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I really like the action shots and just found out how to grab a still off of a video. This is this years parade as we just circled the building supply and met the tail end float as we started the second pass. Quite a commotion with cars critters and floats.

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Yep, dress it up and just drive around town throwing firecrackers. Our parade is real small for a small town. We go through town and go around the building supply and back through town again. You have to ration the candy supply or you get some long faces from the kids on the second pass. Busted, out...

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Ready for the 4th parade tomorrow. Post some pictures of your 4th set up.

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What running board is this on m y '25? I'm not up on the different types.

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I really like this engine stand. Very stable. As far as cradle I use three jack stands.

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My starter quit working so I pulled it and found the lug solder connection had broken. So I repaired it and decided to check my three shelf starters. Two of the three had the same problem. It turned out to be a starter fest with help from Shop Cat #3.

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Very nice!

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I don't use the felt seal but do use the side gaskets with Ultra-Black. I use a bead of Ultra-Black in place of the felt. I also wipe the gasket surfaces with oil to leave a slight film so the parts will come apart.

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I'm running .080" pistons, no problems except You will have clearance problems with high compression heads. I had to do some grinding on the combustion chamber of my Prus head to get clearance without a head gasket.

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Took the Roadster up the river a few miles to check out the spill at Noxon Rapids Dam. Worked there for 30 years. The Clark Fork River is running pretty big this week.

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I put four dabs of Ultra-Black right where the cap meets the wheel then bend four tabs only like the others advised. Works real god.

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Good idea and nice work.

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Made an adapter so I could mount a racing gas filler cap on my speedster. This addition should get me 5 MPH at least.

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Sorry to hear the tour is canceled. Our club put on a national tour several years ago and it is a lot of time and effort to pull it off. Thumbs up to all the people and effort involved. I couldn't make the tour this summer but next year I can. PK.

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Your fenders look similar to mine.

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Very interesting.

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This old indicator is pretty cool. You can read it from any angle. I've used it on my T several times. I've checked it against my modern indicators and it's very accurate.

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My dash is bare bones.

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Stop leak.

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Love seeing all the speedsters.

My '23 speedster last fall.

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More spring maintenance. One of the front wheel bearings had a growl when rotated so I pulled it and re-packed it. Still has a little growl so I think a replacement is in order. The TT is up next.

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Leaving the auction. At least it ran.

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Nice work! I have to make a needle for a Winfield I have. Haven't made one before, should be interesting.

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Old Bandit taking a break from the cows for a run up the creek.

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Nice looking work.

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Started spring maintenance. T's and tractors have the shop full up.

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My speedster came with 1923 Washington plates.

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I need a Model-A wheel for my speedster spare, what are they worth?

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Mud season has arrived here in Montana, along with more snow. Spring for sure.

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I have four T's with American Collectors. Never had a claim, rates are low and customer service is good.

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Very nice!

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Couple more heads.

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Several makes of heads that have different combustion chambers and claim high compression. A Waukesha Recardo, Sherman and a Prus.The Prus is on the right in the combustion chamber comparison photo. As you can see the Sherman has very high compression. I was told not to run it on a stock lower.

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I run a Prus head on two of my cars and have pulled nearly every major pass in Montana with them. They pull long grades and operate real good at high altitude. Pulled Beartooth Pass Montana at 10,947 feet real good. The thing to remember is the lower end.

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I tore a speedster motor down last summer and all but two valves had zero clearance. It has adjustable lifters. Might be a good check.

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Works good. You can sometimes find parts on Ebay. The ground wire is good advice.Got one on my TT.

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I used conduit also and made an adjustable end so I could position the shift lever where I wanted it.

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Contact these guys, they might have info.

http://www.braunsautomotive.com/muscle- ... leries.asp

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My speedster has a T motor and a Ruckstell. The hot rod parts are a low head, distributor and a Simmons carb. It's very comfortable for long drives and moves right along.

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Fired up the old 25 TT and hauled some salt blocks in to the sheep.

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About 30 years ago I had a small ranch just over the hill in the Mono basin about 8 miles away. Bodie is really cool.

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Dennis, let me know when you're coming up. We'll be up in Canada on our spring tour in mid June but should be around most of the time.

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This is an area I want to explore in my T. On the list for happening soon. Great photos.

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Very nice truck.

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I use a 250,000 btu Modine propane heater and wood. I use the propane heater to take the edge off in the morning then wood. I use a mobile home size propane unit to keep my machine shop at 40* which is a good working temp. The coldest I've seen in the shop is +2*, that was a bit to cold to work in.

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Yes, good advice. Thanks.

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Got the Rocky Mountain brakes installed on my speedster. It might even stop now.

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After years of needing and wanting a car lift I finally found a used one and got it going last week. This is the first T I lifted with it, I'm getting ready to put a set of RM brakes on my Speedster. Happy camper for sure.

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Nice work!

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I'm running the set up Scott mentions. 10 tooth with a KC Warford and a built motor in a 27 Tudor. It is a great set up here in the mountains of Montana and Idaho. I never have to use low pedal unless I creeping over rocks on a logging road.

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Got one on my speedster. This one came with a Model A cap and T era wings & Moto-meter.

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I put a Prus head on a motor with 80 over pistons and had plenty of contact with a test fit and no head gasket. I used a bur on the head and got clearance. Every hole needed work. 80 over is tight with a HC head.

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One of our favorite day trips is up to Troy, MT on the Bull River Hwy, MT 56. In this picture we are crossing the Kootenay River at Troy. We usually go over to Kootenay Falls just up stream and walk across the swinging bridge.

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I'm running a set of Stoltz hubs on my Roadster. No issues, work great.

