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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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Here are some pictures of the treasures I bought this time.... Im mostly proud of the Stevens tools. Three of them are in original boxes. Mark allowed me "rock star" access to all his tools in his personal tool boxes as well as his private stash of tools. If I could find duplicates he would sell the...

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Just got back from our fall vacation trip. Somehow Model T Haven was almost directly on our route. :) And parking for the RV in Iola Kansas was only 12.50 per night with full hookups. So what could I do, I just had to stop by and say hello to Mark and see his stuff again ... Here is a link to the la...

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We have three spaces in the south building. SL 12,13 and 14. May try and get a fourth space. Will be bringing as much as possible. I hope to have the "speedster project" running and bring it as well. If God willing and my health holds up we will be there. Been going about 25 years, So I can not miss...

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Thanks for the info. Ill contact Jay and see what he has.. I have the link for the online catalog. But I'm hoping to find a "hard copy" for easier use.

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The title pretty much sums it up. I would consider any condition. Please e-mail to dobro@artelco.com. PM messages are OK but I sometimes miss seeing them.

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A 30 x 3 inch tire will not fit a 30 x 3-1/2 inch rim, or visa versa. A 30 x 3 inch tire has a 24 inch hole. (24inch rim) A 30 x 3-1/2 inch tire has a 23 inch hole. (23 inch rim) The 30 is the outside diameter of the tire The 3 or 3-1\2 is the sidewall height (not the width) If you double the sidewa...

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I used to think the steel felloe wheels were only made in 30 x 3-1/2 size. I thought the 30 x 3 inch size was just a legend. But I also now have a pair of 3 inch steel fellow wheels. When I bought a very early 26 touring that appears to have been a non starter car, it came with two 30 x 3-1/2 inch s...

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Before I bought my 4 valve head I did a lot of research into them and the stories of bad repro heads. I came to the conclusion that the Australian repro heads were good heads. The Australian heads were cast in cast iron and also aluminum. As far as I could find out , all original 4 valve heads are c...

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This is a very good deal for a basically "bolt on 4 valve head" Most need lots of work. I spent a lot of time and a lot more money getting my 4 valve head ready to go. The U&J carbs are considered one of the better "zoom-zoom" carbs and then to have two of them :) :). This setup on Seth's car was a ...

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Matt, here is a link to one of Jays accessory of the day threads. Its Atwater Kent for sure ...

http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/41 ... 1393695802

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Here is a link to a similar item .. Thanks to Jay for posting all those accessory of the day threads ...

http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/179374/203873.html

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Thanks for the links to the videos. I really liked the one about the Trinity line with the old model A. It says the video was taken in 1946. I wonder if WW2 was a driving factor to the line being in such poor shape. Our Missouri and North Arkansas line was not doing real well before WW2 but the line...

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Thanks for the pics and links. It seems like the wheels with the teardrop shaped holes are fairly common. I'm not sure how involved I will make the rail car. Its mostly just going to be a static display to go with my other railroad items. For now I'm just acquiring parts and info.

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Sold to Richard, pending payment

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I have a direct drive distributor setup for sale. This was removed from a running engine a few years ago. The owner had just bought the car and wanted to convert back to original coils. (he was a purist). I took the setup as partial payment for my work. I thought I would maybe use it on one of my pr...

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Im getting close to the end of the speedster project. So Im looking at "Next" projects ... I have this really neat set of railroad wheels and a picture. I think that is plenty enough to start a project with. :) Ive started with less .......:) I would like to copy the picture and build the railcar. W...

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I am shipping two radiator shells this week from Arkansas. One goes to California and the other to Texas. The one to California by USPS is 40.44 by standard shipping. If I used priority mail it was going to be over 60.00. The one to Texas cost 36.25 by priority mail. There was no Standard shipping o...

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I vote for leave it alone. From your description of the engine, how it ran before, and how you plan on using it. I think it would be a waste of money to replace the cam. If you were doing a complete overhaul at this time I would vote to change it, but now is not the time in my opinion. There is very...

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I agree with the others. top is 26-27 and the bottom is repro 24-25. I would love to come and play "Clue" with you. but the commute would be a little rough ..

Just keep posting the stuff here, we will all help figure it out .....

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The shell is sold pending payment .... Thanks mtfca ................

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Hi John. Please send me your mailing address to my e-mail address in the last photo .. thanks ...

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For Sale, 1926 -27 repro high radiator shell. This is an older repro that I acquired from an estate I bought several years ago. Im not sure when it was made, but it is one of the shells that has the holes already punched. Some of the later repros did not have the holes punched. I have used some of t...

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Must be having "too much fun"

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Dan, I would be hesitant to weld anything to the cast flywheel. But that is just my opinion. I have been a Boilermaker construction welder for over 30 years. Anything cast iron can be welded, "BUT" we avoid it like the plague. Just to many chances for a failure of the weld. With proper heat treat, p...

