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Screenshot_20240324-192028_Gallery.jpg Rebuilt this 26 engine and transmission. Put the rebuild in my 26 Touring. Put a Z head on and a NOS Turner Timer. Has a 280 Chaffins cam. Rebushed the fan pulley. Has Kevlar I need to adjust yet. Runs very sweet. I need to run it a bit more before I torque th...

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Thanks Craig!

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I am finishing a late 13 block someone else started. The block has had seats installed, ground and guide reamed to accept what I believe are chev valves that have been included. The valve dimensions are 5.103" long. 1.506" head diameter. .3415" stem diameter. They have 1 notch about. 90" or more wid...

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Screenshot_20240210-160027_Gallery.jpg I drilled holes in the ends of the cracks. Used an air file to groove the block. Used Belzona which as someone else just mentioned is expensive. It is a 2 part mixed molecular metal as Belzona would advertise it. My babbit was good too. Belzona dries very hard...

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20240209_215548.jpg My son was over visiting me last night. I was attempting to start a fully rebuilt engine I just finished with a Chaffins 280 cam that's no longer available. It was firing at the wrong time. I realized the NOS Tiger timer I had installed uses the same wire colors as original but ...

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I put on some domed exhaust bolts available from the suppliers. They are stainless. Didn't do the domed head bolts though.

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Allan, I completely understand your attempt to use the used manifolds we have and admire your ingenuity. From an economic standpoint and I realize shipping might be a bit pricey for you, but those copper upset seal rings I see you are using are $39 at Synders and the manifold is only a bit more than...

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Thanks guys!

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Could someone tell me the size/thread pitch of the timer brush retaining nut? I would like to chase the threads of the camshaft so as to not gall the threads. My retaining nut is new and threads onto some other cams fine but not on the one I'm using.

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[/image] This Torpedo followed my F150 home yesterday

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20230717_090556.jpg Linda and I completed 420 trouble free miles in the 25 Coupe with the MTFCI National tour from Devils Head Resort in the Merrimac Baraboo WI area. Winding scenic roads and steep hills put the 200 plus cars to the test. What a sight to see on the golf course at the resort. I don'...

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20230424_085001.jpg After a couple months work I started the rebuilt 25 Coupe engine last night. What started with complete magneto repairs ended up with a rebuilt engine, new Kevlar band linings, and replacement of transmission parts with good used that I had. I drove it lightly around the subdivi...

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My Uncle and the 26

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There are plenty of gravel roads in Wisconsin. Here is a photo of my Uncle and the 26 on a ride with me last summer. We had a flat on this gravel and dirt road east of Wisconsin Rapids which very close to the center of the state. In fact, according to the Wisconsin Transportation Bulletin No. 5, ove...

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Steve, I'm using an S10 Samsung camera phone. I used it to post the earlier pictures in this thread. Seems like when I attempt to do a close up in either landscape or portrait, it will show a file size of 1.9 or 2 mb and shows a caution diamond and won't give me the place in line option to upload. A...

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This engine had beautiful main and rod babbit with shims left so I don't think I have a center to center distance to worry about. This engine had the original cast pistons in it that were knurled once, don't think the fiber gear put much wear on the crank gear. I was looking at Chaffins aluminum gea...

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Linda and I have been together for 38 years. She is a sweet little Polish girl. She loves rides in my old Fords in the country and she prefers the T rides over the A's, she don't like my Model A Huckster. I need to get past this timing gear thing though to get this 25 coupe on the road again. So adv...

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OK, so bullshitting with Linda this morning over coffee about this fiber cam gear. Suppose it's the good fiber gear, but now I wonder if it has just been lucky not to fail. Linda says, and I had to laugh out loud. You have how many hundred of dollars into the engine, why don't you just let the snowb...

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20230401_223040.jpg Frank, this fiber gear and copper oil dippers have been in this engine for many miles. The gear isn't worn or chipped and the dippers are tight. This engine had original cast pistons in it but they were knurled once and worn. So it got a new field coil, magnets charged, and bore...

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20230401_191430.jpg I am dry fitting this side cover and generator to check out the generator gear lash with the timing gear. I have one gasket in there measuring .010" thick. This crank, cam and generator gears were all meshed together in a running engine when it was torn down. I'm keeping this fi...

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Linda and I enjoy the back roads with the T's on a Saturday morning. We have a four lane divided hwy a few blocks from us. It's 40 mph by us, where it turns to 65 mph we are done. I get off of it. You don't see or have time to enjoy any wildlife or scenery when you are white nuckling down a freeway ...

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Screenshot_20230329-085748_Gallery.jpg Todd, Even in Central Wisconsin our snow conditions are fickle at times. Our snowmobile trails don't even open very much anymore. If you want to build one, build it to stay as a sled unless you don't have the storage. They are nothing but toys. We take these t...

