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'My' TT was a Texas Truck, and was mostly Garaged until Dad and I brought it to California.. It had the 7:1 Rear.. top speed with a Cast Iron Warford was 18 MPH.. Dad then Found a 'Very Used' set of 5:1 Gears.. Upon installing them. he could get to 42-45 MPH.. Only Stock Brakes.. We went to Rocky Mt...

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I've been getting these E-Mails starting about a year ago, and from my Local T Members.. Now I'm still getting these E-Mails from the members that have now passed.. So it's likely now some automated Bot somewhere using all these E-Mail Contact lists, spreading a Worm or something.. I'm curious as to...

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989 days?..

That is just a small percentage of the 36,000 days it's been around..

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Gasoline can hold water.. but it will keep the Air away.. you need both to rust..

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I also Bank with Warrens Bank.. The Devil knows all the Tricks.. And he plays for keeps...

I really like the Text Alerts.. ANYTHING happens on my Accounts, I get a Text.. Even at 2 in the Morning

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What was the name of the Movie, that had an Old Prospector that drove his T Truck in the sand of the desert, and he had 'Tracks' that was a Canvas Belt that ran over the Rear Tire, and up to a Flat Belt Pully under the bad.. It was a 'Tracked Rig' for sand desert driving.. I've racked my Brain for Y...

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My Name is Cap Weir.. My Dad was Jim Weir, a Poster on this forum. His dad, was also Named Cap Weir.. Cap worked for Union Oil in the Early part of the 1900's, until his retirement in late 1970's 'Cap Weir' was a 'Pipe Line Welder' for Union Oil. and also was a machinist who was able to fix or make ...

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"Satire comes AFTER they know you're Sane."

I want that on a T Shirt..

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Photo 9.. Left side Zoomed it looks like this foot powered lathe.. I have it in my Collection.. From my Great Great Uncle's Blacksmithing tools.. The Machine I have it a 1900 Year.. He Purchased it new for his Blacksmithing shop..

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Aluminum is fine..

Soda Can... Beer Can.. Aluminum Foil.. Used all of them..

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My take on this is..

If your Hub fell out, then the hole in the center has been machined too big.. if the Spokes are tight to each other, and also at the Fello, then they are the Proper Length..

My 0.02

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To me..

That is how an old T should look..

Thanks for Posting..

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This is the way I put together the wiring on a MAG Charged '13

It has an E-Timer, Running 6Volt

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My Grandfather Drove TT Truck in the 20's and 30's.. One of the Machine Grinders that he acquired for his shop, and I learned, on was transported on a TT Truck from a San Jose in to Grandpas Machine Shop in Central California. It weighed 4,000 Lbs! Not bad for wood spokes! One of his 'Stories' he wo...

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To Clarify...

Check the Voltage of the Red Bulb..

I'm thinking the two clear bulbs underneath are part of a Current Limiting Circuit.

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https://www.mcmaster.com/bars/system-of ... ial~brass/

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This an Interesting View. Abet a little 'Faked' as posted about before..

Here in a Post the came to mind when I viewed this Vid..

https://hackaday.com/2020/12/05/suffici ... d-justice/

Still worth watching.. Thanks for Posting

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My TT right rear was leaking Diff Oil out and soaking the Rockys on that side.. Something went aims when my dad had the gears changed from Low to High Speed by the local Transmission Shop.. Dad fought with the Leak until he passed it off to me before his passing.. The ONLY way I was able to seal up ...

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The problem with T Ford Brakes, is they clamp the driveshaft.. So when things go really bad, it's possible for one wheel to still keep turning forward, and one wheel to spin backwards.. And then there is the odd chance you break an axle, and you loose all your stopping power.. except for your hand b...

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The '13 runs off battery, and I have a Magneto charger and running an E-Timer.. Not sure if the LEDs I linked will run off AC, but the Groat LED turn sigs that I hacked up to run 6 Volt were set up to Run AC or DC.. it has a Diode bridge to fix it so the lamps always are biased Foreward.. AND they h...

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I've used this lamp on a battery '13..
https://www.ledlight.com/led-headlight- ... -beam.aspx

Granted this is 6 volt.. but they have 12's.. I'd just purchase a few and see what happens..

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Check this out..

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=22266

It's not really hard..

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I prefer this type.. Gets into smaller spaces, and will screw hold upon extraction..

This is the one I use on the cover..

https://www.mcmaster.com/screw-holding- ... e~slotted/

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Mine is in the center of that bulkhead.. right behind the Worford shifter up at the top. The holes for it were already there.. I put my Disconnect on the Negative side of the Battery, as its right in front of the Gas Tank, and I did not want Spark Issues with errant tools causing sudden excitement e...

