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I trial fitted my radiator on my 1911 that has the engine and front spring already installed and of course the front cross member has spread and the outside of the frame is 23 1/4 so the radiator will not fit down over the frame and the radiator mounting holes are also too far apart. I have read the posts about straightening the front cross member...

Hello from a long time reader, but new poster to the forum.

I have the good fortune to own a 1926 Roadster that originally came from Douglasville GA to New Zealand in about 2012 or thereabouts. It was sold via Streetside Classics of Atlanta, possibly on behalf of Henry (Doug) McClain of Douglasville.

I understand Mr McClain had some work...

I orded a plastic kit to rebuild the coul box on my 26 from Langs quite a while ago and it was backordered. I was advised to call some other suppliers but lost track of time and have been busy at work so just didnt get it done. I recieved an email from langs stating they changed suppliers and have mine ready to ship. I called today and it has been...

Anybody know where I can buy restored or unrestored 1922 or 1923 license plates from any of the Canadian provinces, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec or Saskatchewan? Want to mount it to a Canadian built T.

What keeps 2 wrench valve lifters from backing off. I can see that with a lock nut they are more apt to stay in adjustment.

I took this project on as the Gentleman was at an end. No one could do it, odd armature, twisted, etc. I like a challenge anyway, keeps your brain from becoming mush.

These are rare ducks in my opinion as I have seen ones similar but this one is a Cadillac. I am posting this to maybe help another.

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I am having a discussion with a friend and we would like to know if the 1909-10 brackets were originally made out of cast brass or pressed steel and brass plated. I have seen them both ways. It seems to me that originally they were brass plated steel. Can anyone shed light on this?

More years ago than I care to admit, we bought the place next door as both a financial investment (rent the upstairs and basement suite) and a lifestyle investment (nice garage in the back yard for you know who). The rental happened soon enough but I never got around the building the playhouse out back until last fall. We excavated for the...

Do you use a press to press out the big gear? One drum is cracked. Thanks IMG_1273.JPG

I am going to paint my current project Carmine Red.

Can anyone help with where I can find a color chip, and/or a color code?

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks.

Which are more highly recommend, Lucas (from Snyder's) or Universal brand?

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I always thought it was a great-looking TT. Anybody know where it is now?

1915 Touring.

If anyone has the interest to read this ford book from late

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Greetings.
My '23 Model T was converted by the previous owner to 12 volts, with a single coil and distributor. It still has the stock Generator and cutout, which he says he never got the chance to regulate so as to charge sufficiently for 12 volts. I see that Langs and several others carry a replacement cutout specially designed for a 12 volt...

Snowbird invitation.

As many people visit Florida for the Holidays or for the entire winter the Suncoast T Club wants to invite you to visit. Our members are basically in Pinellas County (St. Petersburg, Clearwater and such).

We have regular club events on each 2nd Saturday of each month. If you are in the area for a spell or passing through...

It is with a very heavy heart I have to say that we lost a GREAT member on December 8th 2019.
Jim Mastroberti of Carlstadt NJ will be sorely missed by the North Jersey Tinker T's as well as anyone who as ever spent any time with him .
Jim was by the far the most active member of any club he was in and I think he was in 5 clubs .
He would...

Here are three more original Model T photo antique shop finds. The notation on the back of the bus photo is interesting. It reads, “Calling on Miss Marion Wood & her father in Lakeland, Fla.”

Have a 1927 roadster. Can I replace the hogshead felt gasket without pulling the engine? Thanks, Chuck

I would like to convert my 1921 Kerosene tail light to electric without butchering the burner. Are there any kits available?

I have a strange issue with my rocky mountain brakes. I had them on the car for many years, and late last year they started to be hard to stop. Previously they were crisp and positive braking on the pedal.The car became hard to stop and required a hard pedal. Last fall I changed out the bands on them hoping it was a lining issue, and there has...

Trying to figure out why my newly restored engine doesn't idle well while driving and to keep it from starving, I have to keep it reved higher than I should. I am thinking it may be an intake leak. Also the motor does not accelerate good even in the garage. It coughs and stumbles trying to rev the motor. I'd like to hear what others say before I...

A friend has a timer relocater, I guess. He was calling it a distributor but says you reuse the four original coils with it, so I'm guessing it must be a relocater(or?). I'm thinking about going to have a look at it. Anybody running one? You like it? Seems like a good idea to me. :?:

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Since the last go around was solved in just 30 minutes...

Anybody recognize this gear set?

