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by Allan
Wed May 11, 2022 7:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Accessory dual exhaust questions...
Replies: 10
Views: 1550

Re: Accessory dual exhaust questions...

Noel, your upgrades are exactly what I have on my roadster, with one exception. I run an E Timer, and I love it! On a recent tour I did have an intermittent skip under power when cold. I think I have a spark plug breaking down a bit. I forgot, my Ruckstell has a 3.25:ratio gearset. Allan from down u...
by Allan
Wed May 11, 2022 2:18 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Hartford tubes
Replies: 31
Views: 3709

Re: Hartford tubes

I have yet to see any modern recreation of a beaded edge tyre upon which the two beads go anywhere near each other when fitted to a T rim. Even our old Olympics with the wider foot did not need relieving. If the rim is measured, and the beads on the tyre measured, I'd be interested in the gap betwee...
by Allan
Wed May 11, 2022 2:07 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Accessory dual exhaust questions...
Replies: 10
Views: 1550

Re: Accessory dual exhaust questions...

Chris, I make model T mufflers, with the correct Canadian pressed steel ends and deflector. The muffler looks like a T model one, but has a larger input pipe and outlet opening. I can't vouch for it's level of performance, but I do like the note!

Allan from down under.
by Allan
Tue May 10, 2022 4:59 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Split Rims "there has to be a better way".
Replies: 8
Views: 1418

Re: Split Rims "there has to be a better way".

My experience is limited to just two 23" Chev split rims I am running on my 1924 tourer. I know about swapping the tool around from the opening position to the closing position once the tyre is fitted. I would appreciate some instructions for this. The posted Hercules material is too small for me to...
by Allan
Tue May 10, 2022 12:10 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: PAINTING THE UNDER SIDE?
Replies: 7
Views: 1268

Re: PAINTING THE UNDER SIDE?

That's basically what I used Steve. By sticking with automotive finishes, you will have no problems with incompatibility between products. The stuff I used was made to be topcoated with whatever was used to paint the rest of the car.

Allan from down under.
by Allan
Tue May 10, 2022 12:05 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: oil pan
Replies: 9
Views: 1416

Re: oil pan

I'd second Steve's point about the horse shoes in the pan. When I replaced the no 1 rod in Henrietta through the pan inspection plate hole, I removed the two horse shoes to get them out of the way. You would not believe the amount of gritty sludge lodged between the horse shoes and the sides of the ...
by Allan
Mon May 09, 2022 11:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: High compression heads - 26 Tudor
Replies: 38
Views: 3397

Re: High compression heads - 26 Tudor

I would never run another 3:1 gearset, not because of the load on various components, but because the Ford brakes are really compromised. The car tends to push you down the road under brakes. Really good accessory brakes may help. When I sold my speedster to a novice T new T owner, I put te standard...
by Allan
Mon May 09, 2022 11:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Accessory dual exhaust questions...
Replies: 10
Views: 1550

Re: Accessory dual exhaust questions...

Because Duncan and Fraser lowered and set the steering column sideways on my wide body roadster, there was enough clearance to allow me to use the dual exhaust manifold on my RHD car. However, to simplify getting the pipe to the rear past the pedals and the starter switch on the floor, I siamesed th...
by Allan
Mon May 09, 2022 6:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Hartford tubes
Replies: 31
Views: 3709

Re: Hartford tubes

Jim, your friend has learned a lesson, one from which we can all learn. You must not tun a clincher tyre underinflated. The tyre pressure is all that keeps the tyre beads in the rim in their correct setting. Under inflation allows the tyre to move on the rim and invariably, the tube stem will be rip...
by Allan
Mon May 09, 2022 5:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: PAINTING THE UNDER SIDE?
Replies: 7
Views: 1268

Re: PAINTING THE UNDER SIDE?

On the under side of the flat fenders on my 1912 van, i used the same material as used on modern car rocker panels. It is made for such applications. From memory, I thinned it a little more than recommended to make it a smoother finish, still just a little textured, but with a good gloss finish on t...
by Allan
Mon May 09, 2022 7:05 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: High compression heads - 26 Tudor
Replies: 38
Views: 3397

Re: High compression heads - 26 Tudor

Dale, here is my alloy Prus head, now complete with Ford script and MADE IN CANADA. I built a little dam with modelling clay for each word. The dams were filled with Devcon. When set, the lettering was marked out and hand carved with an Exacto knife and a Dremel tool. I even added a number and casti...
by Allan
Sun May 08, 2022 7:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Need a Pan Dimension
Replies: 7
Views: 1433

Re: Need a Pan Dimension

You are correct Mark. The difference in the arms matters when they are exchanged. Later model pan arms when fitted snugly to the flat flange on an earlier pan results in the pan sitting lower in the frame, because the distance from the bend in the arm to the ear at the top is longer an the later arm...
by Allan
Sun May 08, 2022 6:47 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: What have you done on your Model T in May?
Replies: 55
Views: 5890

Re: What have you done on your Model T in May?

