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Can anyone tell me how far apart the footman loops are on the rear bow for a 1914 roadster?

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I am putting a top on my 1914 T roadster and would like to know how far the rear bow extends past the tack strip. I have looked at a lot of drawings and found that the 1911 touring extends 4 ½”, the 1912 touring extends 4” and the 1916 Touring extends 4” I have found nothing on the 1913 or 14 roadst...

When did the steerirng wheel nut change from low crown to high crown or visa - versa? Thank you

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Dennis,
I just made the bracket and the ¼-28 square head drilled bolt and nut. Thank you for the offer.
Craig

Keith, the car I am working on is a 1914 roadster.
Thank you to everyone for the answers. Craig

I am getting ready to order the tubing that goes from the carbide generator to the cross tube that fits across the back of the radiator. I have seen several comments about this tube. My question is- what material should I use, Copper, brass or steel? Thank you. Craig

Was hoping that someone would have an old broken headlight rim with what I need still on it. I am in the process of building a couple of dies to form the flat part of the unit. I also go by the thought that “It was made once so it can be made again.” My age has a lot to do with my ability of getting...

Wanted; I need the headlight rim to headlight bucket thumb nut and mounting bracket pictured. The thumbnut is .750” in diameter and the distance between fastener holes is 1.050”. If you have any please send me pictures and price. This one is for a Corcoran headlight but I suppose a lot of others are...

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Does anyone know of a reliable place/ person to rebuild a 1913/14 Kingston 4 ball carburetor?
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California Car Cover; 1-800-423-5525. Ask for James at ext 118. Tell him what you need.

Did the13/14 open cars have a roll up rear window?
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Does anyone know of a supplier for 1913-14 Corcoran headlight rims?
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Craig

I thought I would get this problem corrected before I commented on my posted problem. I talked at length with Langs and he thought the bracket was bent. I inspected it and agreed with him, after all it is 110 years old. My son-in-law finally came up and we heated and bent the bracket to the correct ...

image002 (002).jpg 1915 Photo 2 (1).JPG The speedometer is a Johns-Manville, the drive gear is a Stewart 35 tooth and 8 pitch. The person I purchased the speedometer, driven gear and cable from was recommended to me on this forum. I would have to look through my records to get his name. He restores...

The above picture is of the speedometer drive and driven gears on my 1914 Roadster. As you can see, the two gears are not alighned with each other. What am I doing wrong? Or is this setup normal?

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Did the 13 hoodformer use polished brass screws or painted screws?
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I am getting ready to install the turtle-deck on my 1914 Roadster. How much space should I leave between the turtle-deck and the back of the Roadster body?
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I am getting ready to mount my turtledeck onto the roadster bed behind the seat bucket. Should I put a layer of felt paper (maybe felt roofing paper) under the turtledeck? What was used originally if anything?
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The hinges will only go back onto the turtledeck one way. I had to cut the flat part of the hinge to separate the hinge from the weld. Both sides were cut differently so will only go back the way they were originally. The lid fits the opening nicely with very little play so there shouldn’t be a prob...

I purchased a turtle deck for my 1914 Ford roadster and am in the process of restoring it. It came with the lid and hinges although both hinges were broken. I saved the parts of the hinges and welded them back together. Now I am trying to reinstall the lid but can’t get the hinges on. I have tried t...

Does anyone have any info on the engine cradle I am inquiring about?

Does anyone know where I can purchase a rolling engine cradle for a 1935/36 Ford flathead engine?
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Wanted 1909-16 Ford cylinder head outlet connection in good useable condition for Ford low head. Part number 3004. Contact me via email listed below.
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Craig

That is a good method, I have done that also.

Take a chunk of steel bar, chuck it in a lathe and turn it to the size you need and mill the flats. That is what I do for all my antique cars. Elevator bolts are flat on the top and that is not what you are looking for. Step bolts have a smaller head then what you need..... Craig

I got mine Friday and called Monday about never-out license plate racket. The catalog showed it so I asked and they didn't have it in stock and don't know if or when it will be.

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Does anyone know the amount of arc the front taper leaf spring had from the factory? Thank you... Craig

Does anyone know the amount of arc the front taper leaf spring had from the factory? Thank you... Craig

I checked the 1920 parts book and found that the rear fender irons are the same from 1913 through 1920 and both the coupe and the roadster used the same iron. When I measured from the top of the front and rear fender irons I get the measurement of front 34 1/4 inch and rear 37 3/8 inch. from the flo...

