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dobro1956

After the dust has settled and my keyboard has stopped smoking from all the e-mails :) I have 5 paid with pay pal that will ship tomorrow, and 5 waiting on a check. So that is half of the 20 taken care of. Everyone did a good job of getting the info that I needed to me. I may wait till Sunday to sta...

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They fit my hand like a pair of tig gloves. They are a little thicker than tig gloves. They have a nice fit around the fingers and palm of the hand. The really weird thing is that they fit me like they were made for me and I have always worn them. They must have been a very high quality item when th...

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I have started processing the orders. I will have several ready to go out tomorrow. I will have to process the orders that are sent by e-mail first,just to keep confussion to a minimum. I'm not a shipping warehouse , so please bear with me.. I also always try to send a reply e-mail when I receive th...

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I had found several pairs of new gauntlet style gloves that I liked, but I really wanted a vintage pair. I thought these might fit, so I took a chance on them They fit like they have been my gloves forever. They are soft and must have been saddle soaped all their life. They have been well taken care...

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I have been looking for a very long time for a pair of driving gloves for the speedster project. We have found all the vintage clothes shown in my inspiration photo, but I wanted a real pair of vintage driving gloves to go with them. Finding a useable pair that fit me, was the hard part. These show ...

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I picked up the first batch of catalogs today, So I will start contacting the first 20 people listed above. Those first 20 buyers are my "quality control". I hope every one gives me feedback as to their opinion of the catalogs. If all goes well then Ill order the second run and start selling them in...

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Mark, I have sold quite a bit of NOS parts to Langs. I came into an estate buy that had a very large amount of NOS parts. Lang's will be able to get a lot more of it into hands of people who need it way more than I ever would. Glad you found what you needed.

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I'm currently installing a Columbo cross drive on the speedster project. If it will help I can look at the rotation of the Columbo output shaft tomorrow One thing I noticed is the ball bearing thrust assembly is poorly designed. On my assembly there is no way to stop the assembly from rotating with ...

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I'm interested in any Stevens tools or KR WIlson tools.

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Its part of the cylinder boring set for the Combination machine.

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Mark, I should know in a few days how much the total cost will be. I know what the printing cost should be, but shipping and sales tax is not figured yet. I am really happy with the way the catalogs came out. The photo shop work was great. The original had tears, water stains, holes, wrinkles. I kno...

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Update, ..... I went to the printer today to pick up the "proof" copy. It came out really nice, The lady who did the "photo shop" work really did a nice job and the proof came out nicer than I thought it would. I think they did more work than my budget allowed just because they seem to be a very nic...

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I sold Lange several cans of NOS ball bearing parts last year at Chickasha. There were inner and outer cones as well as cups and retainer rings. They should have what you need,unless they have already sold.

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Stan, Everything you said, I agree with. I have had deals go exactly as you described. It seems to happen more in the last few years, than it did before. I noticed a change in how a lot of prospective buyers act, about 5 years ago, and it is getting worse. The vast majority of my buyers are great. B...

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Tbird, If it's any consolation, you did everything right, you were just second in line. :( Most of my items sell very quickly. Most of the things that have been mentioned here really do not matter, until the seller is juggling many sales at the same time. Again, I do appreciate everyone who has boug...

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Dan, I forgot about the "check only" thing. It happens way more often than most folks think. A lot of times they do not even write on the check what its for. That space is just left empty. Or the one I really like is when it is "check only" , but the check is in his wife's name or his business name....

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OK, I got a good night's sleep, I'm over my small rant. Hope I did not make any "Sam's" mad. I'm not a very good speller, and English was one of my worst subjects. After all, I was raised in the hills of Arkansas. We have our own version of "English" But, I do try to make what I write readable. My d...

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Its the time of year I start selling a lot of nice things in the classifieds to pay for this years Chickasha trip. We have a section of How to sell on the forum, but I feel like a "how to buy" section is also needed As a seller there are things that just make it so hard to sell and ship. Some things...

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I have shipped three cars overseas. I agree with the others above. It has always been the buyers responsibility to handle shipping.

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sold to Tbird Thanks again mtfca

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I forgot to say that when I glass beaded the drum, I protected the bushing with protective covers. The bushing was not glass beaded. A couple years ago I had Mike Bender rebuild my 27 tour cars engine. I tore down 12 transmissions looking for a good used drum. Mike also looked for a good used drum. ...

