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It is because of guys like this that i am here on this forum almost every day, and it sure is a shame that "another one bit the dust" doing one of the best things a man can do, ride.
Ride on Charlie Shaver !

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Bill the little South Bend is a great asset to our workshop, it could do with a scraping of the bed and the gears are a bit noisy at higher revs but we use it for the quick fixes and small jobs, we're sure happy to have it !
Some great behemoths here on this thread !

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Very clarifying, thanks for that, the Depasse name is well known to me through my searches into the WW1 ambulance history, and the American Field Ambulance (later Am. Field Service) history in particular.
I should have checked my facts before firing from the hip

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Great picture !

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Thanks Chris, I'm still breathing... Like you noticed in the add, it was just that vagueness that alerted me, you are right there are no false claims in the ad, it only hints at a racing history but still i think sellers should be a bit more straight in telling what it really is, there should be no ...

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Thanks a bunch Chris, although id does not clear up what it is, it sure does clear up what it isn't ! I was hoping you'd chime in for your expertise on these cars, you must have seen quite a few fakes and lookalikes ! Not that i don't like people like the Argentinians building cars to their liking, ...

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Great stories, cool truck !

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You could try Paruzzi.com, they are the main distributor for all things for old VW's, they should be able to set you up with aal the Bosch parts you need for your Distributor.

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For you "Boiling Water Buffs" on here ;
I have no connection to either seller or site, just found it and thought some on here would like it or even need a new project

https://www.prewarcar.com/306351-1905-s ... x-runabout

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Must be in WW1, the one in the rear is indeed a Jeffrey Quad, both in the infamous Flanders mud !

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Hello Melchior, welcome to the affliction as they say. That might prove to be a tough one to solve, the RDW is very strict these days, I ran into some troubles myself a couple years back with a T project with sketchy paperwork. Also they require you to show the project as soon as possible after the ...

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Best story in a long time Dallas !

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Great pictures, looks like the rear tire is just coping with the weight of the girls

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Great photo Steve, funny to see the wide main street stop abruptly at the town limit and continue as a winding dirt road

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Yeah Rich i thought it a interesting car constructionwise, sure has a few creative solutions in that driveline !

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Found this one for sale on the PreWarCar site, as usual i have no connection to the seller or the site, just thought it would be of interest for some of the early cars and Buick lovers on here, I think the price might be a little on the high side, i see a big freeze crack on one cylinder, but everyt...

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Kevin the cabinet is quite sturdy but on the light side, a heavier cast lower makes a big difference in stability, but hey it was cheap and it came with all the right gears for turning SAE threads, which is not that common on lathes our side of the big pond. I didn't think twice when it came up for ...

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Yoohoo i got a picture to post right side up ! thats a first for me...

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Our 10" South Bend from 1943, probably came out of a WW2 mobile workshop truck, hence the lightweight under cabinet, it was in a sorry state when we got it but luckily all parts are still available so we refurbished it and it works just dandy for us !

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I heard from a reliable source that KD sold his patents on the Skyhook system for a dollar to the US army in support of the war effort, he was rumoured on the other hand to have made a bundle on US Army regulation swimwear for the pilots..

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Nice setup !

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This old tractor thread reminded me of this :
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HF0s-pXOHck
gave me a good chuckle, hope you tractor afficionados appreciate !

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First one is a Kenworth, 'K-W' on rad and 'Kenworth' on the step, second one seems to read 'Chicago' on the front crossmember, and on the front firewall looks like 'Quick Resilient Wheels' the Q is a guess, its a little hard to see could be a 'B' too..

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could it be to start on gas and switch to a wood-gasifier when the engine warmed up... just a thought.
interesting item ! wonder what turns up here...

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That old guy is standing there for a reason.. must be hiding a not so well executed fit of the box to the body

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Love the "Same Day Response" on the firetruck

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Who needs aircleaners in a sandstorm,

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A nice old silent documentary about the travels of famous desert explorer and co-founder of the Long Range Desert Group of WW2 fame. Lots of footage of the 'Hot rodded' A's he used in 1930. Dr. Bagnold developed the sun compass in the first world war while doing patrols in the same desert with the '...

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First telltale sign: graphite oil is very black, like used oil from a diesel.
And yes it will render your clutch allmost useless.
Good thing is you'll have a hard time finding it on the shelf of a auto parts store or service station

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One of these will work best for your needs, together with Lang's adapterplate you have the best combination. Be sure to get the version with four casters, the three wheeled version in not stable enough for the big lump of a T engine and trans. Added bonus: it can be taken apart for storage if space ...

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On the GPW Jeeps built by Ford in WW2 all, yes litterally all parts were stamped with the Ford script, in various sizes, it might well date from that period too...
I think the stamps on the side of the shank are a bit too modern to be T era.

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You're absolutely right Dick, about 25000 of them immigrated to the US.

