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I’m always looking for nice photos of early Fords. Mr. A. Wayne Ferens’s article “A Test of Endurance: The 1909 New York to Seattle Race” has 3 middle size photos from that race (150kb or so) also a low resolution photo and a painting. I have seen those photos before, but I saved them as 3 of them are a better resolution than the ones I already...

i have been looking at the vendors sites for a 26-27 clutch drive plate and no one sells them that i could find are they scarce. philip

I live in St. Johns Michigan and need help putting rear end and drive shift back together
both axle and drive shift tube is clean and everything torn down
and cleaned and ordered all new parts and bolts. and i have my own wire. Everything is clean !

and If I found some one how much would i pay that person that would be fair price .
need advice...

Does anyone know who took over George King’s business in CT? Or if there’s a reputable rebabbiting shop in the Carolina’s?

Thank you,
Mark

I put the finishing touches on my centerdoor's restoration this week. It took about a year longer than anticipated but the wait was worth it.
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Been driving Nuthin’ Special as my daily for the ast few days of my vacation week. She’s been doing rea good average about 40 mph top speed keeps up with traffic around here very well. Today used it in the hay feilds giving guys rides out to the trucks and equipment we used to bring in hay bales. Was fun driving it around.

Carston and I went to...

For those who happened to see my previous post about a metallic rattle I was hearing on start up that went away after a few minutes. I determined it was in the rear of the car after climbing under immediately after starting. It was clear that it was exhaust related.

The exhaust pipe nut was tight. It actually sounded like there was a nut or...

As I recall this is Mom's friend Wes back in the day. Another kitchen trunk is mounted on the back of his car. I'm not sure what the car is. Chevy or something else?
Rich
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Attached are pictures of one of a couple cars I recently purchased from an estate. Overall, it is a good 50 year old restoration that is showing some wear. My plan is to clean it up, repair what needs it, and drive and enjoy it.

My question today is I plan to rub out the old lacquer paint to shine it up a little. I would also like to touch it up...

Hey all,
Hoping someone has an easy way to pull the inner oil seal in the rear end so I can put newer neoprene ones in while I have it apart. Is There a tool that can be purchased/manufactured? Not sure what is in there now cuz' all I can see is the washer but am pretty sure when it was rebuilt last neoprene was just a chemist's dream. Thanks for...

Gents I need some input please. I have a 14, the engine was pulled and now I'm putting things back together. I can't get the radiator to set down on the frame it sits on the fender by about 3/16 of an inch. It seems that the fender is just further forward than before but I'm puzzled why and don't know what to do about it.

Should the hood shelf be...

The first thread of this topic is fantastic but became cumbersome getting to the end. Let’s keep it going! Here’s my 2 cents worth: my ‘19 centerdoor and ‘26 tudor.....

My grandpa gave me his 1926 tt truck almost 60 years ago but never had a place to store it so I could restore it until now. I need to haul it 400 miles. It has no tires or rims just sitting on the wooden spokes. Any suggestions?

I have a 1921 roadster, very original, and this morning we went out for a jaunt, I turned the key the wrong way she fired up but was NOT happy. I knew it didn't run good on the mag, but forgot I turned the key the wrong way, after a quick check of everything under the hood, I remembered the key and she was happy as a clam on battery... how come....

Can anyone involve in the O2O tour tell me what Motel
in Olathe,Ks. they will be at? Thanks

My late Oct 11 built Touring came with restored wheels with two different style front hubs. From reading past posts and an article by Royce I think I have one early hub without a step machined for a speedometer gear and one later with the machined step. I think the non machined one is correct. Would you use the early non stepped one on the right...

I have a nice can and mount for my 23 TT. Searching past threads it seems it mounts to the right passenger side of the choke. What bolts would have been used for this? 20190625_200421.jpg
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Has anyone used these?

I bought (stole) a Ricardo High Compression head at the Auburn swap meet a few weeks back and finally got it installed yesterday evening.

