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TFan wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 14, 2020 3:18 pm
Rob, check this one out if you like RED. From the Redster subject on this forum. JIm

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Woohoo! Man, that’s a head turner! The white example above does look a little wacky, the examples I saw were red and a dark grey...

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Are fender skirts and fenders ALWAYS black? Saw a couple at a old car tour a couple weeks ago and wondered how many might be out there. I KNOW that originality precludes this question with many, but I was intrigued by an all red one, unfortunately I completely blanked on getting a picture....Anyone ...

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Thanks to all, got things more evened up and aligned today. As an aside and a possible tip, I cut some conduit to use as a spacer to hold the pedals up solid against the cams. Made it a little easier to heat and bend the pedals to their final resting place.

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I have done the O ring reaming, but purchased new pedal cams. Was going to try to maybe build up the pedal cams to eliminate slop, but reticent to try to machine/grind down the two surfaces to keep them evenly contacting the hogshead cams.....
Thanks!

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That’s a great picture. I’m assuming when you say welding up pedal supports, you are welding/building up the 2 cam surfaces and not actually welding the cams to the hogshead!?

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Yup, quite familiar with Mike and his great videos....

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Setting up the pedals on my 27 hogshead with new cams and looking at pedal alignment. Have Rocky brakes with a homemade pedal (crafted looking at an original, using a wide pedal head). SO, I know I can heat and bend pedals where I want them, but this is bending against the main spine of the pedals. ...

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So are the short slotted ones standard before 26? It does look like they would be a bear to safety wire depending on where the holes ended up...but then again, not sitting up proud of the drum might be a plus if a band gave out or slipped over?

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Thanks! I guess us Americans just didn’t recognize the slotted ones!

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Finishing up a tranny and came across two different bolts to hold the top plate (with the clutch fingers, above the clutch push ring) to the brake drum. I just assumed the longer hex head ones were right, but came across a labeled plastic bag (yes, my handwriting!)...with these slotted bolts with sa...

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While this is fresh in folk’s minds, just pulled my steering shaft and noticed that there is NO pin protruding below the shaft that would go into the gear case detent. Going to put 5:1 gears in anyway, but do the replacement items from vendors have one pin that goes all the way thru? And it’s the on...

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?? Slipping down between things? I reckon my problem is not being explained good enuff.....can one use this part on a 26-27 tranny and still expect it to hold up with the 2 other .042 washers?
https://www.modeltford.com/item/3320BW.aspx

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Nothing has worked yet, still have only about .007 thrust/spacer clearance between the brake drum inner face and the clutch pack drum. Is it OK to substitute a .025 spacer under the clutch drum to pick up .017 or should I just find a machine shop to mill .010 or so off?

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Are we mixing up spacers/thrust washers on the main shaft with bushings? But I’ll check that bushing as well as its position in relation to the thrust surface...

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Hmm, gonna have to wrap my head around that, but I’m sitting in my easy chair and not staring at the bolted up tranny and seeing what happens when I do that...it does take out the wait for parts by mail, and it’s only 4 bolts to take off.....but it does necessitate the engine lift harness....

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Just slapped the 26-27 tranny together but the thrust space between the clutch disc “basket” and brake drum is only .005 or so with the three .042 spacers, is it OK to get one of the older .025 washer from the parts folks to pick up that extra .017 or so thrust space?

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WayneJ wrote: ↑
Mon Apr 20, 2020 11:09 am
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Makes you wonder what is in these sacks?

Yikes, they sitting on the windshield top iron??!!!!

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Just looking at it yesterday....
I believe a 1/4 X 28 screw with the head cut off and a slot cut in it will work....

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So in Ron’s drawing below, C= some value between .025-.040? Just pick one?

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LOL, great write up, and I HAD researched and read it when I sent out my plea for the tool (which in the end you recommend to use :D ). But I was close to doing a lot of things I have read about here. My favorite part is the tool was only a 60 mile round trip for you to get, heck, it’s a 40 mile rou...

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jab35 wrote: ↑
Wed Apr 15, 2020 11:19 pm
Mike Bender has a good video demonstrating this technique. jb

Yup, been looking at Mike's videos. Wish I had all his equipment to balance and set up a tranny like he’s able to do. Just have to trust that Henry’s design and construction still perform like they should!

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Dale_mcm wrote: ↑
Thu Apr 16, 2020 12:03 am
I have one to loan with instructions if you pay postage both ways.
Dale McMurry Midland, TX 432 559 4130

Thanks Dale! I’ll give you a call today! It’ll be coming from 210 275 9990

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Thanks Sonny! I’ve got the lifting harness, I made what you’re describing when I added a starter to my ‘18 last year. And howdy to you and S, we'll get together for BBQ when this social distancing mess is thru!