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It was a nice enough day to make a quick Christmas video with our Canadian early '13.

Merry Christmas!!

Darren & Jennie Wallace

Does anyone know if the Vaporizer outlet tube gasket (Ford # 6270) is available anywhere or has anybody used anything else as a substitute? There is none on mine and it seems to work ok but thought maybe I should put one on. Maybe a proper size o-ring would work ok?

Are the new springs the vendors carry made by the same folks? If not, are any better than others?

Not Model T but...my '49 Plymouth's gas gage cork float is sunk. Is there a modern replacement for cork floats?

Just saw a interesting DuPont TV ad on TCM
about why tire sidewalls would crack( like our T tires were doing). This ad was on the old tv show “ Dupont Show of the Month “ in 1958. The DUpont ad said that ozone will cause tire sidewalls to crack and break. This a natural process. DuPont developed neoprene to add to tires to stop the cracks.

Could...

With smooth tires, had to be careful where I parked.

I sell a lot using pay pal either through the shop or forum but mostly e bay
I always refund excess postage to be fair, I just did a refund on excess postage and got shocked, they charge for the transaction and always gave their percentage back on refunds, not now, they said on the phone that October they stopped giving back fees this sucks. When...

Has Milt Webb fully recovered from his fall last year? I haven't heard anything in a while. :(

I purchased an original Rands windshield a while back and with it came the windshield support rods. I’ve seen other support rods with a bend near the top. These are completely straight all the way down. Can someone who has a 12 verify? One of the rods is heavier gauge brass tube as you can see in the picture.
Thanks
Mike...

I had bookmarked the late Phil Mino's website showing his original 11 Touring details. That car and mine were only about 100 apart on engine numbers. I can no longer access it and I get a notice it is not active. Does anyone have those pictures of all the details on that 11 or is there a different way to access them? Thanks, Art

I have a cutout on back order from Langs. By the looks of it other suppliers have the same problem. Anyone in the know have any idea why they're hard to get? Is it only one supplier or a demand issue. I'm just curious. Appears I may not be the only person. I'm just biding my time.

I've posted this information before, so here it is a different way. The first hubcap with the big F is a 1913. It is similar to the 1914 hubcap next to it.
There is one more photo shot a different way. The 1914 hubcap was used at least through 1917, but was nickel plated. It may have even been used later than that. When compared side by side, as I...

A couple of years ago there was a thread on changing the nose of a four dip pan to a narrow nose of a three dip pan. I was wonder if any one could repost that thread.
Thanks
Fitz

I have hardwood floor boards for my 24 C cab on back order with Langs for almost 2 years. All ways have had good service and parts from them but wondering if there is a different option, or someone that has prints so I can make them myself, when I need them in spring. Thanks for any help.

OK Can someone explain what creates the low or high hood and what years does it apply to.

Thanks
Mike

Can u help me ID and possibly find a buyer for my truck?

I have it sitting on a property I recently purchased. I would sure appreciate any help you could give me.
Thanks, Robert Jarvis
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Rob@jarvisexteriors.com
Woodstock, Illinois, USA

We are looking for a pair of Stirrup Type Door Brass Handles for an early Ford Model T Town car. Please let us know if you can offer these. Picture attached.

If you wish you may please email me at 'csa@teamcsa.in'

Ananth

Wishing Everyone a Very Safe and Blessed Holiday Season!

The Holidays can be rough on some of us whom have had losses in the past and present, or fighting health issues. You are not alone, you have friends in this community, do not be afraid to reach out. I went though a very rough time in my life years back when a drunk driver took my Mother,...

Does somebody have pictures and details from side curtains for a 1927 runabout pickup.

Bert van Amstel

I happened on some great footage of model Ts of the Australian 1st Light Car Patrol, raiding Aleppo or Halep as it was then called, it was then part of the Ottoman Empire, it now is in Syria (and in a bad situation again, history repeats)
First we see a collumn of LCP model Ts, later on they are joined by some magnificent Rolls Royce Mk1 Armoured...

This is the typical 1909-1910 threaded style you see in all the vendor catalogs, the soldered one looks a bit different in that it has a flange that looks sort of square I think, not sure really I only got a glimpse of one at the last HME (Holiday Motor Excursion) I was at.

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If anybody has a picture of that...

I just ordered all new valves for our '21 Touring after the #1 exhaust valve failed. The engine is a fresh, complete rebuild but the previous owner/rebuilder chose to recondition and reuse old valves. I am replacing them with new, one piece valves, after I had my local machine shop cut .050 off the stems. The engine has adjustable lifters and I...

