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Thanks for the pictures!

Larry, you should post pictures of that NOS New Day brush that you have. That way everyone can see it.

On the later coil points, I have used one of those little brake rivet anvils that the vendors sell to tighten the cushion spring rivets in order to tighten the gap. It works very well.

I have an early style 26 bed. It measures 51 1/4" from inside edge to inside edge of pockets and 53" center to center, same as my 25 bed.

It is a speedometer drive mount. It treads onto the end of steering arm.

Here is a link to one of my older posts on how to identify 26/27 roadsters. I hope it helps you.

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3730&p=81137#p81137

I measured it right at the rear of the roadster body subframe. I think the bed side is straight, just the mount flares out inside the fender. The fender mounts to that flare on the bed side and it is parallel to the subframe. I will take another look at it.

I just measured the width of the underside of my factory steel bed and it is the same as the roadster body subframe 41 3/4".

Take a closer look. The oil pan appears to be mounted to the bottom of the frame. Or, just setting the floor behind the car?

Here is a picture that I found of the trunk floor of my 26 Coupe with a build date of 5/6/1926. I can get a better picture if need be.

It looks a lot like it could be a 49 Dodge 5 window pickup top that was narrowed down to fit and then the 4th and fifth windows altered into side windows.

Or a top from about any pickup of that era and maybe the side windows are rear split windows turned 90 degrees.

As long as it is a point type cutout, it will work. It is the diode type that only allows current to flow in only one direction.

Running with reverse polarity should not hurt anything. While doing so, your amp gauge will read backwards. I would look at the cut out. It might be sticking and running down your battery. It should only be on when running. Try disconnecting the battery when not in use and see if it holds charge.

I sent you an email.

I have a reproduction 26-27 coil box lid that I do not need. How about $10 plus shipping?

I have a set of forged front shackles that I plan to use whenever I rebuild the front end on my roadster. I would be willing to sell them and then replace them when they are available again.

I measured a set of repro bumpers on a car that I am working on, and they are 1/4 x 1 3/4. I measured a set of old original, I assume, bumpers and they are 5/16 x 1 11/16.

Email sent.

Are you running a fiber timing gear? They are wider than the original gear and will cause exactly what is happening when you install a New Day Timer. It will wobble all around.

I wonder if Mutt Hill built the engine, or just the megaphone exhaust?

My 26 Roadster has Model A bumpers on it.

Still looking.

Sorry, did not go to Hershey.

I actually would like to get both a small and a large drum.

I am wanting to buy a Ruckstell rear end. Does anyone have one that they are willing to sell?

The question of how to use this tool comes up frequently. I think someone needs to do a video on how to properly use it before the knowledge is lost to obscurity.

Snyder's has the cloth wound wire.
https://www.snydersantiqueauto.com/prod ... &cat=41801

I went shopping for 10W30 motor oil a couple weeks ago. I have always used Penzoil and have been buying it at Walmart for years. The only options that I found were a 5-quart bottle of Orielly's branded oil, and then at Napa, Valvoline, Penzoil and Napa brand oil by the quart. So, I got on amazon and...

I have it's twin #13648885, only 5410 units before. Just like yours the front end was all worn out, but it still drove well. Be sure to check the steering shaft and bushing fit at the steering box. It is probably heavily worn also. Plus, you may want to address the rear axle as well. Those old babbi...

I sent you an email yesterday.

You will need a shorter fuel control/choke rod. The one that runs up through the dash. Here are pictures of with vaporizer and then with an NH.

Here are a couple pictures of my 25 pick up. One recent and one when it was new.

I feel a 23 is much more comfortable than a 26. I have both. If you're short it may not matter. This got me curious about the interior differences between the 23-25 and the 26-27 because there is a noticeable difference. You set lower in the body in the 26-27 plus the 23-25 sets up higher because t...

Contact Steve Hood of Vintage Wheels Australia. I have bought 2 sets of 21" wheels and 1 set of clinchers from him.

That is an indexable turret.

Here are a couple of videos about them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujtSWjVaOyk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bYNq3vZTPQ

After setting for a few months, the weather was nice, so I decided to get the coupe out for a drive. I set the throttle and spark, turned the mixture a quarter turn to richen the mixture. I pulled the choke and then turned the switch to battery. It fired right up without touching the crank or the st...

Something else, that no one has mentioned yet, is to tear down the rear axle and get rid of the old Babbit thrust washers before they fail. It is not a matter of if, it is a matter of when. Because they will fail, they are old and fragile. If you are proactive and take care of this upfront, it will ...