Steve, straightening the fender skirts can leave you with a fender with not quite the same side profile. I usually trace the outline of a good fender on some stiff card and cut the outline to use as a template for the other side fender. If the skirt was stretched when it was bent, and all you did wa...
by Allan
Sun May 08, 2022 6:37 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Need a Pan Dimension
Replies: 7
Views: 1433

Re: Need a Pan Dimension

The dimension changes between the early pans with the flat gasket surfaces with no return edge to the later pans that have the edges rolled down to stiffen them. The date of the change is immaterial. The difference is in the shape of the pan.

Hope this helps.
Allan from down under.
by Allan
Sun May 08, 2022 4:40 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: High compression heads - 26 Tudor
Replies: 38
Views: 3397

Re: High compression heads - 26 Tudor

Pat, Kevin prus was making cast iron high compression heads. His castings are more precise than others available in aluminium. You can easily solve the lack of Ford script and made in USA with a tube of Devcon and a Dremel tools you need pictures?

Allan from down under.
by Allan
Thu May 05, 2022 5:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Need a Pan Dimension
Replies: 7
Views: 1433

Re: Need a Pan Dimension

Yes it is different, The later arms had to clear the rolled edge of the strengthened pan. Therefore, the section of arm from the frame rail return down to the where it attaches to the pan is longer. I once fitted later arms on a pan and ran a 1/4" thick rubber insertion between the ear and the frame...
by Allan
Thu May 05, 2022 5:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Oh darn!
Replies: 33
Views: 3324

Re: Oh darn!

As usual, Wayne has nailed it. The brake band is likely to be chewed up in quick time by the clutch finger bosses. It needs immediate correction.

As others have pointed out, that is an indication that the whole thing may be of very dubious quality.

Allan from down under.
by Allan
Wed May 04, 2022 4:09 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: When is a barn find too rough?
Replies: 37
Views: 3335

Re: When is a barn find too rough?

What a beauty David. Having the paperwork is an added bonus. A few weeks after I picked up Henrietta, I was given three keys to suit the original switch, plus the 1956 hand typed registration papers, the unused waterslide windscreen decal which acts as the registration tag, and a typed letter from t...
by Allan
Wed May 04, 2022 3:44 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: spindle arm bushing
Replies: 5
Views: 946

Re: spindle arm bushing

I make replacement bushes using old king pin bushes. They are the correct OD, and the worn ID can be bored to suit the new tie rod end bolt. You can even leave some of the kingpin Bush head to act as a thrust to take the weight of the tie rod.

Allan from down under.
by Allan
Tue May 03, 2022 7:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Side lamp question.
Replies: 5
Views: 1257

Re: Side lamp question.

George, if it's any help, the round innards are usually brass, and i believe they were nickel plated over the mill finish, so not polished.

Allan from down under.
by Allan
Tue May 03, 2022 7:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: What size pipe threads are these?
Replies: 18
Views: 2343

Re: What size pipe threads are these?

Do not run a tap through. You will certainly upset the alignment of the tap outlet and the result is the need to realign the fuel pipe to the carburetor. Is the leak at the thread? Might it be from the outlet tap itself?

Allan from down under.
by Allan
Mon May 02, 2022 9:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: When is a barn find too rough?
Replies: 37
Views: 3335

Re: When is a barn find too rough?

Henrietta was not really a barn find to me. She was stored in a shipping container at a storage facility in Adelaide, while the family decided how to deal with her father's estate. But she must have been in a non mouse proof barn for many years before that, at least 61 years since last being registe...
by Allan
Mon May 02, 2022 9:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: 1927 Coupe Color
Replies: 5
Views: 1109

Re: 1927 Coupe Color

Bruce, you have done exactly what I have done in the past. The little colour chips in the books are way too small for me to get an idea of the overall effect, so I look for a car with the colour I'd like to use. Your fuel tank does the same thing. On my last two restorations I was able to access are...
by Allan
Sun May 01, 2022 9:01 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: 1926-27 Battery Carrier
Replies: 14
Views: 1766

Re: 1926-27 Battery Carrier

When a metal box and lid are used, the wooden or later rubber battery cases were a reasonably neat fit in the metal box. The metal box lid rested on the metal handles on the wooden case batteries and on a raised sections on the ends of the rubber cased later batteries. The hold down clamps applied p...
by Allan
Sun May 01, 2022 8:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Gas tank outlet location
Replies: 11
Views: 1562

Re: Gas tank outlet location

Having the fuel line perfectly aligned in the right direction would require the thread in the brass casting in the bottom of the tank starting in a particular position. Then that starting position would need to be oriented in a particular position before the casting was soldered to the tank. Likewis...
by Allan
Sun May 01, 2022 8:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: When is a barn find too rough?
Replies: 37
Views: 3335

Re: When is a barn find too rough?