Holy COW!! this is by far the single biggest improvement so far. My 1/2 mile hill up to my house is a killer. I've had to use low Ruckstell/low band every time the entire way - even if I make a run for it....

Does anyone know of a source for replacement mirrors for a Rushmore Searchlight? Appropriate 7” diameter.

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ECCT evaluation:
I am a bit new to Model Ts, but not to Horseless Carriage cars, and have a strong background in the field of electronics. I have three Model Ts that utilize coils, and have beet evaluating the ECCT for over six months.

I must say that I am very impressed with this unit!
I recently had the pleasure of having my friend “Original...

Im going to ask a question here that comes up occasionally at antique farm engine shows I attend. I've always been told, and have done this with my thermosiphen tractors, that you are not to run anything but straight water in thermosiphen cooling systems. Reason being that coolent raises the temp 10 to 12 degrees before the coolent will circulate....

So I received a reply for a part I was looking for from the HCCA. The email smelled fishy so I further enquired. He sent me a picture of the 12 that he has. I googled the image and found it on Pinterest. LOL Here’s the thread from a Paul Haggis:

Hello,
I am Paul , just want to know if you are still interested
in 1912 Model T spares you requested...

Well i finally decided after much thought, and some inspiration by others i know, to install the Prus head i have had sitting on my shelf for a few years now. ;) I still have a few questions that i hope some of the great minds here can answer. From what I've read, I'll need less advance for normal operation that i usually run V.S a stock head, and...

I was at the Branch 15 swap meet at Power Land down at Brooks Oregon this last weekend and got a generator voltage control device (AKA a cutout etc) While it is Model A Positive Ground how do I tell which type it is? The label reads;
10505 Model A Cut-Out
Set Generator to 5 Amps Max with Lights Off
Positive Ground only!
Fun Projects, Inc St...

Just how many ft. lbs. should the magnet bolts be? Thanks.

Can anyone provide the length of the exposed wood on the front bow of a 25 roadster? I just need the exposed wood length from socket to socket (not including the toungs). Thanks!

Hi Fellow Model T'ers

In this video I walk you through step by step how to replace the front wheel bearings on your Model T, from driving out the old bearings to installing the new ones, and the learning curve along the way! :D

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Please help with an ID for the 2 seater body I have purchased.
IT is 100% wood (except nails and 4 hinges)
Thanks in advance!
Happy Days!

Will domed pistons work with a Ricardo head ?
The head I have has not been surfaced.

My Oct 11 built Touring came with rebuilt wheels but no wheel bearings. I have read a few past posts about the early hubs being of thinner material and a danger of splitting when roller bearing races are pressed in. Should this be a concern and do you recommend the roller bearings for this application? Ball bearings would be ok but I can not find...

I have more cast cam brake levers than I care to admit here, but only 1 is like this. See for comparison the rusty one and gray one. Rusty one has no key in the end and look at hole in cam for solder/ brass. Also no hole in cam for pin. Please help date, Steve

We went to Bloomington Il yesterday to see the cross country group. This was press coverage on a local TV station

Ron Dupree

My family and myself have been enjoying the the Henry Ford museum and the greenfield village. My wife is not a car person but was blown away by the property. She said she going to suggest that her company hold conferences here in the future. WIN for me!! Lol.
My head is on a swivel. It’s my first time here and it’s an overload. I highly recommend...

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This is what I need?????

As of yesterday (6/17), there is a beautiful photograph on the SHORPY website of an old dealership in Plentywood, Montana, that apparently sold and installed a kit which would turn a Model T Ford into a farm tractor. For anyone not familiar with the Shorpy website, just Google Shorpy, bring up the website, scroll down a bit to the photograph, and...

DEAR FELLOW MEMBERS,

I HAVE BEEN A MEMBER FOR A FEWYEARS NOW & HAVE HAD SOME FINE EXPERIENCES WITH OUR MEMBERS. IN VIEW OF THAT, I FEEL CONFIDENT IN ASKING FOR HELP ON THIS QUESTION: I HAVE A 1913 TOURING & IT IS IN TOP SHAPE & I WANT TO KEEP IT THAT WAY. I THINK I KNOW HOW TO KEEP THE BRASS & BODY LOOKING GREAT, BUT AM NOT SURE AS TO WHAT IS...

