MTFCA Forum

CamMan

What happened to Dan Brown this year?

CamMan

I did a frame off restoration of my Tudor. There are only two sill plates (one for each door) and they are zinc with a Ford script. Different from those on a Model A, but look similar. I don't know what those 4 pieces are in the middle, maybe not for a Tudor?

CamMan

I haven't seen that idea before, but it should allow lowering the car by dearching of the spring. If you did that with a standard perch the suspension geometry would screwed up.

CamMan

I run a Bosch 600 on my Tudor. It is converted to use a Pertronix Ignitor as described at the Tulsa website. I measured the advance curve for it, but I'm not sure which advance mechanism it was. I found it was very similar to a Volkswagen 009. Normally you want around 30 degrees at speed and 0 for s...

CamMan

I agree the Prus head appears to be very well made although I have never run mine. The chart I did at the Tulsa Website (https://mtfctulsa.com/Tech/head_design.htm) I explain how to account for piston popup, head gasket thickness, milling, overbore and stroking. I always use a plexiglas plate (as sh...

CamMan

I have used this Power Caster PC1 trailer dolly to move an 18' enclosed car trailer. It would also be good for an RV or boat. I used it to maneuver the trailer into a tight spot next to my garage so I could store a Model T in it. I don't need it anymore, but it still works good and has not caused an...

CamMan

Here is what I did for my ABC speedster. I made my own face plates printed at a sign place. Allowed me to add the ABC logo. The fuel pressure is actually an old oil pressure gauge. The water temp was patterned after an old original that Fred Houston had. The actual gauge is modern and originally wen...

CamMan

I posted a similar WTB ad a while back. Contacted Tim Morsher, Joe Michalek's son and others - no joy. I'm still looking.

CamMan

I posted a similar WTB ad a while back. Contacted Tim Morsher, Joe Michalek's son and others - no joy. I'm still looking.

CamMan

I have an unrestored chassis minus engine and transmission in Comfort, TX.

CamMan

Laycock overdrives are quite popular in Model As and early V8s. Installation issues are the same for a T. I put one in my ABC speedster many years ago and love it. I like it because it is small and unobtrusive. Unless you crawl under the car the only visible sign is the small toggle switch to activa...

CamMan

I asked this question recently. I got lots of advice, but no one had actually had one recored. I'm going to check out the place in New Zealand.
https://www.mtfca.com/phpBB3/viewtopic. ... mb#p332480

CamMan

Yeah, I can google. I've seen the place in New Zealand and Maine Radiator. Maine Radiator gets their cores from the UK and does not re-core. Has anyone had one re-cored and what was your experience?

CamMan

I've always like the looks of honeycomb radiators. I have one for my Mercury project, but it needs to be re-cored. I'm looking for the experience and advice of those who have done this.

CamMan

I designed the 290 cam and run one in my Tudor. Forget lift. It's not nearly as important as valve timing. If you look at the timing you will see the intake duration is the same as stock but the intake is advanced about 5 degrees. Good lord, don't advance it another 7.5 degrees. The exhaust lobe tim...

CamMan

I've done this several times. It is easier than pulling the engine. The last one was a Stipe 290 cam. It was more difficult to get in due to the large intake lobes.

CamMan

Thanks to all that posted. At this stage we don't know what may have been done in a previous restoration and we don't know how many variations there may have been at the factory. I've seen quite a few minor differences in other parts even on bodies that look to be original, so I'm sure doors would b...

CamMan

Thanks Dan. The welt covers the gap but it seems like there must be a tack strip or something underneath it. My photo of Bud Voth's door is similar to Mike Bender's. There's nothing to attach the welt to.

CamMan

That's the way I would expect it to look. If you look at the framing though (see photo), there is no solid edge running along the curved top edge. You'll end up with a gap that needs to be filled in somehow.

CamMan

Can some one post a photo of the door inside for a Mercury speedster? I've seen the framing but I'm wondering what the door upholstery looks like.

CamMan

That body is the one from Texas that sold at auction a few months ago. It has now got a Fronty head. Either the owner is flipping it or he realized how much work is involved.

CamMan

That head does not look at all like a Green head. The Green head did not have a squish style combustion chamber, see https://mtfctulsa.com/Tech/head_photos.htm. We attempted to run one on a dyno 20 years ago. The contour of the chamber caused the valves to get wedged with only a 280 cam. You would h...

CamMan

I believe my Tudor is an early '26 because it was originally black. I suspect there were many running changes not tied to a specific year. I have seen several minor differences with others that were probably later. For example mine has wood framing around the rear window, while others are usually st...

CamMan

My ABC speedster body was done in a similar way. I still use the main sills that are about 1" thick. I used some plywood in the restoration but there was none originally. There are a lot of photos at https://mtfctulsa.com/ABC_Bodies/abc_project.htm

CamMan

My apology. I was thrown off by some of the parts catalogs that suggests there was a difference.

CamMan

Could find no info there on how to identify. It doesn't even state there was a difference in shape.

CamMan

Is there an easy way to identify whether this spring is 26/7 or earlier. Maybe by the height? If so, what is the height in each case?

CamMan

All I can tell you is that an A cam (unless the lobe is reground) will run off the edge of the lifter. Ford and other cam designers don't think that is a good idea. That's why they used a larger diameter lifter in the model A. Your certainly free to do whatever you want. This has nothing to do with ...

CamMan

What Bill did not mention is the Osage were not allowed control of their own money. The US government required a white person to manage it for them, like a conservatorship. These guys charged huge management fees, so that Pierce-Arrow might have a 100% markup. Unfortunately, our schools in Oklahoma ...

