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I really love this Tourist Kitchenette! If you search the form, you will see where I discuss redoing the decals. Here is a video of the process I followed: https://youtu.be/_N2BURcOSOo?feature=shared It took me a lot of time to work on mine, but I really enjoyed the outcome. Unfortunately, most of t...

One of my favorite quotes from an 1923 Autocamping book with video from the Amalgamated Order Of Motor Campers 2025 Tahoe National Tour.

https://youtube.com/shorts/a9lGtnfijb8?feature=share

Dennis,
Thanks for posting the photos!

Day 3 Tour around Lake Tahoe - https://youtube.com/shorts/Xn1i6MRgNMw
- Start at Raley's South Lake Tahoe
- Drive Up US-50 then NV-28 along Lake Tahoe
- CA-267 to CA-89 to Donner Picnic Area
- Truckee
- Tahoe City
- Back to South Lake Tahoe

Enjoy!
Matt

I attended the National Motor Tour in Tahoe last week. It was really great. I am glad I went. I got to meet new friends including Dennis! It takes me some time to put together videos. But here are my first two: 1st Night - Camps https://youtube.com/shorts/v4nHpCcGPa0?feature=share Day 2 Activities: ...

I am considering buying a T chassis from someone in Chula Vista, CA. I was wondering if there is anyone traveling up to the Bakersfield Swap meet that would be willing to help transport a Model T chassis. If so, we can discuss what would make it worth it for you. I still trying to work details out w...

Dan, You have a point, these accessories can be removed and all that would be missing would be would be the original perches. Henry, I can only imagine how much it would cost to make it worth your time. It seems like it would probably be cheaper to find someone willing to sell a whole set like Dan m...

Moritz,
Thanks for your feedback! Feel free to share about your process. Did you send the boards out to be made? Did you have any trouble programming?

Matt

Dan, thanks for sharing your experience. It sounds like they work as advertised for damping.

Craig, I believe you are correct these as not intended for heavy loads.

I do need the special perch to use this rear set. Maybe someone has it in their stack of rear axles!

Matt

I picked these up at a swap meet. I was hoping to use them because my car tends to get overweight with camping stuff :-) IMG_2204.jpeg I looked up forum post and found the following https://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/118802/175423.html?1292024995 I see that I’m missing the perch that would be nec...

Martynn, I hope all is going well for you. Sorry to hear about your PDF headache! Donnie and I both agree what you have come up with looks great! I would just need the PDF. (I tried to print what is in the gallery here on the forum and couldn’t seem to get that format to work.) I believe the PDF wil...

A week ago, I received the sad news of Bill’s passing. Since then, it has been hard for me to find the right words to express how I feel. So instead, I’ll share some memories and reflect on the remarkable ways our lives crossed. My dad was an auto shop instructor at Mt. Whitney High School starting ...

Garrett, I have a 1926 Fordor Project that I have picked up 4 years ago. See: https://www.mtfca.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=8061&p=66970#p66970 I bought the body and gathered most of the parts. The idea was to keep it as original as possible. If you are interested I am willing to talk. Just send ...

Matt Made a revision, some of the letters looked a bit narrow for the type face, so had to change them a bit, also added more curves on F and M, also took out the "muddy" look of the letter M (too many extra nodes, which made superfluous curves that just ruined the structure of the letter in compar...

I have something here in California, but I’m sure you’ll find something closer.

Update: weather was beautiful! The conference was at the Broadmoor that houses the Penrose Heritage Museum with the Hill Climb cars. Literally I walked by and in the museum each day. Here is the Model T. IMG_0692.jpeg IMG_0698.jpeg IMG_0697.jpeg IMG_0695.jpeg Here is a short video I made of the muse...

I will be flying into Colorado Springs directly. Thanks for the tips on the museums. They look interesting. I’m not sure if I will be able to get out of town. Sounds like there’s a bunch of stuff to do in town. From where I’m coming from it’s hard to imagine it’s snowing somewhere with the beautiful...