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Anyone in the Hill Country (I’m in Comfort-40 miles W of SA on IH10, and I’ll drive a couple hours!) have a KR Wilson magneto and flywheel gap gauge I can borrow for a couple days? I’ll come to you, and deliver it back in a day or two! Just finished recharging magnets, measuring spools and making su...

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Probably so! The scrubbing agent of the pine dust really cuts thru the grime! It’s natural lava!

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A few months ago I was in Colorado and bought some powdered hand cleaner in a little local mercantile store in La Veta. Turns out the stuff is the best cleaner I’ve ever used, puts a serious scrub on the kind of 100 year old grime we frequently get from our hobby! I apologize if this type of post is...

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Finally got the doors to fit and close on the RPU project! On to the engine!
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Same here, be safe, me and my crew just decided to cancel yesterday....

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Well.....so much for Chickasha, looks like with everything going on we ain’t going! But the deck lid and lower repair panel above have been SOLD....
Be safe folks!

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The lid and lower repair panel..

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They’ll all be at Chickasha...

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Just wondering if there was a “too high” point for body to be above the chassis because of block thickness....

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Asking this question again in this same thread, hopefully folks will read down to here. Here’s a few picts of the new body blocks under the body subframe, showing how high the body frame sits above the chassis. Should these blocks be sanded down to close this gap? Should the blocks actually be sitti...

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Frame check turned out OK with check measurement methods I found on the board here. One other question, the body blocks DO need to sit right on the chassis frame, right? After tightening the body bolts down, the wood still sits about 1/8' above the chassis frame top, so I reckon some sanding is in o...

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Yup....it’s apparent the “repaired” body subframe side is the most out of whack. The drivers side is pretty good as this pict shows, this is just a shim away from a nice closing door. 0F925C47-4988-48FD-9E5D-872D9889A6B1.jpeg I still have the issue of those front mounts being 1/4-1/2” inch apart, I ...

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I did not, and probably should, this is a pretty hacked on car....

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By frame replacement, I assume (or hope!) you're talking about body subframe? This was a first test fitting and I reckon I need to make sure the wood blocks sit down tight against the chassis when the body bolts are tight in the mounting ear. And I guess I can check the gaps where the wood blocks si...

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That’s what I thought, so pulling/bolting that mounting spot together just pulls the cowl down even more and opens the door gap even farther.....

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As a preview, this is a survivor 26 roadster that has been much hacked upon that I’m trying to resurrect as a roadster pickup. Bottom of cowl and cab patch panels have been welded in. I have found evidence a previous owner also welded in new front cowl supports (the triangular uprights down by drive...

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I just went out and looked! Had no idea the oil holes were there, I’ll bet that’s one spot that gets overlooked! And I reckon my old roadster’s were based on the wear on my brackets...

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Wow, can’t imagine chucking this big ol crooked piece of steel in a lathe!

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Any way or preferred material to do this? Mine are getting pretty rattly and loose...build up the shaft or bush the bracket and ream?

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This is really invaluable info for me! While I’m still a few days away from putting the body subframe on the frame, some of this will no doubt become clearer when I’m looking at the same pictures you’re posting and the information I’m picking up. Figured I’d get all the stuff riveted to the frame li...

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Cool! That picture of the metal stamped battery door is great! Good point about the metal deck stopping a lot of road gunk from hitting the underside of a “vulnerable” wood bed...

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That’s a great point....maybe Scott C will take a look at his new PU and see if there’s any evidence of trunk floor on it. Looking at his bed picts, looks like he doesn’t have a diff hump on his.... I wonder if there’s more “converted” RPU’s out there with beds over metal floors? Seems like it might...

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Thanks! So do you think there’s any advantage to putting the metal “floor” back in for structural reasons?

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In the process of doing this and have come to the point where I can add the roadster’s metal floor to the frame. Since this was the original “trunk” floor and there’ll be no trunk, do I need to add the floor back with the pickup bed going over it anyway? It would seem the original metal floor would ...

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So if you’re turning a roadster with a turtle deck into a pickup.....do you leave the metal floor in?

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Perfect! I can’t thank you enough! The pictures are great. I thought that was how the seat bottom board went in, but now know it still needs some fitting to sit within the seat frame and on the subframe. Looks like your touring has some patch repairs as well, mine are extensive and the bucket of rus...

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I might have answered one of my questions by finding THIS picture of a wood vendors offering. I see it shows a “seat upper” board marked. It also helpfully shows predrilled holes so I can maybe discern fastening locations. Still need to see/find out where the “seat bottom board” and “seat side” boar...

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Revisiting this as my Fordwood just came in. Thanks Dan! Your last picture is a big help showing the seat back ledge that the wood crossmember sits on for the vertical slats to fasten to! Is there another horizontal piece at the top that the slats fasten to, or do they just bolt/screw into the top r...

