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The new roller timers available in the past,( I cant speak to current production, but I doubt their quality has changed) are/were junk new out of the box. Inside contacts must be perfectly round & centered, they were not. New rollers commonly wear out quickly. This is why those in the know don't ru...

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Yes, the current New Day repop has a very good reputation. One knowledgeable T guy (everybody would know the name) packs his Ford roller timer full of grease, and claims that's the way it works best. Of course, when I posted a political opinion on Facebook he called me a fool. FWIW. :) I wondered i...

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Great advice by Dan and Rich! A simple timer change over can easily cause your kickback problem if you either accidently cross a wire over or the timer you have installed is different to what you had. In this case it sounds like you have installed the same timer so the crossed wire sounds more viabl...

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Thanks for the updates Larry. I was wondering about the "lower" average speeds this year but those high mountain passes explain it. Still hoping to get over there one day to do the 500!

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A beautiful car. My desire is to one day own a Coupelet. Was the original top to fragile to lower? a great feature of the Coupelet is lower the top for a Roadster feel on a nice day. Top up all other days. Best of both worlds for my wife and I!

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Where do you source the "Tar" from Andre? I have reused some from old coils but never have enough.

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A great video. I really enjoyed that. The Zagelmeyer is beautiful. Handy to have the Warford and the Disk brakes for towing. I have a trailer which I hope to transfer this camper to so I can load the ute up with other stuff and head off on a few adventures.

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5 new tyres, $1000, New radiator,$1849,new carb $150, new coils $320,new timer $90, add the cost of lamps and top sockets the rest of the car is free! What an incredible deal! Somebody take this one home!

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I am a member of the Model T Ford Club of Victoria, Australia. We have around 160 members and have regular monthly meetings and events. This year our club will host the Model T National Tour in Ballarat Victoria which will likely see about 150 Ts participate. https://mtfcv.com/eureka-gold-rally/

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The Classtique Upholstery website price Catalogue. Here is the link.https://www.classtiqueupholstery.com/im ... en_Car.pdf
I thought from your Original post you were familiar with their website and products?
The 09-12 Top kit will suit your 1912 Commercial Roadster.

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The catalogue lists 1909-12 Roadster. Why not buy that? MIL Roadster and Commercial Roadodster share the same top. 11-12 Torpedo would not be my choice.

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I am working hard to complete a mechanical restoration on a very original 1925 Model T that is about to celebrate its 100th birthday. Built new in Geelong ,Victoria, Australia, at the new Ford Australia company's temporary factory, I will take this car back to the city it was built in, for the bigge...

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What head are you running there Mark? It looks pretty chunky?

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Further up the post there is a picture of Colin Wades Gallivan special.Here is a link to a feature on it, in Australia's Street Machine magazine.Colin is Australia's undisputed King collector of Model T and Vintage Speed equipment. I was fortunate to see and hear it run at Australia's Model T Centen...

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A wonderful initiative Dave. Great to see these rare and unique Ts getting the attention they deserve. Of course, the new facebook page you are part of is also a growing group and resource with lots of great pictures and information being shared. Although I don't own a Coupelet yet but some day I wi...

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Very nice. My engine reconditioner has always asked, Why has a version of the original Suremike been reproduced? This one looks inspired by the Suremike. Great job.

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The added bonus of the Capacitor test will be a great feature. It is rare to find an old coil that the Cap passes the specs on the ECCT. I assume all coils will require a Cap replacement during rebuild. Every now and then, it might be nice to find one not requiring cap replacement before purchase or...

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Thanks for posting the link Ed. It is always one of my favourite ways to close out the year by having a look at the video of the event. Some very nice Brass Ts to look at and a bunch of other Exotic marques. Great to see the folk getting them out.

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Wow ,a nice car but nearly 70K USD. It will be interesting to see if it sells at that price.

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Next year in early 2025 the Ford Motor Company of Australia will celebrate its 100th birthday. As part of the celebrations, Aussie Model T owners are invited to be part of this special day, the 2025 Geelong All Ford Day. allfordday.org.au The 2025 event is special and will feature the 100th year of ...