I travel with work more than I need to, so I am always trying to make the most of it. A year ago I went to the Henry Ford Museum and was blessed by the time of a member joining me. I appreciated Doug's time and it was much better than touring alone. (see: https://www.mtfca.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f...

Norman,
Thanks for sharing your experience. It is always important to hear the sacrifice that people made in war times. And hopefully we can avoid war in a more diplomatic way in the future. And to the point of cars, WWII caused a lot of Model T to be repurposed and recycled.

Matthew

I saw this in the Smithsonian and found it effective! When I am driving and not I feel guilty:(

I exclusively hand crank my Model T. I was expecting a photo of myself or a fellow Model T “strange starter”

Thanks for everyone’s input! I ended up going back to Smithsonian national Museum of American history and then revisited the mall and headed to Ford’s Theater. (I don’t think there there’s any connection between Henry Ford and the Ford stater, but perhaps his name became very recognizable because of...

Actually, if you don't want to leave DC, I think you can take the Water Taxi and cruise the Potomac through DC on it from Georgetown to Old Town Alexandria (also a nice walking area at the harbor and the Torpedo center has neat shops, just buy a day pass. Simple search of DC Water Taxi will bring i...

DHort wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 25, 2024 9:42 pm
Go to Air and Space to see the Enterprise.

Thanks for the tip. I just looked it up and I need to reserve passes and there is none available for tomorrow. ;(

I had some meetings in DC this week and was able to get away for an hour today. I looked here on the forum, and people suggested going to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History and visit the General Motors Hall of Transportation. Yes, there is a Model T there :-) IMG_0262.jpeg Here is a...

Richard,
Yes, that is an issue. Interesting that the part I selected they seem to removed all information!

Try replacing with part# C5339819
https://www.lcsc.com/products/Ferrite-Beads_527.html

Let me know if you have any other questions.
Matt

Did he measure SOAP, TOWELS, BREAD, LUNCH and DISH-PAN? They look a bit larger than those other letters...it may be an optical illusion and I might be a bit over cautious, but I'd like you to check and make sure, if you could please. :? Oh and did you also want that diamond logo on the under side o...

There is no need to drill hole in the running board to mount it, or many other accessories. Simply make up a wooden plank, or use heavy marine plywood, and bolt it to the running board using longer running board and/or fender bolts. You can eve space this plank off the running board with some washe...

One of the greatest “back in the day” camping instructions are in a chapter in my 1920’s Dykes Automotive Manual. Of course the drawings look pretty much like a T and it shows how to construct bedding that involves the car. Extensive list of what to bring as far as clothes, tools, what foods to bri...

5/8" for all the other letters would be pretty small (just a wee bit bigger than 1/2"), you sure you don't mean something a bit bigger, like say 3/4" for those letters. Also not all the letters are the same size....Eggs and Butter for instance are smaller, now they may be 5/8", but the rest of thos...

... Great memories. Put a finger anywhere on a map of CA, OR or WA and we were there, or close by... But camping with the T....that just stirs my imagination!! Kurt, I’ve heard it said that camping trips are great bonding experiences for the whole family. I would add as long as the marriage survive...

Was the camp stove your family stove or included in the camp site? [/size] That picture is from the summer of 1946. In those days most of the campgrounds had tables and stoves installed by the WPA, but later (much later) we had a store-bought camping stove. Dad went to Sears and bought a tent, but ...

What a treat! Seeing Nathanael was a good sign, and it was no surpruse that I enjoyed his video. On FB occasionally he will post a conversation among or with his kids, and they are a hoot. The semi-formal stodge of the longer passages makes for a good read, and I am jealous of writers who are up to...

Steve, The guy in the striped shirt is the perfect ag for camping! Was the camp stove your family stove or included in the camp site? I came along the last out of four kids over 12 years, so my parents liked to camp outside the area by the time I came along. So I am excited to explore these areas mo...

