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They've got some interesting gear.

https://matterport.com/3d-space/queensl ... ry-museum/

http://www.queenslandsteamandvintagemac ... u/Gallery/

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There is a description of the clutch adjustment in the 1919 Ford manual.

You can download it for free from archive.org

https://archive.org/details/1919_Ford_M ... l/page/n29

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It looks like the car in the new Nintendo Switch game Luigi’s Mansion 3 is a brass era Model T.

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Jackson’s Faces was a photographic studio in Great Yarmouth, England. Belle Coaches show a similar bus on their history page: http://www.bellecoaches.co.uk/History There is one of those buses (with a roof) at Ipswich Transport Museum, the chassis and front brakes look interesting. C6E2A3F2-548F-4781...

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I plan to attend.

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Thanks guys, the 50-75 lbs figure is what I was looking for.

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Does anyone know how much the chassis weighs on a 26/27 Model T?

I can find info on a running chassis, i.e. a car without a body but nothing on the bare chassis (no engine, transmission, axles etc).

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One of the more senior members in the club here in NSW uses a GPO spring tension gauge to adjust his coils. These were used to adjust relays in the old telephone exchanges.

I wonder if it is something like that?

http://doc.telephonecollectors.info/dm/ ... _ocr_r.pdf

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A few more.

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Have you tried contacting Snap-On? They might have something.

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I changed these on my 26 last month. Here are some drawings from a previous thread. From memory the studs are slightly longer on the 26/27 kit but the rest is the same. 191291.jpg 191292.jpg Now might be a good time to replace those studs as they look a bit flogged out. I used a couple of prybars to...

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Would the Model A & B crankshaft also be 1/8"?

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A few photos.

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An EFV8 guy gave me this a few years back. I imagine the two items give a similar level of improvement to your car’s economy.

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Interesting stuff.

I had a look at your YouTube channel. Is that a Sachs rotary engine on your bicycle? I picked up one of those a few years back but haven’t worked out what to do with it.

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I finally tried out my 6 volt LED headlight bulbs. They light up the road really well.

This design points the light sideways and uses the reflectors to point the light forward which I think gives better control and avoids dazzling on-coming drivers.

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Trailering up to the Australian Nationals in Maryborough.

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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-14/ ... i/11500780

Looks like there were a few Model Ts.

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https://mgnsw.org.au/organisations/temo ... ciety-inc/

There’s also a very good Aviation museum down the road.

https://aviationmuseum.com.au/

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More pics.

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I think they are Sanki wheels.

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I came across this T at a museum out at Temora last weekend.

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Matt, I’ve got the same Goodyear rims on my 1912 Regal Underslung.

I would be interested in those if they are for sale and JMC doesn’t want them.

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Paul, there’s a Mack AC model kit for sale here if you don’t already have one:

https://www.oldmodelkits.com/index.php? ... Truck-7539

Duey C, Renault had a similar radiator setup.

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Thank you all for your replies.

A customer dropped by on Wednesday who is a welder by profession. He gave me some good advice and I'll weld it up on the weekend.

The MIG welder I have is a 240 volt machine.

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I've got a crack on one of the pan ears on my 26 Tourer. How do people normally fix these? I was planning to drill out the point where the crack stops and fill in the hole with weld, and then run a weave along the crack (topside and underneath). The other way I thought to do it is to tack the end an...

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I had to pull the hogshead on my tourer to chase a broken o-ring pick.

Here are a few photos if anyone is curious how they compare with the left hand drive hogshead.

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Photo L22 is a 1911 Le Zèbre Type A Rotonde.

It has a 4HP 600cc single cylinder engine.

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Can you post your questions on the forum?

I've got an engine sitting on a stand I can take photos of if that would help.

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Just in case anyone in Australia stumbles across this thread, I use Consolidated Alloys "Auto" white metal. http://www.cagroup.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Bearing-Metals-2017.pdf http://www.cagroup.com.au You can buy it direct from them or order it through a reseller like Blackwoods or Bunning...

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Did the green Le Zèbre Type A make it this year?

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Herm, thank you, that is good information. Is the gold rod photo in your post as poured? Do you have a side-on photo? It's hard to compare it with the static-pour rod being from two different angles. I can see you had leakage with the static-pour rod. I used a combination of aluminium welding wire a...

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Bill, that is a great looking setup. The way you've done the big end adjustments must cut down on setup time a lot.

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You can reset the springs cold. I did mine last year, one leaf at a time, in a broaching press. I sat the leaf between two blocks about 30cm apart and pressed down between them. I repeated this for the full length of the leaf to get the right curve. I put the spring info from an earlier post in a sp...

