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Jack E. Gallivan is well known for his remarkable gear-driven DOHC conversion above. But, before he produced
that masterpiece he designed the gear-driven elevated SOHC conversion below for a Rajo BB heads that apparently
was his first OHC equipped T-based racing engine he used in his race car below.
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Although, not diminish...

... I'll prime. Does it matter whether the primer is red, gray, or black?

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Posting a few random questions this evening, What is the proper gap for the spark plug?

Hey everyone. Just like the last few years, I’ll be set up at the Luray Swap Meet. I’m a registered notary for Virginia and I’ll have my stamp at my spaces in the back corner for any of your notary needs.

Brad
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Is there any problem with some black residue and junk when i look through the spark plug hole?

I am gathering parts to bring to Luray. My first time attending and my first time selling T parts at a meet.

I have seen these but do not know what it is. It appears to be in very good condition. I am trying to price it for Luray. Thank you in advance!

I need the dimension from the flange that the block sits on
to bottom of the pan arm that sits on the frame rail.
Is it different for long nose and short nose pans?

Thanks.

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The springs on my 27 Roadster have been re-arched and I suspect they are higher than normal now, at least that's the way it looks to me now.

From the floor to the bottom of frame rails I get the following measurements:
Front 22 3/4
Rear 23 55/64

Additionally, the right front running board bracket measures 1/8 lower than the left one. I was...

I spent this afternoon on a creeper with my Ford. I've always enjoyed doing this, wiping off all the mist the gathers everywhere from driving on a tour. It gives me a chance to recall the many days I spent finding all the parts I needed to build this car from scratch, and the trips to Hershey and elsewhere to find it all. Of course the best part...

Who is going to The Mother Lode Swap Meet in Auburn?
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The carb shown below looks to me like a Holley NH but it has an interesting nameplate on it where it is identified as a Ford Model F. Can you tell me anything about it?
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Removed the front springs this spring. Wired brushed, cleaned, and painted with slip plate. Cleaned up the spring perches, new sleeves, and painted. New bushings where needed. All reassembled today.

Last July

Two weeks ago, my engine started having a random miss, most noticeable on a hard pull. Compression test showed 50 to 60psi. I poured Marvel Mystery Oil in each cylinder thinking that after sitting up most of the winter, my valves may be sluggish and not closing on time , due to fuel deposits on the valve stems, even though the gas had been drained...

La Revue commerciale automobile : revue hebdomadaire : organe de l'acheteur et du vendeur

A year or two ago I saw a posting with an older guy who did not want to add a starter to his brass era car, but was having a tough time cold starting his car. He came up with a little attachment he put on something that looked like a heavy duty DeWalt cordless drill that he could put directly through the hand crank hole to start the engine. I...

I bought a cheapie analog voltmeter to check my Magneto output. With the engine running and the throttle advanced 5 notches it reads 15 VAC. At about half-throttle it reads 28 VAC. If I rev it a bit the needle jumps over 30 VAC. Does this sound normal to you?

The engine was rebuilt in 2018 and a new coil ring and recharged magnets installed....

What to have in the car when you travel has been a recurring forum subject over the years. The suggestions have ranged from just a phone and a credit card to practically a full shop and parts department. In anticipation of the coming travel season, I've been looking over some of the lists I've saved. I'm wondering just how equipped I should be....

As I begin this project I figured I would start a thread to document my progress. Over the last two years I have been searching for a bed for my 1918 TT, or at least the missing metal parts to recreate something similar to the original. This truck has a very well preserved wood cab built by an unknown carriage builder, so the bed would need to...

Is it necessary to remove the brake band to remove the low speed band?

Dave

Not so quick. One of the most plentiful old T parts on the planet. I can’t give them away along with a 5$ bill. I’ve gone to making wind chimes out of them. These common stock intakes range from 1 5/16 ID to 1 1/8” ID. Engine Joe gave me the big un for my latest project. Don’t pitch them before you measure them!...

Is it necessary to remove the brake band to remove the low speed band?

Dave

Is The Craftsman still in business? Who else makes reproduction bodies?

I recently brought home a 1919 centerdoor. I have never been able to find a weight for the centerdoor sedans. Does anybody here know?

