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There was another Reeder low in the orange field but had some pitting on the gasket surface all around. $275 wasn't a bad price until I saw the pitting. IMO $275.00 for a pitted head should not be a deal-breaker. An hour with a Tig welder and some alloy rod (-such as Muggy Weld Super Alloy) and tho...

I believe this is the height of the filler plug that you are looking for.

I think I have one like you are asking about that was professionally rebuilt (-by a T shop in Texas) and driven about 100 miles before I replaced it with a Ruckstell. I wish you were looking for one back during the Luray Swap Meet as I had it there. Send me an email and we will discuss it.

If you think about it, the difference between a high and low head, from a functional standpoint, is the size of the water jacket/cooling passages. As your engine produces more power, it has more heat to get rid of, so a high head makes more sense from a reliability perspective. That's probably why ...

speedytinc wrote: ↑
Wed Sep 24, 2025 4:11 pm

Maybe this helps.
I am running a low head, milled 1/8" with hi dome pistons. Performs well with 95# compression.

I may have to do that ...but I likely will give up 4-5 horsepower.

Jim, I feel your pain also, as I too need a Low (hi-compression) Head for a current project. I hate to butcher a firewall just to run one of the high ones being offered.

PM sent. I would like to purchase those.

Melba Nolan wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 09, 2025 8:13 pm
didn't get anything

It shows that a email was sent to your email address and I received a copy.

Melba, PM sent

Tom, my GF was setting up to manufacture these back in the early Spring but she has been battling cancer and started going thru Chemo soon-after she started prototyping them. It appears she is winning the battle but getting this project going again is probably low on the priority list at this time. ...

This is what TCP coatings told me Kinda like a Politician's answer, ....huh.??. Geez, there is not a thing wrong with spraying Epoxy primer over the top of the substrates to act as a Sealer, .... except you just spent many hours blocksanding to 400, -or 600 grit only to find yourself priming with E...

The short answer from the land of only water based base coat clear coat is, that crap doesn't look right on older cars. IMHO. 1980 or so the fenders, splash, r boards, rad shell, blah blah we're Acrylic Laquer and color sanded/ buffed, look nice. (Still). A little touch up required. Easy with lacqu...

I will be using Acrlic Lacquer I snuck into Kalifornia.😱 Not sure what your thoughts are, but there aren't really any benefits to using a non-catalyzed Lacquer vs. a two-component catalyzed urethane paint. The PPG line called Essential or Axalta's line called Imron are Catalyzed Urethans that have ...

Thanks. I had my ‘10 in Florida on the east coast and the salt air killed my brass. I have never been able to get it back so I am always looking for something new to try. While I am not an expert at this, my thoughts from afar is that you are going to find yourself using White Rouge and machine buf...

Brent what cleaner and sealer do you use? I have used several and I honestly don't know if there is much of a difference between them. I initially used one by White Diamond, but have used the Chemical Guys, and a couple others. Right now, I am using a product from CJs (-linked below) only because t...

Brent, I wish that you'd have offered your opinion when I asked the same question earlier this year. I had a Ruxtell, already rebuilt with 3 to 1 gears that I was going to put under my 27 T coupe with Prus head and Stipe cam. Almost, if not everyone who responded, said go back to standard 3.63 to 1...

Look at these Seat Covers. Are my eyes playing tricks on me??

I thought it was the late Reverend Campbell that was making the stainless Tail Pipes. Pretty sure that Brian Dowel purchased all of the remaining pipes from Doris Ann. Brian & I had discussed the possibility of me reproducing new Pipes and possibly Mufflers since I have a friend who owns a large per...

I know this topic has been brought many times in the past but I thought I would look for your opinions. Here in Florida it's mainly flat land in any direction. My car has a high compression Z head and was rebuilt about 14 years ago with all new Stipe touring cam and crankshaft. I also have a Ruckst...

A couple of observations based on the time I have spent polishing my '09 and other brass-era stuff... I concur with others that Brasso is lame. Semichrome & Flitz are much better products to use based on my experiences. With that said, what I have noticed when polishing my brass cars is that I can m...

Hey Mike, This might be old news to you, Ford Wood in Utah still makes and sells Model T wood kits and the door kits are sold separately from the rest of the body. https://fordwood.com/ Pick your body style, then year, and misc. wood kits. The "n" kits have no fasteners, the "F" kits include fasten...

