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I'm adding a starter to my 1919 TT truck . There is a cross bar that runs across the frame to the back support for the short running boards. Is that where most of the starter buttons/switch are mounted ?

Thanks as always
Chris

This tool is shown in the cabinet in one of the 1926 KRW tool catalogs but it is not listed in same. I tried it on an T front axle to remove perches but as is does not sit inline with threaded end, it sits at an angle. Ideas? Thought maybe Lincoln or tractor?

Does anyone know how much a pan straightening table would cost?

Is there any real value in the aftermarket oil pan supports that hook on both sides of the frame and go under the oil pan? They didn't come factory just looking for opinions. Thanks in advance

Hay guys, I have a early 1950 vintage Lablond 13 X 48 lathe. Lathe is in pretty good shape and is tight. The issue I am having is the top spindle speed is only 550 rpm. I am having problems making a really smooth finish when OD turning. I have played with my feed speeds and of course the slower I feed it the better the finish but it is never...

Started working on my latches for my TT doors. That was fun and itself. The latches are now tore apart, unfrozen and glass beaded to remove rust. I bought a door latch kit thinking that the springs or the same. As you can see in the attached pictures they indeed are not. I'm not having any luck so do any of you out there know of a place that sells...

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This video came up on my YouTube recommended list this morning...I'd never seen this before; its about 40 mins long but quite interesting:

I know you have ice and snow in the US but here in Australia it's hot.

My dashboard temperature gauge was showing 47.5 degrees celsuis during a heatwave here in Victoria.

That's 117.5 degrees Farenheight, not suitable weather for a T Ford radiator!.

I seen in past forums a guy had plans or make a RB tire holder or was selling them
Search didnt provide anything
So befor i set out redesign the wheel thought i would ask

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I recently purchased a Model T in Delaware at an estate sale.

The 88 year old previous owner had bought this car in Tennessee, when he was in college, back in 1947.

I was given the Delaware title, signed by his widow, and a signed and notarized copy of her authorization to settle the estate, along with a photo copy of the original Tennessee...

Well, I made a mistake. Attempting to change out the front bearing, and evidently didn't adequately support the underside of the generator front plate. The bearing was really frozen into position, and press pressure made a clean break around the outer boss of the bearing. No fixing this; I need a new front bearing plate for my generator. Anyone...

I wanted post to see if could while I still can. Very few if any of the people here know that I have been fighting a case of pneumonia since November and have not been able do anything since. Last week I felt like it was all but gone and all would be well till this past weekend. Tonight I found out it is not only still there but has spread to both...

Nobody has a lathe, or at least one big enough to hold a timer they can rent me for just long enough to reface a worn timer.
I don't think I succeeded with this setup, merely moved the problem from one area to another.

How would you hold the spinning stone still in the wooden board? Maybe I need to bush it? But it's tight in the wood, bit not...

There is a Ford at the beginning and end, well sort of.

Can someone tell me how long the sleeve is that goes behind the gear on the cam when using the Bosch 600 clip on type distributor. I believe the Bosh part number for the sleeve is 68930

Thanks,
Scott

I haven't seen Dave Huson of Colorado listing any parts for sale in the classified for quite awhile?

My sister in-law lives in her grandparents home. She was digging around the basement and came across a receipt from a attorney for $25.00 for a patient on a coil tester. So she googled it and this is what she came up with. I never met him but I was told by family members that he was a very smart man. And loved to tinker. We do have documentation...

I'm going to be putting all white tires on one of the speedsters. While I know it's a personal thing, I'm curious as to what those who have done it would pick when choosing between Smooth, Ribbed, or the pattern tread all whites. I have used the Universal ribbed all whites in the past and they are fine although one out of 10 has turned yellow. I'm...

I haven't posted or checked the forum in probably 8 months as life gets busy (as you all know well).
Nothing new has really come up or happened. I'm still working at the British car shop and am currently at WVU for mechanical engineering.
I spent a week over the summer in McPherson, KS at McPherson College for a 1-week machining course that was...

I have a nice looking Ford script exhaust manifold but as usual it's warped who can straighten them

35 yrs. ago I remember seeing a little article in Old Cars Weekly, that the MTFCI was going to rerun the 1909 New York to Seattle race. I thought that would be fun to go on, so I contacted the person in charge and was told that the entry list was full with about a dozen on a waiting list. It was still 6 mo. before the run so I thought “well...

Greetings Model T brothers, What tool can I to use chamfer the transmission cams for the o-ring trick? I do not have a lathe. -- IV

BEWARE...E-mail from Michael Harris to purchase your T is a scam.

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bought these two spanners in a junk emporium a day or two ago. Because of the Ford script, the chunky one was $10. The other has had the Ford ground off for some reason, so it was only $2.
I presume the chunky one is older. Can anyone enlighten me ?