Stephen

Ok so I’m mocking up my pieces for my Delivery car project so I can work ahead. I’m trying to get some ideas of how the sill runners are attached to the floor pieces. The sill runner is 1 1/2”wide and my main floor runners are 6 1/2” wide x 1” thick. The floor runners run the entire length from the back of the car to the firewall. The floor...

It is a K R Wilson 2269A . What's it for?

I want to paint my 1927 Coupe's wire wheels the straw color. Does anyone have a paint formula for that color?

Delete if not allowed. I'm not yet an official member of the MTFCA and perhaps I should sign up before asking such a thing. Is there anyone one in Iowa that could come to my house and drive my T to see if it's ok? I don't want to cause it damage by continuing to drive it. Everything might be just fine? Maybe not? I live in Pella.

The sparkplug wires on my Model T are orange or yellowish with black flecks.
I purchased them quite a while ago and they were pretty much all that was available at the time.
Now I see many T's with what looks like a blueish gray.
What color were the original Model T sparkplug wires?

Regards,

Steve Boothroyd

41 seconds in, a very quick picture of a brass radiator insignia

I consider myself new to Model T's (only being involved 20 + years) and I'm always learning from those with more experience and knowledge. I have 99% of the Ford manuals and have rebuilt two cars a '22 Coupe and a '27 Touring. The Coupe was having some engine or power issues, so I decided to tear it down to find the problem. I many times will...

Howdy. I am a newbie, currently attempting a restoration out of my parents' garage. I just got my engine back together for a test after coming back from the machine shop. I only had the cylinders bored, I did not have any babbit work done, as I was hoping to avoid going over budget, and believed I had a few years before it needed babbit work. Now...

What's the best available gasket to use with a new Z head? What about the one included with the Fel Pro FS7012 B set? (I can actually get one of those)

Need to find a source of parts particular to TT trucks. Such as auxiliary brakes, wheel pullers for the rear wheels, etc. A friend is trying to get a 24 running, which has been parked for about 40 years. To get to his home you have to climb a steep hill for about 3 miles. The town is actually pretty flat but to get there he has to go up the grade....

Hi All,
Does anyone have the email or phone number for Adam Hubacz?
Thank you in advance if you can get me in touch with Adam.
Brent

I am trying to figure how the front seat back attaches to the front seat riser on a 1917 thru 1922 Touring. There are nine holes that go thru bottom of the kick panel then through the bottom of the seat back. They then would hold the bottom tack strip. Could someone post a photo (or email me with one) that shows an original interior shot of the...

Before you think 'this guy is all over the map'......I'm only curious and won't be looking into this anytime soon. I was just looking through Lang's and I see they offer a dual exhaust manifold for the Model T. Has anyone here tried it? What does it sound like? I had duals on a '50 Chevy 6 and really thought it was pretty cool. (for a Chevy,...

I recently purchased a 1916 Model T Touring, I can feel some play in the front when driving. The hole appears to be a little oblong, I think it is called the spindle arm bolt hole. I have attached a picture, any advise would be appreciated.

Tulare was a great success, lots of good parts to buy and I sold lot of parts. Even with bad weather and high gas prices it was a great show. Really enjoyed the open house at Bryan’s. Looking forward to next year!

I bought this body as a pile of tin and a wooden framework. I was told it was a 18 but do not think it is. The main thing I am not sure about is the top wood tack strip. it is just a straight up flange not a lip the wood is under. The wood framework was square on the front end of the main sills. What have I got ?

Trying to help a friend. Since some brass bushings are hard to find right now I thought i would try to see if I could find some brass stock that could be modified to work. I just spent the last hour unsuccessfully looking thru my stash for some unused steel bushings so I could get some dimensions but either mislaid them or gave them away.

By...

Today, I repackaged the front wheel bearings on my 1919 Roadster Pickup for this season. After reassembling everything, I grabbed a 11/16 socket to check the hub bolt nuts. Most of the nuts just needed a slight nudge but on two different wheels one hub bolt needed half a turn to tighten it.

Please check these twelve nuts so you don't Go Nuts....

Where is the best location for a fuse to address possible shorts?

My left rear fender has a bent iron brace (which also has an additional hole between the two standard ones).
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The right rear fender has a stamped steel brace.
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Were there different manufacturers or did they change the style at some point? Just wondering.

