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I decided to do something a bit out of the ordinary for me but I figured what the heck could it hurt. I joined a little website called "Next Door" a while back. And you can post stuff there you want people to know,like lost dogs and such. I posted this for all to read. If it just gets 1 person to pa...

Head injury's can be unpredictable. up to 7 days for a brain cell to go out.Making early predication's on condition hard to pin down. That other car musta been flying! That is generous of you Dallas to take in his car and such for safe keeping. Times like this remind of the good people in this hobby...

I sure hope he gets better,this is sad, thanks to all that are trying to help.

I would NOT do that jb weld thing. NOPE. Clean it and solder a patch on it,not hard to do,if I can hammer out a piece of copper water pipe and solder up a rust hole on a gas tank , anyone can. Jb weld won't flex,tank will expand and contract with temps and fluid content, and that will crack the jb w...

That looks much better than a alternator!
Alot of folks hang a alternator on the side of a old tractor and it looks like fido's backside after a swim in the swamp.

Here's 1 for you.I spotted this today at a tractor show and thought I would share it.

I got to see this car up close today and it is NICE. First set of "blockly" tires I have laid eyes on to. They are different that's for sure

Clayton! Who photo-shopped that cell phone to the dash in the 3rd pic!

You all have fun, I hope 1 day to make it up there.

Mike is that the fellow that used to make alot of Howard Johnson's pictures with the mini stuff? He made a photo for a friends anniversary of the Howard Johnson motel and their names on the sign and such ,was really neat. I think this is the fellow I am thinking of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-o...

Noon to 5? That will be enough time to get you in the door! I had 2 days to cover the museum and the village and had to pass by alot of stuff to see what really interested me the most. I fully intend to go back and when I do I will spend at least 2 days Just in the museum it's self. So much to see. ...

I noticed they are saying some places got like 3 inches of rain. That is hardly anything bad as that happens around here in a day or 2?

I hope it does get back to the technical aspects, BUT this, made me kinda laugh, "An attack on our country would put the citizenry, many of whom are incapable of lighting a match without instructions, back 100 years. A retaliation on Iran would set them back to yesterday (that was that noise, Abdul?...

I think the mindset is to not surrender to the enemy so fast.

1 thing is for sure,if there is a EmP attack, us Model T folks will suddenly be some of the few folks still able to get around without walking or riding a mule or horse. I think it might demagnetize the magnets in the magneto but I am not sure about that, the engine block and trans hog head would ac...

I was wondering where you got to,good to see you back.

Is it Pat or is it AI? Who know's. We aint seen nothing yet I enjoy these old photos though because it gives me a idea of what things were like before all these modern tools. "Strength of 1 arm " torque ratings and so forth are lost nowadays. these men are long gone but thanks to their efforts and m...

Glad to see this thread as I have soldered up the rust spot on my 26 tank that will be in the cowl of my speedster and I have already soaked it in the electrolysis vat for a couple weeks and the outside looks like a new dime, shined up nice, but I can't figure out how to get any loose material out o...

Well thanks for sharing what you did find out. I guess it just shows how fast we can be erased.

still no word?

I have come to despise "AI". You'd do as well to consult a a parrot. There is a African Grey in the next room and yes,he is smart to have such a small brain but he hasn't mastered hacking on the internet yet! I really feel like if AI was used properly it would be a great thing. But as with anything...

No telling.I joined a website called Next door a while back. Helps find lost dogs and get rid of that extra lawn chair type thing.Sometimes interesting conversations come up about zoning changes and what not,and God Forbid any facts come up or anything disagreeing with 180 houses going in on 57 acre...

Perhaps a bot was offended by it?
AI couldn't take a joke?
It is kinda odd that it went poof.

Since that car did such a rare thing,I wonder if it is still around?

Jerry VanOoteghem wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 08, 2023 10:03 am

tdump wrote: ↑
Sat Aug 05, 2023 3:38 pm
Next thing you know AI will be making revenge dirty movies to black mail people and other terrible things. and there is not much we can do but just TRY to be diligent.
I sure hope they give me a better looking body than the one I have now!

Yea, I would be in the same boat!

Just remember, every night there are fish out there telling their friends about being abducted from the water and gazed at and measured by aliens and thrown back into the water ,dazed and confused from the excess oxygen they were exposed to.Few fish believe the tales they are hearing and dismiss it ...

Years ago on a speedster run we came to a town that had many stop lights. Several of us became bunched up so we started drag racing from light to light. Was great fun till a police officer pulled us and told us if we were going to drive that slow we should run single file so we didn’t obstruct the ...

