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There is a lot of confusion regarding the 1932 through 1934 Ford four cylinder engine designation. These are B motors. The confusion comes from the "C" cast on the cylinder head. The "C" is there because of a quirk of Ford's part identification system. When the Model As were produced they had an unm...

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The single axle trailer works with little drama if loaded correctly. For the 22 Texas T Party we used the 54 shown earlier in this thread along with my 53 as the vulture wagons, each with a single axle trailer. The 54 pulled the trailer from the beginning of this thread and my 53 pulled a similar tr...

And thanks for the great pics Fred! I sure wish I could make one of those, but I just don't see how. Too far away, hotel bills will kill me for one thing. :cry: I understand about distance and hotel bills, everything is more expensive now. On the topic of planning and commitment, we had two oversea...

I like to use tin foil balls to test clearance between pistons and heads. I use several foil balls per piston to get an idea of clearance around the combustion chamber. Get a used head gasket that is already compressed, use a dab of grease to hold each small ball of tin foil, bolt the head down, and...

Since this is a T forum instead of a flathead V8 forum there probably isn't the appreciation of how rare this car is. Canada had a unique sales network after WW2 resulting in Ford sized Mercuries and Mercury sized Fords. This is a Ford sized Mercury, a very neat car. I'm not in the market for anothe...

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I'm surprised no one has posted pictures during or after the tour. I usually enjoy seeing other people's pictures. Maybe I can start a trend by posting a few pictures myself. I enjoyed the tour, the roads were great and the weather cooperated. Many thanks to everyone who made it happen. 20241016_102...

Believe it or not, I actually screen each and every new signup. They have to write a short reason WHY they want to sign up and use this site. Artificial Intelligence (AI) responses to that question are easy to spot, so they get booted. I also look at what country they register from. If it's in Chin...

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Apologies if this topic has been answered before, I searched and did not find this question already discussed. I am in the gathering parts stage of an engine rebuild. I will be using a Scat stroker crank with the larger than stock main bearing diameters. Different vendors sell various main caps for ...

A different picture of that gal and her fender brace equipped touring was posted a while back.

Thank you for the pictures, I have downloaded and saved copies of them. Comparing the generator type and non generator type I now realize I should narrow my search to front plate units that allow manual spark advance. The non generator unit near the top of this thread looks to be automatic advance o...

With the typical four cylinder crankshaft for balance reasons cylinders 1 and 4 are opposite in stroke to cylinders 2 and 3. All options for firing order has cylinders 1 and 2 fire next to each other, and cylinders 3 and 4 fire next to each other. Any inline four with a normal crankshaft and only tw...

One was at the 100 year anniversary from Texas that they drove to Richmond IN. & drove it around 50-55 mph. The young guy did have auxiliary transmission & rear axle I believe. Did I mention he had AC too. Yes it was a T model Engine. I'm friends with the person who owns that TT from Texas. It has ...

I appreciate all the information shared. Jim, did you get a chance to take pictures of your generator type front plate?
Anyone have a generator type front plate they are willing to part with?

Thank you for the link, however I am looking for a setup for a generator block. I saved pictures of the eBay setup for reference.

I am looking for a Bosch front plate. It does not have to have the original distributor. I would also consider an Atwater Kent plate.
Thank you,
Fred

Anybody know if the TMS swap meet in the Northern part of Texas has dedicated spots for prewar cars and parts? It’s a large meet that’s for just about anything and T clubs could get together if it’s allowed. Just a thought. I was thinking there were classic car meets at Chickasha. Do they still hav...

Thank you to everyone for welcoming me! Good looks Fred! I think all hot rodders should feel obligated to get a stock model T or A and drive it! ...Good luck getting her going and have fun! -Chris, in Boulder Just for the record, I'm not a hot rodder. I understand I am now in the less visible group ...

Does buying my Model T count as doing something to it?
I'm really an early V8 guy, but the T crowd has so much fun doing things it wore me down. In a moment of weakness I agreed to join the madness. Picture taken when going with friends to retrieve it.