Karl Von Neumann wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 14, 2025 2:10 pm
Do you need one with drum or just the hub?

Just the hub. It was damaged when removing the wheel from the axle.

So Brent, what do you recommend to etch the tank? Aluminum Oxide media. To do the job correctly, the surface needs to be abraded so the urethane has a mechanical bond. Once the insides have been thoroughly blasted, the tank is fixtured and rewelded. . IMG_9908.jpg IMG_9909.jpg 3031GasTank2.jpg

It always amuses me how auctioneers and other uneducated people throw around the term, "Barn Find ", as vanderbrink did in the title of this auction. If all these items, or even just those on wheels that could roll, were found in a barn, that barn would have to be the size of an aircraft manufactur...

Tim, we are the largest restorer of Model-A Gas Tanks, and the only thing that we have found that will partially dissolve the coating is a 15% mixture of hot Sodium Hydroxide and water. Generally we soak the tank for a minimum of 12 hours in around 210° Sodium Hydroxide solution. Sometimes it soften...

I am looking for a nice Wood Wheel Rear Hub for a 1926. If someone has one to sell and is coming to the Owatonna Tour in a week or so, that would even be that much better as it would save on boxing and shipping.

TIA

Almost every vehicle that comes to, -or leaves my Shop is transported by Bill. Has been that way for several years. Another satisfied customer many times over!!

Hi Brent, Most all of these distributors are very much alike the bolt in the side of the body goes into a groove that keeps the distributor from turning to far & from lifting out of the body. & many you have to drive the pin out of the driven gear to lift the shaft out. The Bosch 600 series have a ...

I have two of the older Texas T Distributors (-I think that is who made these) with the Bosch head. Both of these have the bell-crank timing adjustment rods if that helps identify them. Has anyone actually removed the head on these and removed it from the mast? If so, what is the trick to releasing ...

Brent, What car will you want to burn acetylene headlamps? I would not run an mc tank for more than 15-20 min. Before I became more informed, I used an mc tank and regulator and went for a long drive, maybe 45 min. When I shut off the tank, i could distinctly smell the acetone. With the B tank, the...

The Prest-O-Lite "B" tanks are what I have been using for about ten years. I suggest setting up your headlamps/burners with an acetylene tank even if you use carbide later. You don't want to break a Mangin reflector with a leaking burner or base. I wasn't able to find a POL regulator that Keith has...

Thanks Keith, et/all!!

So define "intermittent" please. Again, this is a parade that lasts approximately 1½-2 hours.

FWIW, I don't have a Running Board to mount a Prest-o-lite tank onto, so I'm not sure a B or E tank would be an option.

Planning ahead, I would like to be able to use my Gas Headlamps at OCF parade or at a evening Cruise-in display. I am on the fence on whether I would like to use a small 10cf tank of Acetylene, -or Carbide (-see link below) in my Carbide Generator tank. How much difference in light (Lumens??) output...

ModelTWoods wrote: ↑
Mon Jun 23, 2025 11:39 pm
I've got a new, never installed one that I bought from CHAFFINS. Paid $439.95 plus shipping for it. Will sell for same price, but the shipping is on your DIME.

PM sent

Marty, are you wanting to do the entire seat or just the cushions? Are you wanting it in leather or vinyl?? If Mike doesn't do it, we can do it in my shop. We are doing a frameup restoration a 1935 ALF for a municipality down near Gatlinburg and just finished sewing theirs in leather. I can send pix...

These guys are the US WOSP distributors https://www.race-parts.com/wosp-lms256-high-output-race-starter-motor I have two of these and they work great. Here is the 6 volt version https://www.ccw-tools.com/WOSP-LMS256-6V---Ford-Model-T-high-torque-starter-motor-6-Volt__p-183761.aspx Thanks Rod. Unfor...

I have two 1913 T's that require a battery for cranking. I have found a Lithium battery that is about the size of a Model T coil to work very well. The best part is they are 12 volt, and fit nicely along side my spare coils under the seat. Mr. Larry Smith, didn't earn the nickname, "Original Smith"...

I avoided lithium batteries, not entirely certain I wish to take a chance on the things spontaneously combusting to burn up a non-replaceable Model T. Check out MGuy on YouTube to see just how bad lithium batteries can be. Do Ni-Cad batteries fall under that same category? One of the easiest ways t...

Does anyone know of a current source for the gear reduction 12v starters? We need one within the next few weeks.

