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Come to the Marietta Swap meet on March 7, 2020. Join the rest of the gear heads to see all the Model T parts both new and used. See the new Nolting transmission drum with gears. The Pruis high compression head. Millers display of a short block with Scat crank. And many vendors with new and used parts. Good food in a heated building, so rain or...

Model T pig racing made the USA Today pages. A column about crazy car rallies has at least one photo of stripped down T with driver and pig. These races look fun!

Most of us have seen him fetching firewood in BC with the 1925 RP. Here he is out looking for cows. I like the nice production with cross dissolves, a mix of perspectives, and some beautifully done drone shots. I like the cute trick at the end, too.

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I find it interesting that Henry used multiple coils (one for each cyl) on the T and how the manufacturers are using multiple coils today. Not having to have the Hi tension path threw moving parts as a rotor and cap. I also hope that most people on the forum understand how simple a coil is and how it works. Being nothing but a transformer needing...

Im rebuilding a starter and bendix for the speedster project. I have a few questions about the bendix assembly. There is a threaded ring on the end of the bendix, What holds it on.? I looked at several old bendix that I have, and I see no keeper on any of them. I assume the holes in the side of the ring are for a spanner of some kind to remove it,...

Rocker Arms Unlimited (formerly known as “Specialties”) has had some mixed reviews over the last several years, due to a change of ownership. And so I wanted to give em a public kudos as a result of my recent experience.

I custom designed and manufactured these rocker arms to retrofit my Akron-Hed from the original ball bearing push rod tubes,...

Edward J. Du Mee was a wealthy cotton merchant in Philadelphia at the turn of the last century.

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The du Mee’s, as other wealthy Philadelphians, had a full compliment of in home domestic staff, and apparently had difficulty retaining help:

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Mr. du Mee,...

1916 Model T w/magneto only. I would like to install a small 12V battery (trailer emergency brake, burglar alarm system type) to operate LED headlights and an LED combination tail/brake lite mounted inside the kerosene tail lamp. I would like to tie this battery to the Battery side of the coil box for engine starting. Is there any issues with...

Hello everybody. When using adjustable pinion bearing is it necessary to pin the u-joint.Thanks in advance Harold

This is the car I have always wanted. I got an opportunity I just couldn't pass up. Wanted to share with you my new to me 1912 Delivery Car.

I know that any band material lifetime is based on driving habits as well as other criteria. But for those of you who use wood Assuming average driving style I.e. Minimal slipping And decent drums How do they stand up. Also any recommendations as to suppliers?

Any ideas? The little dog bone is marked Indianapolis parts Corp, inside thread is 1 3/4. The little scoop I’m thinking something carb related. Any thoughts? Thanks BE857C51-F9A5-4601-B5DF-E8236165F147.jpeg A73B60CA-D9B2-4BB8-AA0D-9DCC041DE69C.jpeg 83EB2647-8647-4BCB-8CB4-4CE7D9FDE5FA.jpeg 4F35ADD5-8F35-4D37-B9E8-1A0D3D542634.jpeg...

I’ve done all of the rebuilding work on my rear end with the housings set vertically into a notched slab of hickory that’s attached to my workbench. All of it has gone very well. Now it’s time for final assembly of the rear, torque tube and rods.

Here is my concern. I’m a scrawny old guy with two bum shoulders. Before doing teardown I managed to...

I am going to post here as at some point my plan is to use the drive on a KR Wilson boring bar frame, well maybe ;)
One has a drive pulley, what looks like a removable holder for a shell bearing, cutting tool and a feed on the end then a small diameter shaft out of that and ball knob on end. The other one(lower one) is almost the same but no...

Been in Japan since 1 February on a work trip. Initially, we were supposed to come home on 7 March, but it looks like that may be delayed 3 weeks.

That's a long time to be away from things T related.

Luckily, Japan does not disappoint us T'ers! Our first weekend here, we went to the Toyota Museum in Nagoya. There is one beautiful, red, early T...