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Thanks Scott, Well most people here know about the concentration camps and the terrible hunger in the winter of '44 and other barbarian acts brought on us by the Nazi's, but what happened in our former colonies in Indonesia under the Japanese is a less known fact, and on top of that on liberation da...

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Have a look at all that gaudy new fangled electrical lighting ! they really went all th way with that

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That wagon amazes me, the length of it is incredible there seem to be some kind of truss costruction underneath, interesting thing ! Oh and beautifull T's too

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Such a big beautifull beast that motor...
were those extra oil lines an original fixture or did you add them for safety ?
Thanks for sharing the pictures !

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Personally i am very humbled by the fact that so many small town americans came over here to help us fight for our freedom. As a young kid i played in places that were battlefields a mere twenty odd years before, we found lots of evidence of the fighting and we boys all had our coveted relics of tha...

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He doesn't look too happy about it though

Congrats !

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Just cool ! great find

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Someone said something in an intervieuw i read last weekend that really hit me, it was a mother who lost a daughter after a hitchhiking incident (the daughter was murdered by someone who picked her and a friend up on a long trip they made hitchhiking through Europe), I have to translate this from Du...

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Hoi Toon, als je de dichting aan de achterkant van t wiellager weg laat heb je toch t zelfde !

For the non-dutch: Hey Toon, if you leave out the rear wheelbearing seal you get the same effect don't you !

Greetings, Leo

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A special warning when installing any steering damper to your tie rod : make very sure your tie rod is sound and not corroded even a little bit. Most have corrosion from the inside and can look fine but can be paperthin in spots ! the steering damper will make that very clear when driving !! While n...

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Ford stopped makin' em ?

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Me and the wife use a gmail account and all our e-mail accounts, bussiness and private, even the very old ones, come in via the gmail, my private personal e-mail is from a long defunct provider but through the gmail i can still receive and send messages with it, no problems at all, and in my experie...

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Rich, now we have proof that you have been secretly squirreling away whole T's !

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What Mark said, if it ain't broke, don't fix it

, if the T is stored in a somewhat damp garage, just give the points a light wipe with a fine sandpaper and GO ! don't forget a small dab of grease in the neck of the arm where it touches the cam to keep it lubed..
Happy T'ing

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My Great Grandfather was a well known Turkey Wrangler, claimed he could have a Wild Turkey down in 2 seconds flat, but that is another story alltogether..

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Hey Wayne, you don't have to apologise for anhonest opinion, it raised some questions with me too, and that is exactly why i posted this. Last night it came to me, it reminded me of the French "Montier"Specials, he was the French Ford Importer (as far as i remember right, that is becoming an issue l...

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Hey Rich, that black canvas trick gives great results ! I like it, super depth in that dark garage setting !!

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Found this for sale in Germany on PreWarCar.com, it reminded me of another similar racer discussed some time ago that was supposedly the last one remaining, well... there seems to be another one or is it the same car ? Is it the real deal or what? anyone have a clue about this one ? Have a look here...

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After a short search, apparently Ford only used zinc hubcaps in '25... so that narrows it down

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A trick i learned when i was an engineer in the merchant navy in my younger years: Especially when working on Diesel engines you get this black coal in the little cracks in your skin that just will not come out no matter how much you scrub, well here's the solution; take some of the cheapest diet ma...

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Randall, now that ís some accessory... I am surprised that i'm the only one to react to your post (yet), i suspect the usual sh**storm to start any moment now about wether to install or not and/or all the ravings about the alledged benefits / ill effects if you do :lol: I'll keep an eye on your thre...

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Great story, how to 'Live life to the max" with minimal equipment

Really made my day, and good incentive to start working on the Huckster again

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Terry, great methods by Toon Boer and Scott too, but mine was bent too much to repair with just heat/quench cycles like Scott's, and my lathe is not big enough to do it like Toon Boer, so i had to think of an alternative, while not ideal it worked !
Good luck on your housing,
Leo

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Thanks Scott for the tip
Leo

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Hey Terry, Shade-tree mechanics at its best ! I think you mean this jury-rigged thing i built using some scraps of tubing i had laying around in the shop, it might not be the best way to do it, but it was the only way for me as i did not have a lathe big enough for the job or a good hydraulic press....

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That 'Pep-o-mint' car is not exactly a life saver, with the very limited visibility

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Here's a short history and some clarification on 'Isinglass' window material.
I have no connection to the firm just thought it was a nice and clear explanation of the matter, plus it had a picture of a T

https://www.sailrite.com/What-Is-Isingl ... w-Material

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Joshua, thanks for the update, that is good to know, i'm about to install new shoes from Langs and also have new cams, I think you saved me some head scratching

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Oh come on, what's it for....

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I had one of those lifts for toy cars, in the last picture ! never saw another since i was a boy.
Great building, great initiative, hope they can find funds to fix it up with period doors instead of the modern white one.

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Is that Honest Abe in the right car ? Spooky likeness !

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Too late for a retread ??

