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Kevin Pharis

FYI, 1-7/16” square bolt pattern is Winfield S/SR size A

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Despite his less than optimistic view of the world, Hank provides good design advice. If you hire help, tell em it’s a water tank. Certain words like car, road, fuel, and gas will cause most shops to refuse the project due to liability concerns. I would only add that the end caps should not be held ...

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Pic is from the classifieds;

For Sale;
Fantom Payne 2 man cycle. As new, never ridden as can’t reach the pedals. Only dropped twice. No discount offered as seller is 1/2 off. Pick up only in Emputee, NE.

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From the ‘28 Winfield catalog;

And my flow estimates for the S/SR series carbs. Dual carbs is said to reduce efficiency by 20%

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Been playing again…! This time a CC/D choke horn. It’s almost a complete collection

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big2bird wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 18, 2025 1:13 pm
I received my 5 tires and tubes today from UK.
$1800 all in.

That doesn’t seem too bad… think I was at $1400 for a set of 4 clinchers with tubes several years ago. About $80 duties at that time

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Yeah, a friend told me just yesterday that he had to pay UPS $190 in duties to import a set of tubes from Blockley. No mention of customs forms, but we have discussed the inconsistency of government enforcement on this topic before…

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Pics of the cylinder head in question;

The rocker stanchions have “R. R. MFG” cast into them which is typical for Roof. Head bolt layout and exhaust side of head suggest Chevy/Olds 4 based design tho. Have you tried to bolt to a T block yet…?

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Good luck on your quest Chris. Keep in mind that there was also a single cap version of these distributors. They came in left and right side input shaft, but can be reversed with a bit of effort. These are standard Bosch magneto mount units, so could use any DU/ZR4 mag to get it up and running Here ...

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Uhhhhh… 2 ports on top…? Think it’s time for pics. Here is a shot of a 2 port Roof head. Yours the same…?

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If a 2 intake port head, check the floor of the combustion chambers for cracks. If a 1 intake port head, check the center exhaust port where it Y’s around the center head bolt for a crack. There are a lot of heads out there with the wrong rockers installed. Do your rockers have adjusting screws at t...

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Babbit is typically .040”-.050” radial thickness. So a stock T rod would be about 1.350”

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These don’t show up very often, but here’s a set that was listed recently;

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=49154

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I typically only make wheels to order… but this order got cancelled. Wheels are ready to go! 100% new components, just need paint and rubber. Bare steel, powder coating available. New hubs and caps available too 5 available 30”x3-1/2” rim —> $1200 ea + shipping IMG_3301.jpeg IMG_3302.jpeg IMG_1432.j...

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As I recall, the Storm feed nut was 40 tpi, or .025” per revolution. The cutters were fixed in the bar at standard size, but as mentioned above we also added set screws to make it adjustable. Feed is definitely too fast for a good finish, that is why we built a feed screw and retrofit a KwikWay feed...

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Perhaps the issue could be related to the sight glass being installed in the upper petcock…? If you filled till you could see the level, you would be dramatically overfilled. Level should be between the petcocks, not above the top

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^^^^^^^^^^

Still looks more usable than mine!

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My trailer and T looked like that once… the pinion bearing seal in my tow rig went out during a 400 mile haul. It’s amazing how much coverage you get out of a quart of hypoid oil! Stinky too!

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A couple questions; Which Roof 8 head…? 1 or 2 intake ports. The 1 port head has a far more open water passages and would no doubt cool better. Which water pump…? Only about a thousand options here, and some were no more effective than adding snake oil to a stock system. I have to agree with the abo...

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Haven’t seen an output shaft with a hex drive before. Typically these MATCO drives have a 1” diameter cylindrical output shaft, and a matching hub to mount to the mag. A short piece of fiber reinforced rubber hose is used to couple. A 1/4” screw and nut anchors the hose at the output shaft side, and...

