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The guy with the truckful of bushel baskets reminds me a lot of the pallet recyclers you see nowadays, sideboards roped together, and stacked to the rafters...

It's that you have a car that was built light yet rugged enough then to keep running (with TLC) now 100 years later, not necessarily the fastest horse in the stable, nor by far the most powerful, but it'll get you there, get you back, and simple enough for even those with the least mechanical knowle...

I was hoping to see a link to the website in the "Services" section of the forum...

Very First Picture - SoCal Edison invents the step-side 5 passenger pickup.

Parts are fairly easy to get, there are a lot of vendors who sell repop and used parts...

If you can post a few pictures of your new baby, that would help us a lot to see what you're into.

As long as they don't want shares of a diamond mine, it's prety hard to go wrong.

I was going to ask how would one change the oil after this conversion, but I see that's been addressed... I have modified the car so I don't have to crawl under it every time I want to shut the gas off... Tho it's always a good idea to inspect the car's undersides every so often, being older it real...

I'm running a Ford Faithful oil cover, so I have to remove the cover every so often to clean and flush it anyway, and it gives me a chance to look at my drums along with my bands... if I had something that made me more lazy, I'd be in trouble!!!

Putting my hand up...

I'll send an email.

I saw pictures of the Ford PPE assembly "line" and some of the characteristics of those cars were what led me to believe my car (Aug 15) is a PPE car... I'd love to find someting showing body numbers (that would settle it once and for all) - the year is right, the timing is right, the location was r...

Be careful, my friend, she may hand you your screwdriver...

That hurts! I wonder if it was repaired or scrapped? The Caddi doesn't look beyond repair... The Ford, on the other hand... well, it's just a Ford, throw it away and get a new one. Maybe even one of them new-fangled ones with the electric headlights... heard the price even went down on them. :mrgre...

I would recommend a more conservative approach - the Services subcat was just started, why not let that run for a while and see how that works before we start adding more "weight" and potential for contention to the forum... What I fear (having been a forum mod elsewhere) is, by adding a section del...

I found one of those "Moore Drop Forge" Ford wrenches next to the old well in our former house (I took i as a sign to buy the place --lol--), cleaned it up, detailed it and hung it on a wall. $40+? Man, maybe I should go into the Model T parts business... As to Miss Spaghetti Strap in Winter in New ...

Below the coupe there's a "family portrait"... I don't know what worries me more, the "bulges" in the 2 guys respective pockets ("Mr. Sneer" has a revolver in his right coat pocket, the guy behind him has a smaller one in his left jacket pocket), or the eyes on the woman holding the guy with the sne...

I remember reading in a forum post a few years back that the metal body tags were Baudette bodies... The FIshers (and Ford) built bodies were stamped into the wood to the right of the floorboards. There were instructions when ordering body parts the dealers had to include body nimbers because of the...

WOW! 35,000 for a '14 Roadster? I'm happy it found a new home, but... yikes! Talk about our hobby going into the stratosphere? I'm kind of worried, as I want to build a pre-'16 T speedster (and have a chassis in sight) and this might put the bar way outside where those of us with moderate means can ...

Thats kind of what I was thinking... Modern roads, gran prix racetracks, or anywhere where pulling the car str8 ahead, it would be awesome... If you had something like the Brickyard or Daytona where you have a constant pull to the left, maybe not so much so... but when I made my (not quite so faceti...

Hey, if he wants to give me 75+ large, maybe more, we can talk.

That strange recurve on the bottom of the windshield lower half would be a giveaway - whatever it is I sure want one! Darned pretty car! Question - how do we know that the green shown in the colorized version is what that color was? Always wondered how they could take a shade of monochrome gray from...

I heard they're terrible and horrible, a menace to society, for safety's sake you should let me take them off your hands...

Seem like they'd work... tho backing up might be tricky...

Hey Ron, I sent you a PM...

The '15 in the first picture... I want those Firestone demountables... VERY cool accessory... BTW - I mentioned the difference between '15 and '16 headlight rims in a different post - you can tell the difference here, between that photo (with the brass rims) and the later ones below... 1 & 3 are '15...