My observation would be the folks driving model T's would be wearing bib overalls and subtle clothes compared to the bankers driving Peirce Arrows.
The catalogs tend to show more detail in the fancier clothes than the bibs

I was fumbling thru the pictures on my cell telephone and found these,I thought I had posted them here but apparently not. This mans father ran a welding and mechanic shop.when the owner of this truck was a kid,his dad that ran the shop made him work the winch on the wrecker boom. This is not the tr...

Was out in the country last week and drove by this truck frame sitting along the road. I couldn'ttruck frame 1.JPGtruck frame 2.JPGtruck frame 3.JPGtruck frame 4.JPG tell what it was but thought someone here might be able to identify it. The differential is put in flat at the far end. The rear axle...

Not only threats passed thru to the swap organizers thru signed liability waver sheets, but a few years back, franchise tax board agents visited vendors during the meet. (california) They were not treated kindly. They actually asked each vendor how much they were going to sell to collect the sales ...

This seller also has this listed, https://www.ebay.com/itm/266357261079?hash=item3e04214317:g:akYAAOSwyclkytv7 Strangly I was at a salvage store-junkyard yesterday and shuffled thru about 5 barrels of hand tools. And found 1 of these is not perfect looking shape but works like a champ! Got it and a ...

J1MGOLDEN wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 06, 2023 7:53 am
Selling at Hershey now requires a PA Sales Tax number and collecting the tax for anything sold.

That is a fair amount for an automobile sale!
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Well that de incentives me going somewhat. Taxes were paid on the parts when new.That is a bit greedy of the states part.

Yes, I have already got a pm about it, Far as I know Ron is still kicking and meltin the tar outa coils!

I had to fight the young man wanting to build a hot rod thing when I first started on my TT in 93 but when I drove it past the doubting thomas's in 2005 it was very rewarding Get to know the fellow and you will see rather or not he is serious. I would say he probably is.And we need young people in o...

I have 2 sets of coils he did and they work well.
He talked with me over the phone once to help solve a issue I was having.
I wish more folks in other hobbies had his mindset.He is smart and shares the knowledge

That needs to be soaked in a electrolysis bucket for about a week and brushed off so details can be seen.

Next thing you know AI will be making revenge dirty movies to black mail people and other terrible things. and there is not much we can do but just TRY to be diligent.

I would say a 1000 dollars for that is a bargain.that is the first set of those brackets I have saw that were still rusty!

Seems the listing is Gone.
So I guess it would be ok to tell us about what it was as far as brand and sizes?

I got this by email awhile ago from harbor freight quoted. Recently, we've heard from many of you about email scams. The criminals behind these scams are sending emails that look like they were sent by Harbor Freight or another company using realistic logos and other features designed to trick you s...

I will keep a check on this thread. Sadly it seems We lost the reliable regulators from John Regan.

I Still to this day wonder why the generator couldn't be converted internally somehow to make it a common 2 brush design so a regular off the shelf 6 or 12 volt regulator could be used.

What gets me is that 4 times already I have won a Stanley Tool Set from HARBOR FREIGHT!

How does that work?

Well The union was the fault of the problems from what I heard today,but of course you hear stuff from all over. The only people that come out on top in regards to unions are the union boss's. The workers keep them paid well. as for a cubicle for each person to be in? I am wondering if something lik...

Now you have a 26 cowl for a future Speedster project Don!

WOW is a understatement, just shows you the quality of people in this hobby.
And the knowledge to! I fiannly got a bead roller,manual 1, but I have no clue that I will ever get that good with it.It will be learn a bit by bit.

I wish my work could turn out that nice,dang nice job on that!
I put the rear end together backwards for my pickup project and that is so disheartening when you hit that pedal and stuff goes the OTHER way. BUT at least we know what to do to fix it!

Well 1 thing for AI< it can replace those "talking heads" on the news!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyZP88jB95c

I wish I could see that better. Every part of that spindle arm and cleaves that I am looking at appears to be worn to a unsafe level. If any of that is worn to a point the bolt was wiggling around,it would be easy to see how it would break.

What I don't quite understand is why sometimes people think they "HAVE" to get rid of something.I can see if they are moving or whatever but if the parts are stored,not eating any corn,you aint moving any time soon, whats the rush to get rid of them? Alot of this stuff is not being made any more.And...

You are exactly right Jeff, thanks for sharing. Some folks are scared if they share their knowledge their value in society will diminish, I disagree as the respect earned for helping others makes up for it

After seeing and helping put out the floor boards on a Peirce Arrow 1 time because of a hole in the muffler heating up wood, there is exhaust wrap on my T pickup exhaust and is already on the speedster and it is not even finished. I weren't going to take a chance. Just be sure to run it outside for ...