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I take my T's out all winter but I wait for the roads to freeze tight. No salt on the county roads. It's usually in the 20's when I drive so it's pretty nice.

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27* yesterday morning. Snow just above us in the mountains. Some places here in Montana got 4 feet of snow. Way to early for all this.

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Used the old 25 TT to haul the drive chain off the excavator back to the shop to repair a broken link. That chain weighs a couple hundred pounds.

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Our club visited a Hutterite Colony a couple weeks ago and the kids were great. They got rids to.

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This is how I got the screw out of my trans. The bore scope plugs into the computer USB port. I could not get an angle to grab the screw except through that screw hole. A magnet couldn't get it.

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Don't forget the speedster bunch.

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Scott, they were stock cotton linings that were old and came apart. It was my first T so lack of experience and an unknown road added up. That road was like driving off a ball, it just kept getting steeper.

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I lost the brakes in my Roadster on a very steep mountain road over in Idaho and the last thing I wanted was seat belts. I wanted ejection seats!

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Neal, what paint are you using?

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Another way is to drag and drop a photo right into your message box. Just open a folder with your pictures in a minimized window and then just drag it over and drop it in the message box you are typing in. Works slick.

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Finished up the August overhaul on the 23 Speedster and took it for a run. I kind of miss all the knocking it did. Well maybe not. This little speedster runs right along.

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John, yes it's quite a fan. That thing moves a lot of air. New car so I'm not sure I need all that fan yet.

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Got the motor set in the speedster. Hope to have it running tomorrow.

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Got the speedster motor finished tonight. Ready to set in the car.

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Started assembling the speedster motor yesterday. Hope to be back on the road soon.

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I have one on my Tudor like you describe, but I have a distributor. I use it for top end driving. I run 48 to 50 pretty regular. I have an overdrive Warford and like to keep an eye on the RPM. Don't know that they will work with coils.

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Finished cleaning up the valve seats and ground the valves. Got the bend in the crank to .0005". Waiting for gaskets and paint.

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I do like this moon shot.

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My new speedster had some bad noises so I pulled it down. The odd measurement in the clutch turned out to be the retaining bolt left and everything moved back running on the 4th main. The center main and two rods were very loose. The front cam bearing was bad. Looked like it was new but the locating...

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We do a lot of day trips around our area, lots to see and little traffic. One of our favorites is the Bull River Hwy, MT Hwy 56. It runs up between the Cabinet Mountains and the West Cabinets for about 35 miles with Bull River running down the middle.

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Fall always gives me lots of photo ops. Love the color contrasts.

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My 1925 TT. Great old truck.

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Got the motor apart today and found the clutch disc drum retaining bolt came out which allowed the clutch to move to the rear. Also found the low drum is cracked. the reverse band liner is falling apart with lint and fiber everywhere and #3&4 rods are loose. Mains this afternoon. Also has a fiber ca...

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The new speedster has to many things to fix and adjust so I pulled the motor which will make them all much easier to fix. Going to adjust all the bearings, see what's up with the cam end play, re-line the bands and see if I have two piece valves. I'm also adding a outside oiler. Who knows what else ...

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Working to find a knock in the new speedster. It has quite the fan, one piece aluminum. Also, any idea who made this distributor drive?

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Here's one you might have driven by Richard. This was on our Salmon River Country tour.

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I think Smith & Jones used to sell them.

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The manifold was an unfinished casting that I picked up on ebay. I had to make the carb adapter and the finish work on the manifold.

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There is a guy in L. A. that makes kits for the SR, good quality. I ran a fuel pump and a regulator on my SR. My reading indicates a gravity float and needle and a pressure float and needle. I set the reg. at 1.5 psi. My SR has an accelerator pump and it works good. I get good mpg and it will idle g...

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Can someone tell me about this axle? It's on a speedster I just bought.

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Good stuff Rich. I like how you see things.

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Our club just finished a 300 mile ghost town tour in the mountains here in Montana. About half of the miles was on dirt. Some of the grades were extremely steep. Amazing what the old T can do. Definitely period correct roads.

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Joan likes to hang out the window and get the front of the T in the shot but as you look deeper into the photo other things catch the eye.

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This is along the Flathead River looking east to the Mission Mountains. I love coming around this corner and seeing the Missions.

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We go down to the river on nights we expect red sunsets. On this evening the smoke was real heavy as the whole region was burning on this year. Makes for great picture taking.

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Look on ebay, search for electric fuel pumps. They run between $15 to $50. The USA pumps are higher. Come in 6v or 12v. Check the description for low pressure pumps. I'm running a low pressure cube pump and also use a pressure regulator to feed my Winfield carb. As mentioned, aux. brakes are a must ...

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I'm running the Chevy valves, T springs and 9N Ford tractor spring retainers on two cars. It's a good fit.

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Scott, I would be interested if the OP is not. Thanks, PK.

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I used this thread repair on my last problem. I like them better than Helicoils. One caution, one experienced guy on here has said to be careful as some thread holes are close to the water jacket. Ez-Lok from McMaster Car.

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Where are you guys finding blades? I found some good quality fine blades but no course blades. I forget the TPI.

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My old Marvel #2 saw lifts the blade on the forward stroke.

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Bandit the truck/cow dog.

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All of a sudden today, my Mcafee virus program is telling me this site is not as safe as it should be. Anyone else seeing this?

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Tony, yes this motor has a Bosch front plate distributor. So I did remove the magnets and put on slingers. At least when they come off the damage is minimal.

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I found two magnets broken on my last motor. I could see the break from the metal fuzz collected along the edges of the break. They stood out pretty clear.

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