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I now have an E Timer, so I no longer mess with the spark advance after the Initial Start sequence.. When I was driving before the E-Timer, I drove by 'Feel and Ear'.. I would drive with the spark advances as much as I felt the engine was comfortable with.. I would play with the Spark and the Thrott...

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Interesting..I've missed that disclaimer.. I am running an E Timer on this car, so it's always on battery.. I reconfigured the wiring in the battery box to be battery on both sides of the switch.. I'd like to see the waveform out of the mag with the 'device' and without to see what might be the issu...

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I'm using this on the 6 Volt '13 https://www.snydersantiqueauto.com/product.htm?pid=982457&cat= here is it installed in the Car.. 13 fuse block.JPG The Car already had been converted with 6 Volt Turn Sig, but no Charging or fuses.. So I was able to add a few things I thought were necessary.. Tail li...

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Dad and I drove to Texas in '06 with an empty trailer and pulled this out to California. Its my only Truck, so it does all my normal Truck work..

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Dad put an OD Carb with a Aluminum Intake Manifold with a 280 Cam and Scat crank and E-Timer on the TT C Cab truck when he Rebuilt it about 15 years ago. Performance was great.. we were able to pull hills in High Peddle, that required Lo Peddle before I've taken the OD Carb off, as I could never kee...

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Asking for Spoke Information, is like asking for what oil to use.. or if Electronic Ignitions are OK :) Good information here.. https://www.mtfca.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=21937 I used the Polly Urethane Gloss.. Four Coats.. Sanded the first coat with Paper in the Lathe.. The Other two coats go...

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I have a TT C Cab that is my only Truck.. As with you, people are amassed that I 'Abuse It'.. It Goes to the Dump, It Gets Lumber, and Takes Grandkids in Parades.. Yep.. They are made to be used.. Not a Garage Queen.. At least mine is not.. Mine Came from a Ranch in Texas. in '46 it left the Ranch a...

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My understanding is the Beds without the Ford Embossing on the Tailgate were Sears and Robuck Catalogue Beds.. I have one on my '24 TT C Cab

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On the '13 Im working on, thae starter switch mount was one of the flimsy sheetmetal mounts and it was too Low.. The switch needed a Top Hat Extension to make the button taller, and when you pushed the Button with your foot, it would bend down making it hard to press next time.. I made my own mount....

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Belt on px side. Oil pump in gererator hole for pressure mains. AC compressor on Px side and alternator mounted on top of compressor. All riven with one serpentine belt. Works great! I'd love to see a pic of that install!.. Wife wants AC in her T (yet to be purchased).. I'd like to also see the con...

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HalSched wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 02, 2021 8:31 pm
In aprox 2000 I installed a Nissan alternator on my Fordor and have had "0" problems.

Belt on the Left side or Gear from the Right?..

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My Texas T 12 Volt Alt has been running from ~2010.. no problems.. Put it in so I could run Christmas lites off of an Inverter.. Left it and the Inverter in the TT.. Handy

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I'm one of those guys that running a 6 volt starter on 12 volts.. It's on mt TT and it's been a somewhat daily driver from ~07 when dad put it on the road.. I got the truck in '14 and finally broke a Starter Spring in '19.. tossed another one in and off she goes..

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Follow up.. Ends up I have TWO kelsey Fellows, and Two Hayes Fellows.. Hayes brand 2.JPG Kelsey Wheel.JPG The Rims interchange between the Two Different Mfg. I was able to get a bunch of 'Kelsey Hayes' Spokes and get them all Varnished up.. Actually used Urethane.. Four Coats Sanded and Steel Wooled...

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Here are the Ports Scott is talking about.. I had to 'Clean them' on the '13 I was working on.. Idle and runs at the same mixture now..

The hole on the 'End' is a plug that needs to be drilled out to get the debris out of the passage after you clean the 'Twinn Holes' out..

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" the pedal is likely just fine as is the clutch lever...just out of a non-starter car." That helps a lot.. I was told the Hoggs Head was Swapped out.. I was expecting it to include the 'Complete Assembled' Hoggs Head.. Now I know it was just the Casting, and the Old Guts were put in. Not the way I ...

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Scott:.. I'm speculating that some other person chose this method to 'Fix' Severely warn out Linkage arms. They drilled and Tapped the Arms to accept the Bolts that are now in them. Both the Low Peddle and the Clutch arm will need to be replaced. For some reason, the Low Peddle is 'Out to the Left' ...

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Today I finally got the '13 back on it's new spokes, Rear parts of the Rockies Installed, and ready to toss in the Brake Pedal.. Got it all in and started to adjust the Trans Bands to do an Initial Clearance of the pedals.. Well Darn.. the Clutch Linkage of the '13 ( Starter Hoggs Head ) has been Mo...