Another AI profile, you could almost believe this 1.
https://www.mtfca.com/phpBB3/memberlist ... ile&u=5469

Yea I think AI needs to be applied to joes speeches instead of those tossed salads he gives. I think Elon is working on implants for the brain, to be used to help the blind to see and the deaf to hear and such. BUT I see a use for it otherwise, Today I need a plumber,I pay 20 bucks for the plumbing ...

Well Ol VictorPatrick revived 1 of my post from earlier this year Turns out "it" has 7 post to it' s credit? https://www.mtfca.com/phpBB3/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=5382 Gee I wonder if someone here has a extra computer and such that can private message the AI Bot thru "it's" profile and see ...

Allen, Smith and Jones hooked me up with a tube back shortly after I made this post, but you are right,those stems are fatter. And Mr, AI Victor Patrick, thanks for digging up a old post. So tell Us Victor, which oil is best in our T's! :lol: Or better yet, if we place a water pump on a model T, wil...

Yea anything made before the nuclear testing and or bombs went off supposedly has higher scrap value than regular steel for use in manufacturing medical equipment and some test equipment regarding radiation. But i have yet to ever see a scrap yard test or check metal. I guess you would use a gieger ...

Yep, I have 1 here you can check for leaks and repair for me anytime.

I am curious as to how a radiator got to be a "Odd" size anyway?

Would it be possible to cut the steel brackets off the sides and simply move them up the radiators sides a bit? dropping it down in the frame?

I would not use gloss.
I got ahold of some paint made by PPG that is more of a satin black that was used for Freightliner chassis's when modified to match after welding, and it looks good. I will try to get a photo of the can

I wish I could afford to travel,I would gather these parts and put them in the back 40 for future generations.

Someone ,Scott? read my post here about needing some car doors and sent me a email about a website and I was able to locate doors,now waiting to find out if they ship and the cost.

I have done alot of things in my time to save money, alot of stuff folks on here would think I was bonkers for trying but I was successful. But this is 1 thing I would be reluctant to try. I am looking forward to seeing how this works out

I am going to mention this because I run into this alot on lawnmowers. When applying power to a starter, Connect the positive to the terminal and use the ground to touch the mounting area of the starter for a connection. There is always a arc and that arc burns up the brass stud and nut and makes fo...

That is what I like to see! Repairs! People with the right tools and the brains to use to use them!

I would check the threaded fitting in the oil pan for cracks. I found on some carbs,both cast iron T NH carbs and a John deere carb, that would flood with all new components, that the threads the seat screwed into were cracked. The leak was thru the crack in the threads. I did have a photo of 1 case...

Randahl. yes, there was movies made at a time when T's were junkers. They are no longer junkers. The 1's remaining are historical machines that someone made a effort to preserve for future generations,not to mention their own enjoyment. Try find a front passenger side door for a 1977 Chevrolet Impal...

https://www.harborfreight.com/omnipro-220-industrial-multiprocess-welder-with-120240v-input-57812.html I bought this machine and the spool gun,tig torch and etc,everything to do everything it was designed to do back in about 2021 I think? I sold my Fender Strata-caster and Gibson Heritage guitars an...

I think we could cast some hens teeth and grind them to fit much easier than trying to find 1 TT brake shoe. of all things reproduced,no one is making them. And sadly,it seems what repro parts are or were being made,the equipment and designs are bought up and took away from the market for whatever r...

Every since I saw that piece of decomposed human fecal matter destroy a beautiful 1978 or 9 ford 4x4, I have always felt like he should have to walk everywhere he goes in boots filled with broken glass. He is some spoiled rich kid that gets his kicks off making people sick as he has with the Model T...

When I was in college, the laser we were learning with in the lab was 1/10th of a watt, and it was said it's beam could be detected on the moon as being 7 miles in diameter. If memory serves me correctly, the fellow that was working on inventing the surgical laser was killed when he walked thru the ...

https://youtu.be/OD3Y_MCoWek
Well worth watching, at 20,000 dollars, it will be a while before I can afford 1,BUT I can see how folks could weld up some nice brass radiators with 1 of these

What little I saw of it,you can just about think about welding and the parts are together.
I would like to learn more about it. Warpage is the biggest threat with either mig or torch so it would be interesting to see how that works with the laser.

Must be nice out there on west coast not needing TT parts! Brake shoes,bearings, heck even a decent housing that aint pitted all to heck is agood thing. I have about 6 or 7 extra rear ends laying around, 1 driveshaft tube and no extra driveshaft,if I ever build my C cab, I will be going thru all of ...

