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This is where the 1926 Coupe body sub-frame meets the frame on the driver's side.
The front bracket (pink) is not yet installed.
Q: Should there be any gap between the two (red circled) holes once everything is in place?
Thanks.

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My 1911 has two major oil leaks, one of them is at the right side of the trans where the high gear shaft goes thru the hogshead. I have attached pictures of that leak. How can that be fixed? The other leak, drip drip drip is at the front of the hogs head between the hogshead and oil pan and I will probably replace the hogshead gasket. While I have...

I was surprised to see this much felt packing in the two pack nuts. It was very difficult to remove. This may not be unusual, but thought I would show it anyway.

I also show a piece of new felt packing that was in a gasket kit I purchased. I am not going to use it but instead will purchase a neoprene seal.

I was curious about how the felt piece...

Good evening. What years does this size spark coil fit? I know it fits the 1926 and ‘27, but I’m not sure of the other years it fits. If I’m not mistaken, the earlier years used a different size. Thank you for your help. Jim Patrick

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I am looking at a Torpedo to restore.Is this a desirable model?
Campbell Tellman, Beaufort,NC

In the ordering of Model T parts from the vendors, which parts have you found are almost impossible to get these days, have been discontinued, or are subject to incredibly long waits? Jim Patrick

Good afternoon. I tried a TW Components timer on my T with disappointing results, so, I are removing it. I have tried just about every type of timer and never has my T run better than with the old original roller type timer, so, hopefully I will be installing an original roller type today. Trouble is, I am unable to get the pin out that is holding...

Does anyone have any information of a manufacturers insignia found on hub wrench T-1349 that is a MW stamped inside an upside down triangle?
Please see the attachment.
Thank you,
Stu

I'm looking for information about a 122 C.I. sleeved short block built in the period that has appears to have Green Engineering sleeves, a Green chrome-nickel timing gear, and a cam possibly re-ground by Green with 5/16 lift and different intake and exhaust profiles, and lightweight 1-3/4 racing valves.

These engines and parts were made available...

In the latest Shorpy photo, there is a late model T and a Tudor A beside each other, parked in a street. Those cars are nearest to the camera, but lots of more modern machines there as well.

I've noticed a few cars of interest located out of state. I would not make a buy unless a full inspection was done by a Model T expert.

Do such experts exist for hire? If so, how would I find a person nearest the prospective car?

Just pulled the head on my speedster. 30+ years since it ran. Wanted to see if I could 'unstick' a valve. No ridge, domed pistons, number two has negligible movement. Went to check number one and it dropped about 1/4 . Do you think this is too much to take up with removing shims? If it even has any. Regardless, I got the valve to start moving...

I have found a few posts on this topic, but no clear answer to the problem. I am installing Lang's NH conversion kit and it appears the over-the-top throttle linkage is too short. Because this issue has came up before, I am surprised this hasn't been addressed by Lang's in the instructions. I can't help but wonder if the 2nd hole in the carb...

So I pulled the driver side regulator out of my 27 Coupe and I think I figured out why the glass fell to the bottom of the door. It looks like somebody did a homemade repair to it by brazing part of it in place. The shaft has a bunch of play in it, and it doesn't feel like there is any notch inside to grab the regulator teeth. My question is, can...

Hello all,
So I’m looking to build a fixture to repour camshaft bearings. News ones are getting very expensive. Currently I can pour/Align bore mains and the same for connecting rods. Camshaft bearings are the only item I haven’t done yet.
So I was curious if anyone does the cam bearings. I’d love to see some fixture ideas. As well as how they...

I have purchased a visor cover replacement for my coupe. I have studied the instructions, and they are not all that clear. It appears the installation is going to be difficult. The frame is original.

I am interested in what others have experienced in doing the installation and appreciate any helpful suggestions.

The top piece in the last photo...

I have these two brass bowls and they are 3 inch diameter. The NH bowls are 2 7/8 inch diameter. The one has a 1 inch center hole and the other has a 1/2 inch center hole. I am interested I learning what they fit. B5EB3222-5780-4828-AAB8-D66279F0143E.jpeg 9C1CC2E4-5E3A-4A4B-8F8D-E60A0527F38A.jpeg

Are the hinges interchangeable on a 1913 vs 1914 Frames? In other words, if I needed a Windshield for a 1914 but I have a 1913 Windshield, can I use the forward folding Windshield for the time being and then change-out the hinges to make it fold rearward when those are located without any other modifications to the existing Windshield Frame??