Val, you raise another point. On another run, a Chev buckboard in much the same general condition as Henrietta, had been treated with some kind of preservative. It looked to have been oiled all over, but it was not oily to touch. The result was a much darker look to everything, applied over rust and...
by Allan
Sun May 01, 2022 6:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Modification of 3321 Transmission Driving Plate
Replies: 2
Views: 752

Re: Modification of 3321 Transmission Driving Plate

That will do it, but I'd rather find a proper one.

Allan from down under.
by Allan
Sun May 01, 2022 7:41 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: When is a barn find too rough?
Replies: 37
Views: 3335

When is a barn find too rough?

20220501_204245.jpg Henrietta has led a gentle life and is on remarkably good condition. I just have to keep her that way for the next custodian. Recently I took her on day tour with the local old car club, and there were two other barn find vehicles there. One was a 1922 T model cut down tourer ba...
by Allan
Sun May 01, 2022 7:02 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Adjusting headlights
Replies: 6
Views: 1198

Re: Adjusting headlights

A large railway type adjustable wrench can also be used. Crescent wrenches will not allow you to fit them to get the correct angle to bend the stem.While a spirit level will help, the lights should really be set against a surface in front of the car.

Hope this helps,
Allan from down under.
by Allan
Sat Apr 30, 2022 11:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Hood Gap
Replies: 52
Views: 4209

Re: Hood Gap

Has the out of kilter hole in the radiator cross bar been fixed yet?

Allan from down under.
by Allan
Sat Apr 30, 2022 6:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Paint Color for Wire Wheels
Replies: 12
Views: 1763

Re: Paint Color for Wire Wheels

As a side note, my tyre dealer has a modern machine to mount tyres and it will take 22" rims, so T 21" wire wheels are easy. The best part is the rim is held by just three "grabbers". On these he puts a little electrical tape so they don't damage the paintwork. The rolling on device is set so that i...
by Allan
Sat Apr 30, 2022 8:53 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Installing Bumpers on a 1923 Model T
Replies: 13
Views: 1488

Re: Installing Bumpers on a 1923 Model T

T hubs require an adapter to fit A wheels. The PCD of the A model wheels is greater than the 6 holes in a T wheel hub. The A model wheels also need to be spaced outwards.

Allan from down under.
by Allan
Fri Apr 29, 2022 7:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Installing Bumpers on a 1923 Model T
Replies: 13
Views: 1488

Re: Installing Bumpers on a 1923 Model T

Austin, hang around here too long and you will get to see all sorts of combinations of parts from various cars to make up a road going vehicle. Yes, it is a non factory made pick-up of sorts. This one has A model wheels, and unless my eyes deceive me, the front ones are a different size to the rears...
by Allan
Fri Apr 29, 2022 7:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Henrietta at work
Replies: 9
Views: 1377

Re: Henrietta at work

Tim, the grading machine is a work of art. Nothing is manually handled any more. A two piece, folding auger accepts input grain, either directly from a tip truck or from a stationary bin. It discharges cleaned grain by auger back into a truck or stationary bin. The screenings are augered to the side...
by Allan
Fri Apr 29, 2022 7:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: 1926-27 Battery Carrier
Replies: 14
Views: 1766

Re: 1926-27 Battery Carrier

On our Canadian sourced cars I have never seen a carrier with the bent-up section in the cross piece under the battery box.The only variation I have seen is in the top frame around the carrier, where the bends at the frame rail end are not all at 90 degrees on the corners.

Allan from down under.
by Allan
Fri Apr 29, 2022 7:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Strange Hub for rim
Replies: 10
Views: 1773

Re: Strange Hub for rim

That is a lovely car Thomas. It is well worth a set of good wheels.

Allan from down under.
by Allan
Fri Apr 29, 2022 7:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Mid Year 1913 Frame
Replies: 11
Views: 1669

Re: Mid Year 1913 Frame

The only frame I have found with those bolt on brackets looked to have had them added after the initial build. The two bolts used to attach them were not usual Ford bolts. They were coarse thread hex bolts as used in ordinary hardware. Might the brackets have been supplied to dealers as an after sal...
by Allan
Fri Apr 29, 2022 5:56 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: How much torque?
Replies: 6
Views: 1347

Re: How much torque?

