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Thanks for your help!

Lorentz

Normally, neither would I drill the panel. However my wide body Duncan and Fraser colonial roadster came with a suite of added accessories, the dipstick being one of them. Also included were, a Corbin speedometer, Wilcox Richardson shock absorbers, nickel plated radiator shell, windscreen frame and pillars, nickel plated brass kick plates on the...

Thank you Mark, Gene and Dan. On one hand, lots to think about here. On the other hand, I think you're right Dan,....I may be over-thinking all of this, and it does appear that what you posted looks to be pretty easy to duplicate, an as Gene says, many guys just make their own support. Seems like even I should be able to come up with something...

Several previous posts many more out there

You can add up to 5 photos to a reply to a post - you can add more to the same post by starting another reply no need to start a New Post. There something else yo u can do but we'll wait till you get adding more to the same post. Remember you need at least a message with at least 10 characters for a reply to be accepted

Hi Steve,
It's already sold--was told they got $800 for it!! There's one born every minute, I guess!
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Would like to have had that '26 front bumper though! It has both a Warford and a Ruckstell, so there is that.

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In another area is the C-cab off it, pretty rusted out and no driver's door
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It's still...

Herb posted a great truck thread on the off topic section a while back with many pictures of period trucks.

In a way, what the Canadians did to accommodate L & RHD cars to be made on the same frame makes good sense. The frame blanks were all the same, the pressed channels were all the same so all the frames were the same. With US production being all LHD, all frames were the same, so riveting in the battery carrier was most likely quicker and less...

There are different scenarios to consider. On a rebuilt motor, I follow Frank's process. New oil on the start-up, use it for a bit and then replace with a new fill. That way any loose stuff is picked up and gotten rid of early. Then change it as you see fit, perhaps once in a touring season.

When Henrietta was returned to the road after a 61 year...

These pics are with spark and throttle levers fully retarded (up) on 27 (2 door sedan).

Throttle linkage rod lever is up (1 or 2 oclock) on shaft and stops on steering shaft.
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Spark rod lever is at 1 oclock on shaft
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Thanks again for the information and help! I am ordering the bowl cover nut from Scott. I am keeping an eye open for the choke assembly and the fuel inlet bolt and banjo. As I said, I am planning to move this on to the next deserving user, and having no idea what a mostly complete carb is worth, I am hesitant to sink a fortune in it! Not trying to...

Steve

Attached are four pictures of the #31376, 58 tooth, 8 pitch speedometer drive gear setup. This gear is for a wire wheel 29” tire. The picture of the gear #30333, 58 tooth, 8 pitch is for a 29” tire displayed above is for a wood wheel. It looks like the wire/wood gear difference is the holes drilled in a different location. Also, the offset...

You are right, the block kit came with 2 sets of rear blocks. I set with a rabbit and 1 set without and only a chamfer cut on on edge I assume to lay against the bend in the frame rail. The pic above is from a car I crawled under and took the pic. I didnt look close at it but it may have the rabbit. That makes sense. That is why I ask and thanks.

I met Herb Iffrig 👋

I think he is in this picture 🤔

It was nice to see a good turn out 👍

FJ

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Lucky me - received the Jan/Feb issue here in Germany on February 20th !!! :)

Allan here it is called crap .

Hank

I know Willys Overland cars used the Schwarze brand horns... the one on the right.
Bill

Mark you may be wrightbut window glass will reach over 140* in arizona in the summer time. I found 1926 chebby head light glass is 7 3/4 so I used one of hem I had. THe light looks OK after I got the mail box imprint out of it.

Jerry,
I thought the timers for 12-14(?) were aluminum.

Yup, it looks as if I'm mistaken. :oops: I thought the only original aluminum ones had the integral oil filler neck.

Login using your current MTFCA UserId and password
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Victor I think I have a new one out on a front oiler kit?

Great to hear a report back of positive outcome! Thanks and enjoy. :)

Love this. 💘

Usually the cause of the float valve sticking is a bit of dirt under the valve. This can be removed and things will work out fine. However it can happen with too high float level, a worn or sticking needle, or the float leaking and filled with gas or sticking against the bowl of the carburetor. A gros valve can also be a problem. The carb should...

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Thanks Steve!

I was on several tours with Ted, he was born in Maine and always came back there for summer visits.

I have both of his books!

A great guy, with one bad habit, Camels.

His green pickup lives in Belair, Maryland now.

I have always seen them to the rear. Logic and safety would support that. They could snag passing branches etc.

Reminds me of a recent American Pickers show when they bought a banged up 1930 Model A rad shell only because the chrome wasn't rusty and pitted. Maybe it was the one off this car. lol.

thank you for your replies!