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Great to read you are contemplating working on getting the runabout going again. It should not be a difficult rebuild and be sure to draw on all the offers of assistance and help. After the accident there was a tremendous outpouring of generous offers of parts and even labour to help you get the car...

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The collection and restoration of your chassis has been documented well and the effort should be commended. To complete the correct restoration of this chassis, be sure you have access to good quality original early 2 lever cars to compare with. The 2 lever T was essentially a proto type. The differ...

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Here is a link to an excellent youtube video of the event produced by Tour entrant, Anthony Marino.
It was a pleasure to meet you Tony and glad you took the effort to make a nice video of the event which is a nice memory for us.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VKOlAy868g

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A few more pictures of a truly wonderful event. I highly recommend to you all to make the effort to attend.

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It truly was a wonderful Tour to be part of. The Texan hospitality was incredible. We felt so welcome and spoiled for the entire Tour. A big thanks to Fred for picking us at the San Antonio airport and transporting us to the Tour and getting us back to the airport after the tour concluded. Truly ind...

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My 22 yo youngest son had my 1916 pickup out of the garage and running today before he casually asked if he could take his girlfriend our for lunch. I was very happy to have him use it. He is a third generation Model T driver.

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I kind of like this version. There was a guy selling them new from the classifieds section. Works on a standard roller timer and scrapes over like a wiping brush. I have not tried it yet as I have an Anderson and an I timer on both the cars I drive regularly and so far both have functioned maintenan...

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How about considering a trip to Australia?
15th Australian National Model T Rally, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
https://mtfcv.com/eureka-gold-rally/
27 September – 4 October 2025

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Nice stock! Is the 1915 yours? Runabout or Touring? It looks nice with the Buffalo's on it. For some reason, I think the 1915/16 Ts look the best with wires.

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This picture was posted at the fb pagehttps://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10222100097926422&set=pcb.10169143824075548 covering the recent old car festival. It was described as being a "Californian" top. I think the term Californian is now a more generic name for a type of type that turns a touring ...

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Are you looking for pictures of the open valve variant of the 1911 block or the closed valve version? 1911 was the changeover year from open to closed. There were many differences to the open valve blocks to the closed. Both open and closed valve blocks featured the screw in freeze plugs. Outside oi...

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That is one spectacular Model T. The new owner will be very fortunate to own such a lovely example.

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They got the surname a little wrong!

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Here's a link to a video of my most favourite trip ever. My son was along for the ride and made this video of our trip into the high mountain country. It features some spectacular scenery, great Model T roads and is a wonderful memory for me and the other friend's in T's that enjoyed it together. ht...

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Thanks for the replies. Now I know exactly where to dig, it should be an easy upgrade. All 4 caps were showing poor results and they would barely spark. Recently I tuned up a set for a friend on my ECCT and all the caps passed with a perfect result. I suspect now they had previously been rebuilt. I ...

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Has anyone here ever attempted to rebuild one of the newer reproduction plastic type coils? I have accumulated a few and wondering about the internal construction. After taking the back off one it is fully loaded with black pitch and I am unsure as to where to start digging and what to expect is dif...

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At half the price,worth the risk of lesser mileage and they will look so nice on the 13".

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Lots of thoughts and speculation here! The old saying, "A picture tells a thousand words" would be perfectly applied here. A few photos would clear up any doubt about exactly what model and style RHD T is being discussed here.

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As always, wonderful pictures. thanks for sharing them. Some very interesting variants of the foredor options pictured .

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I use these to protect the painted rims while using tire irons. Install the tire and tube as One Unit, starting at the valve stem and working away from the stem. The tube should have enough air in it to prevent tube twist or pinch. https://www.2040-parts.com/motion-pro-w ... -i1691288/ Rod, I have n...

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Congratulations to you Mark for taking on the massive task of hosting a National Tour. It looks like a wonderful area to tour which you will know well and be able to show entrant's the best it has to offer.
All the best with your tour preparations.