TIA

Has anyone ever put a handle on the Deck Lid of their Coup to make it easier to lift .. trying to think of something that wont look out of place on my '25 work in progress.

Trying to help a friend, wants to put together a set of wheels and hubs what you got? Closer to Minnesota the better, Possible Chickasha pickup Dave 507-838- 0696

Just made reservations for Chickasha. Guess I can’t stay away, going to round dice one more time. Hope to see yous guys there.

P.S. Could not believe still found rooms available this late. Is nobody going????

Hey fellas. I've decided to make a trip from San Antonio, tx to get a T roadster near denver, co than through Kansas to chickasha for the swap meet, than back south to San Antonio.

Figured id put it out there if anybody needed anything hauled along the way. Let me know. clint@bitter.ly.

Just 16 days to go! All swap meet spaces have been filled. Will be a great swap meet with two years of stuff waiting to be swapped, traded or sold! Don’t miss out!

Timken 14120 is now in stock at RockAuto. They just sent me an e-mail. Get them while they are hot.

So, I have had a Strobospark tester for years and always considered it to be something on the order of a gold standard. Recently I rebuilt two Wilson HCCT's and had the meters rebuilt. At about the same time I was able to purchase a Weston bench meter and so now I have four meters to adjust coils with. Problem is that two of the four read about...

Has anyone purchased the WOSP 12 volt starter and how does it perform.

Thanks
George
Nebraska

Looking to contact the guy restoring wire wheels, think he's in Iowa?

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Just saw this on FB. I like it, but all my space is filled with other projects I'll never finish. :)

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Anyone know this years dates ??

If you have ever been there you will know immediately where it is.
Ron Patterson

Hi all. Just wondering if anybody can identify this thing. It looks like a cowl from an automobile, but I'm not sure. It's 27 inches wide by about20 inches tall. Thanks.
John
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A week or so ago I asked your advice on listing my 1926 Fordor on eBay. I received alot of advice and sincerely appreciate all of your help and, utilizing all the advice I received, I listed it on eBay tonight at 10:00 pm EST along with 24 photos. Thanks everyone for all your help. Jim Patrick

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Contrary to what I've heard, John's Enterprises is still making top sockets. I just got off the phone with him.

I just got in a super ?? rare item
1926-7 drive plate poss NOS.
The owner said it was but he wrapped the shaft with black electrical tape years ago , I got the outer tape off but the resedue is super thick, tried almost everything even 3 m remover best stuff still no help, been soaking, do not want to bead blast will clog hoses, any ideas? Bob

I'm in the process of assembling my '25 Coup project.
The saddle that holds the top half windscreen in has a circular hook that sits on the inside of the screen. What is it's function?
Or have I got something wrong happening.?
The first photo is of the right side saddle, and the second is the left side fitted .

Has anyone thought about or tried coating the strip with insulating varnish, then wind and wrap? Then after assembling, coating the whole thing with the varnish and baking?

I’m in the process of putting new sockets and bows from John’s on my car. I have a new top also. I have done a few searches and I am not able to figure out how long the sockets with the bows are supposed to be. I think I could figure out the upright one and the front but I don’t know how long to make the back one. Is it a little bit of trial and...

I've noticed a number of early 15's on Toms posts lately with larger than normal headlights. The judging guidelines says these were 8 5/8 . But it fails to mention the size they became. I have a '15 stored at another location, but don't feel like going over there to check. What is the new size?

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This is supposedly a radiator high shell for a '26 but I think it needs a repair on the hood side.
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In the early spring of 2020, I took the rear axle apart to inspect thrust washers and bearings and found solid rollers in all if the axle bearings. Prior to disassembly, I noticed there was about .025 inch of up and down play in the outer bearings. This looseness sort of concerned me.

I bought the car in 1977 and drove it until 1993. The only...

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These are three spring leaf lubricating tools. I have seen the Tomahawk one on the forum, and the middle one.

The third is an English tool. The two little anvils swivel to allow them to be lined up with the spring leaves. The threaded piece is cranked in to spread them, and a grease gun is used to pump lubricant in just like...