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20230327_202743.jpg Be ready! This 25 coupe engine was running in the car. It got sick with broken magnets. So it was supposed to just be magneto repairs. I bought it knowing this. Well it also had 2 water jacket freeze cracks I repaired. Top of number 4 original cast piston was cracked. So now it ...

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Screenshot_20230327-194646_Gallery.jpg I built this Model A Ford Super Snowbird. My friend Joe Reid is finishing a nice pickup sled too. We agree there are too many chassis modifications to make it practical to take the kit on and off with the change in seasons. T's commonly use a TT rear end to ha...

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Looking to purchase an Old Faithful Auxiliary Oiler. If you have one you want to part with, send me a PM with a price. I'm not concerned about the copper line being with the kit, as long as I have the cover, catch screen reservoir, and the pan adapter fitting. Another item on the grocery list is a s...

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Thank you guys. Thanks for the video link! Looks like I would need to find the cutter that mounts in it to make it complete although I'm not sure I'm ready to take on building a wheel. Wheel wrights are a craftsman on a different level and probably need excellent patience. My background having retir...

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A look from the bottom.

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Looks like a file could slide in the rectangular slot and the disk would index to select a hole size

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I bought 2 large trailers of T parts and this tool shown in front of the drum stack was in the mix. Does anyone know what it does? is it T related? B.S.V.CO embossed on the bottom.

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Screenshot_20230315-220135_Gallery.jpg This is the stand I'm using for main clearance adjustment and valve work. Imagine the head off here the engine can be flopped back and forth so the deck or crankshaft is on top. The device in front swings up and bolts with 1 bolt in a head hole thread and has ...

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20230315_213026.jpg Steve, I'm not saying it's ideal but it is offset to 1 side. In the picture I can get a hold wrench in there. I could have helped myself by offsetting the adapter on the stand plate. I set the mains in another stand that bolts to the 4 exhaust clamp stud holes actually. I am usi...

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Mark, I copied the stand adapter from a drawing provided by Mack Jeffery Cole. It was simple and I used 1/4" plate. The design is nice because it offsets the weight due to the heavy flywheel and transmission when you get that far. The thread is engine stand adaptor plate. Screenshot_20230315-205453_...

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16788254591292546888042500782353.jpg Work continues on the 25 Coupe engine. What started as a magneto repair has become an opened pandoras box. The engine had original cast iron pistons with number 4 cracked on top. Luckily the rod and main babbits were excellent with many shims. Repaired two freez...

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IMG_2048.jpg I built this Model A Ford Super Snowbird. It uses a variation of the same size cleat you are selling. It has two 19" idlers and 30 cleats per side for 60 total. Every T snowmobile I have seen so far has one idler so less cleats altogether, but how do you come up with 27 cleats? Fourtee...

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20230301_125130.jpg Work is continuing on the 25 coupe tranny. I ordered correct screws from Langs for an original ring gear. As I was cleaning up the driven plate I realized the holes were badly egg shaped and the clutch push ring pins badly tapered. I found a very nice spare in my stash, shown on...

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20230227_094154.jpg A while back I posted a thread about a 25 coupe with broken magnets and beasted field coil. The question was to fix the problem as original or put in splash bars. Well I have had help at our last meeting of the Central Wisconsin T's. The poles of the magnets were properly identi...

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Screenshot_20230126214637_Photos.jpg I could pull the engine and I do have another complete flywheel with magnets I could charge and set heights and put in a new field coil. It's a lot of work. I have another complete 26 engine under rebuild too and I'm not liking the run out I have mounting the tr...

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20230126_142751.jpg Bought this 25 Coupe today. Going to need some engine work. Engine was good running good for last owner but broke a couple magnets. I'm assuming the field coil is going to be a mess. Previous owner removed the rest of the magnets. He bought a set of splash angles but decided not...

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This is Miss Molly. That was the name given to her by the previous owners and I feel no need to rename her. She is a sweet coupe. She runs very nicely on mag with original coils. My wife prefers her over our 30 Tudor Model A.

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I'll take the spindle, Steve King

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Looks like they were using it as a wagon to me. Who would pile up a crate in the back seat on the upholstery like that? Is the lens missing from the headlight?

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Here is my 14. I actually have the prestolite tank to deal with rather than the generator to make room for the tire carrier. It is a problem too.

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The tailight is much better also.

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My darling bride Linda and I came home with the Coupe after dark the other night and she admitted that we could see much better. I will be putting them in my 28 Huckster too.

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She is a sweet Coupe. I probably have a few hundred miles on it already in just a few weeks.