My sister sent me this picture not sure what they are?

Over the years both on the old and new Forum there has been discussion on improving the enjoyment of the Model T. A vehicle that was to bring cheap transportation to the world.

Most discussion has been the induction coil. Now that resourceful individuals have up graded the alignment and test equipment for the coil, this all for the improved joy...

Free to all model T owners, very large barn cats that wandered on the ranch. You will have to come at pick them up, I will not deliver. 2789.jpeg
Also great for racoons, possums, deer. Bring your own leash

This is what protection measures do, I can't wait for the wolf and grizzly to be reintroduced in California.
Have a great day!
Mike

When was mag lights first used? When was the dimmer unit first used. When was the combination horn light switch first used ? Was the dimmer used with the push pull switch on the firewall?

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Readers, after following the forum for about two years, I sensed you would appreciate a story of a Model T coming back in to use. This one was purchased new in 1926 for $480 by my grandfather for use on the farm. I understand it was used to haul many loads of lumber, coal, grain, livestock and feed. I know a larger truck and...

Hello. I'm a newb and have a question. Can you adjust coils while the engine is running without getting shocked? Thanks, bobt

Just seen on EBAY, ending in a couple of days: a running board tool box in very nice condition. Included with it is a reproduction Model T Service Manual, a Model T Owners Manual of unknown year, a few tools that look to be later vintage than T, but the big surprise is a Minnesota Title and Insurance Card for a 1923 T. The date on the insurance...

I purchased T-5032 tail light wire bushings. I have a 1920 touring. The old ones were not on my car. I understand that the eyes are twisted on to holes in the frame and the wire runs through the eye but wasn't sure where the spring and fiberboard rectangle with 4 holes went and how it attaches. Can someone explain it and/or send a picture of how...

I know this has been done, so hopefully someone here can tell me.

I'm trying to run a T engine with T crank with a dry clutch setup (basically like a modern type engine/clutch /trans setup). That means I need to somehow seal the rear main. How can it be done? I have one idea, but you certainly wont be able to plumb alot of pressure to the rear...

We have been remodeling so to make some much needed space I took the TT to my sons place about 45 miles away. That was about 8 months ago. About 3 mons ago I was there and decided to start it and run it a little. Note that it does not have a starter, but does have a 12V battery and alternator.

So, when I went to start it, the battery was stone...

Came in last fall, headed to South Dakota to go on a Rajo.

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Found this great photo from the 1910 era, not sure if has been posted here before, but what a wild ride! 00F0F_dFFWGAec74u_1200x900.jpg

I found these really nice Speedster like fenders. They are pretty straight forward, no splash inner part. Also no brackets or anything to install them.
Does any know what these are? And if someone makes brackets for them?

(photos are upside down, sorry must be the iPhone)

Thanks!
Mel

I have been working on bringing some of the small parts that aren’t correct to my 1922 steenbhoms built tourer .
It was meant to have a low radiator Nickel shell and nickel headlight surrounds
But the radiator shell was black and the radiator was not cooling properly
So I sent the radiator shell off to plater
To only find out it was originally...

From another website:

Beware! If you have an irresistible urge to buy another Model T, you could be suffering from... Car-owner virus!!

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Just brought home another one. Same story. Someone passed and need to clean out garage, but this one has a distributor. Haven’t tried to do anything with it. What Model is this thing? Are there parts available? Thanks Mike

This AM I duplicated an Economizer Needle Valve P-8547 and installed a new spring P-8588, since by all observation, it certainly warranted it. The old one was broken off at the cotter hole, and from the OFs I've seen, this appears to be a common problem. Anyway, it's not a problem for this carb, any more.

I'm not setting any records for this...

I got this speedometer drive. The only marking I can find are Pat Pend, part of the numbers 1/2X1(2-1/2X1) and maybe a date 4 23. it was mounted on a T spindle with Stewart mounts. Any idea who made it? Turns about the same in both directions,.