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Bob, thanks, I'll go with that. You've got a nice setup. It's interesting seeing how you've held the big end. That was the part I wasn't sure which way to go. Here is what I came up with. The base and end plate is scrap 6061 T6, and the pin is mild steel. I've got our another bearing to pour this we...

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I’m machining new big end bearings for my 26 Tourer. What radius should I put on these? I found a mention of 1/16” as the fillet radius on the conrod journals on the crankshaft in a post on the old forum so I was thinking I should make it slightly bigger than that. The pic below is a rod I used to t...

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https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/pg19 ... out/775098

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That looks like it might be 13/16 ORFS (O-Ring face seal).

Your local hydraulics shop should have something to replace it.

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An interesting article with a few nice photos.

https://www.messynessychic.com/2019/07/ ... ee-stumps/

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NGK have a video on reading spark plugs here:

https://youtu.be/uMYAEtxiYfc

They have some good technical information here:

https://www.ngk.com.au/technical_info/analysis/

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Herb, thanks for putting this up. That was a great video.

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The powerplant is an 1100 cc Anzani 20° Vee Twin. The owner has a museum near Chartres - Musée Ateliers des Pionniers: http://www.musee-ateliers-des-pionniers.fr/ A few videos of the car: https://www.facebook.com/Retroviseur/videos/279009636368600/ https://youtu.be/hxC3mXf2gWg https://www.youtube.co...

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I saw this interesting Elfe cyclecar at a car event in Rambouillet, France a year or so back. It’s a fairly authentic recreation of the car in the old photo. The original was built by Eugene Mauve, creator of the Bol d'Or cyclecar/motorcycle race, which is still being run and will be held this Septe...

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Rich, they still make those.

https://www.roperwhitney.com/our-produc ... l-bearing/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Button-Fastener_case

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I was wondering if anyone can ID this car?

It was photographed outside Sheekey's Garage on Meehan St, Yass during the 1921 Yass centenary.

Apologies for the poor image quality.

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I bought a set of 25" lock ring rims for my Regal from Vintage Rims in New Zealand. They showed up today and are look very well made. I was fortunate that Gary had a set in stock and I didn't have to wait for him to have a manufacturing run of these. I think the 30x3 rims would be fine. The web addr...

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It’s a bird!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kS3pxz3QLI

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Jim, Is the part you are repairing something you have multiple pieces of? If it is you can melt down the worst example and make it into thin rods. You can use these as welding rods to repair the crack. A low pressure oxy acetylene torch would be a good choice (eg Dillon/Henrob). As the pot metal is ...

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No Model Ts but interesting anyway.

https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2019/ ... 19/589528/

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All you need now is a GE Monitor Top refrigerator and you’ll be living the dream!

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If you mean PCD (Pitch Circle Diameter) I think it is 5-1/2".

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I discovered my third conrod needs a birthday.

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I’ve got an ECCT with the optional software. It worked very well on my coils. I have also lent it out to a few people with varying skill levels and they have all managed to get good results.

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Thanks for that Herm. We sell an aluminium drive spider here that we have to do some machining on to fit a particular application. The supplier is Italian but they shifted production to China a few years back. One of the things that took place in the shift was that they stopped using centrifugal cas...

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Herm, thanks for posting these photos of your rod pouring setup. How do you pour in the babbit and what speed does the rod rotate at?

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Herm, those rods look too good to use on my car!

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http://www.hqcompany.com/

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That stove looks tailor-made for the job!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QMI8LE11CU

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I crossed the Blue Mountains in my 26 Tourer with the usual suspects.

260km round trip for me. It seemed to run ok although compression is currently 28, 32, 39, 32 psi.

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Not my photo but is this of any use?

http://krwilsontools.com/images/forsale ... W34_lg.jpg

http://krwilsontools.com/index.html

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That's a shame you won't be at Goulburn. I'm curious to find out how your Ricardo Waukesha head is going. I have one but have not tried it out yet.

https://www.wehs.net/dyk-ricardo.html

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That looks great!

Are you taking it to Goulburn swap meet on the weekend?

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Here is a French Model T with an interesting tailgate.

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Here are a few photos of a French Model T at the 2017 24 Tours de Rambouillet.

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The old blades also make great gasket scrapers.

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I'm not sure if this is in the same category as saving old gasket material but I've got a new old stock, army surplus Ford sidevalve V8 short block still in the original shipping crate. I was planning to keep it in the box but lately I've been thinking about building it up and putting it in my 46 co...

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That is an interesting model engine. I don't think direct aluminium 3d printing would be viable. You could try lost PLA casting in aluminium. This is the same concept as lost wax casting but using 3D printed PLA (a type of plastic) instead of wax. A 3D model is created in PLA. A mold is formed aroun...