Headlights are '15 - the brass rims stand out more and have a lighter color in the original photos than the black rims... the front right fender has a bend in it, and there's a ding in the left splash apron... I'll hazard a guess considering their clothes and say maybe mid to late 20's? Maybe 30's...

I realized as well there were 3 separate sets of stamps used on that block... different sizes, different numbers, etc... 2 different sizes of "1"' (one matches the "3", the other doesn't), and the 2 and 8 are smaller... I doubt those were done at Highland, and I wonder now if they were even done by ...

Jellified (old) gasoline in the carb that keeps it from flowing... especially at the main jet. Also recheck your timing, especially since you replaced the timer. IIRC (someone correct me if I'm wrong) the Anderson timer is set using a different "gauge" than the stock Ford timer.

Don't forget the pillow behing her back so she doesn't slide away from the steering wheel when she hits the brakes!

I think I have a case of lust over that wrecker - with a tow dolly and stiff-leg struts... and the C cab... Wow. Just... Wow! The Hilltop Dairy wagon rates a VERY close second to it... I wonder if the "Texas Livestock Sanitary Commission" truck was also their "rendering" pick-up... that would have m...

It's too bad someone altered the casting date on the '16 block Steve posted... you can see the weird shape of the "6" turned into a "5"... At least they didn't mess with the serial number, but I'm not sure how one could change it back to a "6" easily... It also shows the unusual "serifs" on Fords 1 ...

Put blocks on the pedals, and she'll be good to go!!! (Dont ask how I know... --grins--)

Get them involved in keeping the car cleaned and polished. If minor repairs need to be made get them involved - even if it's to chase tools, or teach them things like "lefty loosey" on parts you've found for cheap at a swap meet... One of the first things I was trusted with was taking a carb off a m...

I think this is a great idea, it helps those who provide the hobby with expertise a way to let those looking for that expertise a way to connect. As long as it doesn't become like the "Service Department" at the Rogue plant... :lol: Also, I was thinking that while we do have some people that provide...

All the times I worked the graveyard shift it was either the First shift, third shift, or the dog watch... (Does a greyhound shift go faster than a St. Bernard shift??)... depends on who you worked for and how they set up their scheduling boards... I am guessing for prodution purposes the factory ha...

Still looking for a later ('19-27) running chassis for the speedster project... hopefully running, and not too rough. Earlier ('14-18) is OK but I know these go for more, and I'm trying to do this on the cheap. Don't have a lot to spend on it, and willing to put the work into it but it would help a ...

Not bad!!! I hope the new owner of the car knows about us, so we can congratulate him or her on their new family member, and coerce them into our dark, dark following of these black cars... :lol: Even though that one is bright green. And if not, I hope someone can find out who it was, and let them k...

No but I will now, thanks!!!

It's not off a T - I've seen something like that where a spring clip (with a little tab) slides in the slot to lock it in place. It's also similar to a shear bolt on a snowthrower, but the end of the threaded section is kinda too short...

I'm trying to figure out if the turtledeck is just wood storage or if that's a BBQ rack as well...

It must be new, otherwise I think the hood would be discolored... but man, I love the smoker idea! (Just don't grab the "radiator" when you go to crank it!

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When you get it PLEASE let us know, I have a B sized BB body that is perfect but for the manifold flange on top that has a radial crack 60% around it...it makes me sick, as I want so bad to rin this carb, but I know, lest I build a brace to hold it up, it will fail... What you are doing is a true GI...

California...

Our prayers are with you, Scott... Mine passed back in 1973 (when I was a kid) and my mom-in-law a decade back, and while it's not as bad now, the ache never really goes away...

And a clincher uses the high pressure of the tire (20 PSI per inch of width) to hold the bead of the tire solid against the inside of the rim, which is shaped (nominally, anyway) to fit that bead... Similar to the way a high pressure bicycle tire works. That's why it's a bad idea to run a clincher a...

