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Is that a 40 LaSalle outside?

Am I hearing you might need Snowbirds in Florida?

Thermocure is a flush and rust remove. Get the cooling system cleaned first before using 50/50 green antifreeze. The engine and the transmission are the same oil supply, open the transmission inspection cover and see how much gunk is in the oil. It all can be cleaned out with kerosene. I use 15w40 d...

The doors are cut and remanufactured to open over the tracks. Still not too easy to get in.

The box required a lot of hammering and reshaping.

Supersnowbird frame. It is bent parallel behind where the cab sits. ?????? You work with what you got.

This is how my Supersnowbird started out. The cab metal is pitted more on the inside than outside. The Model A frame was cut, bent and welded to make it straight for some reason and it came with the 25 T pickup box. The frame cross members are now oak and fiberglassed. That is the reason it has the ...

Dennis that turned out really nice. Take some shots out in the snow. Model T’s are light but I wonder about boyancy on top of the snow. This is the 30’s version by ARPS.

That is one nice pickup Larry. Laying on the creeper with a beer sounds fun.

Here are the skegs on an ARPS Supersnowbird ski.

Replaced thrust washers and dowels in rear end. Was tight and running hot. Turns easily now.

Thank you Tim, a big turnout and a lot of people will have crossed “Big Mac” in a T.

We will need ice cream after crossing

Tim Juhl, is your club planning the Jamboree next year or one further north? I will keep my eye on the website.

I think a Yugo was blown off the bridge once. Truck speed limit is 20mph so a Model T should be fine in low wind.

It is five miles across.

Two dollars per axle is correct Tim.

I believe the Michigan Jamboree is going across it next year and they are running their tour out of St. Ignace. I plan to go. My wife is from Marquette, Queen City of the UP, and has walked the bridge on Labor Day since it opened. I have walked a few times, once everyone’s hair was standing up strai...

Supersnowbird and T’s at the Fall Festival in Friendship, WI. The tractor theme was Ford this year.

How do the wrist pins feel? How loose was the rod on the crankshaft?

Best of luck Dave. Are you going to have to get the left done also? Keep walking and exercising and get back in your T soon.

1923 is all set for our grand niece’s wedding.

Where is the rotor pointing when #1 is at top dead center?

Didn’t we do this a couple of months back? 1, 2, 4, 3 is for T’s, A’s, B’s, 9N’s, 8N’s, Jubilee’s etc. Probably earlier to.

It seems to be a screw with a 3M adhesive product applied to the threads, Scotch trademark.

Tim, I see Certain Teed has been making shingles since 1904. I think it is indeed the same company. I worked for the Wisconsin Central Railroad and we shipped granules from 3M in Wausau to the plant you are talking about just off the turnpike at US 250. My Mom and Dad lived in Norwalk until 2005. I ...

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1913 Racer with later modifications.

Moved cars around getting ready for more snow.

You need to adjust your linkage and low speed band per the Model T manual. Your pedal shouldn’t be hitting the floor boards.

That is good news. Thank you for the continuing updates, Dave.

Watersmeet, Lanse-Baraga, Houghton. It is a sparse area.

Model A fires 1-2-4-3 just like a T.

Flaps would add another layer of protection. I use them in all clinchers. 450/475x21 tires are less expensive but it won’t hurt.

Ready to go.

You may want to call Snyder’s or Lang’s, sometimes they have a stock.

That is good, hopefully he will be able to get closer to home.

Great news, love the pictures. Thank you Dallas for a great update.

That is a beautiful car, thanks for sharing the video.

I am experiencing the same in my 1920 roadster. I rebuilt it and I have shims with the thrust washers and I think it is too tight. It turns ok and I ran the rear end on Jack stands and it didn’t heat up but with the weight of the car on it it gets pretty warm. I am about to take it apart and I will ...

Do they make brass colored duck tape? A torch, flux and silver solder.

Damn good question, Larry.

BTT Help Steve!

Excellent point Rich. I also have Hagerty insurance and it is agreed upon value, at least mine is, so if the car is totaled he would receive that value. Hagerty does keep track of the market and do recommend increasing your valuation periodically. We are all praying Steve will pull through and be ab...

Thank you Dallas, and everyone for looking in on Steve and keeping us up to date.

Those are awesome cars.

My meeting with Steve in Plover, WI. and the 1915 loading to go to Adam's shop in Oconomowoc in 2018.

Steve, The quicker you get moving the quicker and more complete your recovery will be. I know it hurts. I look forward to the day and soon I hope that I read your name on the bottom of this forum and you are logged back in. We are all praying for you and the return of the "Dauntless Geezer". Physica...

Cool video.

Some things only your hairdresser knows! Here is a serious deviation, a distributor and 12 volts. I wouldn’t have done it if the magneto had not quit. It is also a Johnny Cash car with lots of spare parts.

Thank you for the update Dallas, are prayers are for Steve.

George, he has a brother Mike Jelf who I believe lives in Texas and he has cousins in Parkerfield, KS. His mothers family name is Parker.

Any pictures from the Early Ford registry at Piquette?

I use the Vietnam tires as well, I have 4 Firestone sets and 1 Riverside. When I mounted the tires new I put in new tubes and flaps and have had no issues in ten years. You are at the mercy of what is available.

John, you are looking at the spare he just replaced the Blockley with. The Blockley with the blown bead is on the running board.

Second major bead issue with Blockley I have heard of. Not very promising. They do not have much of a tread surface either.

How many Model T’ers does it take to install an engine? Two working and 10 directing! Central Wisconsin club met at noon today to install a fresh rebuild in a 1926 Coupe. All went well, burgers and dogs were delicious.

It is looking sweet. You will like the new radiator.