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Congratulations. Three generations of restorers talented and skilled enough to take out that award is a very impressive feat. To do it with an all black car is also very impressive. Most years it is some flashy brass T that wins. I was also impressed with what appeared to be a large number of young ...

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Hotel booked! We cant wait to get there and meet you all. All the best for the final preparations of the tour.

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Yes, I knew better. A got a late hogshead that had letter pedals installed. I was told it was rebuilt and o ringed. I should have been more thorough when I fo und it wasn’t o ringed but I was in a hurry to get my car assembled. The low speed notch and support were well worn and I over tightened the...

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As seen in the photo were these 36 spoke Hayes wheels were Non Demountable unlike normal 30 x 3-1/2” and 21” Hayes wire wheels? In 55 years of being around Model T's in Australia, I have never seen a non demountable Hayes wire wheel. I challenge anyone here to post a photo of an original or restore...

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What a magnificent looking car. An absolute credit to you. I love the way you have assembled the hood.
Amazing that there are currently 2 other Mercury projects for sale which I think would be great projects. If only they were in Australia!

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A bit different to see a pickup with the full metal tray and fitted with wooden wheels being the winner. Well done. When was the last time a car won with wooden wheels?

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Looking good there Tom. looks like you secured a Torpedo tank which was a great pickup. I would love to see a picture of those 2 lovely lovely girls behind the garage doors!

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I’d like to see one of an Australian house in the outback. When I was stationed there, I stayed in one on a farm near Adelaide with a metal roof and big cistern for catching rainwater channeled off the roof. Best water ever. Here you go. A very cool shot of a C1913 Runabout/roadster with a custom A...

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Congratulations. That is an amazing statistic! What I am also impressed with is you have shared your knowledge and encouraged and trained others to do similar work. Well done.

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I cant understand what the big deal is about changing clincher tyres. I have been doing since I was kid. Just a necessary part of owning and antique car and learning g how do deal with one on the many problems they present. Lots of great advice of how to do the job out there these days. The most rec...

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Looks like the one for you Tom! My first thoughts were of your project when I saw it.
I hope you have been able to make a deal.

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For sale. 1909/10 #22 Stewart pressed steel speedometer road gear.
Pressed steel and finished in flat black and stamped with the correct number 22 stamp.
See pictures. Correct as per MTFCA Speedometer book page 6
$40 plus postage. Several available.

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For Sale 1912 JNO Brown 1912 all brass tail lamp.
It is in good original condition for age with some dents and marks but still very presentable to mount on your car.
All coloured lenses are excellent. See photos.
$340 plus shipping.

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Heres an old forum link that tells you a little about the man himself and about the OHV head he built himself. A fairly low volume production but appeared on several cars in California. Not original era correct like a Rajo of Fronty but pretty cool anyaway. https://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/8025...

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The positioning of the steering column and wheel relative to the door entry is poor. Also the handbrake gets in the way! Best to get used to entering via the passenger side or another option is to purchase a folding Fatman steering wheel to allow better access. They are available and would be a bett...

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Hers a few from some Model T sales agents garages in Victoria, Australia. These pictures have been the inspiration for a series of articles that have been appearing in our chapter newsletter, called "Old Victorian T Garages."

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At least a couple of people in Australia have converted the later coupe to earlier looking cars. Depending on how far you want to go, at the very least you need to fit the 1915/16 hood former, maybe change the fenders to the earlier 1916 style, get a new hood and wooden clash strip are you are good ...

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Great news. Looking forward to being part of this tour on our Holiday to the USA later in the year.

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Clatter is a term I have never heard to describe coils doing their things inside the box! They are sometimes called Buzz coils, hence the buzzing you hear, which is very normal. A well tuned set of coils functioning is Model T music to me and one of the unique things about owning a T. When that nois...

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George, Thanks for the reply. Yes, a dual post, my apologies. Thanks for your dual answers and interest. Can I delete this post?