Looking for a TT rear axel worm drive complete

I happened to have the bonnet (hood) open when I was starting my 1915 Tourer and noticed that, as I turned over the engine (motor) with the choke pulled out, petrol (gas) was coming from the hole underneath the bowl. Looking at diagrams, this seems to be an overflow from the needle and jet. It looks like the pistons are pulling in too much fuel...

From
This is number 1... Anyone care to comment on the rest?

1. The Model T had no transmission, as we know it. There was a gearbox, but it only offered one speed. You would push the shift forward to take the vehicle out of neutral and engage the drive train. To go in reverse, you would depress a pedal on the floor.

Sad!

Jeff

I have a 18 engine in my 15 t right now with a high head. My 15 low head head is in good condition. Will I notice much in hill pulling power installing it. I’m not looking for speed just more hill power. I was originally planning on installing a z head.

Head and manifold might be for sale.

My pin fell out and is lost Looking in Snyders and MAcs I see the entire assembly for sale but not just the pin Am I blind or does someone see where I can buy just the pin? Another member suggest I fabricate a pin drilling a hole in it I need advice on finding a soft metal of the correct diameter He then suggests using a split pin to secure the...

Ok
New to model t
I had the coils rebuilt
I had the carb rebuilt
Cleaned the plugs
And it won’t start

Tried the cleaning of the timer
It is a new day timer
Could it be the key switch?

Also I’m trying to find a club near me
I’m between Philadelphia and Allentown in the eastern part of Pa
Any help I will try
Thanks

You ask '2022? But the reunion is every other year.' That is correct folks. The biannual Reunion will be in Lincoln Nebraska as usual. However, our good friend Doug Partington, from Australia has thrown down the gauntlet. He states that in order to be truly international, there must be a reunion elsewhere in the world. He is inviting us to...

South Bend Indiana had some nasty weather tonight with tornado's and damage. I think it passed just south of Mishawaka and hope everyone is safe. We didn't make it up to meet the Ocean to Ocean drivers since we ended up in Lafayette with my son and family for my wifes birthday. Nothing on the news tonight so no news is good news and maybe the...

Unadvertised model t 1923 centerdoor sedan at local auction. Local junk man retiring and selling his lifetime collection of crap, mostly junk cars and junk/trash that should have been in the landfill or recycler. The car had been running and driven in parades up until about 5 years ago, but it has been sitting outside since then. It went for...

Looking for enclosed trailer transport of a 1913 T Touring from South Carolina to New Jersey on or before 7/30.
Any help appreciated!

Thanks,
Gene

Hello everyone,
I need your help on a problem with my carbide lights. Our 1914 touring has carbide lights and the flames don’t meet on three out of the four burner inserts that I have.

Is there a solution?

How can I make the flames meet?
The burners appear to be ceramic, and as such don’t appear bendable.

As always, I appreciate any help...

When I fold my upper windshield half on my 1915 touring car the gap becomes uneven. On close examination, the hinges are the same parts on both sides with the right side outside part stationary and the left side inside part stationary. The are apparently the same hinge used for both sides, one turned 180 degrees. Are the hinges supposed to be...

Has anyone ever bent the parking brake lever in a dog leg to add more foot space?

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what is the proper way to adjust headlights

On the improved cars (and possiibly trucks) some factory flat tube radiators were used. I thought these were two row core, but the Encyclopedia says the thinnest core radiators were three row. I know, by far, the thicker round tube care radiators were more prevalent, which raises this question: two different fan hubs were made and used; one with...

I'm thinking about taking some main shims out and was wondering if there are any tricks to get at the rear main cap in my '21 with a 3 dip pan. I've done this many times,but always had a 4 dip pan. Thank's : Bruce

What is recomended for installing an in-line fuel filter for the typical Ford gas tank under the seat to carburetor application?