Just like mine Toon. They hold the pin tightly with no slop at all.

Allan from down under.
by Allan
Fri Apr 29, 2022 3:14 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Installing Bumpers on a 1923 Model T
Replies: 13
Views: 1488

Re: Installing Bumpers on a 1923 Model T

With ends like that, they are like likely A model bumpers. T bumpers did not have bolts through eyes on the end of the bars. 26-7 mounting irons should work, but will need to be finessed to fit an earlier frame. There were multiple sets of accessory bars for earlier cars.

Allan from down under.
by Allan
Fri Apr 29, 2022 1:12 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Henrietta at work
Replies: 9
Views: 1377

Re: Henrietta at work

Dennis, they sure did. The operator was amazed to learn that it came from near his home from the Webb farm. He often travels Webb Road on his way home. Katie, USDA conversion for bushells to pounds would have the load at about 500 pounds, perhaps a little more because screenings are often finer than...
by Allan
Fri Apr 29, 2022 12:47 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: How much torque?
Replies: 6
Views: 1347

Re: How much torque?

Perhaps more important than the torque applied to the wrist pin bolts is how that torque is applied. The piston/rod assembly needs to be held by the wrist pin when torquing the pin bolt. I have two dummy spiggots which go in each end of the wrist pin, and then the whole is held in a vice while the b...
by Allan
Thu Apr 28, 2022 6:50 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Henrietta at work
Replies: 9
Views: 1377

Henrietta at work

My daily driver is in the panel shop, so Henrietta had to work today. It was seed grading day for the next planting season, and if I wanted some screenings for chook feed, I had to be there. The grader delivered the screenings directly to bins on the tray. Going home on the umsealed road was much mo...
by Allan
Wed Apr 27, 2022 7:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Trying to get finished.
Replies: 64
Views: 7827

Re: Trying to get finished.

Tom, I understand the restrictions you face in California. Were not some of those behind Rootlieb's decision to cease painting the panels they produce? We are fortunate to still be able to use lacquer here in South Australia. I am 76 now, and the last car I am building has a wooden commercial body, ...
by Allan
Wed Apr 27, 2022 7:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: New mirrors for acetylene lamps
Replies: 32
Views: 3017

Re: New mirrors for acetylene lamps

Michael, my E and J 666 lamps have slotted bases to allow the burners to be shifted fore and aft so the lamps can be focused. There is no one fixed spot to locate them. I have original glass lenses in them, but they are not a matched pair, as I found them some two years apart at different swap meets...
by Allan
Wed Apr 27, 2022 7:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Wonderful Wisconsin MTFCA Tour Update
Replies: 8
Views: 1430

Re: Wonderful Wisconsin MTFCA Tour Update

Noel, I think Carol could keep Keith busy enough without your help. :D

Allan from down under.
by Allan
Wed Apr 27, 2022 7:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Straightening rear end housings.
Replies: 22
Views: 3333

Re: Straightening rear end housings.

Darren makes a very good point. I had to do extensive correction work to the centre castings on my 1912 clamshell diff because of cracks in the castings between the rivet holes. It is the only diff I have ever had to straighten. I assemble mine using a jig which holds the housings on the vertical. T...
by Allan
Wed Apr 27, 2022 7:32 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: New mirrors for acetylene lamps
Replies: 32
Views: 3017

Re: New mirrors for acetylene lamps

I bought my lathe from a fellow who was into astronomy. He was replacing it with a much sturdier and far more accurate machine so he could make precision lenses for telescopes. These had to be ground to the correct dimensions to allow the required focusing. The edges of headlight mirrors I have hand...
by Allan
Wed Apr 27, 2022 7:08 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: KRW Con Rod Alignment Tool
Replies: 17
Views: 2296

Re: KRW Con Rod Alignment Tool

Kerry, that's where the square mandrels come into their own.

Allan from down under.
by Allan
Wed Apr 27, 2022 2:12 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Trying to get finished.
Replies: 64
Views: 7827

Re: Trying to get finished.

