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Thank you all, It looks like with a little work I can make it work.

Mine is built for fun not for speed so it is a Funster. It has a Muncie but only gets used to load and unload and reverse so I can use the low pedal to go backwards.

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Thanks Pete, I thought that they look the same but I knew two sisters that looked the same but they weren't.

Need to replace the front cross member on a 27 pick up and I have some older frames that I could get a donor cross member out of if they are the same. Thanks, Dennis

You don't have to pull the pan with a neoprene seal to get the timing cover off unless you are going to replace the seal. I have had a number of timing covers off and just clean out the old sealer and put new in the groove when putting it back together.

I like it, please keep up updated on the build, I have a camp trailer for behind my Model A pick up that looks similar in design.

The other day I had a young fellow near me ask what I knew about the rear diff roller thrust bearing and I hadn't even heard about them, I checked and Snyder's has them but I still know nothing. Does anyone have any experience with or know about these? Thanks, Dennis

If you flip your manifold clamps over you won't need such long studs and you might find long enough studs.

Jed Smith Park was the last time on the trip that we would have the cars off of the trailers. From there we went toward home and could have made it all the way home that day but something said take your time to us. We went past the road to Crater Lake but since we have been there on T trips in the p...

Thanks Steve, That works sometime and not others, for me it seems to matter more what day than what device, I guess I could have bigger problems.

While we were asleep the power was shut off for what turned out to be days. From The Avenue of the Giants we went north up the coast and stayed at the Elk Prarie state park thankfully they were open with no power, just about everything was shut down, luckily we didn't need fuel at that point. We wen...

After Yosemite we started for the coast and the Redwoods, on the way we drove up hwy 49 through the gold country, my wife and I drove our T through this area in 05 and there is much more traffic now than back then. We spent the first night outside of Placerville in a RV park, we had gotten to the pa...

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We headed to Yosemite up over Tioga Pass (9943ft) after some of the roads that we had driven in Utah and Death Valley it wasn't as bad as we had imagined and a very pretty drive. We drove through the park and found a camp on the west side just out side of the park on the road to Hetch Hetchy Reservo...

Thanks Dallas, Glad your enjoying following our trip, thankfully we didn't need the winch but came close a couple of times. We did have a few minor problems but considering where we went and what we ask are cars to do, they did real good. When we left the Alabama Hills we went north, stopped at Scha...

From Death Valley we headed to the Alabama Hills out of Lone Pine California. This is where a lot of the old black and white cowboy movies were shot, I wanted to go here ever since I was a kid, I just didn't know where it was. It is another unique area of rock formations, if you watch enough old mov...

Thanks Hank, I hadn't thought about a pto u-joint.

Thanks Hank, Do you make it from scratch or modify a standard T u-joint?

Do you have a front u-joint for a Muncie by any chance?

We wanted to beat the heat and the traffic so we hit the road at sun up, It always amazes me how hot it can be during the day and cold at night, we beat the heat, it was cold when we set out. We were worried about holding up traffic going up Daylight Pass, it is steep and winding with few places to ...

Steve, The road to Scotty's Castle is still closed from a huge wash out in 2015. My memory is getting so good that I can remember things that never even happened. Fun fact about a 20 mule team, it was 18 mules and 2 draft horses, the mules could pull longer but they needed the draft horses to get th...

When we got to Death Valley we stayed at Furnace Creek in what was a parking lot with a picnic table at each site but it was reasonably priced and had access to showers, laundry and a swimming pool, we used them all. It was the first place that we camped where we had to remove the trailers and park ...

Thanks Pat, I will be getting ahold of you. Leaving Yucca we headed toward Death Valley, on the way we spent some time out of Tacopa California. We camped out the Furnace Wash Road and drove the cars into Tacopa, there is a hot spring and 2 brewerys but the place was like a episode of the Twight Zon...

When we left the Grand Canyon we headed down to Yucca Arizona to visit a old friend that we hadn't seen in over 25 years, he and his wife built a home way off grid and I am glad we had the Ts because there is no way we could have gotten the motorhomes out to his place. On the way there we drove abou...

Pat, We may be coming up your way later in the year to explore that part of the world. We left the north rim and headed for the south rim, it is only 7 miles across the canyon but it takes 204 miles to drive from one side to the other. When we left the north side they were getting ready to close for...

Steve, In that valley I think that one of those old Fords was John Ford. After Monument Valley we went down to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. If you are going to the Grand Canyon the north rim is the place to go, only about 10% of the visitors go to the north side and I think it is a prettier pl...