TIA

Awesome!! We too received both of our confirmations this afternoon also. Excited to be doing the Lansing Run again this year too.

Dan, FWIW I actually have one that I purchased when I was building a Model-A powered Big Car. At first when I read your ad I really did not want to sell my stuff, but then after some soul searching on what my realistic future project builds look like, I am gravitating towards selling everything I ha...

To the top one last time, then gets tucked away until I can get to it. Ohhh ...I have agonized over this car for several months now, but as they say in real estate -Location, Location, LOCATION!! :D Transporation costs for me having it professionally transported to my shop are about 1/3rd the sales...

What am I missing? When I open the link, my computer says;

Date(s) 6/7/2025 - 6/19/2025

Bidding Opens Saturday June 7th, 2025 - 10am Soft Close Thursday June 19th, 2025 - 6pm

"ONLINE" ONLY Richard Eagles Estate

Just FYI, Summit Racing has One Shot available in their catalog. Not inexpensive though!! Suppose nothing is these days- just glad to be able to get it! Summit usually has pretty good pricing on their stuff, but their one shot stuff is grossly overpriced. common 4oz colours are about $15 (black/whi...

Darryl: Looks like a good meet. Hate I missed it. We’re all those cars for sale or just there? Hope to see everyone at Hershey, good Lord willing and the Creek don’t rise. Dan Hi Dan, let me first say that you were sincerely missed. You & Gator both!! It appears 3 of the 4 vehicles pictured above w...

I have a Phinney-Walker Rim Wind clock that is very accurate twice a day ...however, I would like for it to be accurate at other times too. Who repairs these that can clean and repair mine??

Brent, I am working on a 14 front top iron that I have dug the rotted wood out of and was considering a shaped wood piece surrounded by autobody strucual adhesive. What are your thoughts on that? That would probably be OK. The key to everything is to have a strong spine inside. Brent will it for in...

Good enuf. By chance are you coming to Luray where I don't need to crate this thing??

I have a customer's project in that has an OHV engine with a Model-A crankshaft conversion that appears to have never been finished on the front end. The Rods & Mains have been completed, but the nose of the crankshaft was not machined for T pulleys, etc. Is there any shops that still do the A crank...

Brent, is the problem confines to just the bottom bow when the top is folded? Are you averse to repainting the bows after you have fixed the problem? If not, using a torch to heat the socket may break down the epoxy contact within, allowing easier and more complete removal, using your tool to draw ...

I am beyond livid right now trying to correct what IMHO is nothing more than poor craftsmanship on a set of nearly new reproduction Dog Leg Top Sockets. The issue is they bend because of incorrect gauge metal and poor craftsmanship. The first three trips the vehicle went on, it came home with bent s...

I asked few weeks ago and the answer was they were still rebuilding fixtures.

On a side note, if you need a cam, Kevin Pruss is manufacturing a camshaft with almost the same specs. I have installed a few to date and the reviews back are they perform the same at the Stipe 280.

Dan Hatch wrote: ↑
Thu Apr 24, 2025 9:15 pm
What is the story on the box?

Dan, that box has the original paint on it.

(I should know, ...I put the original paint on it!!!

)

Does this mean that if I am driving ANY vehicle with tires over 4 years old that I am liable for any accident that occurs ? It looks like I need to stop driving all my vehicles. Utter nonsense. As I stated above (-please reread!) that Coker Tire has a policy for themselves that they deeply discount...

FOR SALE: 1914 Runabout Body w/ correct Turtledeck, nice Top Iron Sockets & Bows, Side Curtains, Interior upholstery, & correct Cherry Firewall. Very presentable as-is. (This car won Best Commercial Vehicle on the 2024 Cadillac MI tour. ) By my standards, the body Wood is approximately 50% which mea...

Almost 1/3 the original price! I wonder what the catch is? Allan from down under. I called my sales rep and he said those tires are to be used only as a static display due to their age. After a tire is 4 years old, Coker's policy is to liquidate them from inventory. The next shipment of 30x3 and 30...

No idea, but I think any decent machine shop could make a simple alignment tool. Picture a round piece of metal exactly the diameter of a timer cover, with a hole exactly in the center that slips onto the end of the cam shaft. Thanks Steve. I have two of the aluminum ones that index on the cam seal...

Does/Are any vendors selling Bob's style of alignment tool? If so, who is selling them??