We do not use it very often. We only use it on exterior surfaces like oil pan rails and end faces where there is not much heat transfer and only to fil voids. Most of those kinds of defects actually get welded. We machine damaged features and plug, or sleeve them also, then machine them to print. Al...

I work for Caterpillar at the Large Engine Center. We do not use Belzona to repair cracks. We only use it as a filler for voids in the surface of a casting. Another good product that is now available is Lock-N-Stitch. We do use their repair inserts on threaded holes on our big blocks. When I worked ...

It is for the later version with the swivel top carburetor control rod. Here is a picture of my 25 roadster pick up.

I have a set of reproduction 21"split rims on my 26 coupe. They were mad by Stephen Hood. He is Vintage Rims Australia. I also have a set of 30x3.5's on my 25 pickup.

Here is episode #6.
Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc3nG52PNy4

Thanks Mark, I will check into it.

I am looking for a left side rear end housing for the small drum axle in my 25 pickup. Or a complete rear axle.

I have some tubes in Waynetown.

I got the tumbler turning with a 57 key. It locks the key in when turned to battery and mag. I got all the screws out and tested it with an ohm meter and all the contacts are making. It should be a good restorable switch.

It probably is a Clum, it has that same triangle marking on the back. The tumbler looks good, I can get a key in it but, it does not turn. I sprayed some PB Blaster in it for now. The headlight switch does turn.

Here is episode #5.
Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM7Ytx876cA

I finally received that box of parts. Here are some pictures of that switch.

I have a couple of them here in Indiana.

If I did the math correctly. 21/32" is 18.237 MM. So, that would be just .0093" larger than 18 MM.

Excellent navigating Steeve. Can you guess where we are going on this drive? Here is episode #4.
Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09NZ04yU3vc

I am still waiting on those parts to arrive. I will let you know when ever that happens.

What is this single lug rim?

I bought box of miscellaneous parts and I think there might be one in the mix. I will know in a few days when the box arrives here.

Here is episode #3.
Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtzbbKDjiKM

Here is episode #2.
Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVupq0jshvs

Who wants to go for another drive? This time we will drive the 26 Roadster.
Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC7FZdJ90qM

So, you didn't have them on there before you swapped wheels too? There is a dust cap for the hub and a hub cap for the wheel. Images from Lang's website.

Steve, I noticed that you are running without the caps on the end of your front hubs. Are you not concerned about contamination getting into your wheel bearings?

I have 2 sets of them from Steve Hood in Australia. One set is on my 26 Coupe and the second set, I have not used yet. They are still in the packaging.

The 26-27 is a 5 to 1 ratio. The top of the shaft where the gears and pins go should have a 5 stamped into it. The hole spacing is different than the earlier 4 to 1 type. I believe that all of the reproduction shafts are 5 to 1. The 26-27 column has a square mounting plate where if bolts to the cowl...

Still looking.

Has anyone ever seen, or used this tool?

Here is a picture of an engine on my stand. The stand I built in high school as a shop class project. The plate is the one that the vendors sell.

I sent you a PM.

OK, how about a little intermission video between our drives? I added some banjo music to this one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s89qMkfFAWE

I am needing a good steering column shaft for my 26 Coupe. The vendors are all out of stock. Does anyone have a new one lying around or, a good used one that you are willing to sell? Or even a complete steering column with a good shaft.

I replaced the flapper timer on my 25 RPU with a new Tip Top New Day timer. It ran better, but the mag has been week since I purchased it a few years ago. So, today I recharged the magneto. I used 3, 12 volt batteries, found a north pole with a compass and zapped it 8 times. The result was successfu...

Looking at that drawing, I cannot tell the difference between the Hayes 2845B and the Ford 2845D. The same goes with the Ford 2845B and the Ford 2845C. So, will a fixed lug rim fit a loose lug felloe? Plus the Kelsey's appear to be 2 piece felloes. The one felloe that I am thinking is a Hayes, has t...

Thanks for all the input. I think Scott has hit the nail right on the head. I am just looking for clarification on the felloes. Maybe Hayes did make 2 types, I do not know. However, according to the drawing, that we all believe to be correct, Steve's felloe appears to be a Ford. I realize too, that ...

OK, let's try to clarify what type of felloes and rims that I currently have. I am getting conflicting information. The 2 pictures above are of the 2 different rims that I have. I have been told that the top one is a Hayes and the bottom one is either a Hayes, or something else. I received this draw...

I have put a few miles on it and the rims are working fine. I received an email back Steve and he is making me a replacement rim for the one that does not fit.

I did notice that I have some loose spokes. So, I am thinking that I need to find a set of wheels to rebuild.