Allan from down under.

I am looking to compile a database of speedsters that have run with numbers consisting of those that are current and those of the past. This is a good place to start and I shall start with my family consisting of numbers 66, 21, 26, 42, 77. No need to attach names unless those owners opt. Of course if there is a known number and a name from the...

Many thanks to the Grand Poobah & Assistant Grand Poobah for helping some of us technically challenged folks adapt to this new forum !!!

An American in Paris (Paris newspaper, that is):

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I'll get back to this story, but there's snow to move first. I'll leave with the beginning of the end of the story:

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Maybe I'm late to the picnic with this one but it was something I didn't know. A colleague of mine emailed this too me because of my interest in Model T's. I thought it was interesting.

Ford Motor Company sold more than one million Ford Model-T’s in 1919, and each of those Model-T’s used 100 board feet of wood for the parts such as frame,...

I would like to rebuild my drive shaft the car is a 1917 (enclosed spool) so the drive shaft thrust bearing is not available. Can I use the 21 to 27 thrust bearing? These are part numbers 2591 (Qty 2) and 2591B (Qty 1) would the length stack up the same?
I know about the fun projects set up but I rather use some of the parts I have…
Thanks, Pete

Can some tell me the differences between the Bosch DU4 versus ZU4 magneto.

Does anybody have an update on Milt Webb's condition?

Does anyone have any information on an old Ford dealership that may have been in New Hampshire in the 20's and 30's? I had a customer bring in a clock for repair that has a beautiful milk glass dial with the name of Newman and Katser Ford V8 sales on it. There's no town of origin on the dial, but I'd like to see if there are any pics of the...

I can login here at work on my computer .. but not on my iphone or ipad at home. Any ideas?

HI. My friend has a Winfield intake for a T and a model S updraft he thinks is for an A. Can someone give me a price range for his parts? Thanks, Scott

I don’t know if anyone has said it yet, but I love the new website! Most people don’t like change, but this was well worth the time and so much better than the old site. A big thank you to Chris and anyone else who may have helped put all this together.

A few weeks ago, I got to enjoy an interesting experience driving my model T. Leaving the house on an early Saturday morning, everything looked fine until I got to into town and tried stopping at an intersection only to find there was a thin layer of ice on the roads. So of course, I slid up to my first stop light. My T has no outside or auxiliary...

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Does anyone know who could do a rear window shade my car has all the hardware but the material is missingI tried one of the aftermarket ones that the dealer sell not even close to the original on my 1924 Model T

Hello
My 1924 stock T Model Coupe's generator (6 volt system) puts out 6-8 amps at regular road speed (30-35 mph). Last week in about 15 mile drive it went from 6-8 amps to the max on the gauge of 20 amps.The volt meter I have on the car went from 7-71/2 volts to almost 10 volt reading. I adjusted on the Third Brush which did not change the out...

The Sierra Vista tour now has a waiting list. If interested contact Joss Sanderson via preferably e-mail listed in the Vintage Ford.

We just got the Forums upgraded about an hour ago, so the problems we've experiencing should now be old news. If folks experience ERRORS or error messages, please let us know.
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Now we can focus on adding features and tweaking things here and there. This is the exciting part!! We have some *really* cool things coming. Stay...

I havnt seen Kenneth Delong on the new forum. Hope all is well with Bud. Anyone know?

Watch the Link above. It is a 9 minute video of Ford's laser light show at their soon to be renovated autonomous vehicle/technology center. Way cool and T related.

from Motown
Jon Crane

the new springs do not have the S shaped aluminum channel to receive the bead on the upholstery like later years.
the new covering kit I received does not have the bead either.
The spring does have an aluminum U shaped edge that only opens toward the spring coils and is smooth on the outside.
Question,, is this edge supposed to be on top or...

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It's kind of dark.

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in the market place there is a 1914 t advertised in bowdoinham Maine, under restoration, looks like they have a good start, looks to be fairly rust free, ether some one died or they just gave up.Richard G

A friend has an all Ford truck junkyard/repairs.
This is his yard truck, 52 F-350, not sure what drivetrain, but it's a beast !! :)

Today I ordered several parts from Lang's. They do a great job of supporting our hobby in my opinion. One electrical part I needed was on back order so I told them not to worry about it. I then tried to order the part on-line from Fun Projects. After searching for the part and ordering it, the website indicated an error when I went to pay. Fun...

I want to begin by complimenting Natalie on another fantastic job with this issue, and to Royce with his knowledge of 1915's. Next, I'd like to comment on Eric Macleod's article on Gordon and Marcia's 1916 Runabout. There are several items where incorrect data has been supplied, and can be verified in the current Judging Guidelines, seventh...