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I finally got to talk to Seth about his use of stainless for his rocker shaft. The folks who remember Seth's build of his speedster engine know he is pushing the limits of a T and a Rajo 4 valve head. . After a couple years of very hard use and high speed driving, his rocker shaft shows no wear. He ...

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I have for sale a very very nice reverse transmission drum. Im almost positive it is a NOS drum. Ive been going thru a lot of my leftover estate buy out parts. This is the stuff that got pushed to the back when the next big pile came in. I did not even know I had it. From looking at it very closely ...

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Thanks Dan. My bushing is 2.303. It is the same at both ends. That's close enough to make me think it's NOS. Two different people can easily be .001 difference due to technique or equipment differences.

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Does anyone know what the inside diameter of a reverse drum bushing would be reamed to when new. I need the measurement after the bushing is installed and reamed. I'm not at home to look it up in my books. So far I have had no luck online. I have found what I think is a NOS reverse drum. If the busi...

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Hi Neil I sent you an e-mail. Please send me an e-mail to the address in the photo above. I may have used the wrong e-mail address from my files when I tried to contact you , If I remember right we had trouble with e-mails about the Reliable Dayton. Also please send me you complete mailing address. ...

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Dropacent (Tim) My towers being the taller towers is why I think all my rocker parts are repro. It also came with the 2 separate valve covers and the new cast aluminum intake like the Australian repros came with. All those parts are obviously new parts. As a general rule the repro heads do not have ...

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For those not familiar with Rajo 4 valve heads, here are a few pics of my head (red) when I had it mocked up in the speedster project. The black heads are other heads I found pics of on the web. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz (1).JPG zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz (2).JPG zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz (5...

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Yes, it is a Rajo 4 valve. I believe original heads had a single shaft. The repro heads had 2 separate shafts and the rocker towers are taller. I believe the towers of the repro heads were made taller to accommodate a pair of off the shelf rockers. It is rumored the rockers are Chrysler, but I have ...

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Im getting ready to do the final rocker arm assembly of the Rajo 4 valve head on the speedster project. Im changing the two separate rocker arm shafts to a single shaft. My rockers are solid castings with no bushings. I have several choices of 5/8 inch shaft material from McMaster Carr. I am leaning...

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Nice finds, I do the same kind of searches. Looking for the mis labeled and unknown tools. I almost bought the reamers and taps with the Stevens front axle reamer. I even contacted the seller for better pics. Since I already have a complete setup I decided to pass. It was a great price. I recently b...

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This is my last NOS front cross member. It is for a car and does not fit a TT truck. I found 4 of these a couple years ago in an estate. I sold all of them except this one I was keeping for myself. I probably will not need it, so against my better judgment Im going to sell it. In all my years of mes...

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Mark, Good point. I will keep an eye on it. I mostly added the mesh to keep out bugs. It is a simple matter to remove the mesh if I need too.

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Andy, Your cap is just like mine. although mine does not have the small hole. I think I can screw a 1/2 inch "bayonet" style pipe fitting into the hogs head, where the mag post is supposed to be, and hook a rubber hose to it and run it to a vent position somewhere high on the cowl. That should stop ...

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Kevin, My oil fill cap is as you describe. Just a cast iron casting with no machining. It does not seal shut, but it does make a fair amount of contact. So a little venting is possible, but it would be very little. A fluted liner does offer a fairly simple fix. I wonder how much venting is enough. T...

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While installing the Columbo magneto setup on the speedster project, I noticed that the way the oil filler cap mounts that it is steel to steel and no provision for any crankcase venting. My engine is a 1919 two valve cover style engine, so the two seperate valve covers do not allow any ventilation ...

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Tim, thanks for the reply, I agree that oil may be better than grease. Mine has a grease cup with a zerk fitting in the top of the cup. I probably will use a oil cup instead. I have several styles of oil cups about the size of a regular grease cup. I probably will also add a felt wick or felt insert...

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Since the 1926 27 models are refered to as "Improved Models" and almost every part of the Improved models are different than 1925 and before, almost nothing will interchange with an earlier model. There are some chassis parts that will work, but almost nothing body wise will interchange with a 1925 ...