Hallo ,
I know wich sleeve go's to the out side of the rear axle housing ,
But , wich sleeve go's to the inner side ????

Thanks for your answer .
Toon

Radiator support rod - missing.
I re-threaded the radiator and found it to be 5/16 -24.
Some time ago the rods for the parking brake looked rusted out and for safety, I replaced them.
As it is they are the same diameter and thread per inch.
So, I ran a die on the end and cut the other end to length.
A large carriage bolt sacrificed its head,...

:mrgreen: :mrgreen: I am ready for the glass for my 1927 T Coupe. What is a reliable source for purchase of the complete glass set for doors, quarters and rear?
I want to get laminated glass for safety.
How thick should the glass be? Most of what I am finding is 1/4 thick but I think that might be a little to thick or am I wrong?

Thank you

It's almost May, so let's go to LURAY!!
The Mid-Atlantics biggest little spring swap meet is a mere three months away! Start your preparations now and make sure you join us for our 8th annual event. For full details, go to www.mapwsm.com
See you there!

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Well, Long Island got hit with another load of snow—on Superbowl Sunday, no less. Wasn't nobody goin' nowhere, so there was nobody comin' over to watch the game and eat the ton of hot-wings, chips and salsa-dip we got. And now, on Monday morning, temps are in the low twenties and the wind-chill factor is down to a...

2AE6FD3B-CED8-4813-8FBC-88E2BB4B98C9.jpeg I found this little guy here and am wondering if it’s a cast imperfection or a crack? Just my observation Iam thinking on the casting side of things. But Iam sure folks on here have seen some things over the years so I brought it here for discussion. What do you think? Leave it be or try to fix?

Does anyone know what size (width) the window channel is on a fordor I think it is 5/8 like a model A but not sure. Langs has not had any for a while also any place to get it in long length so i can eliminate waste and and where to maybe get it. Thanks for any help you can give.

I am using a 24 roadster running gear making a pie wagon replica. I am using a 3/4 inch plywood firewall and as a result the steering shaft is to short as the spark and throttle rods are short in the steering bracket on the frame.
My question is can I grind off the rivets on the column collar move it back the needed distance and reattach?

Would like to use this German Bosch ZR4 two-spark mag to fire a T OHV head with 8 plugs on an American Bosch Ford Magneto side-drive as seen in the photo below. I only have German Bosch mags (higher quality, hotter spark, and more reliable) and don't have an American Bosch unit to measure. I'm aware of racing side-drives w/a water pump, but would...

Hello...I used to be a member along with my dad when he and I restored a 1919 touring T in the Late 60's and again in the early Naughts with a 1926 Touring.
That said, I'm here to ask a couple of questions about Ash wood framing and people who know about this are few and far between.
Except for T People.
This is actually about a Morris Minor...

Going through some more boxes
puzzle for the t guys
can anyone identify this pulley/ Bob

Can someone tell me if this is a 1927 Model T frame, it is listed on Facebook and I need a new frame for my 1927 Touring.

Your help is greatly appreciated,
Bruce

Is this available anywhere, Bruce McCalley's Model T Encyclopedia available on CD's
says no longer available.

Bruce

I have my original window shade (at least I think it is, It has some older replacement fabric on it from the 50s or 60s) and I need to get some new fabric for it. I am going along with light grey for the headliner and from what I have seen the shade is supposed to match?

Should I order an assembly from Lang's? Do they include the actual...

I am looking for a couple photos of a '26-7 firewall with the Wiring & retainers in place. I also would like a photo of the retainers for the timer harness near/at the water outlet on the cylinder head. George

I just got 4 of these today I’m pretty nice shape. They are aftermarket wires, but I don’t know what they are. No hubs came with them but it’s a three pin drive. I might move these on as I have a complete set of Dayton’s (5 wheels and all the hubs). But I need to know what they are.

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I have not been on the forum since 2011, had to reregister. is it working ??

The photo shows the left (non-ball end) clevis on the steering tie rod on my ‘24 as I found it after stripping the paint. Is it common to see the clevis brazed to the tie rod? I ask because this looks a little amateurish, and I don’t remember how the one on my ‘25 was attached when I stripped and painted it last fall....

I have looked up the past discussions and the subject has been well covered but it appears some say not to oil the new wood ?
When I picked up my newly spoked & fellowed wheels, they had been coated with 'raw' linseed oil. That was about 4 months ago and they have been just sitting since then. Sadly, it will be some years (probably) before that...