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I can manage without Shop Vac… but sad to know that SK Tool is owned by an off shore brand. You might find that our American car manufacturers are from overseas as well

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Here’s a page from the 1930 Winfield catalog showing the S style bowl. Don’t have any documentation showing the M style bowl, but here an old thread about the model N carbs, where both styles are discussed https://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/506218/598952.html?1451433153 IMG_3274.jpeg IMG_3275.jpeg

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Wonder if it’s a real McCoy…?

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Early production model N carbs used a model M style bowl, later used a S style bowl

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Are there any identifying markings inside the wheel centers…? You won’t find a brand name, but often there is a serial number and sometimes a small logo. Might be similarities with other known wheels. How bout some pics…?

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Take a closer look at the article where they show the difference between the 3 brands of hubcaps. You will notice that the tapers are different angles. I would suggest that you measure the taper angles on your wheel centers, hubs, and caps to ensure they match. Dayton wheels are relatively common, H...

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Way kool find Andre! There are a few fellas on here that are quite familiar with the Roof 16 heads. Looks to me like you have a BB model head, but equipped with C model rockers. Yours rockers are the later style, much better than the earlier style shown in the drawing, but still prone to braking if ...

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No doubt it is obviously labeled “FUEL” to protect teenagers from going blind

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I have drawings somewhere for the drive shaft and bushing for the MATCO, not sure if they interchange with the Eisemann tho. The 1” rubber hose coupler typical of the MATCO works very well

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Sounds like yur lookin for a Matco or Columbo. None here, but I do have a couple extra 3in1 plates if you wanna run a dizzy

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Side drive…? Cross drive…? Generator motor…?

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These fixture bolts are an even closer match

https://www.carrlane.com/product/clampi ... ts/cl-1-sb

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Late ‘12 - early ‘13. Also works with Bosch 3 gear mag side drive

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TRDxB2 wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 14, 2025 9:42 pm
But will they rust out in 8 years?

We may never know… the average electric car ownership is currently only 3 years, compared to 12 years for gas powered. With the average car loan being 5-7 years these days, apparently the true goal of “clean propulsion” is to maximize consumer debt…?!

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Original Smith wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 14, 2025 6:13 pm
I hope they don't do it.

They have some $5B invested into the project so far… they are doing it

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That’s the “new” logo associated with the “new” Model T, a product line of modular electric vehicles

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I ran a set of ball bearing replacement cartridges years ago. They were great, slipped right in and didn’t have to grease em. The ones I had required trimming of the axle tube ends, same as safety hubs. After a few years I pulled the rear to build into a Ruckstell, but couldn’t get the bearing cartr...

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When hand cranking have to spin the engine several revolutions to get a reading anywhere close to a starter. Starter should get you 50-60psi, pulling over 1/4 turn by hand will show bout 35, spinning by hand probably bout 45-50.

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Almost all modern push rods are 5/16” or 3/8” tube, with same diameters for ball ends. I wound up making the 1/4” push rods for my Akron-Hed project from solid 4140 prehard rod (McMaster Carr), then oil quenched the ends. Working good with no noticeable wear issues so far. Also had to make double ba...

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Hood is correct and has 6 louvers… but if you look close you will see 3 extra louvers out in front with unequal spacing to the original 6. Definitely a unique modification that could help to identify this specific car. Hoods are readily available and easy to change, so car may not retain this unique...

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Paint is barely dry on the speedster, and yur on to building a torpedo… I’m jealous! Good luck with your project, looking forward to seeing pics of the progress

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There was a discussion a while back about a batch of starters where the case screw counterbores were drilled too deep and broke out into a cavity on the back side. No structural issue, simply leaks oil. Fix was to glob over the screw heads with silicone

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Got er all squared and aligned this morning, so threw in an old vice and ran the first cut. Project #1 is a hub nut wrench for a #4 Houk wire wheel. Not just any hub nut, but a Veeder odometer hub nut that I will be recreating from an original blueprint later

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It’s alive! Still some work to do leveling, squaring, and calibrating… but that’s gonna have to wait till tomorrow. IMG_3200.jpeg This machine will do just about anything. It’s got the typical X/Y/Z linear axis, and also a table that is a built in tilting rotary B/C axis. It will simplify and automa...