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Im getting ready to install the Columbo cross drive magneto on the speedster project engine. There is a small mystery hole on the inside of the casting where the shaft is located. The hole is beside the slightly larger oil hole for the shaft. The mystery hole is threaded and I can see no use for it....

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Chad, I thought you may have seen Seth's head for sale, just thought I would remind you. I think it will be hard to find something cheaper. Even if you can find a 1000 to 1500 dollar head, more than likely it will cost another 1000 or more to have a running head. I have close to 4000 dollars in my R...

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Not sure if Seth sold his Rajo 4 valve, but it was a nice running head setup. I see if I can still find his contact info if you may be interested in a 4 valve.

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Sold and paid for in less than 15 minutes. Thanks Richard and MTFCA ......

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Dan, The last ad you posted has a piece almost like my mystery part. I have two five gallon buckets almost full of accessory bands and pieces. But I have never been able to "piece together" a full set. I have several "single" bands with their proper ear or lug. but no full sets. Now I have a better ...

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I have two glass reflectors for acetylene headlights for sale. They are both 8 inches in diameter. One is probably useable like it is. The mirror surface is pretty good on the one with the grey painted back. The other one has quiet a bit of hazing, and dullness to the mirror surface. Other than a co...

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Dan, I think you are correct. I never thought about it being part of an accessory set of bands. While going thru my stash of bands I found a few odd ball sets of "button style" bands. They have lugs like shown in the above ad. The lugs have a "step" at the end of the lug. The lugs also do not fit Fo...

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John, return e-mail sent ..

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Nobody has seen one of these ?. I was hoping someone has used one.

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Here is a nice little brochure I just added to the collection. I just love all the artwork in these old brochures and ads.

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While restoring the hogs head for the speedster project, I found a neat accessory item in my parts stash. I have only seen two of these and I have both of them .. I think I understand how it fits into the hogs head. It appears to be an item to achieve the same effect as a long low speed pedal shaft ...

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I have three sets of four priming cups for sale. These would be nice on a Wakasha head or other heads set up for priming cups. All three sets are 1/8 NPT threads. All the threads are good and the opening levers or cups work good. The sets of four are 50.00 per set plus 6.00 shipping. I can combine s...

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Still waiting on the printer. With the holiday volume of business and rush, it may be January before I hear from them ....

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Set #2 is spoken for. I do have 2 more sets of the "button style" quick change bands for sale if anyone else is partial to the "button style"

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That is the correct address, please send another e-mail. Thanks ..

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Charles, I have not received an e-mail yet. Please make sure it is sent to the e-mail address in the last photo. Thanks

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I have three sets of quick change bands for sale , set #1 is for 26-27 with wide brake band. It has been bead blasted and cleaned in solvent. I went thru all my bands looking for a set for the speedster project. I picked the best two sets I had and cleaned up both sets for inspection. One set was bu...

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Terry, I have at least as many as you show. The only duplicate I have that matches yours above is the red 1914. JG Birdsell catalog. If you bought it on ebay, there is a good chance I was the seller. I found 12 of them in almost perfect condition. I kept one and sold the other 11. I wish we lived cl...

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Atwater Kent ??

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The printer is currently making my second "proof" copy. If all is OK with the proof, then he will make 20 "test" copies for me. Those will be the copies for the first 20 people who have contacted me. After I see how the feedback is for the first 20 copies, then I can print as many as I want any time...

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Very nice. My favorite projects are like this project. Bringing something back from the dead is always a good feeling.
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I have looked for lengths in old parts catalogs, and online using Google. Im pretty good at online searches. But so far no charts or lists pertaining to the pan bolts. As mentioned above it is just a common sense type of thing. and I have done it before. I was just hoping for a list so I could pre c...

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OK, for now I am maxed out for the first run. If all goes well Ill do another run later. Thanks for the interest ....

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I looked thru some of my original parts catalogs. No good answers, "yet", as to length or quantity. I have plenty of original bolts that I will be using, The vendor bolt sets are "close" to being correct, they use modern style bolts and nuts. Since I have buckets full of originals, it just a matter ...

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Does anyone have a list or chart that shows what lengths of bolts are used between the engine block and hogs head to the crankcase. Also how many are needed. Im getting ready to install my crankcase to the speedster project engine. I know I can figure it out, but a list would make looking for the va...