All my painting is done in the open either in my workshop or on the apron under the verandah. This means I use acrylic lacquer, for it's forgiving nature if I need to re-do any insect inclusions/dust/runs etc. Besides which, lacquer does not give the un-natural plastic gloss finish of two pack stuff...
by Allan
Wed Apr 27, 2022 1:52 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Wonderful Wisconsin MTFCA Tour Update
Replies: 8
Views: 1430

Re: Wonderful Wisconsin MTFCA Tour Update

Best wishes for a great tour Keith. In different times I would love to be there.
Cheers, Allan from down under.
by Allan
Wed Apr 27, 2022 1:50 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: KRW Con Rod Alignment Tool
Replies: 17
Views: 2296

Re: KRW Con Rod Alignment Tool

Now it makes sense Donnie. Because my tool is used on a multitude of rods, it is designed to facilitate this. The very substantial vice is used to straighten bent rods, including hefty truck and tractor diesel items. On T rods, I pass another rod through the wrist pin to correct twist.The rod is ret...
by Allan
Tue Apr 26, 2022 7:53 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: KRW Con Rod Alignment Tool
Replies: 17
Views: 2296

Re: KRW Con Rod Alignment Tool

John, are the rods bent/twisted to align them while they are fixed to the KRW tool? That would require close fitting mandrels for each size of big end bearing, not to mention an extremely sturdy tool.
Allan from down under.
by Allan
Tue Apr 26, 2022 7:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Odd engine number on a 1913
Replies: 23
Views: 2186

Re: Odd engine number on a 1913

Just another item in the parts salad that makes up this car. A replacement later block? Just like the replacement early clamshell rear axle. There is more to this story.

Allan from down under.
by Allan
Tue Apr 26, 2022 7:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: rear hub woe
Replies: 7
Views: 1287

Re: rear hub woe

I believe the hubs are a casting rather than a forging. Cast iron makes for a rigid item which does not like to be flexed, like the loose spokes mentioned in the previous post. Had the hubs been forged steel, such damage is much less likely, as a forging will take load differently. I too have had ex...
by Allan
Tue Apr 26, 2022 12:21 am
Forum: Classifieds - Parts
Topic: FS: 1925 ROADSTER FENDER SET WITH RUNNING BOARDS AND APRONS.
Replies: 6
Views: 1572

Re: FS: 1925 ROADSTER FENDER SET WITH RUNNING BOARDS AND APRONS.

Just one new front fender is $485, and you still have to fit the bracket for the fender mount! I don't understand.

Allan from down under.
by Allan
Tue Apr 26, 2022 12:15 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Recycling
Replies: 12
Views: 1879

Re: Recycling

If you treat your wench appropriately, she won't need anchoring. :D

Allan from down under.
by Allan
Tue Apr 26, 2022 12:05 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Ash Sill Runners
Replies: 18
Views: 2205

Re: Ash Sill Runners

The base runners on my wide body Duncan and Fraser roadster were 11.5" wide Australian eucalypt hardwood. I could get boards thick enough, with a little planing, but 2" too narrow at the widest point. I Titebonded a short section to the outside of the curves, and added stainless steel screws for ins...
by Allan
Mon Apr 25, 2022 8:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: FOUND Header Plate or Drawing
Replies: 11
Views: 1597

Re: FOUND Header Plate or Drawing

No one has mention tubular donuts. When I built the header for my speedster I made all the bends with donut sections. The length of the bend can be cut wherever the design dictates, and the bend linked with straight sections of exhaust pipes. To help keep things in place, the header plate was drille...
by Allan
Mon Apr 25, 2022 8:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Cover for Model T Touring?
Replies: 42
Views: 3698

Re: Cover for Model T Touring?

David, what you are describing is my tonneau cover. It works very well. Made of top material, it does not look out of place. An added benefit with mine is I can drive the car with the top down, but fold the cover under the still fitted back part, covering anything we have in there from prying eyes t...
by Allan
Mon Apr 25, 2022 8:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Brake Rods
Replies: 27
Views: 2708

Re: Brake Rods

They are the wrong clevises. T model ones are much shorter, so in effect those are making your rods longer than they should be. On a 1926, the clevises should be made of rolled steel with a join along the under side. Only the early cars had forged clevises like yours, but they are still much shorter...
by Allan
Mon Apr 25, 2022 6:31 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: What Have You Done to Your Model T in April?
Replies: 69
Views: 7967

Re: What Have You Done to Your Model T in April?

I helped my son take up the rod bearings on my tourer so he can take the grandkids on our annual T club Rally. He started on the back one on a 3 dip pan, figuring on getting the worst one out of the way. He managed that, including a dropped nut, located with a camera on his cell phone. After that, i...
by Allan
Mon Apr 25, 2022 6:26 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Nickle Radiator Shell
Replies: 4
Views: 1121

Re: For Sale: Nickle Radiator Shell

Bill, the damage to your shell is testament to the need for the hood to fit correctly, at least at the front end. A poorly fitted hood will rapidly wear a brass shell if it is allowed to rub on the shell. I have saved one not quite so damaged as yours. It needed parts from a donor shell and a small ...
by Allan
Mon Apr 25, 2022 6:17 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Recycling
Replies: 12
Views: 1879

Re: Recycling

Pat, your T frame gate is not unique. A rolls Royce silver ghost rear axle and frame served the same duty here in Australia, until recognised for what it was. It ended up as the basisifor a high dollar restoration of a very significant vehicle.