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I cam across this device amongst a pile of T parts. Can anyone confirm it is actually off, its manufacturer a T and what is its purpose is. The 3 bolt holes on the drive gear end appear to line up with a T Generator housing? Just curious. Your thoughts please?

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Hi All. I have what I think is a complete set of KW Road Smoother accessory shock absorbers. The rears seem to be pretty self explanatory as to how they mount and operate but I am unsure as to how the fronts are installed. Does anyone here have a set on a car they can photograph or any original sale...

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I came across this device that I was not able to identify today. Can anyone here help identify what it does and if it actually Model T or perhaps Fordson Tractor?

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Henry's Coupelet was on display on the turntable in the garage at Fairlane when I visited many years ago. It looks like the car pictured above? I now wonder if the car was on loan to Fairlane or it was sold at some point. That would be so cool to own and drive a T that Henry drove. If it is now priv...

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Mike, I am so pleased you finally made comment on this post. I was recalling my very early days of Beta testing your ECCT and remembering that it did initially have the the current setting function on it which would have happily satisfied all those who rely on current draw setting alone to set up co...

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Rear radius rods appear to be 1926/27 model year type? A strange combination on a 1914?

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Thanks "Oily Bill' for the great insight into the story behind the movie. I will be sure to make the effort to see it.

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Maintenance and polishing tonight on 2 Ts in readiness for the 60 mile drive to a 4 day tour tomorrow afternoon. For the first time, my 21 year old son will drive my 1916 T for the 4 days of the tour by himself. My 86 yo Dad will ride with my wife and I in the 26 Fordor sedan. 3 generations of Landy...

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Here is another post dating back to 2014. It is a very informative posts,discussing many aspects of the Aussie Model T' bodies and their builders. Reference and photos of the 1918 "Peel Bros" Roadster red pictured in this post are featured in this link post. https://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/411...

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Interesting to see that photo pop up on the USU forum. where did you find it Daryl? The car was found in country New South Wales, Australia, in the late 1960's. The car was restored using the front half of the touring body and a custom made rear runabout/roadster was made to the restorers specificat...

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I plan to see this movie as it will be full of Model T's. I did read a review of it today and it was not real complimentary of the director and the content. It is 3 hours long, so there will have to be lots of T's to keep me interested! The review suggested it was a bit dull in parts and did not dea...

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I would love to come over and buy that delightful Coupelet. Did it sell at Hershey? all the best for the Swap. Looks like you will have a good group f vendors and lots of quality stuff to buy.

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Great pictures. Thanks for sharing. some great looking T's there. Two that got my attention were the Mercury and the yellow speedster. Just for my burning curiosity, were they both for sale and and what prices?

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Thanks for the photos Dallas. Has it been confirmed that Steve's car was insured and if he is not paid out by the person at fault, his own company will cover the cost of the write off of the car and he gets to keep the wreck? If he gets a full payout for the car and keeps the wreck, he will be in a ...

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Steve was hoping for a trouble free run with his new Blockley tyres and tubes this trip. I wonder what the problem is? Bad rims, low pressure are a couple of the problems that can cause flats but I assume Steve has been all over them? It will be interesting to get his feedback. Wishing Steve all the...

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Finally received my new Anderson Timer and LED headlight globes that were on back order from Langs. The Anderson timer runs great, and I can see where I am going in the dark, just in case I get caught out past sunset. Those were jobs on my Fordor sedan. My 16' pickup had been leaking water on the sh...

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Its going to be a pity to cover all that beautiful timber work up. Great progress.

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There are enough original photos and surviving Canadian 1913 T's in Australia to prove that all manufacturers of lights were represented. E&J, both all brass and steel and brass,JNO Brown and Glasco. We even had English manufactured brass lamps installed as well.

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Thanks for the photos Tim. It is very important to share out T's with both the past and future generations. I have been enjoying your 13 Touring all this month on the Langs Calendar!

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I have been forever amused at the idea that one must spin the engine over rapidly to start. The idea is, prime the cylinder with fuel using the choke,gently lift the crank handle up to the point where it it is timed to fire. Let the resulting explosion in the cylinder do the work. wish I could post ...