Steve, I couldn't attach the drawing. From the body to the bend is 12 inch. and from the bend to the end where the fender mounts is 7 inch.
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Steve, this is a drawn of my rear fender irons with the measurements. Hope you can read them Craig

Are roadster and coupe rear fender irons the same?

Looking at a 14 roadster sideways with no one in it, are the front and back fenders supposed to be level with each other or are the front fenders lower than the back ones? I am getting ready to mount the fenders on my car and I thought to measure the distance from the top of the fender irons to the ...

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Can someone tell me what size and thread the round head machine screws are that attaches the windshield hinge to the windshield frame on a 1913/14 Model T Ford?
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You guys were great on giving me the information I needed on a Corcoran carbide generator for my 1914 Ford. Now I am asking about a Victor generator for a 1913/14 Ford. How do I tell if it is indeed a Victor or not? And what are the differences? Thank you. Craig

The subject line should say "1913/14 Corcoran generator" not "genator"
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What distinguishes a 1913/14 Corcoran carbide generator from the others. Otherwise, how do I know if I am looking a Corcoran generator or some other brand of generator? Pictures would be helpful.
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Thank you everyone. What I need the weight for is I have my 14 roadster body ready to mount onto the frame. The body is completely restored with upholstery. i have removed the seat cushion and turtle deck and wood dash to make it lighter. I am 83 and can not do what I used to. I am trying to get a w...

I just noticed that I spelled Body wrong, my mistake. Craig

Does anyone have an idea of the weight of a 1913/14 Model T roadster body? Just the body without the turtle deck or dash and unattached to the frame.
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Thank you Dale, I will now drill my repro windshield and paint it before mounting, Craig

Does anyone out there have a 13 or 14 windshield frame that they could measure from the center of the bottom hole to the bottom of the frame and give me the measurement? Craig

I need measurements for the holes in the windshield channels for a 1914 Ford roadster. I purchased a new windshield frame and it came without the holes drilled for the hinges. The pictured frame is not Ford, I don’t know what it is but it shows just what I am looking for. I need the measurement from...

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Thank you for the information, that is what I was looking for. One more question; are the measurements you gave me for the distance above the sockets that the wood bow protrudes from socket measured from the inside (underside) or from the top of the wood bow? For an example: Front #1 bow protrudes f...

One more thing, are the 13/14 roadster top irons and bows the same as the 1915-22 roadsters

Thank you; There is a lot of information in the above post. What I am looking for is more in line with the attached link for a 1914 touring only for a roadster. I need the length of the top irons and how far the wood bows extend beyond the irons. Are the front irons and bows the same for both the to...

That "71" was scratched into the sand mold by hand after the pattern was drawn out. I retired as a molder/core maker from a foundry after almost 30 working. We used to scratch dates into pump molds before closing the mold up for pouring.
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I am looking for dimensions for a 1913-14 ford roadster top showing how far the top bows extend above the top irons for all 3 bows and the total length, etc. I looked on the Ford website and couldn’t find anything about roadster tops. I did find the information about 1911 and 1915-17 tops. I am hopi...

Looks like the flange on the fan hub is cracked.

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Wanted; rear fender irons for 1913 - 1920? roadster, had a pair but now they are lost so I need to replace them. contact me via e-mail.

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I have a question about the body mounting brackets on a 1914 and later roadster body. Do the rear brackets have round or square holes to mount them to the main sills? If square holes them the carriage bolts go from the underside of the body out through the brackets and the rear fender irons with the...

Looks like I have a 26/27 pitman arm on a 13/14 steering column, interesting.
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The pictures are of 2 pitman arms I have. The short on is a repro and a very good looking one at that. The long one came off my 1914 steering column. The short one is the same as the one I have on my 1915. I checked the parts books and the same part number is used from 13 through 26 and appears to b...

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The pictures are of 2 pitman arms I have. The short on is a repro and a very good looking one at that. The long one came off my 1914 steering column. The short one is the same as the one I have on my 1915. I checked the parts books and the same part number is used from 13 through 26 and appears to b...