Allan from down under.
by Allan
Mon Apr 25, 2022 6:12 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Cover for Model T Touring?
Replies: 42
Views: 3698

Re: Cover for Model T Touring?

The greatest good towing with the top folded is it won't get blown to bits! lower wind resistance is a side benefit well worth having. When I tow my tourer, the top is folded and it has a snug, fitted cover. I have a tonneau cover made which uses the side curtain fasteners to completely cover the in...
by Allan
Sun Apr 24, 2022 5:03 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: KRW Con Rod Alignment Tool
Replies: 17
Views: 2296

Re: KRW Con Rod Alignment Tool

Steve, is there a need for the rod to be centred? I am not sure what that means in terms of rod alignment. The square mandrels in my fixture are precision machined for accuracy and each size is bolted in place with a flat surface on top. Any size rod can be rested on the chamfered corners of the man...
by Allan
Sat Apr 23, 2022 8:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: New mirrors for acetylene lamps
Replies: 32
Views: 3017

Re: New mirrors for acetylene lamps

Led's are directional. To have a gaslight reflect their output they need to be aimed at the reflector, not to the front. You would need multiple led's to be focused on the dish of the reflector to get any sort of output. The halogen bulb is a much better solution for directional output, albeit at gr...
by Allan
Sat Apr 23, 2022 3:35 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Hood Gap
Replies: 52
Views: 4209

Re: Hood Gap

Am I missing something? if the large hole in the steel member through the lower section of the core is not central, the radiator cannot sit squarely. From the photo, the shell appears to have a gap down the left side. If this is the case, and the hole in the plate is off-set to the back of the plate...
by Allan
Sat Apr 23, 2022 3:19 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Received My New Radiator
Replies: 3
Views: 992

Re: Received My New Radiator

That radiator would look right at home on a barn find vehicle in need of a replacement. I presume the sent in the front panel co-incides with the one in your radiator shell. It needs a good home rather than a shop shelf.

Allan from down under.
by Allan
Sat Apr 23, 2022 3:16 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: compression ratio
Replies: 8
Views: 1659

Re: compression ratio

Using your direction to the Ford site, I found the directions to the compression ratio calculator. The minimal contribution of the difference in combustion chamber volume made very little difference to the compression ratio when added to the not inconsiderable swept volume of the piston. I could be ...
by Allan
Sat Apr 23, 2022 3:07 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: KRW Con Rod Alignment Tool
Replies: 17
Views: 2296

Re: KRW Con Rod Alignment Tool

20220423_162809.jpg This is my Australian made device. Instead of multiple round mandrels to suit a variety of different rods, this one has just 3 square mandrels. T rods use the smallest one. Most cars fit the second. The largest one is for big truck and tractor diesels. Your sea lion could be use...
by Allan
Sat Apr 23, 2022 12:07 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: High Volume Intake Manifold
Replies: 17
Views: 2197

Re: High Volume Intake Manifold

Sorry Pat, I have never felt the need to measure it. Perhaps we should. It may put to rest the compression ratio increase claims made by the makers but which may not be in accordance of others' experience.

Allan from down under.
by Allan
Fri Apr 22, 2022 8:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Strange Hub for rim
Replies: 10
Views: 1773

Re: Strange Hub for rim

Thomas, it looks like you have a rim from a different car for your spare. The major difference between a Ford rim and a Chev rim is the different location of the valve stem hole. You have the same problem. The cure may be a simple as drilling a new valve stem hole in the position required. Before yo...
by Allan
Fri Apr 22, 2022 8:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Odd Hub Seal Question
Replies: 5
Views: 1018

Re: Odd Hub Seal Question

Scott, the inner bearing is a slide-on fit like many modern wheel bearings. Check the spindle for any damage to the bearing land. This will cause interference. With no damage evident, the bearing and spindle need careful measurement. There should be no correction to be made to achieve a fit. I would...
by Allan
Fri Apr 22, 2022 8:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: compression ratio
Replies: 8
Views: 1659

Re: compression ratio

I presume Pat's 7% is a comparison of the volume of the two combustion chambers. I was under the impression that the compression ratio also involves the swept volume of the piston. If that is the case, the gain may well work out to be considerably less than 7%. Others will know how to make the calcu...
by Allan
Fri Apr 22, 2022 7:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: High Volume Intake Manifold
Replies: 17
Views: 2197

