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John, I wonder if you might make one as I did from a 13-14 riveted drag link. Cut off the ends, drill and ream them out, then tap them for the threaded rod. The rod is the easiest part to make.

I found the difficult part was tapping the threads straight but it was all doable.

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Gloss black. While I agree a satin finish looks best on chassis parts, gloss is my choice for top sockets.

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Its pretty common to see axles bent at the tapered end. I personally dont think it presents a safety issue absent other issues.

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Just a bit of info on a 4 digit engine number. I once owned a Model N with the serial no. 1948 or 1848 dont remember exactly. There was a cloud on title so I had Calif do a DMV seach for vehicles with that number. Being so short a number, many vehicles other than cars came up with that number. They ...

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Thanks, Bob

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When my heirs sell my cars I ask they sell to someone who is an experienced T person. Last thing I want is my pride and joy going to someone to learn on or worse. I saw a nicely restored car sell to someone who had little knowledge or incentive to do all the stuff needed to keep these cars in good r...

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Hi Steve. Loren Burch did the back of the front and all the MIL seat. Ernie did the front seat cushion years later. The seat cushion Loren did needed to be redone.

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My cars upholstery based on photos of an original.
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I was given photos of original upholstery for a 1912 comml roadster. If you like I can scan and email them to you. I used them as guides for doing my car.. Ill start a new thresad and send photos of my car. Contact me via email if you want to see photos of the original

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Getting rumble britches cleaned up for a jaunt.

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Sorry Anthony but you have scammed me as well. Chickens come home to roost.

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"FORD made 15 Million Model Ts and at the present time, there are at least twice that many experts,"
That was a good one!!

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The float material I purcased from Langs was closed cell. I rebuild a few floats using this stuff some years ago and havent had an issue. I dont know if this makes a difference but I puchased blocks of the material and made my own using originals as a guide. I never sealed them. 20230906_193949.jpg

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My gf and I want to take a break from our work a day world and relax for a few days. Any tours coming up near Sacramento or the foothills? Im thinking the Mother Lode Club is pretty active. Perhaps a HCCA event?

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You said
"Rebuilder claims quality of bushings may be the issue."
Reminds me of the carpenter who kept bending nails while hammering studs who camplained. "Damn Chinese nails!"

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BTW, your top came out good from what I see.

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I agree with you on the striping in the second photo, both as to style and color. Imho, subtle is better.

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Hard to imagine the bushing is to blame. I'd investiate whether the nose of the pan has been bent. If it is a cocked bushing, try making your own out of solid tubing and glue it in place. Im not a fan of the split busings sold by the parts houses. You can memove the new bushing by using a torch that...

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The only interchangeable parts are the large ball bearing and the shifter at the transmission

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Are you talking about the shifter on the floor or the shift lock on th housing? The shifter used on what people refer to as the Hall Scott early Ruckstell is the same used on Perfectos. I dont see why any Ruckstell shifter wouldnt work. The shift locks are different. A Ruckstell will not bolt up to ...

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Just read your other text. Marks offer beats mine. Mine wpild require a rebuild

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If you ever come this way, you can have one for free.Will not ship, sorry.

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Email sent

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I dont see another hole in your top strap. You may have to punch another after settling on the position. Go slow and recheck.

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The top needs to rock forward so the front bow is lower and closer to the windshield. Check to see if the center sockets are vertical. You may not achieve perfection with your adjustments but you can improve things.
I like the suggestion of placing the car in the hot sun first.

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Agreed. When you need once, they're impossible to find. After you find one, the market becomes flooded. Same with no "made in usa" heads, cast end radius rods etc.

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The races are held to the case by four screws, two of which extend to told the cover on. By changing the position of the long screws you have the correct orientation.

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Actually I had the same situation. Locked up going forward but rolled backwards ok. Somehow the most forward clutch got jammed between the brake drum and disc drum. Cant explain why it locked up only attempting to go forward. Perhaps the clutch was wedged in on an angle and the tooth edge caught onl...

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Clutch disc hanging up?

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Its a well built handy tool. Ive had one for years

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See how it also has a u shaped channel for holding the fely

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But not the dog!

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To answer your question. Yes, you can do it but its a hard job, especially removing and installing the backing plates. I used os rivets and turned down the heads. Be sure the new backing plate is installed so the radius rod will install in the torque tube correctly. Dont rely on your eye. Attach the...

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Russ Furstnow sent me a sketch. You might contact him. I no longer have it

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Had similar problem caused by a clutch disc getting wedged in between the disc drum and brake drum. Whatever it is should become obvious when you inspect it.

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Hey Greg. Who did your upholstery? Its really nice!

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Rim wind and shake to start?

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Sorry tool box is spoken for. If it becomes available for some reason, Ill repost..Thanks for the interest.

