is mangle the two old perches and have only budged them about 1/4 inch. So...I'm throwing in the towel and will have a pro press them out of the axle. And I found yet another old-time farm fix. This was what they used for a bushi...

Not personally a fan of wire wheels in any color but black on a stock car.

I think the little runabout looks good exactly like it is.

Go with a black era car like my 24 Touring. The market is soft for them currently. I'm not sure if it'll stay that way...I'm starting to see a wave of guys in their 20's and 30's showing some interest in them as they look for something vintage and non-digital to play with. My car was a mess when I b...

I’m following along Robert.

Your situation reminds me of mine when I started on my first Model T 3 years ago. I wasn’t new to old cars but I was a novice at all things Model T.

Nice. The 26-27 cars look great with dark painted wire wheels.

The age of readily available Model T parts is soon to be over. I own and operate an oil refinery supply business and it takes 110% of my time, otherwise I'd be jumping in to take on one or more of these operations that need new stewardship. I may still try to do so anyway. Ideally, one of the Model ...

You've come a long way Ignacio.

I spent a lot of time reading your postings as I was getting my old girl running.

Dallas Landers wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 09, 2020 5:46 pm
Steve posted on" what have you done in Janurary," about the same aftermarket thingamabob.

Neat!

Steve's looked like actual aftermarket items, whereas mine looked homemade.

I'm replacing my front spring, perches, bushings, etc.

My car also had the same perch brace thingamabobs that Steve's car had, although Steve's looked like an actual aftermarket item. Mine looked homemade.

Ross will do a "freshen up" on your engine instead of a total rebuild. He'll do valves and aluminum pistons and will check all the bearings and other components.

A casualty of the current spring/perch/spindle project was these thingamabobs. IMG_8046.jpg I assume they were some kind of safety device to hold the radius rods in place in case they broke loose. I tried to remove them without damaging them in case someone wanted to use them, but the fasteners woul...

Sad to hear but I understand.

We're a decade out of sync...another 8-10 years and I'll most likely be retired, with a pile of $, looking for something to do.

That's a nice looking old girl. I like the color scheme.

Kenny Edmondson wrote: ↑
Tue Jan 07, 2020 8:59 am
This list is older. “Ran When Parked” isn’t on there.

Every time we see a dead animal on the side of the road, I say "running when parked" to my teenage kids.

They laughed like crazy the first couple times. Now they just roll their eyes.

Back when I was teaching high school chemistry in a suburb north of Houston....back when Royal Purple was still a family owned company, the owner’s son was a student of mine. He arranged for his classmates and me to take a very comprehensive tour of their facility. We even got to see the R&D lab and...

Dallas Landers wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 06, 2020 10:53 pm
Ya, but she still has a great smile!

She’s looking a bit forlorn without a front suspension.

Since you replaced the notch and cam, the most likely cause of the problem is the adjustment is too low. Try adjusting about 1/2 turn and see if it helps. If not turn another 1/2 turn. The best location for the low speed clutch to make connection is between 1 inch and 1 1/2 inch above the floorboar...

Back to the top....still looking for these.

AdminJeff wrote: ↑
Sun Jan 05, 2020 8:27 am
I thought you wanted doors! My mistake. Sorry.

No worries....thanks for the response.

Good addendum/information from Norman.

I should add to my comment as well...when my new bands were installed, I also installed a new clutch spring and a new cam and notch. So, I was confident that my sticking low pedal wasn't due to deficiencies with any of those items.

Mine was doing that too....right after new bands were installed.

I made the adjustment that Scott suggested above and now it's fine.

I'm not a fan of hacks unless they're sporting actual vintage hack bodies from back in the day. This doesn't appear to be the case with this one.

Touring cars are a lot of fun and perfect for putting around with the family and enjoying the sunshine.

I'd go with the Touring.