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Conduit and wire are in! Working on air now…

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Thank you Jeff! From both of us

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Still room for the T’s too

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And closer…

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And closer…

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Getting closer…

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Told you it was bigger…

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Look like hood hinge pivot brackets to me. Just not for Fords

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Price reduced to $100

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Better hurry! Tomorrow morning the bigger and better toy will be here, and the punch press will be gone…

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The C model head was intended for racing. Compared to the A/B/BB heads, it has a bit more compression, a bit more valve size, and 4 intake ports. Would probably run nice and mellow with a really low lift cam to offset the extra valve area, and a moderately sized carb. But of course, what would be th...

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Spent 7 years building and developing knee and hip implants along with associated rehab tracking devices. Cutting into the knee “capsule” is said to be the most painful surgery you can endure. Because of this, an entire industry focuses on producing slow release implantable local anesthetics. In the...

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Joe Morris made several T crankshafts (couple dozen?) back in the 70’s-80’s. They were fabricated from pins and webs, and meticulously pressed and welded together. Beautiful cranks, but unfortunately most have already broken. I know where some fragments are…

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Ron Patterson to the rescue!

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=40938&p=314395&hili ... el#p314395

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In your off topic post, your pics show what appear to be Firestone demountable type rims. These rims are basically flat, with 2 full circle bead rings and a snap ring to retain it all together. Not incredibly common to find these rims, bead rings, or snap rings in usable condition or the needed diam...

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There’s not too many wires on a T. The starter is not controlled or regulated by the ignition switch. If you were able to “hot wire” the coil box directly from the battery, the problem is somewhere between the two. Should just be a wire from the starter switch to the terminal block on the firewall, ...

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The center port is open to exhaust gasses to pre-heat the manifold

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The Fiat engine sure appears to be a perfect match! Those Frenchies and their rivets…!?! Can’t see much of either chassis, but the rusty frame has doubled up leaf springs in the front

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Has some similarities with Fiat engines I have encountered…?

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Thanks Kevin. If you see anymore, please let me know. Just the centres would be good. They are the same both sides and fit a T hub perfectly. I do believe they were made to fit T fords and could have originated in the UK or Europe. Your pics look familiar… no doubt you have posted them before. The ...

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One of those wheels popped up here on the forum a long while ago. Not sure if it could be found again…

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Interesting find! The mid 20’s Chebby had a dizzy on the back of the genny similar to that. Don’t recall the funny shape dizzy housing tho. Be careful with the drive housing as many are pot metal, so possibly very delicate

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Looks very similar to a “Universal” wire wheel, which is the inspiration behind the currently produced McLaren wire wheels. The wheel should bolt directly to a stock wood wheel hub, and the cap is simply a dust shield. Of course, there is always the chance that this wheel could have nothing to do a ...

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^^^^^^^^^^
Hmmmm… carb looks kinda familiar

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Way to go team Clary! No doubt your win is a direct result of meticulous planning, precision navigation, and elite driving skill. Or maybe you just got lucky…!?!

Hope to see pics, wish I could have been there

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Sold! Thanks Manny

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viewtopic.php?f=5&t=47452&p=364227&hilit=1913#p364227

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Many times it is the exact same product, sold by the various distributors under different brand names. Prices are adjusted according to the robustness of the brand’s reputation, and are no correlation to actual product quality. Often the more expensive option will be from a company that offers warra...

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Too bad ‘ol Henry went away from that stately winged radiator logo

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Runnin out of time…

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Sold! Thank you!

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Tripped over it today… price reduced to $300

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Hey Scott, wish I could have sent you mine to save you all that trouble! I’ve had similar encounters with a number of similar Chinese “tools”, and will likely continue to roll the dice on rarely used tools in the future. You are not alone, we all look to save a buck on a rarely used item once in a w...