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Erik, I bought it from Stan's widow. It was kept at Stan's model T Shop at the Scott Carvers Fairgrounds in Jordan MN. It was there for a very long time. So I think the plates were theirs. The motor number matches the title.

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This is my 31 Super Snowbird I finished in 2 years.

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Glenn, I have the complete 8" wide tracks for the single idler and I have choice of all metal ski or wood metal combination. I have the buggy style springs and could chose to use a 26/27 large drum car Ruxstell or a TT Ruxstell I have. I could use a TT cab I have or a Kelsey touring body I have been...

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20221005_080946.jpg New LED headlight bulb on left versus incandescent on right. 23 coupe with 6 volt not running. Just purchased 2 headlight and 2 tailight bulbs from LEDLIGHT.COM for a total of $56 for the 4 bulbs including the shipping. I have no affiliation with this company. I bought the 6000k...

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Glenn, if you flip the axle over, wouldn't you loose maybe 6" ground clearance. The offset of the gear reduction gives 2.5 to 3" extra ground clearance on my Super Snowbird. If you flipped it over that would double.

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Model A Super Snowbird is different. It has an internal gear in the drum. This unit has an external gear. Here is a picture showing the square set screw to lock the position. The direction question is a good one.

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I ordered 2 led headlights and 2 taillights from LEDLIGHT.COM yesterday myself. I left them a message and a salesman returned my call and I ordered them based on his opinion for my 6volt 23 coupe. We'll see what I come up with. Sometimes diving into it I figure is better than sitting on your hands. ...

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Thank you Glenn for the history on the unit. Note how it's clamped to the axle.

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It clamps to the axle. I don't know who made them, but they are similar to my Arps Model A Super Snowbird kit, so I suspect Snowflyer or Arps

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Axle bearing in unit looks bigger than standard? Not looking at the stub axle bearing but the bearing the actual axle is supported by.

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Closer shot of the hub and drum

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20220930_105738.jpg Has anyone ever seen these T snowmobile reduction axles? I would like to couple these units I have with my complete 26 Ruxstell to put my sled together. Trouble is I'm missing the pinions that attach to the axle taper and mesh with the hub gear. I have a similar setup on my my 3...

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Think I will mount the carrier on the running board since you don't exit the car on the drivers side anyway. If you mount spares in the rear you make the car longer. Might make a difference between hauling 2 T's versus 1 in my enclosed trailer because I DIDN'T make the car longer. However I could co...

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Last shot of the 14 carrier

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Another shot of the double carrier.

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20220928_111812.jpg Brought this double spare tire carrier yesterday for $40 for my 1914 touring. Assuming that it is correct because it has a narrower spot for the 3" and wider for 3.5" spare. Are there any brackets I'm missing? On my survivor car, you can see where one used to be attached to the ...

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20220806_194251.jpg My opinion is like someone else said about the suicide door coupes on the forum before, if it was after June in 1923, it wasn't a 23, the 24's were out and they were redesigned and the doors hinged from the front and states varied as to what year they gave the car. I know someon...

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20220812_202523.jpg Brought this 23 Coupe back from Jordan MN. It was kept in Stan's Model T Shop at the Scott Carvers Fairgrounds since 1969 After a week of work it's on the road in the Wisconsin Rapids, WI area. It will be on display at the Badger Gas and Steam show in Baraboo, WI August 19th - 2...

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Wow! Does it include the ski?

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Bttt. Still looking to fix my 22 Aluminum Fordor up with the front seat back

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Looking for the curved metal and wood portion of the front seat back for a 1922 Fordor. Email me at Stevedking@yahoo.com if you have something you would sell. I have this drivable 22 Aluminum Fordor and no place to sit. It looks like the picture below someone shared with me. 22 Fordor (Small).jpg Fo...

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I'll take the transmission bushings item number 4 and the rod dippers and bolts, item3.

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[image][/image] These are 2 of my engines. The green devil is a 1922 6hp Fairbanks throttler and the other is a 1912 4hp United. The 6hp has been used to run my early 1900's Frank Machinery 16" planer.

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: 31 Super Snowbird with Cutter

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: My 31 Super Snowbird

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I have a 23 Aluminum Fordor that needs the whole works. I will take it if we can work out shipping to Wisconsin. Call me at 715 213 5318. Thanks, Steve

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Allan you're right, a shiny new radiator would stick out like a sore thumb. Bad enough a new top is needed to be usable. A friend suggested getting it dirty on a dusty road. Here's a picture of the engine after some check out

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20200918_210422.jpg Just brought this Touring home. Awakened this devil after a twenty year nap. Has cast pistons, original interior, 15 hood. Had to drill drain holes in valve galleys, about a quart of oil was trapped in them. Fan belt was like a potato chip. Would Brassworks rebuild the radiator?

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