TIA

Brent, These badges were not availalbe in 2013 for the Canyonlands Tour. All I know is that Gordon Koll has handed out these badges at MTFCI Tours to those cars that reached 100 years of age while on the International Tour. Russ Furstnow Yes, I agree Russ. That was my point. The majority of cars th...

This is a 100 year badge that is availalbe from the Model T Ford Club International. If you attend an Internationl tour when your car turns 100 years old, you get a "free" badge , so if your Model T was built in 1925, and you attend the tour in MN this summer, you will receive a badge free!! Russ F...

Mike, I'll take all 4 if available.

No price or pictures??

What is the best way to package and most economical way to ship a left ruckstel housing? I do not know if I will ever use it and have hauled it from SD to Oregon to Florida. My wife says I need to get rid of some of my excess parts and get parts I need. I do not know the value of one and cash value...

Jerry VanOoteghem wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 11, 2025 9:43 am
As the casting indicates, this is a Hall Scott axle, before the name "Ruckstell" appeared. They were bronze.

Thank you Jerry. Do we know a Timeline on the Hall Scott or Perfecto??

Completely superior to the original puller . Mine's not ...and when speaking with Dave yesterday, they don't manufacture extra parts for these. Mine was my last birthday present from a late spouse, so I really don't want to give it up due to sentimental reasons. Never actually used mine (-welding o...

Does anyone have any information (i.e.:-dates used, why bronze, etc.) on these Shifter Housings??

The part of the story that is missing above, is that the kids have been putting their money in a jar to help pay for the trip also. Not a lot in the big picture, but they were doing their part for the family only to find out they get zip for their efforts ............. Dan, the analogy to the kid's...

Does anyone know who makes (-not sells) this Transmission Puller??

The Piquette folks are working really hard to preserve the birthplace if the Model T and they have much work ahead of them. I am appalled that the challenge grant was cancelled, particularly since the reasons for cancellation are so lame. I do not believe politics should play a role in such things ...

I have used Flitz repeatedly over the past two years however my biggest dislike with it, -along with Semi-chrome & Wenol is they all work well on polishing tarnished or dull brass ...however they don't seem to maintain the brass' shine very long after using the product. For me, I typically polish al...

Without hi-jacking Peter's thread to far, what is the difference between this and a set for a 1915 Touring?

Seems like the high schools got rid of metal shop and wood shop, those "hands on" learning experiences that are so invaluable. Then our society adopted this mentality of "you need a college degree" or you will never amount to anything. Hogwash, I say. I have just as much respect for a machinist, el...

It definitely is always a scary thing when you order a new trailer because you are never sure you have placed every option on the build order. :D :o :? I realize this is probably a different size than most people here would want, below is the prints and the build sheet for a trailer my son & I just ...

Let me explain , I have a crankshaft grinder as well an align boring machine. The mains saddles in the block have been sized to accommodate the Chevy main journals, I am just asking if .010” - .012” is too thin, hoping some engine builders will chime in. My thoughts (-as an engine machinist) is abo...

Thanks Mike. Most of my research at Benson has been for Model-A pieces. I probably now have over 1,000 prints of wood for different bodystyles from them, however the difficulty in researching those items is you must find the Assembly drawing first to find the individual component part numbers that m...

Mike, I own a restoration shop that also includes a wood shop (pix below) where we cut & fabricate wood infrastructure for bodies. On vehicles we do not have patterns for, sometimes we use original wood as our sample. Sometimes we use body filler to make our sample. I can expound on that if that is ...

PM and an email sent. Thx

Mark, I am kind in a similar quandary as I have a Big Drum Ruckstell that I need to either convert (-or exchange) it into a Small Drum. If I convert mine, I will need to remove and install a Small Drum tube. I would do all the machining in-house. As far as the direction I would go if I were in your ...

Jerry VanOoteghem wrote: ↑
Wed Jan 08, 2025 2:06 pm

It's ductile iron. You could probably bend it into a "U" without breaking.

Jerry in your opinion as an Engineer, -if the pricing was similar between the two, which crankshaft would you choose or recommend to a customer??

Looking for a company to cast four cast iron brake shoes not T. Have one casting that is soso but ok for a pattern. Tim, IMO the best for what you are needing is Windy Hill Foundry ( https://windyhillfoundry.com/ ). You will need to draw it up and then 3D print what you need. Reach out to Clark and...

KimDobbins wrote: ↑
Tue Dec 24, 2024 9:30 am
Roadsters also had red head liners.