CamMan

There was a lot of lead used in Mercury and other speedster bodies as visible in this photo.

: Mercury_rusty1.jpg (56.19 KiB) Viewed 915 times

CamMan

I'm surprised no one has mentioned this problem. The foot of Model A lifters is larger, 1 1/8 inch or 1 3/16, for a reason. The contact point will be off the edge of a 1" lifter. You might get by with that for at least a while, but it's not considered a good idea.

CamMan

In his book, Jarvis Erickson says the early ones had no logo and the later ones did. I'm using one of Tim Mosher's very nice front axles. I'll check with him.

CamMan

Yeah, I saw that in their catalog. I'll have to see if they are available. This is my lowest priority of the items I listed. The highest priority is the step plates. Lang's lists some step plates, but they aren't the same as Mercury step plates. Would anyone else want a set if I had some made?

CamMan

It is a later door model. I will check what Lang's has to offer.

If I were having some these parts cast, is there any interest by others for these parts?

CamMan

I have a Mercury speedster body I am restoring. I would like to find the following special parts to go with it. - aluminum step plates - steering column lowering brackets - windshield Joe Michalek used to reproduce these parts, but is now out. I hope someone has some laying around for a project that...

CamMan

For the more technically minded - https://mtfctulsa.com/Tech/power_and_torque.htm

CamMan

There is no question about the definition. It is strictly a ratio of volumes. Yes, all the calculations in my chart were for the same stock piston or the second chart with an 0.60 overbore and Model A crank. It seems crazy to me that someone can spend so much time to cast a head and dyno test it but...

CamMan

In the Model T hobby there is a tradition of false advertising of compression ratio. I put together the chart someone posted from the Tulsa website. Whether they are advertised at 6:1 or 8:1, they all tend to measure about 5:1. So is your head truly 6.25:1?

CamMan

I'm surprised no one has mentioned this link - http://mtfctulsa.com/Tech/manifold.htm. I captured these stills during filming of an MTFCA video on this topic. I don't know where this fixture is now that Fred Houston is gone.

CamMan

I have found no details about this event. I have seen a sign up form, but no other information. Is it just touring - how far and where to? Is there a hill climb or other events?

CamMan

Tom,
The Prus, Z and reproduction Rajo heads all have 5 to 5.3 compression ratio but claim anywhere from 6 to 8. Determining an accurate number is not rocket science. What is the combustion chamber volume and "true" compression ratio on this Miller head? See http://mtfctulsa.com/Tech/head_design.htm

CamMan

Can someone post the other category winners and their times? Or a link if they are on the web?

CamMan

I have an early ‘26 that was black, but had the green pinstriped upholstery. Some use outside pinstripes in red. I believe green is correct.

CamMan

The reason for this post is that I'm trying to come up with a number if I deliver a car I'm selling. I need only a ball park number for comparison. I have seen $1.00 per mile as typical, but perhaps $1.50 is more normal. I hesitate to request quotes. I did that once before and they were still spammi...

CamMan

Can anyone give me a typical rate for enclosed transport for say 500 miles? TIA

CamMan

I should probably have added. I believe the gear is a relatively new repro (maybe 5-10 years ago), but the shaft is from older production (no telling when).

CamMan

Dan, I think my problem is different. Maybe my explanation wasn't clear. Unfortunately, I had already dressed out the divit before I took the bottom photo. Just pretend there is a divit there where it is now shiny. The divit made the Bendix a bit sticky in the retracted position. It must spin easily...

CamMan

I've had a starter Bendix which would stick and frequently not engage the ring gear. When I took it apart I found a divit at the end of the channel or threads. I have dressed it with a small dremel tool, but I think it will reoccur due to a more fundamental problem. This Bendix has a new reproductio...

CamMan

I have worked with these overdrives some, since I have a Triumph with a Laycock A-type. I also have a J-type in my ABC speedster. Most used in Model A, T and early V8 are J-types which are readily available from Volvos of '80s and '90s. It works just like a Model T transmission, except rather than b...

CamMan

Who knows about these parts. The "new" may have been a newly made copy of a worn out notch. When people talk about NOS Model T parts, that is just their opinion, right? Just consider this a random sample of notches found in my garage.

CamMan

Most of the turn lights I see are ugly IMHO. I think most of the arrow lights you find came off of school buses. My speedster had these cool period turnlights. I've never seen another pair in captivity. Why doesn't someone reproduce these, so we can have safety without ugly?

CamMan

The accessory "Stop" lights are getting pricey and hard to find. Dodge used an identical taillight except for the "DB". Early Model As used a "Stop" light with the same mounting. Repros are available.

CamMan

I didn't plot the free play. I'm not saying notch wear is never a problem, but I am saying that I couldn't find a significant problem for all the used notches I could put my hands on. You could always do similar measurements and compare to the graph.

CamMan

I posted some photos of an engine with this type of conversion over in the other discussion - https://www.mtfca.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=10117

CamMan

Some time ago, I thought my notches were too worn, because I was having to adjust the bands so low engaged near the floor. I decided to take a scientific look at it. I gathered a bunch of notches, (1) my original one, (2) a spare used one, (3) a new one from Snyders, (4) one thought to be NOS, and (...

CamMan

As has been noted, milling of a head with a Ricardo-squish type combustion chamber is limited by clearance over the piston. The book "Souping the Stock Engine" says better performance is achieved if the clearance does not exceed 0.090". It needs to be at least 0.040". You can easily calculated the C...

Search found 56 matches