Never even knew such a creature existed... I noticed the blocks are the early style, no boss on the right side as the USA motors had from 1919... Of course, this makes me wonder if, using this bracket (or a repop thereof, as the originals are likely both pretty rare and a 2 year only item) you could...

Semi Related - I have a "hand klaxon" that soounds like an anemic duck on it's last leg... I tried adjusting the center nut & screw, but it only proceeded to lock it up. Loosening it so it would run went back at best to the sad sound it almost makes... I'm kind of at a loss, as there doesn't seem to...

You and me both!

(Pssst... it's Sonora, not Senora...

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And thanks for the link!!

Are they in the galvanizing business, or would they have to set up a special tank to do that? Seems WAY high to me... At that cost a 3 gallon pail would be a few hundred bucks... each. :shock: Galvanized garbage can? That's a half grand can at a half a grand a piece... Did they explain WHY it would ...

They look black next to the radiator, and also the sidelights look to have black rims and tops... so I'll venture to say it was a '16. And man, I sure do like that truck body.

Frank B.... I didn't EVEN NOTICE the "brow" on the chick's cap!!! :lol: :lol: :oops: :twisted: I noticed the yellow arrow and writing meant to (re)direct attention to the cap... :? And the Vanadium steel is fairly critical - otherwise you could be accused of making a spurious part. :lol:

Go hot dip if you can. Back when I was a kid I sent my Hayes rims to be hot dipped, it was cheap (I think they charged all of $10 a piece, maybe less) and they came back prettier than a pyroxylin-dipped Packard... :lol: Funny enough I remember the place I sent them to also did trash cans - hope work...

All I know is Maine is west of California by way of Russia and/or China, I've never heard back from anyone who I sent Christmas cards (making me think they got lost in the system), the US postal system wasn't as bad in the previous 56 years as it has been in the past 4, our postal workers are gettin...

I ended up with a few copies of Ford Dealer & Service of various years, all of them in really dry, crumbly, fragile shape (as in if you tried to open them in anything less than over a humidifier the likelihood was that the page would crumble in your hands...) I decided (after gritting my teeth) to s...

I have a copy of 'Ford Dealer and Salesman' from 1922. In it is a snake oil ad which claims that some device will effectively make gas cost 15c instead of 25c. I conclude that gas cost 25c in 1922. I think $1 in '22 is $15.5 now, so that means fuel then was the equivalent of $3.88 now. So be thankf...

You know, if it was always easy to crank, then all of the sudden became "stiff" or difficult, you may have other internal issues such as a slipped piston pin or hung up band...

The blank for that Corbin, to make today, would involve taking a steel "billet", boring the hole for the internal pin, milling or filing the wafer to fit the hole, then doing as I said above to match the internal wards... I did this - one time - for a toolbox key for my old harley, it was a horrendo...

I'd almost die for a set ofporcelain era Diamond E Ca plates - those are the cat's pajamas, the holy grail of someone wanting to build a mid to late teens "official" vehicle... 99 44/100% of them were sent to Sacto and shredded... as was the policy of the time. In '16, the front "bear" was blank, th...

Agree... please post pictures.

Dan left out the real fun one, an oxy-acetylene torch with a small cutting head. Never had a problem with it not going through whatever hardened steel the shank was made of... :mrgreen: On old warded kocks I've made blanks of the approximate size of the key (slot and depth), coated it with Dykem and...

If you think the "T" market is bad, try a pocketvalve Harley. I got mine as a kid for the outrageous sum of $1000, and knew it needed work... but I got it because parts were dirt cheap and it was a project I could afford (and had room for)... Now it costs more to buy a carb for one than I paid for t...

I like the copper... looks more authentic.

Wow, good catch, thank you!!!

You'll want to pull the wheels and visually inspect the components as well (the trailer shop will do this)... I've seen trailer brake systems with "ventillated" discs - worn through to the webbing between the 2 disc surfaces or pads worn so bad what's rubbing the disc is the puck, as the pads are go...

it dates from the right era, but is not the meter you're looking for. This one is from the front of an electrical contactor control box... we had (maybe still have??) these in the basement of the Posey tube (built in the late 20's), it's part of the "magic" that keeps the lights on, the emergency ph...