I bought John Mays' trailer about a month ago and carved out a patch of forest to build a shed for it. It's an aluminum car-hauler with a wind-dam....perfect for a Model T. The fenders are removable, it has a winch, plus retractable d-hooks built into the floor and four really nifty heavy-duty tie d...

Yes we are Dallas.

These are some filthy, greasy repairs, but both cars were a few big jolts away from some serious unpleasantness I'm afraid.

They'll both be much better off and much more solid after all this.

Welcome Cory. I messed around with all sorts of old cars for 30 years and only a few years ago finally bought my first Model T.

I've enjoyed it more than all the others combined.

Keep up the good work.

The tin-oh-see man has helped me quite a bit as well.

Scott_Conger wrote: ↑
Sun Jan 05, 2020 3:39 pm
Not many miles left before what could become a bad accident. Very good that you're doing this. New perches are nearly indistinguishable from originals and are worth the expense.

Yeah...I knew I was pushing my luck. I didn’t realize how far I’d pushed it. Yikes

I jumped in and pulled the axle last night. IMG_8055.jpg One of the shackles was not cooperating so I was forced to persuade it. IMG_8049.jpg I expected the perches to be bad....but wow! 59993987110__F0C6D6FE-C3EC-4DAA-89B4-BAA6978A86E1.JPG The spring set had an extra leaf added. That, combined with...

Take a look at all the pics in my barnfind post where I put the pics on Flickr. I got several doors in that haul. They are all still here. https://www.mtfca.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=6593&p=49557&hilit=Flickr#p49557 Jeff Thanks Jeff. I didn’t see any door panels or kick panels in any of the ph...

Still looking for a set if anyone has them.

No problem. Thanks for the reply.

My goodness that's pretty work.

Something that was well on it's way to the scrap pile....being made whole again. Gotta love it.

They must have installed the starter while the engine wasn’t in the car. That would’ve probably made room to angle it in.

William....can you measure the diameter of that opening for me?

I'm trying to find a way to mount a large clock in my dashboard and one of these might be the answer.

SurveyKing wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 02, 2020 1:17 pm
Hi, I just removed my old ones from my 24 Touring. Let me know if you are interested.

Hi Daniel....yes I'm interested.

Looking for used/weathered door and kick panels for my weathered car. If you’re replacing yours, I’d like to re-use your old ones in my car. Or if you’ve been considering doing it, now’s the time to do do...I’ll help you defray some of the cost by buying your old set. My car is a 24 Touring. I’m not...

An object lesson. The left reflector is an original silvered one in tolerable shape. The right reflector is one of the aluminum coated ones from Lang's. It's a world of difference, and I'll know in a few days how much difference it'll make. And of course, check that you have good grounds. IMG_7363....

Rustyford may be on to something. All Model T’s are not exactly the same as far as carb settings are concerned. 1 1/4 carb turns may or may not be good for your T. Maybe bad gas or the carb has some issues? Could it be the choke is partially closed? Good luck. Something I’ve been meaning to check o...

Try shorting out each plug while the engine is running to see if one particular cylinder is misfiring. Get a long, rubber/plastic handled screwdriver and touch the end to the top of the plug and part of the metal shaft to a head bolt nearby. Be sure to keep your hand on the rubber/plastic or you’ll ...

I procrastinated on starting the front spring project so I could drive the car today. It looked like the last decent weather day for a while. I was at the end of a 20 minute drive when the car started running rough. I limped it home and shorted out each plug until I discovered #2 not firing. I switc...

Neat!

I’ve purchased things from two of y’all, but have never introduced myself. Looking forward to doing so.

Dallas Landers wrote: ↑
Tue Dec 31, 2019 3:08 pm
Rub it in Don ! Not to worry, it will be gone by the weekend.

Yeah well ...talk to me again in August when it’s roughly the same temperature and humidity as a dog’s mouth.

Nice

Looks a bit different than the Houston area today.

Welcome to the forum Danny. This is the right place to be for technical knowledge.

As others have said, we'd love to see some photos.