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Keep offending us Eric! It is marvellous to see those exotic Model T power plants getting used.

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Where's Tom Carnegie this year?
Great footage of the cars and the start of the run here.
https://www.facebook.com/Montanafivehun ... 8413037773

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Joined the 2 piece crank club. A pleasant 80 miles on day one of the tour. 30 miles into day 2, a big bang!

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Pretty rare to see the early straight axle hubs anywhere. Only made on T's for a couple of years, and most early cars were retro fitted with the tapered style in their early years of life or later during restorations for safety and reliability reasons.

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Look on the bright side. If you have broken one, It means you have also had the pleasure of driving your T. I drove for 25 years, numerous T's and many thousands of miles before it finally happened to me! Wouldn't trade those miles for anything! Also have learned a lot about how not to drive and als...

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I cant make the Swap Jay, but would sure like to see some of the neat stuff that you "have finally decided to let go of". Years Ago,I bought a car at that Swap, and I wan't even there! Saw a picture and a number on the forum post about the event,contacted the guy,bought the car, and shipped it to Au...

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An interesting topic. My preference is to fully engage the low gear pedal,full pressure applied,apply some throttle until moving forward at a reasonable speed then back of throttle to zero,let low gear peddle out and reapply throttle once direct drive,high gear is engaged. Works for me. Never tried ...

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Thanks so much Bob for sharing this amazing piece of history. Great to see it gets driven! I am fortunate to have a 2 lever T nearby me in very similar original condition to the one in your post. It is a pleasure to study it as all the parts are so different event to the production 09 parts. They tr...

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Was just waiting to to see a bit of oversteer and see that back end step out like a real dirt tracker! Love it. What a unique piece of Model T history. Thanks Rob for getting that motor back in a T chassis and showing us what it can do.

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Really enjoying this thread. I have had a set of Budd parts for years. Have just committed to have the outer hubs laced into new rims. I am fortunate to have the correct front hubs to suit the Model T but the rears are Overland and will require the Model T taper to be installed inside the larger Ove...

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https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/de ... 83766.html
Is this finally it? Listed in Hemmings. Looks to me to be the right thing. Good luck.

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All the time learning. I have never seen this before on any hogshead. Of course, I am generally only looking at RHD stuff , but will look closer now to see if the same markings are on the Aussie/Canadian right hand drive versions.

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Thankyou Angus for the update. This thread has been a classic example of how folks can be very generous with their advice but it can be a distraction. Tim nailed the problem in the very first response! Remove the non standard Henry Ford part or modification (the extra filter) should be the standard ...

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I am confused Tim? You built that engine and transmission for that car yourself. You documented the build piece by piece on the internet.By all accounts you know it intimately? You have another engine and transmission you are rebuilding? Why are you constantly making videos and seeking other folks o...

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Just for forum members reference, the gentleman in Australia that had been making these magnificent reproduction carbide gas generators has recently passed away. Once the vendors have exhausted current stocks, there will no longer be a product of this quality available.

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Well done Tom. Still waiting on release of new episodes here in Australia. There is a scene in one episode where Ma Dutton is on her way home in her buggy and she comes across the "Bad Guys" who are in a spectacular large early Brass era Horseless Carriage. Do you know what make of car that was? I t...

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Following your posts on the restoration of your Coupe has been a pleasure. Thanks for sharing the journey with us all. It is going to be a very beautiful car. I hope that does not deter you from driving it at every opportunity.

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Hears a link to my most favourite T trip ever. My son made the video of our 4 day tour and about 600 miles up into mountain country with a bunch of other T's. You can count on your T to get you anywhere you want to go if it is mechanically restored and maintained well.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

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A lovely looking speedster. I have no idea who built it but they appear to have done a very nice job. It is so clean I would say it has also not done many miles? I am a little perplexed as to why someone would install both a Ruxstell and a Warford? For such a light car and with a few mods, Henry's o...

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