From The Goosenecks we heared vto Munument Valley in Arizona, I was at Monument Valley many years ago but didn't get to drive the valley loop and have wanted to go back ever since. We got there early enough to go out to the park but there was so much traffic on the loop road that the dust was terrib...

Steve , There is a camping area of the Alabama Hills called the Lone Ranger. Let me know when you want to go to some of these places and I will meet you there, I really want to go back to almost all of these places and there are more to come on this trip.

George, Wait until we get to the Alabama Hills where a lot of the old black and white movies were shot. I didn't feel like I was in an old movie, I was.

Next day we drove up the Moki Dugway and out to Muley Point and then to Valley of the Gods. The Moki Dugway is a road that was cut into the side of the cliff (like the Shafer Trail) in 1949 for Urainium trucks to get to and from the mine, it a fairly good dirt road as a matter of fact it is a state ...

From Colorado we headed back to Utah to The Goosenecks State Park, it is a pretty spartan park but it was only $3 a night and came with a great view. We took a day off and did some repair work on the cars, for the way we had been driving the cars we had very few problems. The tow vehicles were prefo...

From Bear's Ears we headed to Mesa Verde near Cortez Colorado, We met the daughter of a couple on the trip, we had a really good time with her and she joined us on the drive to Mesa Verde, it is a very interesting and pretty place to visit. The park is a giant mesa(go figure) that had a lot of cliff...

The next morning we heaed for Beef Basin, it was dirt the whole way for camp it was a little over 100 miles and probably the most challanging drive of our trip, it was steep, winding, rough, rocky, sandy and beautiful. It took up almost all day to do the drive and didn't see another Vehicle until we...

On the way to The Needles District of Canyonlands we stopped by Newspaper Rock, the most amazing collection of petroglyphs I have ever seen. When we got to Bear's Ears out of Needles and found another great campsite, set up camp and drove into the park. Every one of the places that we went was amazi...

Dave, if that is a trail marker it's not from a Model T (thankfully). After finding out what serious 4 wheeling was like we went back to back roads. The next day we drove the Shafer Trail, another incredible drive. We went back out to Thisland In The Sky District of Canyonlands, you enter the park a...

A couple aren't that old but interesting

Steve, I talked to a couple of local 4x4ers about Elephant Hill and one thought we might make it and the other thought we would be crazy to even try. The day after going to Dead Horse Point and Canyonlands, it was time to go to town to do laundry,so we went and after laundry decided that we should g...

Steve, I don't know which District you visited in Canyonlands but outside of The Needles District was my favorite (that trip coming soon to a post near you). It is just waiting for you!

The next day we went to Dead Horse Point State Park and Canyonlands Island in the Sky District, we found out when we got to Canyolands that it was free National Parks Day, everybody else knew it and man was it crowded and the wind blew hard all day but it was sill a good trip with wonderful scenery....

We next headed to Arches National Park and the Moab area, this is a area that we wanted to spend a few days. We camped about 12 miles out of Moab and 10 miles from Arches. The first day we got up early and got to Arches as the sun was coming up and beat the crowds to the park, Arches is another spec...

On to Red's Canyon.

I got a lot of video of driving in the creek but evidently no pictures.

We left Capitol Reef and headed to Goblin Valley which is another incredible place, it isn't very big but is amazing. We spent some time exploring the valley and talking to other tourist. We did a lot of talking to people about the cars and what we were doing, we got some really unusual question and...

On to Cathedral Valley

I have no idea why the pictures didn't post, I will try again.

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After Kodachrome Basin we went to Capitol Reef, one of my all time favorite places, the red rock country is perfect for Model T touring and there are no bad views. We drove up the Capitol Wash and went for a hike and then toured around a while and found a Fall Festival at Fruita and had a really goo...

We left Bryce Canyon and went a short distance to the Kodachrome Basin State Park, Steve and Jason recommended that we go to Grosvenors Arch, (we tried to go to as many of the places that that were recommended on the forum) it was a really nice drive out to Arch and more great weather with very few ...

Thanks Dallas, Yes it was an incredible trip. From Zion we went to Bryce Canyon and toured the canyon, mother nature worked over time on this area, it has to be seen to really appreciate it. Not any back roads in this park so we were forced to stay on the pavement. WIN_20190918_18_32_20_Pro.jpg WIN_...

Dennis do you have a u-joint for a Muncie aux trans? Thanks, Dennis Prince

I am curious if the theorists on the forum just go off someone elses test or if you try it for yourself. I have run my cars with and without the air filter and notice no change of any kind except the fact that the motor isn't ingesting dirt. My theory is if it's stupid but it works, it's not stupid....