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Making room for bigger and better toys! This is the tilting rotary indexer that I used to use for drilling spoke holes in my Buffalo wheel centers. It worked great, but I moved to bigger toys, and now on to bigger toys again. Tailstock, dead center, drive dog, 6” 4 jaw independent, and chuck adapter...

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The Ferrachute was working ok before I removed the motor and electrical. If someone wants the press, they can have it all. Just didn’t want to scrap the good 5hp motor and foot pedal. The catch pins are worn, but it’s too big for me to take apart to fix, and now it’s in the way. The RoussellE 1A see...

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Just read on Wikipedia that Ford bought bout 50 Ferrachute presses in 1910, and 500 more later on, this could have been one of them! A must have for the ultimate collection of Ford memorabilia!

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Craig Leach wrote: ↑
Fri May 23, 2025 11:18 am
They are also not recommended for use with a Z head ( my impression is they are not recommended for aluminum
heads at all )

I believe the Z head issue has to do with combustion chamber shape not allowing the fire ring to make proper contact

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I ran a couple of these gaskets on my speedster with aluminum head and had no problems. Head and block surfaces must be flat and clean, and fire ring must have good contact all around. Install without any sealer (copper coat, aluminum spray paint, etc…). Side note; these gaskets are far less work to...

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Lookin good! Noticeable improvement with both tube fitment and welding. I like your flange bracing, did it keep the flanges in place?

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Making room for bigger and better toys! This is kinda T related, as it regularly dimples new wire wheel rims, and may have even made T parts when it was new. 20 Tons of fun to annoy your neighbors with! Nothing says “it’s Sunday” like the “ka-chunk ka-chunk ka-chunk” of a punch press on a calm morni...

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Making room for bigger and better toys. Here is the first set of Buffalo hub nuts that I made for my speedster almost 20 years ago. Ran em for probably close to 10 years before swapping over to my current design. Made from aircraft aluminum, special wrench included, could use a polishing touch up. O...

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I suggest pulling the coil wire and cranking it for a short bit with the gauge port open. Be sure to pre-fill your oil filter to ensure quick response. If no oil, possibly use a hand held vacuum pump do draw oil in from the gauge port

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The embossed lettering in the 2nd photo is much less crisp, possibly a reproduction…? Some of these reproduction parts are older today, than the T’s were when the reproduction parts were made. Getting hard to tell the difference in some cases

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Sold! Thank you!

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Might want to add “Columbo” to your title

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Looks like #4 Houk to me. Quite a few of these wheels around, many even had 30”x3-1/2” rims. For mid sized cars, but have seen adapted to fit T’s.

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Sold! Thank you!

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Making room for bigger and better toys! Bought this photo etching kit bout 10 years ago to make some hub cap emblems for a fella… and never used it. A bit dustier than when it was new, but otherwise complete and unopened. $40 plus shipping

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Making room for bigger and better toys! Powermatic 14” bandsaw. Ran when parked about 8 years ago. Always stored inside. Needs blade and probably tires. You guessed it, no shipping this baby! $300 pick up here is Sacramento, CA

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You will find that the only consistency in model T production… is the inconsistency! I agree that the 3/8” piston height is the target, but rod lengths are determined by a tape measure on many babbitt boring setups. Have seen tapered blocks, long/short rods, etc… You should measure what you’ve got

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Hey John, it’s yours!

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Making room for bigger and better toys! Been saving this mag drive for parts as it has new idler and driven gears installed. Magneto mount is clearly homemade, but appears to be correct enough to function properly. Cover has the typical fan belt damage and welding. Housing has the typical grinding c...

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Not sure what size journals you are looking for, but here is a link to the stock replacement crank being produced

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=46506&p=355186&hili ... nk#p355186

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Stay away from aluminized and galvanized tube. Bare steel or stainless steel is best for welding. Stainless is a pain to work with, if you’re gonna build a bare steel header as a pattern, consider having it ceramic coated and be done with it!

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