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I used these tools to bend and adjust for my E-Timer

https://www.snydersantiqueauto.com/Prod ... el-t/tools

Love 'em

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I ended up with Dads TT Truck.. but he quit driving it long before he officially handed me the pink slip.. 'We' used one 'Ramp' that we would toss in the back of the truck.. AND, he Mounted a Gate Pull Handle, ( Yes and Old Ugly Zink Plated Steel one! ) on the Dash so he could grab it on the way in ...

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Experience is what you gain, Just after you need it.. A Factory .550 tenon will fit nicely into a .530 Hole.. And a .550 Tenon will fit just about with the same squeeze into a .510 Hole.. AND the removal effort is just about the same in a .530 Hole as a .510 hole, with about the same scaring and sha...

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It will be interesting to see if these spokes come out with ease.. These are Four Spokes that did not pass inspection, and are now 'Trial Fit Pieces'.. Here is a shot of the Spoke shortly after assembly. It took a while for them to find Home.. about 2 to 3 minutes.. This was taken about a minute int...

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I decided to tackle the wheels myself.. They were in too ruff of shape, to just get 'Re-Spoked'.. So I wanted to see if I could figure a few things out.. After getting all four Felloes out and apart, I sent them off to sandblast to see what I had. I have two different 'Types' of Felloes.. The First ...

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I have a `13 that I'm installing Rockies on this week.. I to chose the replacement Peddle Option.. When I get it installed, I'll let you know..

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I'm wanting to check the Run-Out of the Rear Hubs on my TT, and I'm wanting to make a Fixture to put into the Lathe and Spin the Hub in the Chuck. But I need a Spud the Spin it on. Does anyone have the Dimensions of the Outboard end, Or at least the Taper Deg of the Shaft.. Inches per Foot or Anythi...

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Corrected Previous Post.. 5:1 Gearing Now..

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I have a '24 TT, and also Drive a '13 T that I'm working on. I've put a BUNCH of miles on the TT. Scat Crank, Aluminum Pistons, 280 Cam, E-Timer, and for a while it had an OD1 Carb on it. I Liked the Power of the OD1, I did not like the Idle of the OD1, so I took it off. The TT is a Chore to drive.....

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Beating a Dead Horse:.. I had a Honda Four Cylinder Motorcycle that when I purchased it, the Previous Owner said it wont run in the Rain or Foggy Days.. Took a while, and a lot of Pushing that Damn bike.. Finally I made a Hot Air intake from the Header to the Air Box.. Ran Fine after that.. Carb Ice...

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Revisiting the Picture I posted.. T Carb Body.JPG It's not the Passageway that plugged up, it's the Throttle Body Ports that caused my Idle Issues.. as the First time I went into the Car, I only did the Bushings, Shafts, and Float Level.. Better but not good.. Then I Drilled out the Plugs and Rodded...

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Here is a shot of a NH T Body at the Idle Circuit.. Plug you drill out is on the Flange, the Holes you get the Crud out of are in the Throat.. DO NOT MAKE THEM BIGGER. You can also see the Bushing I installed in the T Shaft Hole.. One is a Through Hole, and one is a Blind hole. T Carb Body.JPG Cap

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The '13 I'm working on had a similar issue, of 'No Idle'.. I was thinking it was the Severely warn out Throttle Body on the Late Model NH Carb that was on it.. I bushed the Body, and Installed New Throttle body Shaft and Butterfly.. Better, but Still had no Idle i Liked.. I ended up drilling out the...

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More on the TT Spokes.. I was able to Pull Every Other Spoke out of the wheel of the Other Side on the TT. This is the Side that was 'Not Really Loose'. Spokes were tight on the Felloe to Hub, loose to each other in the Center of the Hub.. KIMG1285.JPG And the Ends of the Spokes do not Fit to the Fe...

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And to add to an already long Thread... I'm working on the '24TT.. Was dads mine now.. The Rear Wheels came of a Local Parts truck that someone got tired of Fixing.. It has 600-20's on the Rear, and the Wheels and Spokes have been painted Black.. They have been on this Truck for about 12-14 years.. ...

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By Cutting the 'Taper' Last, you can make the Spokes any length you want..

Nice

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Hey Bob:.. Nice Tooling.. I love to watch 'How it's Made'.. To see the Tools that Make the Things.. Presently I'm Stumped on Putting Good Wood in Bent Felloe's in Someone else's Car.. Just looks bad to the Reputation.. I Found http://www.woodwheels.com/contactus.html that says he can Straighten and ...

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This morning I stuffed all the Wood back in with .030 Gasket Paper on the Spoke Surfaces so I can get this Car out of the Work Area while I make some Tooling.. Nothing Crazy about Swatting it all Together.. Rubber Mallet, and Back up Pieces.. I measured the ID of BOTH rear Wheels, Going Directly Rad...