I have driven it around a bit and the rims seem to be working fine. I finally heard back from Steve and he is in the process of making me a replacement for the one that does not fit. I noticed that I have some spokes that are getting loose. I think I might need to find a set of wheels and rebuild th...

They had the annual Freedom Festival here yesterday that ends with a fireworks display. I filmed some of it with my Iphone.

Enjoy the show!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m5lmRuj9Os

Thank you for letting me know that you enjoy these little videos.

Here is episode #34, the final episode of this drive.
Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaPh4Nswzc8

OK, I beat 4 rims on, off and back on one of the felloes then checked the runout. Then I moved on to another felloe and repeated the same. One rim will not go onto any of the felloes. Here is where I am now. I have 4 rims mounted on the truck. The worst runout is about 1/4" at the side wall of the t...

Here are picture of the felloes. If I am looking correctly at that chart, the cross section of the top one appears to be a Hayes. The bottom one appears to a Ford. That coincides with what Scott has stated. But contradicts Steves picture. Is Steve's wheel a Ford, or a Hayes? or, is chart wrong? rims...

The wheels had been blasted, primed and painted when it was restored in 2010. So, the paint should not be an issue. However, I am happy to report that I now have 4 of them mounted on the truck!! The worst runout is about 1/4" at the side wall of the tire. I started with one felloe and beat all 4 of ...

I see what you are saying about the way that second felloe appears to be modified. I will take a closer look at it. That is the one that the rim wobbles more than I like. I will also look at the other rear felloe and confirm what type it is. I think it is the same as the top one. I have not messed w...

Here are pictures of 2 of my felloes.

Here are pictures of 2 of my felloes. The top one is the rear one that I drove the rim onto. I was able take if and lay it on a block of wood and drive it off.
The bottom one is a front one. I can get 1 rim on with a little more wobble than I like.

I think I have Hayes felloes but am not 100% sure. I have not been able to find anything that clearly shows the differences.

I am glad to hear that your rims fit well.

I tried to remove the one that I drove onto the felloe with a dead blow hammer. It does not want to come off. I hope I don't damage my spokes trying to get it back off!

I still have heard back again from Steve.

Here is a picture of the one on my 27.

After fighting with the new reproduction rims that I bought for my 25 RPU, I am thinking that I need to go with original rims. I would like to buy some good Hayes, or Ford style 30 x3.5 rims.

I reinstalled an old rim on that rear wheel and it fits fine and has less run out than the new rims I am now sure that the felloe is not bent. I have an old picture that you can clearly see that the original rim seats up fine to that felloe. Whereas the new ones do not. I am to the point that I am t...

Here is a picture of the one my 25 RPU.

I mounted my tires first, without test fitting the rims. I now know that I should have done that. I have 2 rims hat will not go on. I tried them on 3 different felloes so far. The first one, that I drove on with a dead blow hammer runs very true. The second one, that I struggled with has more wobble...

How much torque should I put on the lug nuts? If a felloe is bent a little bit, can I shim the rim lugs to make the tire run true?

I am making some progress! I tried to put that rim on one of the front felloes and had the same issue. I tried another rim on the front felloe and it went on easily. So, I took it back off and put it on that rear felloe. It went on ok. I think that felloe is tweaked a bit. Not sure, if I did that wi...

Here are the lugs next to the stems on the 2 original rims. They are both elongated in and away from the stem, just like the one in Dan's picture. Neither one appears to be original. They both look to have been done by hand. I removed the bolts and layed the wheel flat on the floor and the rim still...

I have mailed Steve about the issue and have not heard back from him yet. But I think Dan "hit the nail right on the head"! The bolts do not all line up perfectly. I assumed it was mainly that the rim was not square to felloe when starting them on. Here is a picture of the lug hole next to the valve...

I found this picture. It appears that my new rims are the Ford type 2845B. I have read that the Ford and the Hayes should work interchangeably. So, my next question is How to identify the different felloes? I see the notch in that Hayes felloe in your picture. What else do I need to look at? 667950....

The one on the top and on the right is the new one. The next one came off that wheel. The bottom and left one is from the other rear wheel.

Here are some pictures. I tried another rim on that same wheel with the same results. Is it possible that I have a bent felloe?

Allan, just the opposite. They will not seat against the felloe on the back side. That causes them to have runout. There is a bead rolled into the rim and it will not let the rim all the way on the felloe.

Here is episode #33 of my drive on 9/10/2022.
Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuB1aHzFJlM

I just mounted my new Firestone tires, with new tubes and flaps onto my new rims from Australia too. The stem holes are off center a bit. The original ones are in the center. I think they will be fine. This is the first time for me working with clincher rims. The problem that I am having is that the...

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