I must wonder why scammers hit this forum and club members so much harder than other forums I post on. I am a member of the SmokStak,that is in reference to old machinery and seldom do I ever see "bots" or scammers.

More than 60 million cast iron pistons left the factory in Model T cars and trucks and replacement engines.
Apparently they can be used with some success.

Wow that is alot of T's in 1 place!.That 1 truck has a nice oak bed on it!
I must add, I would love to have that Mark 6 in that 1 pic!

I have not used a new carb of that exact type from china but when I repair lawnmowers for folks, most of the time if there is carb issues, i just order a "Wang Fuee special" off ebay. I can't buy a float or needle and seat for what a whole carb cost. not to mention the hour in the ultrasonic cleaner...

I bet they had as much fun with that parts salad as others do with their original T's. Maby moreso.

Craig Leach wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 05, 2023 2:16 pm
Siri why do I have so much trouble with women?
For starters this is Alexa!!!!!

Yep,that might explain it!

I’ve been looking for an early small garden tractor like the Bantam for years. IMG_0821.jpeg Some things you kick yourself for ever selling and 1 of those things I sold years ago before I really learned better was a HIller Yard hand. smaller than the Bantam. had a 2 cycle engine on it. I supplied a...

I noticed a odd response to 1 of my threads about 2 weeks ago,didn't think much of it as it seems hackers are using this forum as a test bed for all kinds of junk. BUT I have been away from my desk for about a week and I came home and set down only to find that several threads have post from odd mem...

That is neat! Glad to see people are still capable of making do with what is around!

This is headed to the local threshers reunion.
All my water cooled engines in 1 place. They are getting to be to heavy to load and unload from a enclosed trailer for me so I did this over the past several months.Built the trailer during the winter and then built the carts over the past few months.

Thanks Rich for that link to all those trucks. The Kenworth in the first pic from the Tv Show Movin on is the second season truck. The first season truck was lost in a fire. I was lucky enough in 1975 or 6,can't remember which, to be able to go the old Southern 500 Truck stop right off I85 in Charlo...

That's a neat photo. truck is nice as well, I need to get mine out and run it some.

I have a pair of wheels welded up JUST LIKE those! to rusty now to use but wow, a second pair!

I Love it,nice car!

Can't help but wonder who sold him the car knowing this is what he would do with it.And why they are even in the old car hobby. to those that seem so nonchalant about this whole thing, I can't help but wonder why they are even in a hobby related to anything old if they think it is ok to ruin it? go ...

I remember on a tour I was with had all the T's in the parking lot of the state park,it rained over night, and 1 guys coil box got soaked. If I remember correctly we took turns holding it under the hand dryer in the mens bathroom trying to get it dried out enough to run.

I am glad you got some satisfaction. I remember very well my grandfather getting into a argument with a county commissioner 1 night and the fellow told him he didn't own the land,they let him use it because he paid his taxes. I would really like to understand how Americans got something that profoun...

I don't understand the mindset of these people,it is like they got dropped as babies or something.
I struggled off and on for 16 years to build a T and this subpar humanoid takes pleasure in destroying them.and there are people that support it and like it?? why?
makes no sense.

As soon as I fast forwarded toward the end of the vid I knew who it was, he is the lowest of the low. a couple years ago he distroyed a nice 1979 ford 4x4. I knew then he should have to walk everywhere he goes in shoes filled with broken glass.

I wonder what it brought?

Well I guess that movie,Iron man? The first 1, he was working on a engine and a computer voice was telling the compression ratio and so forth, I already have a cheap rebuilt computer in the shop,maybe I should get a Siri and ask it questions. I am sure I would wear it's little battery out.

George House wrote: ↑
Tue Jun 13, 2023 1:55 pm
What the hell is ChatGPT ??… A.I. ??

Think Terminator just out of the womb.
It is a wet behind the ears infant, so it just got here and hasn't left,so it can't say, "I'll be back" yet.

It is 1 of the 237 guest here on the forum at this moment.

Yea, and as long as humans get that close to them, they will continue to eat them.
Stay out of the oceans and you will be safe from sharks.

I read somewhere that folks up north are having to change out cabin air filters in cars, cpap filters and stuff alot more often now because of the smoke.

I would get some help to put a starter on it and DRIVE. The stuff bolts on and can be unbolted,not like it is non recoverable .if it will give you some more years in the T you wanted, why not? don't be the fly in vasoline until you have to be. Besides,if the world didn't suck, we would fall off, "gr...

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