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The Multi-Taper and the .020 Aluminum Shims was getting me looking and Checking.. I'm thinking these wheels are Kelsey - Hayes.. and someone stuffed 'Standard Ford' Spokes in it, and that is what the BIG shims are all about.. However I measure 20 7/8 on most of the Inside Dimensions.. I'll get some ...

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How do I know if the Spokes I'm purchasing are Straight Sided or Taper Sides.. I'm not talking about the 15 Deg Hub Taper, I'm talking about the 5 Deg Between the Spoke Faces..

I've not seen any listing that tells the Difference

I want the 5 Deg Spokes..

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I forgot the Pic.. Here it is..

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I'm working on a 13 T for a Former School Teacher/Coach of my Oldest Sons Father in Law.. Somewhat removed but still family.. The T was the Teachers Dads.. Others have worked on this to 'Get it Ready', and now it's in my Hands to 'Give it Road Manners'.. it had NONE! All WAS good.. Engine in and Out...

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I love your Work Bench!..

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Follow Up: The NH Carb ended up to be Debris in the Idle Bypass to the T-Body.. I Drilled out the Brass Plug on the Manifold Mount Side, and Used a LONG .020 Drill I had, as a reamer/file to carv out the chunks.. And the Down Stream Port of the Idle Circuit was also caked with Crud.. I used the same...

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I figured it was the Float Level.. Thanks for the Re-Affirming..

I did not know about Opening the Needle Seat Diameter, .. Where should I take it to??.

Thank you for the Information..

Now for the Clutch Issue..

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I'm driving this '13 T around, getting a feel for it's bad habits that I need to address... The Only other T I Drive is Dads '24 TT that he set up Beautifully. I've been driving it about Twice a week for 8 Years. Short Town Trips, as well as Multi Hour Drives.. This '13 T belongs to someone else and...

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That got me started..

I could not get the Long Tail Z Bend to start into Arm 'Eye'.. So I bent a little different.. A Little bit of a challange to thread through the Rad Hole, but a little wiggling and it goes..

This is a Short Arm NH. Dan's Pic looks like a Long Arm Carb.

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OK..

I see it as a Long Tail 'Z' Bend.. That gets me started.. I'll play with welding rod before I bend the Actual Part.. The Brass Rod I got for it is REALLY Stiff to bend.. Mild Steel is Softer than this stuff..

Thanks Dan..

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I'm working on Larry's '13 T. It has a Short Arm NH Carb that I just Re-Bushed, and put the Choke and Throttle Shaft in from Langs. I'm now working on the Choke Rod that goes through the Radiator for Hand Starting. I've not seen anything to describe or show the proper bend to put on the Carb Choke e...

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When I was helping Dad with his T Carb Issues, We installed a Wide Band O2 Sensor to get a feel for where the Mixtures were.. Innovate Wideband.. https://www.innovatemotorsports.com/xcart/mtx-al-analog-series-air-fuel-ratio-gauge-p-n-3855.html This is the replacement for what I used.. When we were d...

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Having read your last post, my I suggest. 'Drilled' Scat Crank, Ground to Model A Throw and Journal Size. Get rid of the Mag Coils, and install a VW oil pump on the back of the cam. This way you have a fully pressurized Oil System to keep the journals happy, and the added displacement of the Model A...

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I now have Dads '24'TT.. I've put more miles on it than he did.. And he drove it a lot.. We got it with the 7:1 Gears and a Cast Iron Warford. After some swaping of parts, we ended up with a 26 Engine/Trans, Scat Crank, E-Timer 5:1 Gears, Rocky Mountain Brakes, and the OD1 Carb. Dad would do 48 MPH....

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Got it thanks..

I'll roll my own..

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JT:.. Thank you for the Identifier.. That is why it looks like a two digit number, cause it is.. I just could not read it.. As you see, what I have there holds the reflectors in place. and it's replaceable.. but not ideal.. It's the glass I'm having problems with. Is there a supplier for the 'Retain...

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John: I'm not schooled in Brass Lamps.. But I own a Camera.. Lamp Side 2.JPG Lamp Side 1.JPG Will these Pics help?.. The top pic I took is too big to upload.. If needed I can try to resize it.. There is writing on it but the numbers look to be two digit, embossed and polished to oblivion.. Thanks fo...

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Thank you..

Where would I find the Snap Wire Ring..

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I'm working on a '13 T that has been 'Converted' to electric Headlights.. It's not mine, but I could not say no to a fellow T'er in trouble. Presently it has late model Lamp Reflectors, with Bulb Sockets soldered to the reflectors. This looks like an Old Conversion. The Reflector just rattles around...

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