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Acording to the drawing that cam gives 3/8 lift

Gross lift on a standard (post 1912) T cam is a hair over 1/4"
Exact measurements i found here: http://mtfctulsa.com/Cams/design_stock.htm

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O.K. it's not a Ford, but I want it and race Rob with his 'puny' little T racer....
Well look at the price : I guess i'll dream on

https://www.prewarcar.com/300441-1913-m ... d-prix-car

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Fantastic, thats a milestone, congrats !

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Have one on me

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Well... the drawing clearly mentions 'Gastank' in the lower left corner and 'Dash-tank' in the comment on the right side of the drawing, so it must have been drawn up for some dash mounted gas tank of some sort. As others here have mentioned there might have been plans to equip one of the racers wit...

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Dick, those are the standard big ones, smaller ones are available that fit the recess on a modern US car, so about 2" less wide, looks even better !

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Great find ! this digging in archives can be very addictive..

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I have a steel 'black' T so no brass polishing for me but if i ever get the irresistable urge i have some brass artillery shells to satisfy my restless mind.
The big one is a 1917 4" shell of about Three! feet tall, it'll keep me busy for the better part of a day

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Nice Rob, great to see the change in the letterhead, in the first letterhead Mack av. is the address and Henry F is the vice president, in the second letter Piquette is the address and the original names are blacked out and Henry Ford is now President so after the buy-out of Grey and adding one of t...

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These are the modern plates for historic vehicles :

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Here's my set, came with the car when i bought it off Kent Sumner in 2017, thanks Kent ! 23 Wisconsin plates. Sadly we can't register old plates in the Netherlands, but the plates allowed on your historic vehicle are dark blue and not that bad to the eye as the big reflective bright yellow ones mand...

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How about a 'divorce boom' from beeing cooped up together

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Thomas here in Holland we call that "ellebogenstoom" or 'elbow steam'

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Hah Rich, i see not only your drawing, but also your spelling did improve over the years

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Oops my bad

should have noticed it is a later car...

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Great results, glad Gene chimed in, even learned something myself.

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As posted elsewhere here today i coverted my sidelamps to led in a way that is reversible in about two seconds to petroleum again, and i affixed a white board with two wingnuts and a trailer connector plug, on the board are a couple of reflectors and brake and direction lights, the board can be take...

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Great footage of the Benz Victoria ! The biggest problem with hand signals is that these days drivers do NOT understand their meaning, biggest problem is with the left turn and slowing down signals, these days sticking your arm out is generally understood as the signal to allow a tailgater to pass, ...

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Great, thanks for the update, looking good, you're on your way !

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Well half way there

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Nothing quite equals the sheer joy of waking up in a damp tent, putting on your damp clothes and go out in the rain to have a morning pee Dick

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Don't know Gene's molds personally but yeah there should allways be a way out for the air and overflow babbit, and a good mold should be designed that way. Can't tell from the pictures what mold Jacolb is using, just from the way the poured babbit looks my hunch is trapped air because of the way the...

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Hey Carson, seems like a simple fix, your headlights are placed in 'series' as its called in electrical jargon, that means the wire goes to one headlight and then to the second one and then back to the switch, so like with old fashioned christmas tree lights if one bulb burns out, all lights go out,...

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This is not turning in one of those MMO or waterpump threads or is it

Have a good weekend all !

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Gene, you are right in a way, the two you mention are stronger adhesives, and are a great fix if you have problems with pitting or alignment of surfaces, and in some spots like the corner where hogshead and pan and block meet you often have a spot where the stronger stuff is a good fix, but if every...

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What a great fix

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Should have mentioned the two pieces of square tubing are only welded on th outside so the piece of big square tube with the pipe through it can flex away from the pressure point otherwise the whole setup would be rigid and won't work :roll: The clamp in the middle is just there to prevent the whole...

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My T must have been T-boned from the right sometime in the past, the right radius rod was bent in and the right half of the rear axle was bent forward. it turned out the bend was right close to the diff housing, I decided to try and straighten it myself. This is the contraption that i came up with, ...

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Kerry and Jacolb, i thought a shim in between would not solve the trapped air problem, but apparently it does according to Kerry, never too old to learn a new trick, thanks Kerry and good luck on your next try Jacolb

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That one would look great blown up to live-size and make it a mural in the mancave or as a whole wall in some old car related place like a museum cafeteria !

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Wayne whatever happened to good old corruption hah ? those were better times indeed

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I understood that Les, just posted this as a word of caution for other posters because some posters were discussing the 'waste spark' idea

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Now Thats just great Rich, like it a lot !

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The idea is to give the air a way out, air is thin and needs just a small way out, so just putting small strips of for instance sigarette paper between cap and mold will probably be more than enough. a shim would close up the entire surface and give too much clearance. Another more permanent fix wou...

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A point of caution considering a "waste spark" ignition system : Old engines from the early years of the century (and i consider our beloved Ts to be in that category) usually have quite a large amount of unburnt fuel in the exhaust gases, specially when still cold. This combined with the often less...

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Edited my post, please reread, sorry

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