Here you can view a short video depicting the camping setup: https://youtu.be/op7aiyrqrOA?feature=shared Longing for Adventure and Learning from the Sages The acquisition of a motor car transforms transportation from mere practicality into a splendid gateway for adventure. Having primarily utilized...

Here are the measurements of the decals you made on my box:

Donnie Could you measure the original decals on your large box to confirm the size?

Thanks!
Matt

Wow! Lots of great insight and experiences. I have been reading everyone's responses and wanted to do some more research. Here are the things I am learning/considering: Types of oiling systems How much flow does each oiling system provides? Maximum grade each system works at? Too much oil? Or too mu...

Martynn, I believe the letters are all the same size except for the ICE BOX. I believe 5/8" all other letters. The letter spacing you could do similar to the other words. If you could fit all the words on one 8x11.5 pdf it would be ideal, so anyone could print decals. Box Model A ICE BOX SOAP TOWELS...

With the cost of tires these days I would like to get a set to save them!

Alex, I agree it is a fun accessory!

Please see attached file- credit Martynn Vowell. Perhaps we should ask Martynn to add some words found on other cabinets including: SUGAR, SOAP, SPUDS, EGGS, BUTTER, FLOUR, and MEAL. Is there anything else missing?

Enjoy!

Matt

I am making to take the T in the mountains for camping. This would involve going up continuous grades of more than 6% for many miles. And certainly, I would need to go above 10% grade in some sections. A friend of mine agreed in the sanity of this idea and suggested that I get an outside oil line in...

Looks good, ready to make it dirty and use? Thanks for the kind words! No worries I have already chipped and scratched paint. It is designed search that cause it scrapes against itself. I don’t mind having the paint scraper because I am going for a Weather look. The original paint must’ve been of e...

More Before and After B9D76682-104B-478A-856A-8275527478C2.jpeg 3770B24F-B52D-47DC-B6C7-7F2A6DBB9D0A.jpeg 91DDEC13-E937-4600-82C4-A824941596E6.jpeg Video Here’s a video I made describing the restoration. https://youtu.be/_N2BURcOSOo?si=0r_Jk7X9QXmJawBe . A very special thanks to Martynn Vowell for d...

Before and After

... We ended up buying it and a large collection of 20s era camping gear. In the collection were three kitchenettes. They were all the same brand as the one in this thread. But all three are different sizes. There is a small, medium, and large. The large is just like the one in this thread. The one...

It has been a year and now I have a significate progress photo. A72C3F1F-C92E-4462-947D-8FF41866AE84.jpeg I was able to paint, decal and clear coat the main cabinet. I still need to finish the three drawers and the front and lid. The lid will likely be the last part as I learn how to make a multilay...

Alex’s post on this thread is timely. Until recently I hadn’t done any work on this since last September. The hold up has been the need for reinforcing the left side where the bottom had partly torn away, perhaps because someone was sitting or stepping on it. I was waiting to find a spot welder. Whe...

George,
Thanks for the idea with the boat company.

Alex your box looks great! I see you’re is a larger one. Mine doesn’t have much black paint on the outside either. How does the inside look on yours? Feel free to post photos.

Matt

It looks to me like a cotter pin. Perhaps a large one from a main bearing?

Matt - I received my V4 PCBs from JLCPCB yesterday and had it fully built up and running perfectly within a couple of hours. My coils are now all tuned up to perfection having found one double sparking, one firing rather late and another firing very early, today I had my longest adventure to date (...

Steve Jelf wrote: ↑
Tue Jun 04, 2024 4:20 pm

...it's a shame the new wheels weren't painted black as they were originally...

I didn't bring it up because by now everybody is probably sick of me reminding them it's a modern fad. I suspect Larry agrees with you.

It's a shame that original wheels were painted black!

But is this an example of a double spark situation? PXL_20240515_153502047.jpg I didn't double check, but I thought I had posted the manual here. Here is the FACT Cheat Sheet: FACT Cheat Sheet.GIF For myself I really find the Oscilloscope function, either single fire or continuous, to be the most u...