I have been getting the radiator on my 1914 speedster ready to put back on the car. It is a repro radiator possibly 25 to 30 years old or so. Its a really nice condition radiator that just needs cleaned and detailed. I have polished all day till my arm is about to fall off :( , but it is looking better. Now I need to paint the core and wonder what...

This hasn't been posted for a while:

Kind of out there!

I have a Ford G stamped Horn bell that is 8 long with a 3 open end and 4 3/8 inside front base diameter. I have this bell and would like to find the appropriate base mechanism to complete this item.

Dom

I have a pair of rebuilt u6 Zenith carbs,and T am looking for information how to set up.
Thanks
Fitz

I am dooing a revision on my steering gear and bussy I came across some questions
I have a 1927 T runabout Pickup
I bought some parts bij ModelTparts
does any body know why I get 3 new gears and 4 pins
in my car where installed 3 short pins and now I have it all open I can see that the top pin should be the long one.
but why than I get 3 shorts...

The Model T makes quite a few appearances.

I just bought a brand new KR Wilson mag gap tool but it was second hand and the gentleman took the instructions out of the box and never used the tool. Now I find myself without the instructions. Does anyone have a set?

Thanks, Brad

While on a ten day trip to this lovely country I did manage to locate a Model T Ford. I did not get to see the car or meet the owner but I was given these pictures and some info by his next door neighbor, who was our tour bus driver. The owner claims this to be the only Model T Ford in Costa Rica. I find that interesting but have no way to...

Before the cold set in Mark Eyre and I got the engine in my '13. This is a major upgrade for the car as it has been running an '18 engine for probably 70+ years. There is a lot more do do to get ready to tour but I am happy to be at this point now. 20190117_185532.jpg

Just got back 6 Model t coil from Erik Larson modeltcoils.com boy he did a great job. He repotted, adjusted and shipped them back to me in less than a week. I had him set them up on the ECCT. Now I only have to wait 3 months before I get to try then out. His pricing was fair and he packaged them very well. Just another great vendor help to keep...

I suppose it's me but I seem to be seeing a heck of a lot of new names appearing since the change over. I'm also thinking about the dial-up guys. Did they make it through?

Hi, I am trying to get all of the parts to put a Buzz Saw together. I have a Buzz Saw Table, with guard, 24 Blade, and a power pulley for my T engine. But now I was told I will have to get/buy/design and make my own Governor. I have looked on the web and have nit be able to find any designs for the Governor. So I thought I would ask this question...

This book is 1900 and 488 pages. Here's a couple pages I like.

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If you can borrow a copy of Mar 2019 Hemmings Car Classic magazine you may enjoy the article on a 1924 Coupe converted into a truck. It is on a car chassis. The before pictures are at least as interesting as the current renovation to me.
My wife has subscribed for me to HCC since 2006. I don't find things I relate to in every issue but some have...

Does anyone by chance have the measurements of this tool rack ? I have a good size collection of Mossberg tools that would great in my shop.

I ran across an ad for a swap meet in WV in April. Does anyone know about this event?

I happened to have on the TV Texas Terror (1935) starring John Wayne. It features a brass era T touring car that serves as a stage (says so right on it). As the T enters the scene it's steaming pretty good from the radiator. The driver stops, walks over to a water hole (looks more like a mud hole), picks up a bucket that is obviously waiting there...

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Captioned Harry Moore, 500 lbs. man, in car.

I've been replacing rubber stemmed tubes with authentic Schrader and Dill valve stems for years, and have never had a problem until today, with a foreign tube. The valve stem cores in the American tubes used to twist out easily, but not this foreign tube! I had to carefully drill out the core from the tube with about three different size drills...

This is a test to see if I can post. I've been able to lurk but not post. We'll see what happens.

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Please Note the following: Cost is if you pre register $8.00 and will be $10.00 at the door. This is the first time in over 30 years of having this event that the cost has gone up.

Lunch, Cutoff date to R.S.V.P. is Tuesday January 22nd. I have to call the caterer with the total a little before noon. IF YOU DON'T RSVP you will...

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We are now picking up the stragglers from the old system, the users that only post a few times a year.

This is posted on the old 2018 Forum on the 2019 Forum link.

This link will take you to new forum software.
YOU WILL NEED TO RE-REGISTER ON THE NEW SITE.
Your old user name and password will not work there.
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I took a break from working on the website today and stopped by the radiator repair shop to check on progress. The core arrived yesterday and the owner, Randy, was assembling it and he let me watch the whole process. There really is an art to doing this right, and Randy is an artist. He’s been rebuilding radiators with his dad for 50 years.

The...