We found the problem.
My customer wrote:

I dropped the tank off at Kirks Radiator to have it boiled out. Kirk the owner looked down in side and the samples and said that substance is Polishing Compound. That makes sense to me. The tank was polished at the manufacturer and they probably didn’t have the cap on

So the mess has been there since the...

No lock washers or lock nuts. I use the stock Chevy nuts that came on the bolts, the nuts are taller and have 2 or 3 more threads than a standard nut. They hold just fine when properly torqued. B9856710-87B8-47ED-B9B8-B02705E01B3B.jpeg

Thanks Mark, that makes good sense.

I have had (still have!) several original thrust washers as nice as the one Steve J shows! However, oh so many years ago, the very first model T rear end I rebuilt, I found the nicest one you could ever find. I had set up a work station at the back of my parent's place. When I was done putting the thing together, including the new bronze washers...

Steve, I have to wait to get a manifold cooker to decide on that.

Art, you pegged the stage of assembly exactly. On engine stand with freshly mounted hogshead. I tried through the transmission cover access without luck and then found that little drain slot on the bottom (where else would a drain be?) where my magnet JUST FIT between band (wood...

I wonder if they ever found the person that came down that hill on the runner sled?🤪

Dallas, that's a cute one!! I didn't even notice it at first. Probly still in there, now he's a fossil. Poor fella.

L & H parted out many Model T's during their careers.

Here's a model T engine and parts animation from an engineering design project. I spotted a few boo-boos, but overall I think it's really good, especially for anyone who is contemplating working on a T engine, or is just curious how all the parts fit together.

I would be curious what persons...

What two things did you find?

A friend has been trying to buy a StroboSpark for two years.

Thanks Tom! You're right, very fitting for today! Like me, I'm sure you're below zero...well, we were til the sun came up. Started out at -1, now it is a balmy +1!!

Those sure were some hearty people back then. That, or they just plain had no other choice!!

Thanks for all these cool pics, Lord knows where you get em all, but keep em coming. So...

Steve,
I am in Kelowna, Contact me through this email. I'm sure I can offer some thoughts and help with the Model T in some way.
Ken Buhler

smart fix !

As I get older - folks like that are the ones
that are worth having in your life.

Thank You Gene 👋

FJ

I couldn't agree more.
I hope to meet some of you west coast guys , in this life !!!

The wedging of the rim on either the outside/inside land on the felloe, depending on the brand, means the rims must be an accurate and appropriate fit. I can understand that reproduction of rims made to such tight tolerances may be difficult. Non demountable wheels, both wooden and wire, are not constrained by this accuracy demand. If reproduction...

I have posted this before, but it may help others. I used a modern battery in a tin box made as per the originals. The battery was fitted in the box, and I cut two wood spacer blocks to sit on the top edge. The battery box lid sits on the blocks. When the hold down clamps are fitted they load the lid, the lid loads the blocks and the blocks load...

Tom - What a beautiful post! Scrolling down thru' those beauties would be a good way for any T guy to start their day!

...Comparing the T's 2,900 cc of 20 ripping great horsepower with poor Aunty at 1,550 cc and 11.9 HP led to comments about how ‘narrow’ she looked next to the ‘big’ Fords...

Not quite the same vintage, but I agree about the size difference. This is the 1936 Austin Ten that we owned in Holland and brought with us to the U.S. in 1977, and the...

Me too Charlie. That's what I like about this forum and the hobby...always something new to learn. Almost daily.
And as for a Centerdoor...since I don't have nor desire one, I never realized of course the difficulty in getting at the bands.
But thinking about it, now I can see why. I have a friend who would like one, I wonder if he knows or...

I have straightened several model T backing plates, including 1913/'14 ones. Usually no problems. I have done some cold, several hot, and my feeling has been that hot worked better and more smoothly.
The only one I ever had serious problems with, and basically I destroyed it, was an early Hall-Scott casting. It had been previously repaired, and...

Making those movies had to be a deadly and maiming experience

Yep; you are right. I have built coils for both cars over the years and should have kept them straight. Or at least not have been too lazy to get up and check the tag on a Heinze box that I have on my coil shelves.

Thanks John for the compliments. After the forum switch it was harder for me to do big strings of photos in a single post . Now I have to do five photos and then another five and so on. The long group of photos in one single post allowed me to take the time needed getting everything in order before I posted it all at once. I did one post with 150...

Vowel Art needs to add this. He is a busy man.

Not a problem John, I'm honored to even be mentioned in that mix.

Ed aka #4

Hi Martynn

That does look better.