Home depot has these small 12V batteries for emergency trailer brakes, house alarms, etc. I would like to use one to power a tail/brake light. Can I use it as battery power to start the engine or is 12V too much?

I am assembling a brand new U-joint with a brand new drive shaft. The u-joint slides halfway into place on the greased up drive shaft and binds up (test fit outside torque tube). I suspect I could get it on with a mallet or heat but then I don't know how I would get it off. I know tight is good, but this seems too tight.

I measured the drive...

D Tour 313 posted this on their Facebook page this morning. (Well, it's your evening, but we'll say an hour ago. ;) )

The caption is An afternoon stroll on Belle Isle. and is credited as being from the Burton Library dated 1908.

If I'm not mistaken, the auto in the middle is a Model T?

Perhaps it's actually 1909? Or could it be a super early...

Can someone tell me what the dimension is from center of crank to center of cam on a Model A?

Since I got my car I have been reading all the high compression head discussions, but there's a question I haven't seen asked...

From what I gather the available heads are at most 6 to 1 or just shy. The Prus heads are advertised at 8 to 1, but are in fact, also shy of 6 to 1

I live at 6000 feet altitude. Our average altitude density offers a...

....I had lost hope on finding top irons for my 1926 Touring; I’d set an alert on auction sites, but nothing. I noted a PM from Bob with a hyperlink-He found a set for sale!

....My fingers flew and my credit card digits were entered in no time at all. A new-to-me set of irons are on their way!

I have a homemade electrolysis tank that I made for...

Further to my previous 'historic' posts here's an article on The Quiet Ford which appears in the Progress Magazine, Wellington NZ, 2nd August 1909.

Between some OCR'ing (thanks to Tesseract and the NZ National Library) and a little manual editing I also add a text version at the end of this post. Click on the images to get the larger readable...

I came across this article in the Sept 1908 copy of Progress Magazine , a periodical published in New Zealand from 1905 to the 1920's. The mag appeared to have a reasonable degree of motoring and other contemporary engineering news, and had obviously been given some 'inside news' re a new upcoming Ford car......

As part of some research for a friend I came across some interesting newspaper clippings:

The first was a letter to the Otago Daily Times, dated 16th Dec 1929. Clearly there had been, or was about to be, a significant increase in the cost of spares, and the writer was unhappy:

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Following this was a couple of adverts for...

I have a 1925 ford 4 door with fuel tank under the front seat. I keep having to put fuel in it even though I don't run it that much. I put a rubber gasket between the fuel cap and the tank but that didn't help. The car has no outside leak. The only thing I can think of is the small hole on top of the fuel cap. It has no check valve. Don't see how...

I always thought the bushings on the TT Truck were the same for the rear spring and perch, I know the perches are different
but the T-6 book shows two different bushings and part numbers and prices but no dimensions, does anyone have the dimensions?
the part numbers in the book are
TT-1087 Rear Spring bushing
TT-1100 Rear Perch bushing
Bob

Apparently the head gasket leak between #3 and #4 was not the whole story. I installed a new gasket but compression was still low. I thought maybe I hadn't used enough copper coat for a good seal, so I pulled the head again, cleaned everything up, and reinstalled it with lots of goo. This morning I tested my compression gauge to see if it's...

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Or is it a 1910?

... maybe this was the reason.

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I checked all the usual stuff I could think of: plugs, timer, manifold leak, float level, etc., etc. But there was one thing I forgot. So today Mike Bender came to take a look at it. Even with a less than wonderful compression gauge, it didn't take him long to diagnose the likely trouble — a...

I have a issue I don't understand.
On my T pickup that i am working to get titled and such,I can pull it out of it's little garage and the driveway is up hill a bit. I can cut the truck off and set the park brake and it does NOT hold the truck from backing down the hill. It will not be still long enough to get out and put out chocks.
Now it holds...