Dave, Thanks for the information. I think I may head down there at the end of September. My Mom and Dad live in the area they are touring through. When I was down there this week I took my Dad to the Antique Car Museum of Iowa in Coralville. They have a very impressive collection of cars and it is w...

Are you talking about Brighton, Iowa and New London which is to the south? When is this tour and what are the details? I am currently visiting my sister and parents in Lone Tree. Might be fun!

I use my iPhone. It does all that plus it’s a camera and a phone.

Looks like a lot of fun. Thank you for the pictures and information Dave. Send more!

Looks like it still has it’s Ford badge!

Nice pictures. How many cars on the tour? Was that 1913 Pierce Arrow the same one that was on the MTFCI TOUR?

That is very true in a T. I have a windshield mount for an IPhone and it is hard to look at. So is the inside review mirror.

I see why you want one, I went to Almond Tater Toot on Saturday and backed between 2 cars to park, I see glimpses on one side. Turning and looking out a T or A rear window is difficult. Good thing I had direction, it used to be easier.

Maybe that license plate bracket one would work. Are you running T coils or a distributor on the car you want it on. With some electronics the T coils interfere. It may need to be analog, direct wire, to function using the cars electrical system.

You have been replacing wires and harnesses. What kind of shape are your headlight wires in and how is the switch?

Send some my way. Your cars are works of art. My 1919 could use some breeding stock!

Pat, it varied between 150 and 180 on my Moto meter which might not be completely accurate. The engine feels warm/hot but not over heated. Without the water pump in high gear it is pretty much the same

So much for quality standards from Vietnam. I have heard of similar issues with their other tires also. I guess it varies by batch.

I run 50/50 coolant or just water. My car runs at a constant 150 degrees with a water pump. I broke a belt and it ran hot , would cool in high gear. The only belt I had to make a temporary repair bypassed the water pump and kept the cooling level in the circle, but pretty warm on hills. With a new b...

I think the Universal spare tire with checking looks better than the Blockley. It replaced a blown Blockley. I have no idea what the mileage is but I heard the owner was not happy. Perhaps just the inconvenience. Sorry about the angle but the website only takes photos when I turn my phone horizontal.

This was my first tour. I have been a member since 2007 I think, but this tour was in my backyard so how can you not go. I went to the annual meeting when it was in Dearborn and the tours were the best I have ever been on in my life, totally awesome. I must say I think this experience rivals the Dea...

Thanks Scott, I have never seen those dress up pieces.

I agree with Steve on Ecklers. They are very difficult to deal with now. Look at Lang’s or Snyders for parts and supplies, Lucas, Coker and Vintage are good places to look for tires. Tires are produced in batches and they all come from Viet

The spokes look a little dry, have you used any light sand paper on them? If they are dusty I would look to replace them.

The top and the body look 1919. If you grab a tire and shake it do the spokes wiggle? Looks like a different hub modification.

Happy Flag Day!

The last thing I got from MAC’s was the vinyl top for a 1931 Model A closed cab, it was Car Touché and worked very well. I stopped at their store in Lockport, NY in 2016, just after the sale to Ecklers and things were not great. They did not have what I needed and weren’t very interested. Too big an...

Gasoline and electrical are your culprits, fires are extinguished by removing oxygen, that will involve chemicals. Dan’s fire stick looks pretty good.

I believe they welded T Hubs into the Budd hubs.

That is awesome!!

Thanks Dan, I got it. I just have to wait for it to warm up again to get back to work, 30's and 40's are too cold on my hands.

Is it a 6volt system and are you using a No. 1 wire? Standard wires for 12volt systems are No. 2 wire and cannot handle the amperage.

This is a 10-14 recreation, it is titled as a 1924 from the chassis I got which is quite a mishmash, early springs and frame, 26/27 engine with no serial number, 24 transmission, etc. They are for fun.

When I did my tires I used new tubes and new flaps. I have had one flat tire since 1972 and that was a blown out rubber tire stem in a China tube. They were new flaps because I didn’t have any old ones. I do keep good old tubes for spares but I haven’t needed any. I’m knocking on wood now!

That is the confusing part, we are talking about threads on the hub nut, right? The other piece seems to lock only in one direction, the other direction is angled. They could be backwards, the hub nut should loosen in the direction of the lock/straight side which should be the direction the hub is t...

Thank you Kevin and Dan. That seems to be the way the hub nut and hub lock together. It is the way they have been on the car since I got it. I just rebuilt the rear end last fall and must not have gotten the wheel to seat properly.

Successful test.

I have the wheel reseated on the hub and retighten. Seems it may not have been on far enough for the hub nut to lock, perhaps emergency brakes were holding it up. Do I have the threaded hubs on the correct sides of the car?

Are the wheels on the correct sides, right threads on the drivers side, left threads on the passenger side? Kevin and Dan, your last posts are quite helpful.

Should say round or oval.

Looked like Snyder’s had either found or oval tanks. Give them a call if that is what you need.

I run three sets of black Firestones and one set of white. What is a bn chief, is that railroad related? I like the tires.

That hub and nut are spare parts, not on the car. It seems these parts are not very common and there is little knowledge of their use. Perhaps they are worn out. I agree with you Kevin, that they can only be tighten so much. Another problem is the way the wheels actually fit on the mechanism, they a...

For some reason the only picture that send from an IPhone are taken sideways, must reduce the pixels.

Those are 26/27 bands, the wide one is for the updated transmission brake. They look good to me.

Here is the wheel that gave me problems and the parts of a left thread rear hub and hub nut. You can see the locking mechanism for the hub but.

I don’t really like the way these hubs fit the front and rear spindles. I saw something saying they were really made for the Overland but were adaptable to the Model T. Do you run some of these Dan? Right thread on drivers side, left thread on passenger side?

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