I pulled the inspection cover for the transmission looks good. I just installed pistons rings and valves correctly and pinned What I discovered in on the hand crank ( non starter car) there are two retaining bolts, one for the fan pulley connected to the crank and one pin for the hand crank The pin for the pulley drum is now missing What I hope...

I got my new tires , now I am ready to install . Should I use rim liners? Yes / No

Have not seen this style of drill press before.

(4) wheel baskets are needed.

For 32 inch x 4 inch diameter wheel.

To secure the 1904 Model B51 for it’s Journey
to Iowa - then The 2019 EFR and New London
Antique Car Runs.

Needed by July 15th.

Prefer donation - but will pay.

FJ

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The time has come to pull the vibrating engine out of my 24 touring and see what
Is wrong with it. Will it come out with the fire wall in. Philip

So not exactly a new T owner, I've owned a 1922 TT fire engine that is currently for sale. I recently acquired 2 new to me T's as a package deal from an estate. A 26 Touring and a 14 Runabout. Both were amateurrly restored in the 60's and are in reasonably good condition and I did get both running.

My questions today are about the correctness of...

Any idea of make and year of this car?
It was from a photo of the Kemp house in Wichita Falls, Texas. The curator says the photo was from the turn of the century. I told her I thought it was about 1920. I would like to provide a more definitive date.

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Thanks,

Keith

I’m wondering what this ford wrench is for? Has Ford script with U.S.A. on one side and the letter M on the other.

Wondering how some of you are handling selling vehicles these days especially to someone out of state? I would like to hear suggestions on the safe methods and or tools you might have used with success. What banking services have you used?

thank you in advance.

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Is there an experienced club member near Mullins, South Carolina who would be willing to look at/inspect a car for me?

Thank you MTFCA

Gene

Wife is cleaning out some estate items from Levonworth, KS and one of the buildings was a former Texaco regional distribution office. Usual assortment of signs and petroleona, but this one item caught my eye. Official lettering and signage specifications for a Model TT tank truck. If anyone is restoring a tank truck, here are some guidelines for...

I'm setting up my front end, getting ready to put the wheels back on and I have a question. I haven't reinstalled the steering column yet but I wonder if in normal operation, is it possible to turn the wheels far enough to the right or left that the spindle stops against the axle?

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1925 Touring.

My ammeter shows nothing ever. Cutout throws 6.3 to 6.4v at high idle (shouldn't that be higher, like 7v?).

Battery is 6.4v at rest, drops to 5.7v - 5.9v when I turn on the lights, then back up to 6.4v when I turn off the lights.

I can't figure out whether I've got a bad cutout, bad generator, bad ammeter, some or all, or whether...

The Gembers, who are members of The Tennessee T's, are participating in the O2O tour again (second time). She is documenting the day-to-day driving experience on video, then posting the short videos on YouTube.

2 ways to view ----Forum members can go to our homepage for a listing, with links, to each posting
or
Go to YouTube and search for...

I did some searching but didn't get an answer so I'm wondering if I can use the 09-13 brass shackle bushings the vendors sell instead of the steel ones marketed for the later cars? Aside form drilling a hole or the oiler are they the same size as the steel ones?

My touring car is titled as a 1926 but bears none of the improved design features of a '26/'27.

The engine number is 12521890 and my research indicates that it was manufactured at the River Rouge plant in October 1925.

Keeping in mind that the engine may not be original anyway, is there some other way to narrow down the date of manufacture of...

greetings from my previous post after 65 years engine started when put into low gear heard loud klunk klunk and low band stopped. Pulled inspection plate. Other contributors suggest sounds like a broken drum ( yuck) before I take off hogshead ( difficult for me) any suggestions like what I am thinking here ? how to diagnosis a broken drum. My...