I'm still very impressed by your drawings. Especially when I think in some of these cases you are working from pictures only without much for dimensional information.

Stay well
Jeff
Nova Scotia
Canada

I don't know how much it cost, but my grandfather and uncle drove a T from Los Angeles to Plymouth Rock and back to Los Angeles, in 1926. Somewhere along the way, they broke the crankshaft and had it towed to a Ford Dealer who fixed it overnight and they went on their way. So they either had to pull the engine to replace the crankshaft, or replace...

Forum .... expected professional magazine

The whole world stops here when it snows. Just got to 23 this afternoon. Build a big a$$ fire in shop, nice 70+ there. Have fun you’d guys. Dan

David Wilson. The Canadian patent plate is available from upholsteries by Dixie, Kitchener, Ontario. Email helper@dixies.ca
They sell Model A & T parts. Good people to deal with. If you Google it , they have a website.
Scott Kramer, Woodstock, Ontario.

Down to one!

I found this one on the internet the other day

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Hi Jim

Further to Adrian's photo of the blue tudor, here is one of its stablemates.
The blue one had originally been a green colour (still visible under the blue and grey layers)
The red one was our choice of colour scheme as it had been painted with a broom when we found the body.
Both of these cars were built on the same day as the body numbers...

Excellent info. I did not even know they were there to begin with 'cause it had nothing.
I see now that even my question was wrong. Finally got 2917, 2918, and 2918A straight.
Thanks again.

I still have the car (but with a stock engine)
I moved the engine to a speedster and went to a 2 bbl Stromberg 97. The car runs STRONG but I sold it in the early ‘90’s.
I have learned lots over the years

Please post pictures of it as you bring it out.

Here are the dimensions of the last two NOS nuts I have. They can be easily made.
Long: 1 1/2 X 7/16 X 1/4 . Short 1 X 7/16 X 1/4 . Both are threaded 1/4-20. Oval head slotted screws are used.

Interesting - thanks !

Yes, there are different sizes.

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Thanks for the info.

Ford Service instructs and shows photo of cotter hole in the crank pulley pin, at the big hole end. Place the crank pulley pin into the large pulley hole, with the cotter hole of that pin up, facing the large pulley hole.

That cotter keeps the crank pulley pin from...

Looked it up on Steiner Antique Tractor Parts and you are right. It has the same size threads as the one I have .

Jim,
Original paint is a fascinating topic and a rabbit hole too. I think closed cars got a little more attention than open as they were the expensive models, but that's just my intuition talking. I did see the Rip Van Winkle 1917 touring car at Bakersfield a few years back, and it still has original paint. Although the surviving paint was shiny,...

Neverout bicycle and motorcycle lamp but they were also used for other applications.

That particular bracket, which is incomplete, is for mounting on the front fork of a bicycle. Don't know if the bracket is husky or large enough for a motorcycle fork.

Six to the left on the picture below is same lamp with the complete fork bracket (my dad's...

Thanks for the insight!

Click on the link an it will take you to the story, thanks to my bride.

My advice to you is to get the prints from the archives. That's what I did. I also used known originals. One thing I've noticed on on the 1925 runabouts, is the tags that say 1925 roadster, are not 1925 at all! They are 1926 roadster. The ones you need to find are the ones that say 22-25. I would definitely contact Mike Francis at Classtique. He...

larry prouduces a correct windshield seal, electric termimal block, an original nh needle & seat. & other bits. all i recall. ill have to ask him. point being, larry recognizes a need for correct, restoration quality part, researches, & has it made. thats a service to the hobby.
fun projects is another example of a guy recognizing a need &...

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Each one is a delight.
Thanks again!
Rich

I rebuilt seven of these coils for my early '13. I used Lang's primary & secondary coils for regular standard coils, plus the new Heinze points. I made wooden housings to hold the windings inside the coils. They work quite well. Potted with tar when completed. They took a few settings over time to get the points to settle in as R.V. Anderson...

Great cards. Love the 1912 card.

Thank you for the information. Fortunately I I have both frames so I will use the one with the forged arms

I didn’t see this thread and responded to the other. We need to merge.

At the 2018 Homecoming & Tour in Richmond, Indiana
Ed & his wife were the last to leave a small town
in The Yellow Bullet 🏎

We saw Ed speed past and jumped into our
trouble truck rigs - I caught up with him at the
edge of town where a local 👮‍♀️ was parked.

Ed drove past the 👮‍♀️ at a speed higher than
the limit posted - the 👮‍♀️ just stared...

Revision 2-A Brake Pedal....

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Going off the writing on the radiator I think the other car is a Fafnir.

There are some great photos in that archive.