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The contact email is: fiveclub@bezeqint.net

It looks like there is at least one Model T:

http://www.5club.org.il/contents.php?id=844

http://www.5club.org.il/contents.php?id=1039

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Re-bushing a Zebra clutch.

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Mark, I don't know if there are any Model Ts in Israel. You could get in touch with the Five Club. I am sure they would know.

http://www.5club.org.il/

There is a car museum in Western Galilee.

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This car has a similar body. The photo was labelled 1912 Cole.

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Here is the picture of the Oakland with a similar body.

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It looks like there is a Cartercar in San Diego.

http://www.automuseums.info/united-stat ... ley-museum

https://coolsandiegosights.com/tag/vintage-cars/

It’s interesting that the door location is different each side.

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Thank you Gary.

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That's very cool.

Would you be able to weigh it?

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Rich, yes, as far as I can tell there are three Regal Colonial Coupes in existence, one in the Louwman Museum in The Hague and two in the USA. There is an Overland Coupe in Victoria with a very similar body. I have also seen drawings of an Oakland with a Colonial Coupe body. I imagine the bodies wer...

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It was rated at 20 horsepower.

The car is mostly complete although it needs a body. I plan to build a Colonial Coupe body.

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I started my 1911 Regal engine today. This is probably the first time it has run in 60 years. I fitted an NH carburettor to simplify things.

This is a 3 litre 4 cylinder engine with a two bearing crank. It has a Siamese exhaust port on 2 and 3.

https://youtu.be/ggMyXjqyCyQ

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I came across this picture the other day. It doesn't help answer your question but it does look pretty cool.

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Nice video. I'll check out the other videos on your channel.

You've got higher production values than the average Model T video!

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Thank you for posting this. It is very interesting.

Do you have any photos of your centrifugal pour setup?

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Do you have the Hudson Miniatures 1/16 Model T Torpedo kit? These have quite detailed drawings. They were produced in the 1950s but show up on eBay from time to time.

I’ll see if I can scan the drawings and post them here.

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I've been looking for a toolbox to put on the running board of my 26 Tourer for a while but all the ones I have looked at have either been too rusted out or looked too modern. I came across a fairly sturdy toolbox at the Muji shop in Chatswood today. I plan to fix the colour with some black paint. I...

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I don't think Ivan Zenkevich's videos have been posted on the new forum. They are in Russian but still worth a look. Roadster video: https://youtu.be/ND9X3JJ26-g Ford Model T Snowmobile Video: https://youtu.be/cWYAewFFjLg If you're not comfortable clicking on the links above you can find them by sea...

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Here is a clearer copy.

The handwriting reads:

Chassis Ford. Body constructed in Barcelona. Equipped with wire wheels, electric lights, V-radiator, bumper bar.

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Two of my favourite cars - Ford and Regal.

From Mundo Grafico 19th February 1913.

A few more bits and pieces.

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It looks like that show was in Turó Park. Is there a clearer copy of the first photo? The sign on the car is too small to read. https://orgullosademiciudad.blogspot.com/2013/12/el-turo-park-1912-1915.html automobile-barcelona.jpg El-primer-Salo-de-l-Automobil-es-va-celebrar-l-any-1913-al-Turo-P.jpg

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Yes, I am interested in acquiring the parts to convert one of my cars. At this stage I’m just researching the conversion. I’ve found the stock Model T to be very capable off road but have never driven on the beach. It would definitely be unique car in and around Sydney. Thanks guys for your replies....

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I'm wondering if anyone on the forum has a car with a Livingood conversion installed?

How do well these cars drive in the sand?

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Two videos:

https://youtu.be/SVDSYSBvjgY

https://youtu.be/osDi3hpovnc

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I was going through some old files and came across an Eaton parts book from 1986. It's interesting how little the design has changed since the Model T Era.

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I've been using Brattons for the last couple of years.

They've been good so far.

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Here is the first part of the Omnia article: The first Light Car Cup Despite unfavourable weather, strong wind and wet ground in places, the first Light Car Cup has run in excellent conditions and fortunately did not justify the fears of those who predicted a serious accident. Four competitors cover...

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Here is an English perspective on the race at Boulogne Sur Mer.

The Guardian, 26 Jun 1911, Mon, Page 4.

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There are a few detail shots of the Ford here:

http://svsm.org/gallery/Ford3-ton/P1120507

It looks like it was at the Patton Museum but has been moved to the National Armor & Cavalry Museum in Georgia.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgqmZFdxaQY

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I got mine here in Sydney this morning. It looks great.

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Leo, that is a really interesting video. You can see the first tank in the video with the single return roller has the crank handles sticking out the front. I don't imagine those lasted long in the trial. I wonder if the later tanks had electric starters or removable crank handles. Stalling an engin...

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I love that Bédélia!

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