I have a question about a 1927 coupe roof. Is the roof flat from back to front, or is there a slight drop over the back of the door to the front? I have never seen another '27 coupe so, I don't have a reference to go by. If I clamp the side rail to the top of the door, it sticks up about an inch at the back of the rail over the side window....

I picked this coil up in Findlay Ohio at Jefferies Antique Mall last weekend. I have a few boxes of coils but never seen one like this so of coarse I had to buy it (along with several other things :D ). Is this a Heinz coil? It sorta looks like some pictures I have seen but has a few differences. Experts?

Hello.
During my restoration of my front door, one suggested if such pockets couldn't be reproduced.

I want to contribute. As I was confirmed by »Humblej« in another thread, my door pocket appears to be an original one (100+ years old), so I took detailed measurements and made a technical drawing before I glue it to the 1.5 mm plywood (=...

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Every once in a while, we talk about trapping mice on this forum. They do a lot of damage to cars if left unchecked. I had someone send this video to me today and wanted to share it here.

I got these online a few days ago for our new/old touring. Worked up these plates for her awakening that is on the horizon
Favorite color is green and the only year that New York plates were that color was ‘22.

Have three front axles that appear to all be early ones
can anyone tell the years by number and letter
202 w is late 11 I believe 202 t over w is maybe 12?
AA ?
Bob

A friend asked me to look at his 1913 coil box. I was having a difficult time finding him any information for testing and rebuilding.

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For starters is it correct assume that the test points would be on the same place as the later coils?

What should I expect...

I am working with rebuilding two Ruckstells. One came as a complete assembly, after some 60 or 80 years out behind a barn along the Willamette River, with a slightly bent backing plate, and an original Ruckstell I.D.plate. It has a typical late 'teens/early '20's backing plate and is made for an open drive line spool. There is no drain plug in the...

Anyone use a steel head gasket on a Z head?
Thanks Dan

Looking to ID this steering box.

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Even though these aren't signed, I'm certain they are Witt artwork. I have several of this same style that are signed, including the last one of the previous batch. Interesting to me is that the two completely different styles of artwork are both postmarked either 1917 or 1918, suggesting that they were drawn at the same time.
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Yes. Alternator not charging 1926 T with the VW distributor and the GEAR DRIVEN 12 volt negative ground alternator (one wire) . I have pulled the alternator off and its on the work bench. It is a Delco Remy and has a paper tag that says Buckeye Auto Electric The gear on the shaft looks like its held on with a roll pin that is only set 1/2 way into...

Anyone know a supplier of cover pictured below ?

How early did the DB symbol appear on spindles?

I just spent a few days in the Florida Panhandle.

I visited again with Herb who I first met a few
years ago at one of The MTFCA Homecomings
in Richmond, Indiana.

I met up with Herb again when I transported
a beautiful Model T from his home to Carol
and Keith Gumbinger in Arizona.

Herb is quite the Craftsman … 👍

Inspired & Impassioned by his...

I'm working to pour new Babbitt in a 13 block, but the first and second main caps have thrust on them, which seems odd as compared to all the other engines I've done. Honestly, this will be the oldest engine I've done. I'm used to seeing thrust only on the third bearing cap. Is this normal or is this a home-brew modification that someone did over...

getting ready for paint on a 1915 Canadian touring. Does anyone know the correct paint code for the midnight blue? Thanks

Model T Enthusiasts……

We’re working together with T folks in the following areas to form new MTFCA Model T Clubs. Email me if you’re interested in helping and/or belonging. Let’s build the hobby, the friendship and support for the Model T, it’s history and it’s future.

Long Island, NY
Charlevoix, MI
Cabot, PA
Spring Hill, FL
Lousiana -...

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Thought I would share with you all the restoration of these 2 parts that may be unaddressed during most transmission rebuilds. In working with these 2 parts its apparent that MOST transmissions were/are not in line @ the 4th main creating wear patterns in these parts that need addressing. Weather it be the shafts are not running true from...

Working on an engine with A crank, oil pump, pressure mains and rods. Found this in one lifter hole.
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Anyone ever seen this? Cam has a worn spot, but there was extra clearance between the lifter and valve. Stem on this lifter is run out a little farther but not...