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by Will Brown
Mon Oct 02, 2023 12:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: 26-27 accessory tail light wiring and switch
Replies: 8
Views: 1339

Re: 26-27 accessory tail light wiring and switch

Thank you. I didn't know that Lang's had the switch.
by Will Brown
Mon Oct 02, 2023 12:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: 26-27 accessory tail light wiring and switch
Replies: 8
Views: 1339

26-27 accessory tail light wiring and switch

I have the accessory tail light and license plate bracket which I would like to install/. I need the switch that attaches to the brake pedal. How can I make one? Also how is it wired?
by Will Brown
Wed Aug 30, 2023 4:51 pm
Forum: Classifieds - Parts
Topic: Gypsy curtain hook
Replies: 2
Views: 602

Re: Gypsy curtain hook

I should have made the post that I was looking to buy a hook for the gypsy curtain. If anyone out there has one, please let me know. My thought is that they don't look too difficult to make, but I would rather have one that Henry made.
by Will Brown
Wed Aug 30, 2023 11:29 am
Forum: Classifieds - Parts
Topic: Gypsy curtain hook
Replies: 2
Views: 602

Gypsy curtain hook

I need one hook for my '26 roadster gypsy curtain. I had two, but I can't find the second one. This is what they look like.
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by Will Brown
Sun Aug 27, 2023 10:54 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Angle of the windshield of a '26 roadster
Replies: 12
Views: 1363

Re: Angle of the windshield of a '26 roadster

Here is a photo of my roadster. I think the question has been answered that there is a slight slope to the rear of the windshield stantions. Here is a picture of the T before I added the headlights.
Model T 027.jpg
by Will Brown
Fri Aug 25, 2023 4:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Angle of the windshield of a '26 roadster
Replies: 12
Views: 1363

Angle of the windshield of a '26 roadster

I am about to install the top and side curtains of my 26 Roadster. At what angle should the windshield be? Is it straight up and down, or does it have a rake to it? If it has a rake, how much should it be?
Thanks!
by Will Brown
Fri Aug 11, 2023 5:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: 26 roadster top bow dimensions
Replies: 3
Views: 585

Re: 26 roadster top bow dimensions

I made my own wood, and I made it too long.
by Will Brown
Fri Aug 11, 2023 4:37 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: 26 roadster top bow dimensions
Replies: 3
Views: 585

26 roadster top bow dimensions

Hi,
Haven't post much recently. I am about to install the top of my roadster. I need to know how long to make the wood between the metal top irons.
thanks!
by Will Brown
Tue Apr 26, 2022 5:13 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Ash Sill Runners
Replies: 18
Views: 3163

Re: Ash Sill Runners

I have some 3" ash that is air-dried 16" wide and maybe 16' long. Where are you?
by Will Brown
Tue Apr 05, 2022 7:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: under seat sheet metal supplied on 26-27 Fords???
Replies: 7
Views: 1605

Re: under seat sheet metal supplied on 26-27 Fords???

There was no under-seat sheet metal on my early '26 roaster. The lower sheet metal shown below is a replacement of what was there and had rusted out
by Will Brown
Sat Mar 12, 2022 3:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: 26 t front body to frame mount missing
Replies: 9
Views: 2085

Re: 26 t front body to frame mount missing

Here is a much-enlarged shot of the brackets in question. The photos are hampered by a metal channel used to support the body when it was on the rotisserie. The metal channel is marked by the red arrow.
by Will Brown
Thu Mar 03, 2022 8:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Wheel dollies
Replies: 15
Views: 3918

Re: Wheel dollies

What about using these. Wouldn't they work? You would save a lot of money
https://www.harborfreight.com/18-in-x-1 ... 63098.html
by Will Brown
Mon Dec 27, 2021 6:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Found On Road Dead
Replies: 16
Views: 4321

Re: Found On Road Dead

That last one with the RR tracks in the foreground was by Walker Evans. A truly great photographer of the 30s and 40s and later. Many of his photos have As and Ts in them. https://www.google.com/search?q=walker+evans&tbm=isch&chips=q:walker+evans,g_1:american+photographs:4DE3gg0dsAo%3D&hl=en&sa=X&ve...
by Will Brown
Sat Oct 16, 2021 3:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: You may be addicted to Model T fords when…..
Replies: 15
Views: 4607

Re: You may be addicted to Model T fords when…..

