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. I will never forget the story of Wilbur's family model T who as I recall his grandfather bought for 2$ in 1932. It was a salvaged 21' chassis, a roadster I believe. I have pics of it somewhere. Of course they built a pine huckster body on it and Wilbur was driving it to the French market by the ti...

Thanks Rich.

I need to run my throttle rod through the cylinders but the casting webbing is solid there. However there is a recessed portion about 1" squared that seems like it was made to be easily knocked out.. can I drill through it or drill and chisel that area to pass my throttle rod? Is this something yall...

Jim and Norman, thanks for the replies. It's good to see you all are still active here. Allan, the crankshaft was on some homemade wood V blocks when we straightened it. The force applied deflected it approx. .4 inches then we shocked it with a pieces of brass and a hammer. It took 3 or 4 try's. I d...

Regarding the indicator, to detect run out?

I'm an seeking your advice on a rebuild. The dilemma is should I install the magneto with worn babbit main bearings. The crankshaft was bent almost .02". Straightened and magnafluxed it. It's ok. The rear main is well worn in the block. Cap looked ok. On all three as well. I scraped the center to tr...

Hi everyone, I broke a ring during the rebuild. The pistons are aluminum and are .040" over standard. Its the top ring, if anyone has a incomplete set or any ideas on how to deal with this, please post. I understand this may belong in the classified section however due to the odd ball nature of situ...

I am much obliged to Mr. Bob Shirley for helping me check my pan for straightness. It was a great excuse for me to leave town for a get away and it was a mighty fine day.

Pan looks to be reasonably straight. I can meet on a Friday or Saturday morning.

Looking to hire a pan jig and a skilled pan jig owner in Louisiana, SE Texas, or central/southern Mississippi. I’ll trade favors or pay cash.

Nice.