Does anyone know who produces, or used to produce, an aftermarket Model T muffler that was stainless steel, had integral mounting brackets that matched the T frame bolt holes, and had its own downturned tail pipe? I know I bought it from one of the prominent T part vendors but can’t locate it in any of the current catalogs. Does anyone know where...

A shout out to brother Dave Hanlon and his daddy for saving this piece. He sold it to me nearly 2 years ago, practically gave it to me because it was in shreds, and actually in two pieces. The fact is, they saved it until I brought it home for some TLC. It’s made of some sort of very early homesote , with a rag paper artwork and bare steel...

I'm pretty sure this is the one for 1911-1912 and I'm sort of certain that all through 1911 and most of 1912 the sediment bulb was in the center of the tank over the driveshaft...I think it was later in 1912 that Ford went to the later style bulb with the built in shutoff valve on the side and moved to where it is now on the later models through...

I bought new hood shelves and hood handles but having an impossible time replacing the hood hold down handle next to the starter. Is there a method to installing that hood handle which obviously I am not aware of? It is a wood hood shelf for a brass model that I installed a starter on. Any and all help greatly appreciated. Frank

I want a akuret oil gauge for my 1915 touring A reproduction one would be fine. I tried all of the t suppliers and nobody has one. Any ideas? Thanks, bobt

Does anyone know anything about the swap meet held at McDonald GMC/Cadillac in Saginaw? This year's meet is on January 26th and advertises Car Parts for all Makes and Models. I found it on a Model A events listing. They've been doing it for 38 years and I just wonder if they usually have many T parts?

I have no real idea when this one used, maybe somebody here knows...but I'm thinking that it was used sometime later in 1909, because the first 2500 cars had a different sediment bulb than this one...it I think was longer and more square looking and I think had it's own shutoff valve.

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But I'm sure somebody here...

When I go on tours, and other Model T functions, I'm amazed at the different sizes of rear windows restorers have chosen for their curtains. Proper research always helps, and here is an example of an original 1923 rear curtain. I'm not so sure the information that Dan Treace has is correct either. I have submitted the photo and the correct...

Hey all, I'm after a cad file or someone that has sketched up a detailed drawing for the rear drive axles. The only thing I have close to either is the image i've attached which I found on here.

Many thanks for any help

Cam from DownUnder

Has anyone run a DU 4 without an impulse coupling

Does anyone know of a source for these 5008CST Coil Point Adjusting Tools that are shown in Langs catalog?

I spent a couple hours looking in a junk yard that started in late 30's and closed about 1980 50 acres of cars from late 20's to early 70's Some rare early cars and piles of antique parts and machines. A large building that was once a store and is packed with every antique you can think of but a very large tree fell on it and collapsed the roof so...

Three questions:
I have a mid June 15 touring car with magneto headlights. The steering column was never made to hold wires or a button for a magneto horn but it has the wooden block under the upholstery to mount a bulb horn.
1. Is a single twist Rubes horn correct for my ca?
2. I have a single twist Rubes horn, no front screen or screen ring....

Is there a good book or website showing Model T stock and aftermarket carbs? I see so many different types it makes my head spin.

From the National Archives. I thought some might like this footage if you’ve not seen it. I’m looking for a specific film, so sorting through a lot of Ford films.

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Several years ago I was given the negatives and prints of these images that were taken by Ira Current when he and a friend took a road trip in 1924. Current was a photo emulsion engineer for the Ansco company .. later GAF. No matter how I tried to add them the order changed, but the one of him and his mother should go first. There is text on the...

I just got a load of T parts in and some other parts were also here, trying to identify some
3 cranks large has # 9828-c
medium crank has 9802-d plus symbol
small crank has 91747-1 r
pair of arms 48-3032
pulley has no markings
thank you, Bob

From the National Archives: (click on the link to see the video)

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The dreaded system update I've been putting off has now been completed. Let me know if you see anything strange happening. Hopefully this will strengthen the weedout process of the spammers.

Jeff

I just got in off the road for the weekend and have to be gone again tomorrow so I'm going through emails and sitting in front of the computer for a couple minutes before I head out to the shop.

I had a request to post this a week or two ago and didn't get it done, here it is. Enjoy!! Or just laugh and move on.

I wrote this ten years ago so...

Have a blank check from Ford Agency from town near me.
No Longer there but building remains. By the graphics from
the ‘23 to ‘25 era. Has anyone come across these type checks?