The aluminum gutter is another discrepancy. It is obviously meant to be a Candian T as it has an Ontario license plate.
by Will Brown
Sun Sep 05, 2021 10:06 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Time to get windshield glass or Lexan, what size and curves?
Replies: 18
Views: 4097

Re: Time to get windshield glass or Lexan, what size and curves?

The two holes may have been for a review mirror.
by Will Brown
Thu Sep 02, 2021 6:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: spare tire carrier year of service
Replies: 9
Views: 2593

Re: spare tire carrier year of service

So the single bolt was at the top in the later roadsters and coupes, not at the bottom. So that is why I adapted the tire carrier to a four bolt type for my early '26 because the reinforcement where it attached inside the trunk showed two places to attached two bolts.
by Will Brown
Thu Sep 02, 2021 6:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: spare tire carrier year of service
Replies: 9
Views: 2593

Re: spare tire carrier year of service

I definitely think the four hole ones were of early cars. I had a discussion with Donnie Brown about this and we decided that even though the parts book of 1928 shows the 4 hole one and that the later cars of '26 and '27 used three hole mounts, Ford never upgraded the illustration in the parts book ...
by Will Brown
Thu Sep 02, 2021 3:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Zinc scuff plates
Replies: 2
Views: 1255

Re: Zinc scuff plates

here are the images
by Will Brown
Thu Sep 02, 2021 3:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Zinc scuff plates
Replies: 2
Views: 1255

Zinc scuff plates

My early '26 roadster came with what I believe to be zinc door sill plates. They have some minor damage. I would like to repair what is missing on one of them and fix the crack on the other. Can this be done? Also, what is the best way to restore these sill plates? Glass bead sandblasting or would a...
by Will Brown
Thu Sep 02, 2021 3:04 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: spare tire carrier year of service
Replies: 9
Views: 2593

Re: spare tire carrier year of service

I believe the 4 bolt was used on the early '26 roadsters. My October '25 build of my 26 roadster had a 4 hole mount. The bracket was missing and I was able to get a nos three-hole spare rim bracket. I brazed the bottom whole closed and drilled two new holes to match the body. The Ford List of Parts ...
by Will Brown
Thu Aug 26, 2021 10:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: 26/7 touring Windshield frame question
Replies: 15
Views: 2901

Re: 26/7 touring Windshield frame question

I didn't know that Ford had nickel windshield frames in 26-27. Maybe an aftermarket one?
by Will Brown
Fri Aug 06, 2021 8:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Handicap accesable Model T
Replies: 13
Views: 4636

Re: Handicap accesable Model T

That folding step stool is now $7.00 at Harbor Freight:
https://www.harborfreight.com/one-step- ... 56185.html
by Will Brown
Wed Aug 04, 2021 9:40 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Attaching the front top bow clamp to the front bow, '26 roadster
Replies: 4
Views: 1372

Re: Attaching the front top bow clamp to the front bow, '26 roadster

Hi Dan. Interesting! Thank you! What size are the carriage bolts? 1/4"?
by Will Brown
Tue Aug 03, 2021 6:19 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Attaching the front top bow clamp to the front bow, '26 roadster
Replies: 4
Views: 1372

Re: Attaching the front top bow clamp to the front bow, '26 roadster

Thanks Norman, Yes, I have put the bow on the windshield posts and they fit when I had the clamps attached to the irons temporarily with bolts. I assume that rivets are used to go through the clamp and the wood bow. 3/16" I believe. They will be flat-headed. I was unsure if I should use a flat head ...
by Will Brown
Tue Aug 03, 2021 5:02 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Attaching the front top bow clamp to the front bow, '26 roadster
Replies: 4
Views: 1372

Attaching the front top bow clamp to the front bow, '26 roadster

What is the original way of attaching the front bow clamp?

Thanks!
by Will Brown
Sat Apr 24, 2021 4:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: 26/27 roadster seat backrest wood
Replies: 7
Views: 1988

Re: 26/27 roadster seat backrest wood

The brace attaches in the middle.
by Will Brown
Sun Aug 30, 2020 3:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: 27-27 roadster doors question
Replies: 5
Views: 1681

Re: 27-27 roadster doors question

The door with the small holes are from an early '26 roadster. Mine dates from October 1925.
by Will Brown
Thu Feb 28, 2019 6:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: 26 Roadster wood kit
Replies: 11
Views: 6304

Re: 26 Roadster wood kit

The '26 and the 27s are different. In fact, the early '26 is different than the later ones. Here are the photos of mine which is an Oct 25 roadster. Note that the body mounting blocks are different than the later models. The wood for the tack strip is a joke. I ended up using the plastic tack strip.