I'm going to guess late 1918 - there's still a coilbox switch, I don't see a starter button forward of the gas tank or a battery "box"... but the demountable rim being there would tell me it's after 1917... Couple things I noticed - the rear tires have a tread on them, the fronts don't. Also the shi...

Never an unhappy buyer of a Dykes Encyclopedia. Ask any owner of one! Reminds me of the famous Packard ad "Ask the man who owns one".... (And yes, hey also had a separate Packard section - amazing reading!) I have a number of them, including the first edition, with the red cover and the unusual (al...

(A little ditty to the infamous tune of Auld Lang Syne...) May 2020 be forgot and never to return, to no more sad and crazy times and dumpsters that have burned We're glad to see it done and gone and welcome twenty-one Without the stress, and much less mess to each and every one So raise a cheer (an...

A verry happy and prosperous New Years to both you and Connie from me and the Doc here in Viola!!

Sure, I'll bite. :mrgreen: I use a LOT of natural pigments in one of my other hobbies (religious iconography, using egg tempra as the binder), at one time I was under the impression that sure, ALL the original colors were so dark as o be black... Until I started playing with natural vermillion, some...

I was told that a "3/4 cam" was halfway between an "RV" cam and a "Full Race" cam... I have NO idea exactly what that means in real world numbers for lift (.275" lift? .300 lift? .340 lift?) and the whole x degrees thing - How do you change a cam profile without totally screwing up a motor, what mak...

I'd like to get my name on one, thanks!!! PM sent.

Mark Nunn wrote: ↑
Wed Dec 23, 2020 8:03 am
I'm hopeful that these two truckloads of T parts arrive before spring.

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Are those '13s or 14s?

Congratulations and best wishes on stepping up and continuing the legacy of the MTFCA! And Congratulations on being placed in the hot seat, Rachel!!

Containment device, Liquid (n.o.s.), Cylindrical (or oval), with inlet/outlet apetures (threaded), 9-10 gallon range.

There was a picture a while back (don't remember where, probably tBay) of someone selling a head (IIRC it was a low head) that they had shaved, they had literally chewed well into the coolant passages to where the head looked like a skeleton... they still claimed it was "usable" and it was a "steal"...

Dan McEachern wrote: ↑
Sat Dec 19, 2020 11:17 pm
Tony- keep the bucket and toilet brush. You will still need to PAINT the T, and the toilet brush can be used between the spokes.

Fixed it for you.

The white tires (or tyres) look fine and are "authentic" (alhoughg the pictures make them look more gray than white), but they don't last. At least not driving them on asphalt or concrete. Same with the Non-Skids - they were designed to grip on dirt roads, and not skid... but they wear like a knobby...

If i have to run at night I leave the Ruckstell in low and try to keep the engine revved. It's a challenge just to keep enough light on the road to see the deer as it stares you down. :shock: I have given a fleeting thought to (--gasp!!--) retrofitting 12V lamps and a battery, just so I have a chanc...

The part that always confused me is if it's CW FACING the gear on the front of the mag, or CW as if you were facing the back of the mag (like sitting on top of the mag if you were a gnome)... It's not the first time I've tried to suss this out and yet it still perplexes me... Is it facing the gear, ...

4 gallons an hour? Darn, that sounds anemic for a hot engine, depending how you're feeding it and how hard you push it. I think that's what I spend, maybe a hair less but not much, on my slightly fast but not Fronty-engined '15 touring... I may be wrong, but yeah, I can get more than that out of my ...

The horn won't be the only thing making noise...

That's what I think too. I wonder how much the colors have faded over the past 94 years? I think a little of both... but the greens are a different hue (the modern one is too bluish, the other one is definitely a green green)... then again, a lot of options for dyed cloth that were available (and c...

Scott C. wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 17, 2020 12:29 pm
I found some original material on the back of the seat!
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I REALLY like the way that Chrome Oxide Green stripe pop against the gray. It makes what we have now look too dark...