After Great Basin we went to Virgin Utah out of Zion and drove the Smith Mesa loop, a 80 mile dirt road with spectacular views and only saw 1 other vehicle. The next day we drove into Zion, had to ride the bus in the valley, man was it crowded. We drove on through the park and through the Mount Carm...

Jim, I did fab them myself and the first one ts over the exhaust manifold and runs along the manifold giving it time to heat the air. I used a Model A air maze and the over sized filter element, a conduit connector a sink drain pipe and a radiator hose with the right bends in it. I built this over 1...

I am retired automotive mechanic and just couldn't drive a T on dirt roads without a air filter. I have 3 Ts with differing designs but all 3 work well,don't ice up and there is no change in performance. I will try to attach pictures of them. IMG_20170522_154210.jpg IMG_20170522_154219.jpg IMG_20170...

Finally got caught up on things and have time to post about our trip. There were 3 Ts and 5 people, we took motor homes and towed the cars from place to place and then drove the back roads. We put 4,150 miles on the motor homes and close to 2,000 miles on the Ts, went to 13 National parks, 8 Nationa...

A tubeless tire valve will fit nicely in that hole and if need be you can trim a little off the end for a better fit.

I kick start 1 of my Ts on a regular basis, like hand propping it you need to make sure that it is retarded and I only kick start the car that sits low enough to get my leg high enough to push down easily. It is great fun to tell a bunch of guys with motorcycle that a real man kick starts his ride a...

Tim Moore (the one from England)

A friend has a Hudson hood like that for the back of a 29 Plymouth Speedster it's like they were made to be used for that purpose. That looks like a fun project.

Jeff, I have done that and compose a email and when I hit send it says that my password is not correct, I am using the same login and password that I use to log onto the forum. I have tried repeatedly with no success. Thanks, Dennis

Howdy, I am trying to send another forum member a email and it won't except the same user name and password that gets me onto the forum, can you help me figure out what I am doing wrong. Thanks, Dennis

If you hate changing tires as much as I do, I would step up and get Firestones. They will last a whole lot longer, also don't forget to check you toe in when you put the new tires on.

Thanks for the heads up on Cokers sale, I needed to order some tires and I actually saved some money. Now what to do with the money I saved.

I use 1/2 in rope for sand (5/8 is hard to get tight) and chains for snow, chain grip a lot better in the snow. Either way it is always fun.

I just sent a copy of this picture to 3 year old grand niece that is really into the movie Cars.

Just got home after almost 2 months on the road in Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona and California. We towed 3 T's behind motor homes and took the T's on some truly awesome drives. We put 4,250 miles on the motor homes and almost 2,000 miles on the Ts. When I have a chance I will try and post...

IMG_9595.JPG Thanks Dallas and Bill, We will mostly be on radio silence so updates may not happen but I will post about the trip when we get back. Bill, I have included some pictures of the kitchen and a handy rack on the back of the roadster as well as a couple of other camping rig that I have. Th...

Getting ready to leave in 3 to 4 days for 2 months to the Southwest with our T's on trailer and will be going to Nevada,Utah,Colorado, Arizona and California to a bunch of National parks and out of the way places. We plan to drive the T's (3 of us) on as many back roads as we can and will be spendin...

Has anyone tried using the thrust washer kit to take up the end play? I was thinking that might be a way to get rid of the excess play if the pin hole is worn in an egg shape.

Has anyone tried using the thrust washer kit to take up the end play? I was thinking that might be a way to get rid of the excess play if the pin hole is worn in an egg shape.

Thanks Mike I had no idea that I was being photographed. We had a great time out on the salt even tho we didn't get to watch them run, we had to leave before the delay was over. Burger, you are right the back of the bout makes a great pickup box. The other half of the boat is on my friends 30 model ...

Just loaded the car to head to the Bonneville Salt Flats for Speed Week

By the time I get to the directional forge there is usually a box of band aids involved as well.

I met Clayton and Chris Becker down at the salt a few years ago. It is always a good time.

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Anyone planning to go to the Salt Flats for Speed Week? I will be there Friday and leaving Monday, I am taking my 26 roadster. Hope to meet up with some T folks if possible.

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Dale, Thank you, using the brake cam makes perfect sense.

What do you use for a emergency/park brake? I don't see any way to manually apply for parking.