I have a 1915 Touring car, with the aluminium Hogs head. Naturally, it leaks a lot of oil out from around the steel shaft on the right side. Fixing it properly involves removing the hogs head, and machining a groove for an O ring or even bushing the hole. That is a lot of work, and time consuming. I came up with this quick fix idea, and made it on...

Sorry to take so long to post the pictures from last weeks Petit Jean swap meet. I guess I do not move as fast as I used to :( :( . As to weather, the swap meet was probably the best I have been to in years. The temps were in the 80s during the day and 50s some of the nights. In 40 years of setting up as a vendor at Petit Jean I can only remember...

Trailered my car to Lincoln Nebraska and will be registering tomorrow. 040F4B19-748A-403F-84CD-C295592608ED.jpeg

If you have a weaver model t era tow truck crane, I could use a couple of dimensions to help me fix mine up. Tmorsher@icloud.com if you are able to help. Thanks!

a fellow chapter member of mine has a set of universal welding co. wire wheels on his 1915 touring. one of the hubcaps is stripped.
i an going to try to repair it. its thin brass with really fine threads. does anyone have a process that they use to repair these. also
see the picture does anyone have one to sell? thanks philip

Can anyone help me in the correct placement of the tacks on the hideum welt tack strip of my seats. The instructions say one inch, but I've seen pictures of original cars and it looks like three inches. I just want to make sure before I start poking in the tacks.

I want to replace my top on my 1916 runabout. I believe it’s been replaced before, around 1954.
I’m looking at the fabrics at classtiquets....
I’m a master para rigger with access to the machines.
I would like to keep the 2 oval rear windows that are non correct.
What’s the best material offered by clsstiques?
My car suffered from a hail storm...

We all know a little about the 1922 Rajo Model T race car that Noel Bullock built and won Pikes Peak with. Today's Hemmings on line has a story and some race film clips about the 1969 Torino that Ford had built for Bobby Unser to win with. It may not be Model T but it is a interesting Ford story. The older generation Unser's from the 1920's...

Recently purchased a model F.
Compression good
Set the time to fire at tdc when retarded
Good spark and correct firing order.
Would not start.
Took the carb. apart and check it all out.
I put a flat belt on and turned it with another tractor.
The input is the exhaust and the exhaust is the intake.
It is a major operation to check the timing gears....

We are in Wichita Falls, Texas visiting with our daughter and new grandson. He is almost a week old, so can't go outside and play catch yet, and I have taken care of all the fix-it projects around their home. Are there any Model T folk, museums, or anything interesting to see or do down here?

: ^ )

Keith

With some help from Gene C. we recently fixed one of the pivot points on my one-man-top of my 1924 touring so I can now safely lower it. The last time I lowered it was shortly after I purchased it about 15 years ago (then the rivet gave way on the pivot point). It was installed about 20 years ago and is in good shape (no tears) but has mainly...

No connection but wow lots of different carbs;

The same seller have lots of sparkplugs and some other do-dads.

Ok so new wisdom is .010 to .012 cushion spring gap, but the new points are like .017. The old KW point, the upset behind the rivet is about 1/8 + to center of the rivet, the new ones, it touches the rolled over edge of the limiting rivet and is about 1/6 to rivet center. Our club has a set of the setting pliers but don't think they will work on...

A post today to the topic Tell me why I should buy a Model T provided a good quiz for a prospective buyer. It occurred to me perhaps another question might have been added, to wit, How much time have you got to 'tinker', and to drive a Model T (at 30mph) ? What do our members think about the amount of time they spend, or have available to drive...

I'm ready to wire my 1911 but my engine is a 1920 with starter and generator with Heinz Coils box. Can someone have wiring diagram will work with this set up? Thank you for the help and sharing.

Well after many many hours I have got the engine to run non starter car after 65 years Now a problem, pushing down on low gear heard klunk klunk klung then low band went out. Pulled inspection panel loosened low gear Bands were all there nuts and springs were on drums I took nut off of brake withdrawing pedal to have more room to inspect ( yea I...