Re: High Volume Intake Manifold

Tim, there is a way to verify performance improvements. I run a Z head, Chaffins tour cam and an original early cast iron big bore intake. On a tour in Victoria I was offered the opportunity to run my tourer up on a dyno. First run was standard. Then I fitted the big bore manifold and a straight thr...
by Allan
Thu Apr 21, 2022 8:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Starter Bendix
Replies: 5
Views: 938

Re: Starter Bendix

I use the two holes when removing the collar. I put two very short bullet head nail pieces in the holes and grip the collar in some soft jaws in a vice.. With the bendix bolt in the gear end, a large crescent wrench can be used to drive the piece to over come the stakings The nail heads prevent the ...
by Allan
Wed Apr 20, 2022 6:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Oil pan bracket dimension
Replies: 5
Views: 1052

Re: Oil pan bracket dimension

If your pan is as flat and true as indicated, I'd be at variance with not using heat. Bending the arm cold will require really tying down the pan if there are not to be stresses added while bending. Heat will allow the arm to be shifted with far less stress on the actual pan. Either way, the pan sho...
by Allan
Wed Apr 20, 2022 6:33 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Hood Gap
Replies: 52
Views: 4209

Re: Hood Gap

That'll do it! A mig weld will introduce less heat. It doesn't need to be well finished. I'd elongate the hole first, and add just enough weld to keep the top hat where it needs to be. This might mean just two or three welds to keep it in place. The weld does not need to be continuous. Hope this hel...
by Allan
Wed Apr 20, 2022 7:04 am
Forum: Classifieds - Parts
Topic: WTB 25 and back firewall brackets
Replies: 4
Views: 895

Re: WTB 25 and back firewall brackets

As Steve asked, we need the year/firewall details for your TT. Wooden firewall vehicles used different brackets to the steel firewall types.

Allan from down under.
by Allan
Wed Apr 20, 2022 7:00 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: What parts of a 1926-27 T are marked Canadian?
Replies: 7
Views: 1352

Re: What parts of a 1926-27 T are marked Canadian?

Kelsey wheel felloes and rims will also be stamped Windsor Ont. The list goes on. The reason was to facilitate exports to British Empire countries. Canada being part of the empire meant that these cars when imported into Australia, New Zealand etc did so at favourable rates of duty. Ford, Canada was...
by Allan
Wed Apr 20, 2022 6:53 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Steering Gear Ball Arm
Replies: 15
Views: 2273

Re: Steering Gear Ball Arm

I save early slim ones in the following way. Set some calipers to 1/2" and grind two flats on opposite sides of the worn ball, using the calipers as your guide. Do the same on adjacent side to make a 1/2" square. Then knock the four corners off and hand file the rest into 1/2" round. I use a 1/2" di...
by Allan
Tue Apr 19, 2022 10:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Replacement of the windshield on my 1915 touring
Replies: 6
Views: 1372

Re: Replacement of the windshield on my 1915 touring

You don't say if your windscreen glasses are still mounted in the brass bedding channel. If they are, and you want to keep them, you need to convey this to the glass shop. Otherwise, they may just set the glass in their usual material. In some way, this will be a better solution. It will stop rattle...
by Allan
Tue Apr 19, 2022 10:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Parking Brake Pawl Replacement
Replies: 7
Views: 1385

Re: Parking Brake Pawl Replacement

It doesn't hurt to drill part way through the pin, to the depth of the handle That way you have a locator for the pin punch. If it still wont move, step up the drill size until it almost breaks out the side of the pin. The belt the pin punch on what remains in the pawl.

Allan from down under.
by Allan
Tue Apr 19, 2022 9:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Initial carburetor setting for starting car for the first time
Replies: 14
Views: 2034

Re: Initial carburetor setting for starting car for the first time

1.5 turns will do. May be on the rich side, but you have to tune it anyway.
Hope this helps,
Allan from down under.
by Allan
Tue Apr 19, 2022 7:47 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Dressed Up T
Replies: 7
Views: 1702

Re: Dressed Up T

Wouldn't that look great with some A model 19" wire wheels and 500 x 19 tyres. Drop her down a bit and beef her up.

Allan from down under.
by Allan
Tue Apr 19, 2022 7:42 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Hood Gap
Replies: 52
Views: 4209

Re: Hood Gap

Dan, the lack of side screws will allow the shell to sit where it is comfortable. Given the damage to a side panel shown in your previous post, there may be some tension/misalignment in the shell. Fit the screws and check it out. You may be able to finesse the fit a little by using the screws to hol...
by Allan
Tue Apr 19, 2022 6:00 am
Forum: Classifieds - Parts
Topic: radiator neck photo
Replies: 1
Views: 552

Re: radiator neck photo

Oops! It has polished up beautifully. The blotches you see are cloud reflections, as I took the photo outdoors.