I have a friend looking for a flywheel for his Metz engine...

Just for the record the pending payment is not coming out of the Hello Kitty back pack.

Rich Eagle wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 07, 2023 1:48 pm
It would make a great painting wouldn't it. I'll put it on the pile.

Let me know how big of a check I need to make:)

Just suppose someone had the opportunity to buy an old tent trailer that needed to be restored. What would it cost to replace the canvas?

Also suppose it was a Gilkie, is it hard to get the plans if there is no canvas?

Matt

I snagged this from AACA forum. It was posted by TerryB and is of his wife’s grandfather and his auto repair shop in Pinedale PA... These old repair shop photos are a delight. '24-25 Tudor and lots of treasures. Rich Rich, I would like a nice painting based on this photo hanging on my wall:) Matt

Andy,
I am looking for an excuse to stop thinking about this. Can you please measure the maximum height, so that I can make sure it will not fit in my garage!

Matthew

Mark Gregush wrote: ↑
Wed Dec 06, 2023 1:31 am
Mark started this post. He is asking if anyone has run one of them.

Mark,
I found that Royce Petterson posted his reflections of this experience Master Carb along with a lot of other interesting history: https://modeltfordfix.com/the-miller-ma ... el-t-ford/

Matt

Mark, I am curious if anyone has contacted you. I am surprised that more have not posted. I see from the size on the advertisement the carburetor that I have would be the "Ford Racing Master." I wonder if the Highway Patrol will be concerned if I run it on my stock car :lol: It is amazing to think t...

I wish someone would take the offer so I would stop thinking...

Mark, I recently acquired three carburetors and the Master Carb from Detroit was among them. 3B7AC42D-D1BE-4CF8-92A8-C14EEE0B33AC.jpeg 02D0E60B-F449-4A25-B78E-E9812B45EDE5.jpeg 45E46A50-F762-44F6-8F2D-3497C4AA05DA.jpeg 575CB2ED-7F36-4588-ADB7-DA256094B344.jpeg Does anyone have a suggestion on a mani...

Well now why did you have to post this! This would be easier to get together than my project:)

With my purchase of the Tourist Kitchenette, I have got more intrigued by Model T era camping stuff: https://www.mtfca.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=38360&p=300295#p300295 You don’t exactly live down the street. But I must say put a old camper trailer on my bucket list. With what appears to be orig...

Lovely! I have a video of the tool I use to adjust the coils: https://youtu.be/CWCJyA8rR4A?feature=shared This tool works for both the upper and lower bridge. C61208C5-1E37-4B65-887F-808041FC024C.png I have made some updates since the video on this tool for the upper bridge adjustment, but it seems ...

Thanks Matt for the reply. No the spark LED isn't flashing. The other 2 LED's are on. I used my 12v 700A car battery. I have 5 FACT boards so I ordered a new Arduino and screen but same problem. I'm looking to buy a 240VAC to 12VDC power supply. How many Amps does the FACT need to operate? Thanks a...

Not sure what's going on. The coils were buzzing in the car but I can't get them to buzz with the tester. I replaced the capacitor in one of them so it's showing a pass but I cannot get any of them to spark. Any ideas? What tests can I do? I have tried with a 12v battery and the 6v (9.4v) T battery...

Progress update. I stripped pint off of most of the main box. The lunch box area alone took me a few hours. Now I realize that it will be a lot of fun to paint such a small area! It had a nice original paint in it. But it look like someone put a pie in there that spilled over perhaps taking it for a...

We are making great progress with the graphics that Martynn made. 0A82D9A5-7BEA-41A6-BA13-196A222F774A.jpeg One interesting thing was I found the clear tape would pull off most of the paint showing the original paint. To me it looks like glass antique white would be close. 7C25DD6D-F895-4669-8739-E6...

As I stated before, you can then cut out an oversized piece out of the clear decal you just printed. Wet that and slide that onto another piece of decal paper sprayed metallic gold. You can then trim the decal to the proper size and shape. If it turns out that there isn't enough water soluble dextr...