Dare I do this? Been awhile since last talked about perhaps but maybe it's time to drag it to the surface again?
Greg (Richard G) physically moved his lever OUT for ease of use. If I make it to 80+ years. I'm gonna do what the heck I want too.
I had the honor of talking to Greg on the telephone and what a treat! Good guy. I can't figure out how to...

I finally got the engine rebuilt, and installed in the speedster project. Im installing my Stromberg OE-1 carb that came with the Rajo 4 valve head, I installed on the engine. The carb is a fresh Stan Howe rebuild. Since I have it Im going to use it. I made an S intake adapter to locate the carb inside the frame rail and engine. It is sitting...

need info on plate under radiator that anchors tension rods, size and shape.
this is for 1926 mailman special
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I just got my January/February 2020 Vintage Ford. The cover is another fantastic Rich Eagle painting... Nice Job Rich!

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I sent them a note about signing up here and Fordbarn to get the word out, in the mean time..

All, our hobby just lost a good friend and very talented Models T and A machinist and mechanic. Also a very good person. Devoted to his wife and his God.

Richard Leblanc, May he Rest In Peace.

What’s the consensus on O ring seals on pedal shafts in the hog’s head?

Do it or don’t?

If so, how best?

At least three Model K Ford owners attended the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup race held on Long Island. This is a photo story of one of them. Copies of the photos below were mailed to me after a gentleman read the story of our Model K in the AACA magazine a few months ago. A little “detective” work helped me learn about the owner.

First, the photos....

The suppliers have two types of adjustable lifters, self-locking for 2 wrench adjustment and lifters with locknuts which require 3 wrenches for adjusting.

What are the pros and cons? Are the ones with lock nuts less prone to coming loose?

Does anyone know what woven linings will work on Rocky Mountain brakes when wet? I relined a large drum set a few years ago with a woven linings. I could lock them up on pavement when dry but were useless when wet. I need to reline a small drum set and would like to use the woven linings.

In a previous post I noted our visit to the Toyota Museum in Nagoya, Japan and how there was a display on 100 Years of Innovation and it featured the Model T.
Here are some pictures from the display. I really dig the cutaway chassis display!

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The Gallery has some wonderful pictures of members' cars, but there aren't very many. Most of them were posted soon after the new forum went up last year. If you haven't posted a photo of your baby, why not make that a little project? With this software you can use a nice, big, high resolution picture and won't have to resize it unless it's...

Evening, has anyone here built a flatbed for a T chassis, looking at all the styles on the web but wanted to listen to someone who has been there and done that. Please PM me if you want to talk about the build.

Some questions would be how high do the risers need to be so the bed would clear rear tires, how were they attached to the frame rails...

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Does anyone know the difference between 17 to 25 T brake rods and 26,27 brake rods ? Thanks for any help.

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I have a chart from another source, and I've seen them from the MTFCA book and from Murray Fahnestock. but I'm wondering if there's one in the Service Manual. If it's there, maybe somebody who's a better searcher than I am can tell the page.

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working on a 26 coupe and trying to figure out how to remove windshield glass to have safety glass put in ......... thanks in advance for any help

What are yawl's thoughts on the new type head gasket with silicon and so forth?
I have always had decent luck with copper but I don't drive my T's 100's of miles either.
These things have been out long enough now I am sure someone should have a progress report on them.I have a new copper gasket that I have had for years for repairs if needed and...

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I'm looking at the list of rear shackles for my '26/'27 T.
Are these worth the extra money?

Rear shackle set, replacement L-Style, with zerk fittings

Or should I really blow my budget and get the
Rear Shackle and bushing set, original style U-shaped

Or go with the low end
Rear shackle set, non-original style U-style

Either way I am...

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I think it would be nice if those of us who will have spaces at Chickasha list them here with our forum name and our real names. That way we can stop by and say hi. Some of yall have been in the Model T world for a long time and know each other well, but a lot of us haven't and it'd be nice to have a list to use while walking the meet.

