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Great interview. I met Ed for the first time when he came to West Bend, Wisconsin to promote Edy's ice cream with his Model T ice cream truck in 1988 at the grand opening of the Sentry grocery store. Thanks for the memories, Ed!

Still waiting in Kewaskum. Received Jan-Feb Model T Times a couple days ago.

Go to NH Snowcar website. Brian Moriarity reproduces the ductile iron 2 piece frame-mounted battery box holder for the Snowmobile brand snow conversion kit.

Sent an email an hour ago.
Jim

Email sent

I'll take it. Can get it tomorrow if you are available. Jim

Years ago, Bob Pearson from Gardner, Kansas was the Cretors expert.

Cooper exhaust cutout.

Brian,
Yes, Van Dorn did produce and sell their version of a two-speed TT rear axle. I have one in my parts collection.

William,
Here is a drawing showing the parts of the Snowbird. The plate you are referring to is trapezoidal and replaces the bar under the front spring clamp. It should be easy to have one laser cut from 1/2" steel. I would love to see pictures of your Model T snow machine.
Jim

Billy, Thank you for hosting this event for the Dairyland Tin Lizzies. It was a fun day. I think we had between 40 and 50 people in attendance, with many visitors from the Milwaukee chapter of MTFCI and a good number of Illinois Model T guys. The demonstrations by Gregg Z., Dave D., and Jim H. were ...

Any pictures and report?

Birdhaven bought the Texas T Parts business and is a dealer for the Layne K.C. Warford. They sell new driveshafts which are 12" shorter and offer the service of shortening the driveshaft housing for their transmission purchasers. You could check with them.

Flexible pipe to carburetor intake?

I have a K.R. Wilson engine stand, but lack the fixture for the Model T Ford engine. Checking if anyone has one for sale before I pull the trigger on a reproduction.

I'm sure this topic has been covered before. I am looking for drawings/ideas to build a fixture to set up the rear axle and driveshaft assembly.
Is there something in the Ford Service bulletins? Thank you for your help, Jim.

Heater.

I have been on tours with the blue Ames cloverleaf touring pictured. It was owned by Don Lasater.

Was it a tan color? Gary Hylton's car?

Keith,
I have a green touring car I could sell to you.

I don't have speedometer experience, but it makes sense that the small gear would turn 1/18th faster with one less tooth, which would give you about 2 mph higher reading at 35 mph, which would be closer to your GPS reading of 38 mph.

Nice. Looks like it has a Turner timer.

For what its worth, here are my experiences of not using rim flaps and using rim flaps on 30 x 3 1/2 clincher tires...… When I built my 1922 huckster as a teenager in the 1980's, I started out with old cotton cord tires that I purchased as I found them at swap meets, flea markets, etc. They still ha...

Sold. Thank you MTFCA.

Lots of white stuff this year. Heard they had 100 inches in northern Wisconsin this season. Bed is sold to a Dairyland Tin Lizzies member.
Thank you MTFCA.

For sale is a nice 26-27 roadster pickup box. As you can see, it has the front panel with battery bump-out and the filler pieces intact. There is some rust in the channel under the tailgate. Otherwise, the only other rust-out is on one flare board, and that is a flat surface which is easy to patch. ...

Nice 26-27 Roadster pickup bed. Note front panel with battery bump out and filler strips are intact. Inside flanges where wood would be mounted are in good shape. Channel under tailgate has some rust, but every one I have seen has rust here and that piece is reproduced, to my knowledge. Flat surface...

Okay. See you then.

Speed jack for sale. Seems to be missing a ratchet mechanism. $60.00 plus shipping

Short running board tool box for sale in good condition. 11 inches long, 9 1/2 inches tall, 6 inches wide. Fits between the doors on a touring car on the passenger side. Yale lock moves freely, but I do not have the correct key for it. $175.00 plus shipping.

What is the value of a good 13-17 pan?

Visor 1.JPG Accessory visor for pre-24 closed cars with aluminum frame and green celluloid. Good shape with some light scratches in the celluloid. New owner will need to fabricate the angle brackets to attach to windshield pillars. "Premier" brand patented 7-4-22. $200 plus shipping and insurance.

A spare tire carrier for under the pickup box was produced by International Stamping of Milwaukee in the 1920's. I have seen the advertisements in the Ford Owner and Dealer magazine. I have one, which was mounted on a 1926 roadster pickup. It is constructed of lighter gauge strap iron riveted togeth...

I think the old "Tinkerin Tip" for those metal strips is to purchase a metal tape measure with the correct width tape, cut it to the proper lengths, and paint them black.