Allan from down under.
by Allan
Tue Apr 19, 2022 5:55 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Parking Brake Pawl Replacement
Replies: 7
Views: 1385

Re: Parking Brake Pawl Replacement

The pin is stepped. The diameter is greater within the pawl. The smaller end goes through the lever and the protruding end is easy to peen over. Not at all difficult to do with a hammer and a buck.

Allan from down under.
by Allan
Mon Apr 18, 2022 11:25 pm
Forum: Classifieds - Parts
Topic: Edison spark plugs.
Replies: 0
Views: 567

Edison spark plugs.

Damn auto correct. Should read re-gapped!
Allan from down under.
by Allan
Mon Apr 18, 2022 11:22 pm
Forum: Classifieds - Parts
Topic: Edison no. 59 spark plugs
Replies: 1
Views: 616

Edison no. 59 spark plugs

5 hardly used plugs. Look to have never been re-tapped. All in excellent order. $100 posted to your door. PayPal friends.
Allan from down under.
by Allan
Mon Apr 18, 2022 11:16 pm
Forum: Classifieds - Parts
Topic: radiator neck photo
Replies: 1
Views: 552

radiator neck photo

Here it is![atachment=0]20220419_122142.jpg[/attachment]

Allan from down under.
by Allan
Mon Apr 18, 2022 11:09 pm
Forum: Classifieds - Parts
Topic: radiator neck and cap
Replies: 0
Views: 476

radiator neck and cap

Brass neck with early original low eat cap. Small ding in flange as shown, otherwise excellent.$95. Postage included. PayPal friends.
by Allan
Mon Apr 18, 2022 5:44 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Steering Gear Ball Arm
Replies: 15
Views: 2273

Re: Steering Gear Ball Arm

Easiest fix for a 25 model is a new repop. Early slim ones are well worth fixing.

Allan from down under.
by Allan
Mon Apr 18, 2022 5:29 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: New rubber valve stem.
Replies: 2
Views: 775

Re: New rubber valve stem.

Thanks Steve. In your case the weight of the car becomes the clamp. What annoys me is there seems to be no rhyme or trason for the dreaded yellow triangle. I post directly from my phone when I want to include photos. I edit my shots before posting. Some go, some don't.

Allan from down under.
by Allan
Mon Apr 18, 2022 5:23 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Hood Gap
Replies: 52
Views: 4209

Re: Hood Gap

Unless holes have been elongated, there is no wriggle room at the frame. The frame hole is 3/8", the hole in the thimble is 3/8", the hole in the cap on top is 3/8" and the stud is 3/8". The top hat is a neat fit in the foot on the shell, so there is nowhere for things to move, other than any slack ...
by Allan
Sun Apr 17, 2022 10:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Side Curtains for Touring 1916
Replies: 8
Views: 1425

Re: Side Curtains for Touring 1916

Rainer, given your poorly aligned top, prepared side curtains will never fit. If you can order some with none of the eyelets and fittings in place, you may be able to custom fit them to your top"s fastenings. However, they would no longer fit your top if you get to fix it properly. When I built my 1...
by Allan
Sun Apr 17, 2022 9:41 am
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: New rubber valve stem.
Replies: 2
Views: 775

New rubber valve stem.

This is one of the legendary Olympic burly tubes from the 1960"s They hold air! So they are worth saving. The stem is 3" long, so fitting one bead of a clincher tyre and then trying to stuff the valve stem down the hole would be high on impossible, especially on a wooden felloe wheel. 20220417_22360...
by Allan
Fri Apr 15, 2022 9:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Hudson Hogshead for Fords
Replies: 12
Views: 1881

Re: Hudson Hogshead for Fords

That makes good sense Steve. Interestingly, the fitted on in the initial post does not have it. It is an early starter car with the squared off tin can bendix cover, so perhaps the good idea came later.

Allan from down under.
by Allan
Fri Apr 15, 2022 7:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: oil for rear end?
Replies: 28
Views: 3321

Re: oil for rear end?

Jerry, if you saw the accumulated, solidified mass of dried lubricant and dirt which almost completely filled the brake drums on Henrietta when I fitted new lined shoes, you might change that observation. It was certainly creating some drag, but I seriously doubt grease in the pumpkin would have a d...
by Allan
Fri Apr 15, 2022 7:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion Forum
Topic: Hudson Hogshead for Fords
Replies: 12
Views: 1881

Re: Hudson Hogshead for Fords

I wonder what the purpose was for the large plug next to the magneto pickup.

Allan from down under.