I'll...

Has anyone used the black plastic coils for any length of time, are they good for tours, dependable?

I am looking for something like this to hold a dual filament bulb.

I am considering using a set of these shells as I have a custom T crank with 1-1/2” journals. The crank is stock stroke and pressure oiled and I will be using some custom connecting rods. I believe the Scat rods with this size journal are only for the stroker crank?
If someone could provide me with the rod big end diameter that these shells fit it...

Just finished building this for a goodfella in MD's '06 Ford Model N. Complete box and four coils, correct down to the anti-rattle leaf spring under the lid. 1906 Splitdorf Model N box and coils 003.JPG 1906 Splitdorf Model N box and coils 005.JPG

Can someone give me the measurements or post pictures for the notches in the front floorboard for an 11 Touring to clear the bottom of the steering column and the back of the engine head and speedometer cable? I have new floorboards with no notches so they will not fit without hitting the rear of the engine. The picture of floorboards on the langs...

Ok, I have 3 options for the engine I am putting together for the speedster.
Bosch front plate new distributor
Bosch DU4 magneto with front plate
distributor that mounts in timer cover

Since I am now getting ready to assemble my first T long block the question is:
Can you change the front cover after all is together if I decide to change my mind...

So tuning coils now is looking at the future to improve the performance of the old induction coil. It great that the future is helping the ipod users develop an app to make a buzz coil sing better.

I still tune my coils old school, with a tried an true tester and make certain cushion spring is free. The points are not pitted. And spark control is...

I was contacted by someone clearing out a huge collection of Model A parts that belonged to her deceased husband. She mentioned she had a Field Boring and Pouring kit for making babbitt bearings. I haven't looked at it but wonder if it is something I should try to get my hands on....if not for me then for someone who would use it. It would be...

Can someone post the dates of Chickasaw (? Sp) ? I am trying to determine if it is worth the drive up from San Antonio? Any suggestions?

I was wondering about the removable turtle decks that Ford produced for the model T. Am I missing any?

Got a e mail from someone saying he was Larry Smith,
look at this
Happy to hear from you, I am sorry for bothering you with this mail, I need to get an iTunes gift card for my Niece, Its her birthday but i can't do this now because I'm currently traveling and i tried purchasing online many times but unfortunately no luck with that. Can you get it...

50 degrees and sunshine today in Michigan, so I decided to wake up my hibernating 15. I noticed the drag link has a lot of play at both ends. Any suggestions to remedy this? Thanks Brent.

Hello All,

I am in the process of rebuilding my Ruckstell axle. The last time I had it apart was 20 years ago when I was 15 years old. Now I’ve got a little more experience (and a little more $$) to do things better this around.

Here are photos of my ring (40 tooth) and pinion gear (11 tooth). I do not have a better photo of the ring gear as we...

Sport insisted having his girlfriend join us on our regular countryside drive. Man nothing is more cathartic than a leisurely drive in the country with your best friend. Ah we really weren’t going up a 90 degree hill. Can anyone teach me how to avoid the picture being rotated 90 degrees? It wasn’t in my photo album like that when I attached it....

I am working on my 26 Coupe replacing the wood blocks underneath of the hood shelfs and the hood latches. Should there be a rubber pad under the radiator mounts, or not?

I'm swapping the Kingston that was on the car when I got it, for a rebuilt NH I bought from the classifieds here - I noticed while installing that the Kingston choke spring holds the butterfly open, and the NH spring holds the butterfly closed -- I'm assuming the NH spring is installed incorrectly, but figured I'd ask here before trying to change...

I need to buy new headlights for a 6v system, and I'm leaning toward LEDs. There are plenty of testimonies and photos of Model Ts demonstrating LEDs when on, but how does the Model T look with the lights off? How noticeable are LED lights when turned off? I like the benefits of LED, but I don't want the LEDs to stand out when off. Thanks!