My goodness....glad you found it on your own terms. That's pretty rough looking stuff. The parts chassis that I bought kind of looks like that. It reminded me that these cars were just tools in the past and were patched together however possible so they could be put back to work. And you're right, t...

Donnie (aka "dobro")....I wanted to say "thank you" again for the beautiful tall radiator shell. The patina is a super match for my car. I know they're getting pretty scarce in this condition and I appreciate you parting with it...especially at such a good price. It's given my T its proper face back.

Man oh man have I ever had a blast driving this little car all over my local area. However...it's time to take it out of commission for a while and perform a list of tasks that need to be taken care of. They will be the following: - Replace front spring assembly - Replace front spindles and steering...

Not yet....but I have 4 liter bottle of Pentane, in my running board suitcase, that is beyond its certification date and therefore can't be used for ASTM tests in the refinery labs that I deal with.

The octane will be a bit lower than regular gasoline, but I'm 99% sure it'll work.

Same to you and yours Darel.

Luke...Scott is correct. Operating as it should, the US should behave like 50 small countries. Unfortunately, we have to fight the creep of Federal power constantly. In Texas, we remain relatively free however, regarding old cars. Antique vehicles over a certain age (I think it’s 25 years) are exemp...

Here you go George. I’m missing the vertical wood slats but I think it’s otherwise pretty complete.

One thing on my car that I believe is a modification made to the car back in the day is the 26-27 style top pivots. I have an earlier set that I’ll probably install.

This magnet came with a bunch of misc stuff I bought from the widow of a guy who had a bunch of super nice hotrods.

I modified it to reflect my approach to my old cars these days.

Very nice....congratulations!

I’ve had great success with William Bender when it comes to finding OEM versions of little bits like this. It’s been a big help as I’ve obsessively tried to avoid new/repro/shiny bits on my 24 Touring. I've bought small piles of genuine Ford fasteners (including a steering wheel nut, windshield wing...

DanTreace wrote: ↑
Tue Dec 17, 2019 4:48 pm
Two versions, the '23-'25 are stamped flat looking. The '26-'27 pronounced hump at the junction.

Interesting.

I've got one of each on my soon-to-be-installed top bows.

Pretty sure this one is.

If it is....then the answer to your question is....not even close.

It's on my bucket list....hopefully before Johnny becomes acquainted with his bucket (many years from now I hope).

I wonder if he has a plan for all the wondrous things after he's gone.

In all seriousness, it’s all about the weight of the @#*! thing and access.

Using an engine hoist would help with the weight. Access in my 24 Touring is poor at best. I can see how a 26/27 open car would be better.

Very nice.

I’m hoping to have something similar soon.

wayne sheldon wrote: ↑
Sun Dec 08, 2019 5:19 pm
Hey Don A ! So, who has been beating you with a stick?

I’d try Dan’s silicone suggestion first.

ChuckLebeda wrote: ↑
Sun Dec 08, 2019 2:13 pm
Just wondering how hard it would be to do a good job?

Hard.

I’d rather have someone beat me with a stick.

Ask me how I know.

As I was pulling into the driveway today, after a quick lap around the neighborhood, I noticed an Exxon Valdez level oil gusher coming from the engine. Yikes. A quick inspection revealed that 3 of the 4 bendix cover screws were gone. Again...yikes. Fortunately, there was still plenty of oil in the e...

It's beautiful Tim. Nice save.

I did not know Howard but it sounds like he was one of the good guys. The downside of being a member of my generation (I'm 50) is that we seem to be bringing up the rear of the various old car hobby groups (with the exception of the muscle cars and a few others). The rear guard has to watch, with sa...

Those are very kind, empathetic wishes Hank.

Blessings to you and yours.

:!: :shock: :o :shock: Love it ! It was fun....something I’ve been wanting to do for a while. . So did you reply to their *agog* look, with: "What?" That would’ve been the perfect reply. . There’s a Whataburger a little further down the road. That’s my next target. It’ll have something I actually w...

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