I have been going back and forth Martynn and there is some great progress on the graphics. After doing some searching and looking at what is left of the decal I figured out the first words were: THE ALBATROSS LINE The Albatross Line.PNG https://www.google.com/books/edition/California_and_Western_Med...

490BA7AB-188B-4766-883F-547FCAEE93AF.jpeg I am working with Martynn on the decals graphics. He mentioned that the decal on my is not the same as the others. I looked it up and found that it is "ALBATROSS STEEL EQUIPMENT COMPANY". I found key pit of evidence on google from 1928 (Source "Engineers": ...

1/4 inch is a gap of .25 inch. Suggested plug gap for a Model T Motor (stock) .031" - .035" I understand that, but we're talking about the gap for the tester. A .035 gap doesnt necessarily mean you have a strong enough coil spark. I believe the gap for a HCCT is 1/4" Depending on your source, it re...

Wow! What a wealth of knowledge here on the forum. When I originally posted I was hoping to get some direction to find some ready made decals that would be close enough... It is a learning curve for me to understand making custom decals. Martynn, I sent you photos of each decal. I see a few things I...

I used to have one of those running board kitchenettes years ago. I decided that it was just too big for my car, and according to David Woodworth, the one I had was a Model A and the largest one. The Model B was the mid-size and perfect for a Model T running board. Well, enough of that. Mike, Thank...

John, I have seen other photos of decals for these cabinets, but this one seems different. Frank, I appreciate your comments. Here are some responses: Paining zinc- I am aware of the issues. That is in part why I was considering not painting. Zinc and food- I was not aware of the concerns. I know in...

I use the laser decals on some of my flying rockets ! Are they as simple as they seem. This would be black only, but how is color? I imagine color over white should come out okay. I might want to reproduce the manufactures decal. This is what is left of that decal: 490BA7AB-188B-4766-883F-547FCAEE9...

I appreciate all the wonderful comments! Jim Patrick, Thanks for the advice on the painting. I’ve been working on stripping it down to the galvanized sheet metal. 6B2866D8-1719-488B-B2C8-56B7E36DC57F.jpeg A25D4330-0E01-454F-A20B-3B9ABA5D9393.jpeg In someways I like the galvanized look. But I might w...

As long as you use the original nano (not 3.3 version) you should be fine. Just be sure to select to define the microprocessor as 1.
Have fun!

Great to hear things are moving along with purchasing the boards! It is good to hear all parts are available. In the earlier version of the board parts that were selected were discontinued. Now out of the tens of thousands of choices the best ones are hopefully chosen. Regarding the software the fol...

“ICE BOX” Seems to be written and 1 inch lettering. B8816EC6-6BDB-437C-B9BB-AC6729E64883.jpeg Everything else seems to be written with three-quarter inch lettering. 54A54E33-93D6-47D4-8250-8D0A431F5682.jpeg I am not sure on the exact font but this appears to be a block lettering with black outlines....

I picked this up at an auction last weekend. FF3F1DD6-7363-4A76-A33D-D7CCA1545769.jpeg 5CB59FC4-7D34-4E8B-803C-5D455068658E.jpeg 83CDFD64-8479-4E14-82AE-575584E90BC7.jpeg Unfortunately someone took the time to paint over the decal lettering. I plan to strip the paint off and either leave the galvani...

This is the most recent version of the Arduino code: The Ford Arduino Coil Tester ('FACT'), a prog to test Model T 'buzz coils' Released under the GNU General Public Licence (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vers...

Here are the latest files for version 4. I would strongly encourage that you use this version. Gerber_PCB_FACT_2_22_22.zip BOM and Pick and place.zip I had to zip the POM and Pick and Place. You will need to extract that file so that you are left with the Gerber zip file and two excel files. Then yo...