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Large tool chest I planned on using on a 12 rodaster in place of the MIL seat but decided against the idea. It measures about 32" L x 15"W x 16"H. It is in decent shape, straight, no dents, opens and closes as it should. Latches work fine. One tear in the side that needs repair. Free to anyone who c...

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Not so strange, Wayne. I was the the same way. Never a car guy in high school, I stumbled across a teens Model T roadster in the repair shop of Daring Dick Warings Ford dealership in North Sacramento when I was 19 yo and was mesmerized. It jump started me on a lifelong journey loving these cars.

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Lookin' good!

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I have what appears to be the same font ans size punches as shown above. They are close to those stamped on my 26 not nowhere close to those uaed on my 10 and 12. Ive never found anything close.

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Dan I have two of these tools. One has the right reamer, the other came without it . I purchased the right reamer fot it on eBay but it was too long. I was going to have it gound down to the right length but never got around to it. Im thinking it shouldnt be hard to replicate what I did. Imho they a...

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I have Haulmark V nose trailer with a wide wheel base. High enough to accomodate a T with the top up. It has a long nose. It was inexpensive and does the job.

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Some thoughts. I made the race ring from delrin and cut the contacts moon shaped. Easier to cut the contacts from a bar and the ring to imbed the contacts. Connected the contacts and terminals by threads. I got the dimensions by measuring an NOS timer.
Good luck.

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Heres the tool I use. Got the idea from Dan Hatch.

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Smart decision!

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I was recently looking for the upper casting for a 6 ball that mounts on the front of the exhaust manifold and was told no one is currently making them. Tubes can be purchased from Mc Master Carr. You might have to machine the ends where they fit into the carb and upper casting. Thats what I did on ...

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Engine trans mag assembly of a 1912 motor with enclsed wooden crate on a pallet 550 lbs.

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How do tthes 6 ball carbs run?

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Are there any scheduled tours in N. California this spring or summer. Might be able to help out someone in LA who suffered a loss.

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Really a good idea using something to to dampen rattles between the frame and body panels.. Dont personally have experience but a friend did the same with a Model A sedan to keep the drumming noise down.

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Just beautiful! Probably better looking than when new.
Do thet fit inside a later coil box?.Id be tempted to buy them if they were.

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At one point these were the only viable alternative. Prices have dropped. You can buy working models for about $800 in my area.
If someone really needs one and can stop by my place you can have one for that price. Not anxious to sell just trying to help out.

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Most impressive. I really like the look of the interior vertical braces. Its been quite an undertaking.

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Nice work. Thanks for doing this.

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My experience mimics Steve's

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Most all of us farm out some things. The problem is finding someone to do a decent job. Over the years, I learned to do most things myself after seeing poor work done by others. Im sure we all have stoies we could tell.
It would be a good topic. Entertaining and informative.

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Interesting info. I thought the adjustable swivel on the carburetor rod was where it fed into the carburetor shaft.
Is what I read true for 1912 cars?

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Had the same experience, Craig, on a valuable head where a former owner installed helicoils. Most all were misaligned. I had to use thicker solid inserts to correct the problem. I placed the block on mill bed to get vertical cuts but still used a head to locate the drill and tap. I liked the fact th...

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There are a number of types of inserts available. Ive used most. They all worked well. The solid type with pink adhesive is sold locally. I've used the thin wall variety for high heat areas.The key to a good repair is getting a perpendicular to the deck alignment. Not as easy as it sounds. You can u...

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Yeah, I remember sawdust being put in the rear end to quiet ithings down

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Would it be possible to see a couple photos with the top up?

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I really get a kick out of that line John!

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Did you make the oval window trim? If so Id be interested to know how you did that.

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Hey Wayne, those ealy flat top pistons were were used in 09 and 10 for sure, maybe as late as 12. Id have to check.

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I like using original engine parts. Heavy rods and cast iron pistons do make the car run smoother at low rpms
IMHO. Two big issues. Hard to balance and hard to drive in California traffic. Still have a set of flat top pistons and dipper rods picked up from a gent who rebuilt his 1910.

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The car has removable front doors. I believe that dates it to 1912.

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Is Phil Minos 1912 touring car available to be seen and photographed by the public?

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Reason I used one is because the ratchet on the steering column wore down and the gas rod wouldnt hold the position. The tension
created by clamping the block on the rod cured the problem.

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My repro 3 bolt generator was two wide to sit inside the raised rails running lengthwise so I had to make a spacer to raise the generator above the height of the rails. I glued a leather pad beneath the spacer to avoid scratching the paint applied later on. [attachmentjp=0]20220505_120255.jpg[/attac...

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Texas T Parts or their successor carried them. I bought one a while back from them.