After 2035 sales of new gasoline powered cars will be outlawed. So it is just a period of time when the gas stations will be phased out and radiators will no longer be needed, and our cars will either be in private collections which are not driven or in museums. Sad, but times are a changin :( Norm...

Gone from craigs... someone's T will get a kick in the seat of the pants...

I love that typo - in 1812, unless your last name was Cugnot, horseless meant you were on foot! --lol--

USPS has been going downhill for years - decades, actually. This year has been a banner year for it - no overtime, removing the automated equipment that processed mail faster without personal involvement - but it's by far not the worst. OTOH, they have implemented stuff over the preceeding 2 decades...

I didn't think about this, but it's true, the stator coils on an early 09 would be 1/2" wide, where the later ones would be 9/16"... a pre-2500 T would definitely be within that 1/2" coil width era.

The problem is she would need to "bear" all before putting the dress on.... To bring it into topic (kinda sorta)... I always found it interesting that the Sears catalog in the early 20's sold rolls of "crepe paper" as toilet tissue... not that it puts the "T" in TP, but I have to stretch it somehow....

Also, here is a 1912 Coupe with an unusual body. Have you seen one of these? [image]E28E5F40-7AEA-40D6-901C-400C5E5C34C9.jpegE5B4B5CA-0504-4B66-AB45-267B58312AD6.jpeg[/image] Swoon.... I haven't seen one, but wow, I am enamored on first sight. a '12 coupe? The details on it? And... it looks like it...

We keep losing our legends... Bob, you will be missed by a LOT of us. And when you see my dad up there, tell him I love him, and thanks. ;-) BTW - I still have the Pierce tail light. It is a dear treasure to me, and plan on using it on the "speedster" project. We'll miss you for a long time, sir!

I would get an NH and manifold to get the car running until you can rebuild your vaporizer... I (god help me) actually like the Holley vaporizer design, but I also understand it's a beast to find parts for and keep going (because, yes, they DO burn out)... but a running T is better than one that is ...

I'm OK with their tread... it's a composite of what was available of the "finest 3000 mile tires"... If I can get an honest "good" 30x3 akin to the NZ (and earlier) "Non-Skids" (which I have run to the cords) I will be more than thrilled. Hope they run well on dirt gravel roads... Anyway, I saw that...

Sintered bronze is a fickle mistress... it's a wonderful material until it work hardens, then it's an "if and when" proposition - I have some machinery that dates back to the late 1800s that is as amazing as when it was machined, running bronze castings and bushings... I also have some WW2 era stuff...

Clara's Detroit Electric was always a fascination of mine... I wondered why HF didn't develop an electric for his wife; I suspect had he, he would have changed the future of electric vehicles... OTOH, would he have survived the 20's, or woulf Durant carried the day? Fortunately, we'll never know... :D

Please don't laugh... I have mine listed with USAA as one of my daily drivers (<1000 miles a year)... they're not as cheap as Hagerty, but I had a lengthy discussion with them when I got the policy for it, and they said they were good with it. I asked that they were sure it was a Nineteen Fifteen Mo...

You know, all the discussion on Ford's Big 6... I wonder if the T had been a 6 banger along the evolution of the K, instead of the smaller HP 4, if Automobiles would have taken a huge step forward? Case in point (just for an example) - the infamous AC mag that made the T such a game changer - Imagin...

Email sent - thank you, sir!

I can't tell you the number of times I wish I had this... beats breaking your back and wrenching your hands and maybe loosening a wheel changing stiff clinchers.

I didn't see it in the list, but a cheap analog Volt-Ohm meter (like the kind you used to get at Radio Shack for $9.95) to chase down the electrical gremlin that bites you 30 miles from home... a roll of electrical tape, some 12 ga wire, and (believe it or not) some wire nuts for a temp fix. Also ca...

I think it'd be a fun head to play with, especialy with the magical Miller name...

I'd love to see what the underside looks like as well... what the combustion chamber looks (or will look) like...

I really like the winter coat on the front.

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