Two years ago at the Tulare swap meet showing the FACT coil tester and I’m very innovative person came by and told me how he adjust the coil spring. Based on the information that he told me I finally built my own: 6154A386-258B-43B5-8331-EFD2156D0A5A.jpeg Modified Knipex Wrench part number 86-03-150...

What causes a coil to go bad? One thing we should discuss is how coil insulation fails. This may be obvious to those with experience. In my opinion, one of the worst things that can be done to a coil is running it without a spark gap. I believe this is the main cause of secondary coil failures. If ...

Poppie, if you look at the post from July 5th at 12:29 pm there are images that should answer your question. But basically you need to remove/disconnect capacitor and contacts and measure place megger across these points. I also connected from secondary to core. Ron, very interesting how the merger ...

I let the stain significantly dry. Time for boiled linseed oil.

... I eventually quit doing coils in those numbers because there were too many folks doing a very good job of it for far less than I wanted to do them for...God Bless Them. Now I only do my own. And a Megger is part of the testing process. Scott, Thanks for sharing your experience! I agree, what pe...

What does everyone use for insulating washers on the spring post? Also, I noted your caps are red, not the standard orange as supplied by most vendors. Do you prefer your cap over the orange for any particular reason? Thank you for the post. I used the washers because they came with the plastic coi...

Your megger on the secondary winding test taught me something. You showed a very nice photo above. A coil I had been "playing with" showed a 3.65 so in the ballpark I think. Thank you on many details! Duane, Depending on the manufacture you want to read 2-4 kohms. (Nominal values of 3300 ohms for F...

You can find info on using a megger on coils here: http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/257047/269201.html?1329803721 Their are two places high voltage shorts occur in Model T coils. To check for them you have to remove the coil points and the capacitor. Use a 1000volt Meggar and test between points...

I like to use dark walnut wood stain on coils that have been stripped down. This in my opinion makes the coils look similar original ones that have not been stripped down and are in good shape.

I tested coils and did a basic tune before adding tar. I didn’t want to find an issue after. Time for the tar. I use a small Japanese cast iron tea kettle on an electric hotplate. The hot plate is not very powerful so I don’t have issues with tar boiling out, but it is slow. D9A26BDC-51DB-4E4A-B08C...

I use a wire wheel to clean up the bottom contacts. It look like I had a lot of rust but it looks like it was all surface rust. B25201F7-6383-4F01-BA98-C1AD3B55A130.jpeg I also cleaned up the nuts and hardware but decided to make my own brass nuts for the top. Trying to make sure that these can last...

I forgot to mention that before I put the capacitor in I use a megger the measure to test that there was no issue on the secondary. Now is the time to get the contacts on the tap all cleaned up and ready to use. I stole the contacts off of the plastic ones. Likely wire wheeling it looks like these w...

Congratulations Ron! One of the consequences of me documenting this process is to help people appreciate the labor that you put into rebuilding coils! And the Rest of you guys are giving me a hard time time! I used to be humbled by the fact of my poor spelling and grammar. Yes auto correct sometimes...

At this point I went ahead and used some ink to make the tops black. I used a old toothbrush and a toothpick to get all the areas in the top.

So I get the other hardware ready that should be dry.

I’ve been blasted all the boxes. Sometimes I like to do that before I attempt to take the hardware off to remove all the rest but didn’t go through that trouble last night. I don’t think the blasting is necessary on all boxes having very clean studs on the top is very important. So when I go to the ...

Now is the time to address the hardware. Fortunately someone had removed most of the nuts. The rusty one that shown above with the wrench I ground off and replaced it with a spare I had from a bad coil. The others I cleaned up with the wire wheel and put marvel mystery oil on. CF277F71-302A-4057-BB3...

Opened the box and already needing to make a repair. 46B2F7C2-6A6A-4552-BBB9-65069ABB65A8.jpeg I find it easier to pull of the side panel to remove the capacitor. I use a knife like this. 61A4C058-8D9F-47A6-A4F5-6126FC60EB85.jpeg BAECD38E-6055-4B73-9349-6CCB898DBD00.jpeg That only worked on one. The...

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