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Thanks to the online version of this catalog I was able to find a rare tool shown in the catalog. Now I must admit I missed it while looking at the online catalog, and a fellow forum member pointed it out to me when I asked on the forum what tool I was looking at, since I did not remember seeing it ...

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Looks like I'll need at least 20 of the second printing. The good thing is after I get the printing format set, I can order any amount I want with a minimum of 5 catalogs. The printer will always have my info for years to come. The pocket version mentioned above was made as a reprint from an origina...

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It may take me a little while to get the bugs worked out with the printer. This is just something I came up with to occupy me while I recover from surgery. Its amazing how bored a person can get when all I can lift is the weight of a gallon of milk ... So each time I go back for a doctor checkup I a...

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I am thinking of making a small run of reprinted Stevens catalogs. It will be the same catalog T-106 that is online but in a paper book that is way more user friendly. I have already made a test copy with my printer to sort out printing issues. With the poor condition copy I have and the online vers...

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I'm leaning toward fixing what needed fixed to get it to roll back home to the farm. On another note. My dad and his cousin ran a salvage yard in Yale Okla.from about 1949 till about 1956. Dad always said they liked the big cars. He has told stories of cutting up Lincoln's, Cadillacs,Pierce Arrows, ...

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Reduced price

75.00 For set of four
40.00 for pair
20.00 for single
All plus 6.00 shipping, I can combine shipping on multiple buys for the same 6.00 or even for all of them

PLEASE DISREGARD THE PRICES IN THE PHOTOS..

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I have several matched sets of priming cups or oilers. These would look nice on a Wakasha or other brand of heads that are drilled for priming cups . I have checked them out as to the threads being good and handles working ect. These came in an old coffee can full of what appeared to be genuine old ...

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Mike, Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

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Humblej, Thanks, I found it on the Cimorelli site. You are correct about not user friendly. The tool is very "over engineered". I may still try to get it to add to the collection, Even though Ill never use it. Thanks ag8ain

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Thanks guys. I have two different Stevens tool catalogs and neither catalog has either tool. Ive been searching e-bay for some of the obscure "back of the book" tools shown in the catalogs. Every now and then I stumble on a unknown weird Stevens tool. Does your catalog show the cylinder bore microme...

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Ive located a couple Stevens tools on e-bay. The pictures are sorry as usual on e-bay. They are marked with Stevens NY. most of the Stevens gun tools are usually not marked NY. any ideas ???? Thanks .. zzzzzzz Stevens tools (1).jpg zzzzzzz Stevens tools (2).jpg zzzzzzz Stevens tools (3).jpg zzzzzzz ...

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The Sampson Tire Co. This would make a very nice spare. I always try to use a old obscure tire company or S-3 marked tires for my spare tires. Makes for a good conversation item and will still serve as a spare if needed. To ship a tire all you have to do is put a mailing label on it and take it to t...

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I agree with Erik. Going to look does not hurt.if you go as informed as possible. There is no telling what was used to build that car with. It could have a ruxtel in it. There could be a real 1914 engine in it. The person who built it may just have used what was in "grandpas old barn" it may actuall...

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The car is little more than a chassis. More than likely built from excess parts. The T's are designed to do that. I will conceded that they are not designed to do that day in and day out, but occasionally , yes. There are period photos showing the same amount of twist. I can show you roads here in t...

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Scott, I have followed your build since you started it. I'm glad to see its running and driving. You probably will have way more fun with your "patina" car than a fully restored car. I have had both. While the fully restored car was nice, it is too much work keeping it that way, and you really do no...

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David, I believe one Brush is 1909 and the other is 1911. The one with the body is 6500.00 and the chassis is 4500.00. The picture above the. coupe with Gulf sign is a large box of Brush parts and there was a pile of fenders and other Brush parts I did not get a photo off. A lot of the current new p...

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Now that is a nice ANCO display board. I really like it. Thanks for the info about the Nelson timer. Ill have to see if Mark has the timer next time I go visit. pep-c, here are some pics of the sleeve puller and some measurements of the end cup piece. There must be a machined nipple on the end of th...

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I will be away from the shop today,but I will get some pics and measurements of the sleeve puller part you are interested in. Everyone does not need to worry about me getting all the good stuff. There is so much stuff there, a person could not even tell I was there. I just scratched the surface. As ...

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