The last time I had this problem was back in the early 1960's. At the time the oil of choice was 30 wt. non detergent. with the variety of oil on the market now, what is the oil of choice? Should I use synthetic, detergent or non detergent and what wt. should I use? It used to be 30 wt. but what is ...

Thank you Tbird for the information, it is just what I was looking for. I will save the link for anything else I may need in the future. Craig

I am restoring a 1914 Ford roadster and am looking for a drawing that shows and gives the dimensions of the steering column slot. I did find a print of the early dash but the writing was so small and blurry that I can't read it. Anyone have a copy of the factory blueprint? Thank you
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Wanted; one (1) cast iron brake shoe in good usable condition or NOS for small drum rear end.
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Mark; that is correct, that is why I asked
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Are you slaying that they are free and I pay postage. If so, I will take them
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Thank you everyone, I just ordered the brake lining for my car.

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Back in the 60’s I bought a pair of accessory lined brake shoes to replace the cast iron ford ones. I recently purchased a pair of brake shoes like the ones I bought in the 60’s. Where do I fine brake lining for them? They are 1” wide and held on with split rivets. Thank you in advance for the infor...

Thank you for your reply. The way I interpret it is that I should use the 3 1/2" reach fender bracket for the 13/14 year era. Is that correct? Craig

I have a question about 1913-14 fender irons. I read somewhere that the early cars used shorter fender irons. I don’t know where I read it but please look at the attached photos. The pictures show the front fender irons that fit into the fender mounting bracket on the fenders. Note that on some the ...

Are these good usable coils or do they need rebuilding? If so, are they rebuildable? Craig

Doesn.t 12 have the offset hole in the base where it attaches to the dash? Craig

Sorry I didn’t get back sooner but my computer was down. I borrowed my son-in-law’s digital ohm meter and got the following readings. 13.4 3.54 2.37 3.66 3.42 3.44 3.53 and 3.59 using the 20K scale. On all the other 12 coils I didn’t get any readings at all. After reading what everyone said and stud...

Thank you everyone, I am going to borrow a digital meter to check my coils and will get back to this later. I did find the magazine Dennis mentioned and am going to do some reading. Another thing, being that my coils are either brass or cooper top coils my coils are probably KW coils and not Ford co...

What is the length of the front top socket for the 13/14 t's? I purchased a set of top sockets for my 14 Roadster quite some time ago and the front socket measures 20" long. Thank you Craig

Thank you, that is what I was looking for.

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Does anyone know of a chart showing the differences between frames from 09 through 27? Showing number of holes and location both square and round for each year. The chart I am thinking of showed what year/years each hole configuration was used.

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Craig

I am working on installing new condensers I purchased from Langs. I am working on 4 screw brass top coils, 6 screw brass top coils and 4 screw copper top coils. Look at the attached diagram and you will see that I have recorded the ohms taken from point A to point B along with my readings recorded o...

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Wanted: 1914-25? differential case; left side, the side that the ring gear bolts to; part number 2512. Looking for a very good one or a NOS one. Would prefer a NOS.
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Does anyone know what material the rear end backing plates were made of in 1913 and 14?
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Craig

Bull sent me pictures of what he thought was a 14 rear end. I told him that it was not one so he sent me other pictures. He never did answer my questions. He is a SCAM person, stay away. I did delete my email address, never again.
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Does anyone know what material the backing plates were made from? I heard they were made from malleable iron. One of the backing plates on my rear end is bent and cracked, I don't remember being able to bend malleable iron that much.
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Craig

Thank you, Now how do I get rid of my email address?

I had advertised for 1913/14 rear end halves and he answered that he had some if I was interested. He didn't send any attachments so I have not opened anything from him. I did a search for him on the want ad forum and didn't find anything.
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Has anyone dealt with someone with a email handle of "Pure Bull"? Wondering if it is legit or not.
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Craig

I will purchase the horn. Please give me your mailing address and I will get a check off to you. Craigandjoan@gmail.com

Who is the maker of the horn (what brand)?
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I am told that there is a difference between the 1913, 1914 and 15 bulb horns. Can anyone explain to me just what that difference is? I do know that there is different mounting brackets used on the bulb horns of that era (the cast bracket that bolts the horn to the wood dash); some are oval and othe...

Thank you everyone. I have just purchased a pair of 13-14 rear end halves so am not in need anymore.

Craig

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