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Dennis, A lot of the time when a triple gear bushing galls itself to the pin, the pin will start spinning in the flywheel. Usually after the pin has spun in the flywheel for any length of time, the flywheel is no longer useable with out extra work to make special pins or fixing the hole ect.

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I like the "build threads" I started one when I started the speedster project. I have always used the words "speedster project update" for my threads. Its been about a 5 year build time but most folks recognize my threads. I hope to finish it this year. Some of these builds take years, but its fun f...

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Here is the link to the earlier discussion. It mostly applies to my speedster project engine with no magnets on the flywheel, but it has some nice info about the original pins

https://www.mtfca.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&p=48165

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Dan, I do not know of anyone making a "second" oversize "yet". But it may come to that someday. When the pins are pressed into the flywheel they will "oversize" the hole and a larger replacement pin is needed. If my memory is correct the replacement pin needs to be .003 larger than the hole. My conc...

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Don, I tried to send you a e-mail and PM message. ..... If you are still in need of a high radiator shell with patina . let me know . I may have something that will work ...

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Dallas, I can see it now .. With everything in a line , my mind (what little is left) could only see a telephone pole, instead of a crane boom. It looked like a chain went from the loader bucket, under the car, and hooked to the back of the truck,forming a "cradle" supporting the car. Thru the years...

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I worked as a construction Boilermaker for over 30 years. I was a "heavy rigger" and handled many loads in the 100 ton or more weights. But I do not have a clue what I see in the picture. ??? What is holding that car up,?? If we rigged something like that, they would have fired the entire crew as we...

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Scott, do not forget the "dummy axle" part of the tool that you made for me to complete my original tool that was missing its "dummy axle" Thanks to Scott another original tool is complete and back in service.

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Autie, Sounds like you are making progress. If you cut the retainer ring in four pieces and label them as to where they originally were when solid and then install them in that order on the flywheel , I do not think weighing them will be needed. As an added protection I also used locktite on the scr...

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I need a couple more Beacon Light spark plugs to complete a set. Would like to find a couple plugs (or more) in very nice or NOS condition. but will consider all conditions. Here are a few pics of the plug Im wanting ... please contact me thru this ad or e-mail/phone number shown in picture ....Than...

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Thanks Terry. The Beacon Light plug is what I have. I'm not going to Hershey but I'm interested in finding a couple more of the plugs. So please let me know if you have one or more that you would sell. I did a ebay search and nothing showed up at this time. But a "completed auction" search shows sev...

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Thanks guys, I guess I need to put these in my T and see how they look ... It would be neat to have a set for the speedster project ...

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I got these two spark plugs at the Springfield Mo. swap meet last weekend. I have never seen this type plug before. Not sure if they are old "era" type of plugs or some later plug from the 60s, 70s 80s ect.?? Instead of porcelain insulators, they have a clear glass like insulator. You can see the el...

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Dennis , I received your e-mail but there was no return e-mail address. So Ill post the pics here ... Here are some pics of a roedding taillight. I found a couple for sale on the web, one was 750.00 and the other was over 3000.00 ????:( roedding light (2).jpg roedding light (3).jpg roedding light (4...

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I vote for a rust pit letting go.

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You still need the 4th main ball cap at the rear of the engine. I use two gaskets at the rear of the engine/front of the Layne transmission. One on each side of the ball cap. That way you will have very little to no oil leaks at the engine fourth main. "BUT" because the ball at the front of the driv...

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These things are worth there weight in gold when setting up the mains.... I already have a set or I would be all over these.

... Very nice looking set, that does not show up very often ...

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I agree with Dan. It has the early 26 features. A picture of the inside of the door and a picture of the firewall would let me see if the early features are also on those parts.

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Duey, I believe it is a 1906 REO.

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I have no connection to this auction. But I think these are a good buy even with the shipping .... Very hard to find the complete set of three scrapers.. I already have a set or I would have already bought these .... 44.00 total price with shipping, for the set of three is a steal ... https://www.eb...

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Jeff, No big deal. I'm getting pretty fast at posting pics. If I ever get where I can "zip" picture files I will be dangerous and may beat my previous record of 151 pictures in a single post. :). Sometimes things need to be sacrificed for the better good. I for one appreciate all of the hard work yo...

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The dipped axles were used when dropping the front end. Some of the different styles of lowering brackets used would cause the axle to hit the hand crank. So the "dip" would allow the axle to miss the hand crank. A lot of the dipped axles were ""made at home" so they are sometimes a little crudely m...

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And finally here are the pics of the few treasures I bought ..... This is not all I wanted, .... just all I bought ...

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Here are the pics I took of the Ames .... The wood is very nice. It looks like the top material blew off on the trip home ???? .. This car just needs someone to love it ...

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