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Some of those I havent heard since I was a kid!

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Thank you Dave! That raises another question in my mind. When was the change made to the 1912 style trans cover. It was certainly after Ford changed fron the narrow to the wide one piece pan. Im thinking that chage occured maybe Feb or Mar of 1911. All that tells me the later style transmission cove...

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On early transmission covers the threaded slow speed adjuster has 4 flats for turning rather than 2 which we usually see. I thought that style existed only on 09-10 cars using the transmission cover with the squarish inspection cover. Ive recently seen a 1912 style aluminum cover with the earlier st...

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If Im wrong and Watchdog was truly offended by Toms use of the word "asshats", he'd really have trouble at my house!

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Could be wrong, but I think Watchdog's post was tongue-in-cheek.

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How big a shock do you get Jay? I got bit by a gas water heater igniter and that was enuf for me,!

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I dont know, Jim. Seems like a fair price to me. The prices of parts especially early parts has risen

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From his obit, he was a talented guy who made alot of repro parts thru the years. When I met him, he said he was in his ninties. Seemed like a real nice guy.
I recall some folks tyring to buy his tooling/fixtures but the family wasnt selling. Those ealy timers werent exactly easy to make.

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I see. So the border or flange of the skirt is screwed to the bottom of the body platform. That would allow the fender bracket to pass inder the skirt.

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Am I correct in thinking the curved style fenders require a butterfly bracket?
On my car, a Dec 1911 Comm'l roadster with flat rear fenders, the rear fender brackets come thru a hole in the top of the skirt. I see no holes in the curved brackets in the photos.

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Howard Cascia from San Luis Obispo, I believe, made them. I bought a few 09-10 Model T and NRS timers from him. They are good timers.

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It really is remarkable we dont see more scammers than we do from this website. I get more than a few in my personal email daily informing me they have received my payment of $499 for something or other leaving me their "customer support" phone nomber to call. The scam usually goes like this. You ca...

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Option 2 if you are not going to rerivet. I didnt think reriveting was that hard on my projects. Buy the right size round head rivet, cut to length, put in place and form the head using a bucking bar, heat and a rather small ball peen hammer.

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According to an old post by R V Anderson: "Heinze coils, for example, should have the vibrator tension set to draw between 0.6 and 0.8 amps; the early (�high-bridge�) Kingstons, about 0.7-0.8, and the later �low- bridge� type used in later 1911-early 12, about 0.85-1.0 amps. The Jacobson-Brandow Com...

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Hi Wayne. You mentioned gathering information on other windshields. I have an unrestored Mezger Automatic windshield used on early Ts. It came to me without the name tag but there are two tiny holes on the outside of the lower frame where the tag was mounted. The two halves cannot be switched becaus...

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Looking closer, it appears the spool is a transition between the two styles we usually see,
consistent with the 13 axle housings. The ring may be the later version. 2 piece driveshafts are hard to find when you need them.

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Not around here. At least not in the past 20 yesrs. Top going rate for a 2 pc ds was $800. Now a bit less. Example: the cost of a very nice 1913 rear end complete with 2 pc ds and forged radius rods $800 two years ago. The one advertised looks good and has the early no hump spool. Id be interested t...

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Pre T Fords had a ratcheted foot brake.

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Check out the following link for thoughts on restablishing aligment on a repro Stevens front axle repair frame and the tooling needed to machine the surface the frame flat where the bushing rides. The repro Stevens frame in this thread was purchased years ago and I have no idea whether the issues ha...

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Looking for 1 or more NOS Ford .033 OS cast iron pistons. Please send email if you can help. The pistons are stamped Ford 033 OS on the top, measure 3.783 at the bottom, weigh 1 lb 15.5 oz plus or minus a tad and have a lip on the bottom. 20240725_183028.jpg 20240728_123747.jpg 20240728_123805.jpg 2...

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I had a similar problem and ignored the threats. I eventually chose another ins co. But its a a different world today. In California many HO ins cos are leaving the state or dropping clients. My son in law's HO policy was cancelled and he had to go on some safety net proram offered by the state. His...

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Dont know if Ive ever seen a two piece key. Is it the style with the round center prong?

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I agree. He recently finished the top on my 12 roadster. Really nice work and fast turnaround time. Price was reasonable and hes good to work with. My only isuue was having to haul the car there and back. He lives near San Diego and I live in Folsom. Cost me more for transportation, lodging and hous...

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Its patterned after an original I have on my 1910. The difference between mine and Mikes is mine has a recessed area underneath. Im told the caps for 1911 forward did not have the recess.

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Thanks Steve, an informative and entertaining piece.

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I knew a guy who drilled a hole in the torque tube to drain oil as it traveled down toward the rear end.

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Built a base for my K R Wilson engine stand.

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