Thanks Kim. One more question in that thought, ...Tourabouts too (-for the ones made in mid-09)??

The runabouts in May 1909 should be gray color. After late June the Green became std. The radiator isn't an early McCord, as those don't have the Ford patented reinforcing bars like this T has. Crank handle should be dark hard plastic like material, unlike the later aluminum one. And the block on t...

Dan, I am unsure of the shrinkage rate between aluminum vs. brass/bronze, but can your foundry cast one of the deep sumps in bronze if you had an order already doing other alloy ones??

Some of the posts above how it failed is interesting. In my line of work, we probably do as many, -if not more Model-A brake jobs than anyone in the country, -and for the past decade or so we have used a bonded Kevlar lining to the shoes. These linings are a soft(er) woven type that are necessary to...

Mark, I get it exactly why you bought instead of made. Sometimes a fellar can save money by doing a paying job instead of building something but having more time in it. I often find myself debating whether we spend the time to fabricate or outsource it and pay someone else while we work on customer'...

Steve, you are correct but do understand that it is an entirely new day with regard to Hobbyists and what they are looking for in a collector car. They no longer want to know the theory on how something works or what something does on their car. They just want to know that it functions like they wan...

Are the Rod & Main caps still available? If so, I will purchase those.

About 20+ years ago I hosted a Workshop at my shop that had Tony Cimorelli, and a small host of other guys (-and their gals) attend for a 3-day workshop. At that one, we focussed on fabricating and repairing sheetmetal for a Runabout that Tony was restoring for his wife. At that time Tony was Model...

About 20+ years ago I hosted a Workshop at my shop that had Tony Cimorelli, and a small host of other guys (-and their gals) attend for a 3-day workshop. At that one, we focussed on fabricating and repairing sheetmetal for a Runabout that Tony was restoring for his wife. At that time Tony was Model ...

Does anyone have the correct Paint Code or Formula for the Midnight Blue? Some may reference it as Midnite Blue. Since we are a PPG shop, if you have a PPG formula, that would work for us also.

Thanks!!

Terry, my advice on this is probably controversial, but just whom are you trying to convince with that number? If it is the DMV or your insurance provider, that brass tag will be useless!! Matter of fact, likely it will be such a 'red flag' that it will likely cause you more issues than you would ha...

Mike, would you ever consider making another run of these if the pre-order numbers were there? If not, -and if you made these on a machining center, I would be interested in discussing obtaining the file. Thx!!

Ken Buhler wrote: ↑
Thu Nov 21, 2024 10:25 am
Stephen,
I posted here and have left more than three phone messages since June 22 about the ring gear you advertised and you have not returned my call. I am still interested if you are selling it.
Ken

Ken, it was installed in a Ruckstell for a 1909 Tourabout.

Will I have a Howells sheet metal catalog #55 that I used a few years ago to order some T body parts. Maybe yours is newer or? And no Brent in Tennessee I’m no parts changer and a lot of posters that build a T aren’t either. It must be nice to be a self appointed Genius T parts builder. I don’t hav...

As I said I haven’t tried the Onan coil thing yet. But I figure in the worst case I’ll just pinch on plug in each cylinder and effectively just run on one plug but maintain the “illusion” of dual plugs. The head I have is a Gemsa and the two plugs are beside each other anyway!! Why not a Harley Dav...

Looking at some larger or heavier parts on eBay and some sellers are charging more for s/h than the cost of the actual part. In some cases, over $100 for s/h. Wondering if this trend continues the smaller, regional swap meets might see some renewed interst? If the price of gas comes down a little, ...

Interesting. Thanks for posting. To muddy up those waters, ...why not run a commutator in lieu of distributors, and then use either the Onan coil -or a Harley Davidson twin coil on each cylinder's twin spark plugs?? Distributor setups are inherently accurate out the box & are relatively maintenance...

big2bird wrote: ↑
Thu Nov 14, 2024 11:13 am
Interesting. Thanks for posting.

To muddy up those waters, ...why not run a commutator in lieu of distributors, and then use either the Onan coil -or a Harley Davidson twin coil on each cylinder's twin spark plugs??

Maybe calling them about 8-9 in the morning? Just a long shot. Comments on Fordbarn early 2024 say the Owner is having trouble finding good sheet metal workers to make the parts. The poster on Fordbarn said he went by there and the door was locked. Don’t know about now. Until another sheet metal sh...

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