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Thanks to all again, my cab wood from fordwood is on its way, and the seat pan and seat back are in after only 15-20 tries for fitting! Yikes!

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Possibly...just looked at Lang’s....saw this...

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Thanks a bunch guys! I’ll attach the seat bracket to my replacement seat pan for an additional attachment point and to stiffen it up. I’ll also cobble up some wood pieces to stiffen the jamb and give me a tack board. The pictures also show me that the bracket has the same flat head screws holding th...

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Dallas Landers wrote: ↑
Mon Dec 30, 2019 12:00 pm
Rob, Itjust hit me, I have another 26 out back in the shed. Complete Kansas car that is in much better shape. I will try to get photos tomorrow.

Haha! “Just remembered another T out there”....priceless..
This is a big help....

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Big time! There IS some wood behind that pillar since those look like tacks holding that trim panel on. And I reckon the metal strips in the pictures above could possibly be a support piece for that trim panel to not be pushed in. Any idea what the hole above the door latch is for, looks like a grom...

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After some extensive forum searches, I came up with some more photos of naked roadster interiors... These two interiors have just a metal strip in the cab side, although the second one has a wood block AT and IN the seat frame: [image] 450F1F4D-6316-42FB-82EC-480FDBCEC31E.jpeg [/image] [image] AEE50...

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Thanks Bill! Can you tell me what all the holes up and down the cab door jamb are for? Is there any trim wood in that jamb or around the seat frame...i.e. more structure that the side panels might attach to? I think I’ve seen pictures of like 2” metal strips running from the jamb to the seat back pa...

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I’m putting together a RPU just about from pieces, and some were not together when I started so I don’t have “taking apart” pictures to refer to. I’ve patch paneled cab sides and cowl bottom edges and am now trying to cobble it together with original and Howells replacement pieces. Looked all over t...

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Did you ever find a deck lid? I have an older repro from Howells Sheetmetal...

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Take another look....

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Found these 2 pieces of wood in my roadster project and wondered if my location is correct where I have them pictured and what they were for? Are they screwed/bolted to the cowl frame where I’m holding them? One of them appears to have a bracket left on it... [image] CBA0C7B7-00BC-40E3-B3DE-966090D6...

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Yup, I don’t get the customer service gripes, my cowl pieces were here in 2 days as well

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Isn’t there a small piece in the door hinge pillar as well? What does this piece do?,a stiffener?, a trim attachment piece?

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I agree completely with Russ, I also believe that most enthusiast forums are made up mostly of folks who share things without remuneration.

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A LOT of patch panel work....
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Anyone have a set of Leon Parker’s wood plan sets lying around? There is NO old wood in my current project, I know the body mounting wood is available, but I also know there’s wood in and around the door frames, seats and so on...I’m bookmarking every forum post I can find with at least a picture or...

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I’ll attach a picture of both ways the cowl brace attached....which way is correct? The image is turned 90°....
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The hardware store 5/16-18 slotted steel flathead screw may have to be the answer all around....

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I slapped a thread gauge on them, then held them against some 5/16-18, and they matched both beautifully...a 20 nut won’t go on them...

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Finally putting together the 20 year old 26 RPU project....couple of questions, for now... Are the door hinge screws really 1/4-18? I saved the old ones but am probably 1 or 2 short, so....cheat and move a couple up to 5/16-18? Pulled everything apart and blasted it, patch paneled and primed it and ...

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I had a great time! Picked up two pretty nice 26 Roadster rear fenders and a passenger side front as well as some other odds and ends I needed. Happy with the price, products and the process. The auctioneer was pretty funny and met some good guys in the assembled group. Great job by Kenny keeping th...

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Yup, I know there ain’t much there, but just found out Leon Parker is not going to be selling plans anymore because of serious illness. If anyone has a set still around from a restoration project, I’d love to cut/fabricate my own if they are scannable and can maybe be emailed as an attachment as mea...

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Just got back from this auction. It was a hoot and I’ve never seen so much T stuff so well organized and collected. I went to get some very specific things and got everything I wanted, was very happy with the quality I got, and very happy with the price. But I’ll tell ya, it was a LONG day....booken...

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Not to dismiss your need, but there isn't much wood to replace, and is simple enough that I'd think you could find someone with a table saw and a band saw and make everything in a day and then alter in place. http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/331880/332662.html?1357364469 Not feeling dismissed, ...

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I just received a return of my payment to Mr Parker for a set of 26-27 Roadster wood plans. It was accompanied by a note from his wife that he is suffering from cancer and will no longer be sending out his wood plans. Prayers all around for him! It sounds like we have lost a great knowledge resource...

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Amen to that! I'm driving up from TX to go, mainly just to see the volume of stuff but I have a few things I need for my roadster PU project I'd like to find....here's to those crumbs left!

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