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I found this optima battery box to look like an old style battery.
I had to enlarge my battery holder in the car,
Looks original in the car and performs Great,

Thanks Mark for all the muffler info
My car is a 1919 Coupe
With the outlet as it is the exhaust exits between the rear axle and the spare tire carrier
Works Great.
Lots of good info here
Thank you,
RFH

I rebuilt my muffler.
Sounds much better !

Just added mine.
Thanks,
Randy

Drove mine to Church Sunday.

here it is on my car.

Here is mine on my Coupe

Hi again,
I made a jig to hold the wheel.
Started grinding out the seam crack to fill and sand.
Other than a horrible smell and lots of dust, seems to be going well.
Looking forward to the end result.
Thanks again for all the info.
Randy Hilyer

Thanks for the link.
I will definitely read more about this product.
Thank you,
Randy Hilyer

Thanks R.V. for the info. That looks like a nice steering wheel you have there. The wheel I have is the only 15" Fordite wheel with a forged spider I have ever seen. Now I can say after seeing your wheel. That's the only 15" Fordite wheel with a pressed center I have ever seen. Hope to have mine ful...

Merry Christmas to all and a Happy New year !

Thank you Allen for the information.
Also thanks to everyone who responded.
This is a Great place to get good information.
Randy Hilyer

Thanks for the link John
Randy Hilyer

Thanks R.V. Anderson for the photos. The outside of my wheel has a line around it like yours. Looks like you can see the inside material of the wheel. There is also a line or seam / crack on the inside of the wheel. This is what I was going to cut and fill in an attempt to make it stronger or last l...

Yes,
I have searched Google for Fordite and came up with old automotive paint...
I have also read about it in Bruce McCalley's Model T book.
What is your experience with grinding on it.
Does it melt or cut / grind easily.
Thanks,
Randy

Thanks Henry
I didn't know how this material would react to being ground on.
Looks like sawdust down inside the crack.
Thanks,

]Hi, Newbie to posting , been lurking for years. I have a 1919 coupe and the steering wheel is Fordite and it is cracking. Been thinking about grinding out the crack and using JB weld. This is a 15 inch wheel and has T902 and FORD in block letters stamped on the backside. I would like to keep the or...