I bought these 20 rims to replace my rusted out ones but they are different. Do I need to add something or modify them for the valve stem? I don't think the valve stem should just stick up through the oval hole in the rim

I was given a set of 1982 vintage Ford magazines over the weekend. Thanks Erik!

They have great info on the early pans, axels and carbs. A wealth of information!

It was interesting to see prices from 40 years ago.
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I didn't know Ray Wells has been building bodies for that long. Only $2800 for an 11 touring....

What year we got here ?
I believe it was taken in Hudson Ohio.

National Archives, Ford Motor Company film:

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As I approach substantial completion on my 1924 c-cab project, I now am in the fine tuning phase, which also highlights how much I still don”t know about these machines. Overheating, timing adjustment , tire replacement etc are all still to address and a common theme in this forum is to find a nearby fellow owner to provide guidance. Being out...

I'm sure this topic has been covered before. I am looking for drawings/ideas to build a fixture to set up the rear axle and driveshaft assembly.
Is there something in the Ford Service bulletins? Thank you for your help, Jim.

Ok so in Colorado we are getting a bit of snow so I thought I would take the T out for a spin today. It did really well despite not having chains which I now want. Anybody have a set for the 30 x 3.5 ? This was my first time in this kind of snow, fun for sure. This will go on the front page of calendar for sure. 13 and still snowing.

Need more information. Does anyone have pictures of the 1926 Kelsey split rim locking device on the rim that fits up inside the fellow? ( I may have included a photo thanks to the person who provided this photo ) I would also like to see photos of the pin that locked it together. Thanks in advance.

Saw this on the local Craigslist. Guy only wants 80 bucks for it

I am sure this must have been posted before but worth another look. Enjoy

I've read that it was on this day Henry Ford introduced the moving assembly line, which improved production time for a T from over 12 hours to around 2.5 hours.

After a month of intense labor on the T, she was ready to go for the Howell, MI Fantasy of lights parade yesterday. She ran great throughout the parade , even towing a library float behind her. Brought laughter and smiles to everyone. Trying to download pics. 20191129_180912_resized.jpg 20191129_180213_resized.jpg 20191129_180305_resized.jpg...

Just posted in the OT site a strange little 4 cyl engine. Hope someone can identify it. Might be a boat engine.

I bought this Ford and Brown marked tail light recently and was wondering what year it'd be for.

I bought rebuilt coils about 5 years ago. There is no arcing across the points while running them on battery (6 volts dc).
I switch over to magneto and I have spark across the points. It looks like a roman candle. It disappears if I switch back to battery. What is going on with the coils and ought the coils not be run on magneto if they are...

I am in the process of replacing the bands in my '13 Touring. A friend of mine sent me the photograph below showing a gap in the bands. The picture came from the website of Kohnke Re-babbiting. Clearly Mr. Kohnke is a Model T expert, which gives him great credibility. What is the opinion of other experts? Good? Bad? Not necessary?
Regards.
Mike...

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OR Just taking the psychOdelic 18 Runabout UP to a friend’s place for winter.
OR Toodles without Maw.
I’m in between two lakes on a small hill in the woods. I have cattailed, swamp-front property at the bottom of my hill. I like it in here but it’s nice to get out and on a hill once in awhile.
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What are the percentages of underdrive and overdrive with an aluminum case Warford? I'm trying to decide on a 3.63 or 4.00 gear in the rear.

Am thinking about rebuilding the top on my ‘23 runabout. I have these pieces that were used to finish the ends of hidem welt. The top one was near the arm rest. Thinking one in the middle is model A rather than T. The bottom one was on the top trim.

I’m assembling a new never installed Ruckstell. I’ve had it probably ten years or more and never assembled. All but one of the rivets holding the inner end of the tube are loose. I trued bucking and setting with an air hammer but not getting good results. Has anybody ran into this before?

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Does anyone have a list or chart that shows what lengths of bolts are used between the engine block and hogs head to the crankcase. Also how many are needed. Im getting ready to install my crankcase to the speedster project engine. I know I can figure it out, but a list would make looking for the various bolts so much easier. Also does anyone know...

Our Foothills Model T Club in Calgary has taken on a winter project to make some license plate toppers.
One approach is to use our Club's logo as a basis.
It is essentially the early Ford The universal Car image with our Club's name on it.
That image is the 1910 to 1918 flying or winged pyramid.
This would be cast in aluminum. The problem is...