Did you have any problem with the adjuster clearing the spring perch and if so how did you handle it. Thanks Dennis

This last weekend a bunch of us was on a 4 day camping trip, we trailered our cars out into the Ochoco mountains in Central Oregon. The wagon master for this trip had just installed a Muncie in his 27 roadster pick up, when we were on a drive about 30 miles from camp his car started vibrating badly ...

It is called bench shears and is a blacksmith tool, the long arm where it turns down goes into the hardy hole on the anvil and is for shearing sheet metal. They work pretty good altho most have a piece broken out of the cutting surface where someone has tried to cut round or square stock.

I just got back from a 6 day camping trip with 3 high school buddies (we haven't gotten together in 46 years), they came from Seattle area, San Jose area, and the Phoenix area to Central Oregon. One of them has a 28 Model A sedan, we camped in the rain, hail and clear weather and drove about 600 mil...

I read the book and enjoyed it very much, having done a long trip (6000 miles) in a T I found that his observations brought back a lot of memories and I enjoyed the history and back stories. If all you want to read are views that you agree with, write your own book. I appreciate hearing others views...

I have run 55 psi in my 21 inch tires for almost 50 years and never had a problem with tire wear and I found I could make a bigger difference in ride by lubing the springs often. My model A drives way better at 55 psi than 35 psi and the T's roll a lot better at the higher pressure. I run 525x21 tir...

Check around and see if any repair shops in your area have a coolant/antifreeze recycler, I had one in my shop and as long as the used coolant isn't contaminated with oil it can be recycled and sold as recycled, some of my customers loved that they could buy recycled anti freeze.

Last Saturday we went on the Divide Road, it is on top of the world and divides the Deschutes water shed from the John Day water shed. The flowers were out and the weather was just right.

I took these pictures out in the sun so they aren't the best but I think you can get the idea of what I did. This was done 12 years ago and has held up pretty good. I put the brushes on and then a layer of bubble wrap with foil on both sides and then my rubber mat. It's not pretty but neither is the...

I tried a set of what we called pedal pants and was disappointed with the way they would bunch up under the pedals and sometimes make it hard to get all of the way into gear, so I took them out and used what they call a floor sweep that goes on the bottom of a door in your house. It is a little flat...

Larry, I am interested in buying your tires. What would be the best way to do that? I will try to private message you. Dennis

Driving it to the vintage motorcycle races (trials today and motocross tomorrow). I use to ride back in the day, so it is a trip down memory lane and the weather is going to be great.

Mel, I don't know if a 15 pinion bearing is different than a 26 but I have 2 26 T's that have a cartridge pinion bearing. The roadster has about 50,000 miles on it and the touring I just put it into. The roadster has been trouble free, I really like it or I wouldn't have put in a second one.

It's later and I have the standard rear diff in the car, the description is the same except it no longer has a ruckstell and the standard rear diff has safety hubs a cartridge pinoin bearing and a new u-joint. the asking price is now $7,146.26.

It sound like maybe it still has a babbit thrust washer and when you put it in high it shift everything to one side and the ring gear moves away from the pinion, when you put it in low it holds the ring gear into the pinion. you might be able to see excessive movement like that through the fill hole...

Steve, on a vehicle that is hard to bleed like that, you can push fluid through the bleeder and fill the system one wheel at a time. Start at the furthest wheel and work your way to the closest. It pushes the air up into and out of the master cylinder. This can be used if you have to mount the wheel...

Since you always have to explain that the engine number is what the car is registered to, I stamp the original serial number on the frame rail under the floor on the pass side where they expect it to be and it was on later cars.

I had the dist housing break off on my A and ended up having to drill the housing almost all the way through and then break out the pieces, it came right out after I broke out the first piece, be careful not to let any pieces fall down inside. Good luck.

If you have the style brake light switch that clamps around the bendix cover, I have had 2 of those short out internally and blow the fuse. you might look there.

I will be looking for a coil box full of $100 bills. Hope to see you there. Dennis

As Alan said feathering is an indicator that the toe in is not set properly, it is real easy to check. Put your hand at a right angle to the tire and pull and push your hand across the tread if it feathered you will feel it fight you one way and not the other.

29 x 440 is what the original 21 in balloon tires were called, just like a 30 x 31/2 is on a 23 in rim the 29 x 440 was on a 21 in rim. I have a 29 x 440 as a spare on one of my cars.

I always fine a number of things that I can't live without. The swap meet at the race track usually has some good stuff as well. We camp at the race track and even if you don't find what you are looking for it is very entertaining, always worth the effort.

The shank of a drill bit isn't tempered the same as the cutting end, I am not sure that a drill shank would make a good bearing. Just my thoughts.

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