A friend found this in a barn clean out.Open to any insight into what car it came from.

Thanks,
Rick

Hi, I am in the process of rebuilding my front axle and I wanted to see if anyone offered a repair service around NJ or had a Stevens front axle repair tool that I could potentially get access to.

Appreciate any help.

Austin
(201) 306-7112
Hoboken, NJ

Some owners say their 26-27 rear fenders are mounted with a bolt threaded into a caged nut on the body. I'm not sure if this is the place they're referring to but my 27 Roadster doesn't look like it ever had any caged nuts at the bolt holes.
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The parts book shows a bolt, nut, plain washer and lock washer for this job.
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Does anyone know if the fun projects pinion bearings are still available?

Thanks,
Stephen

The recent post Genghis Klan and Martin Berry showed a 1927 coupe. I believe the color is probably close to the original color of my 1927. I have found a formula for a maroon that I plan to use. However, I would use the color in the post if I could find a formula or information on such a color. I am not very optimistic that such information can be...

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I'm at an auction today.. there is a box with demountable rims, coils,and these lens. Are they ford ?does anybody need them ? I could try and get them for you.. if not no worries

An electrician built a few of the chargers to charge my battery from the magneto Here is a good explanation from him on how it works there is a picture attached It does work !

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> neat so does the 1156 bulb act as a resistor converting ac to dc???
> Best Wishes,Dave

No, it's the diode that converts AC to half wave DC. It's interesting that...

Didn’t know if anyone else saw this, but this seems to be a recent addition to the pavilion. We went by this weekend on the way back from Orange Beach, thought I would share these pictures. Looks to me a later than 1918 model T but 🤷‍♂️. It was neat to see one out in the wild, my kids could see what one with a body looked like 😂...

I was reading my dogeared copy of the fast ford handbook, looking at period ignition systems. The section on Nosch distributors recommends the manual advance distributor for racing but says that the “…Bosch compensating system, with governor for automatically advancing and retarding the spark according to the speed of the engine, would be a...

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Hello all, I've looked at some different sources on the web as well as doing a search of this forum. My interest is in knowing roughly what my '23 Touring would have cost when new--1n 1923 dollars, that is. As you're probably aware, when an antique car comes on the scene people are invariably interested in knowing all about it or at least asking...

Where can I buy Michelin 30 X 3 1/2 tubes?

I will be removing the engine from my 1927 coupe. It looks as if I should remove the clutch peddle to get the engine out.
What is the best way to remove it.

Thanks
George
Elkhorn, Nebraska

What I am going to try to show you, surprised me. Apparently, the rubbing contact area between individual leafs in a spring occurs only near the end of the leaf.

The first photo shows seven of the eight leafs of the rear spring for my 1927 coupe. The next two photos are of the second and third leafs from the top.

The second photo shows the...

i need to replace the felt and refresh my rear windows in my 26 fordor. my question is how do I get the glass out? does i slip out the bottom ? any help would be greatly appreciated ...

I have tried google but can't find much. What orientation should the piston ring be compared to the wavy ring under it? 180?

Thanks,

Does anyone have pictures or routing diagram of the fuel line for 1910. The sediment bowl is on the outside of the frame rail. My question is does it go over or under the frame. There is a hole in the splash apron that the previous owner ran a rubber line up and over the frame. I know this will create a air block. Just would like to put it back...

So I am redoing the window shade material in my 26 fordor.. The bottom of the shade it has a wooden rod,at the end of the rod is a (eye hook). What is the eye for ??

Does anyone know what Ford was thinking or what market they were going after when they offered the Commercial Roadster with the mother-in-law seat? It just seems to be such a useless design (unless you have to travel with someone you really don't like.) Just curious.....

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I am redoing some of my coupe's interior in brown. Door panels, kick panels, carpet, and possibly the headliner.
Can anyone spare some pictures of their restored interiors?
My coupe has no windlace/weather stripping. Any reasons I shouldn't add some?

I would like to keep it as factory as I can, but I will be doing the work alone and could use...

I attended my good friend's estate auction yesterday. The 1923 roadster and 1917 touring, both older restorations with wear and good runners brought $17,000 each. The parts and accessories were high also. Good for us owners, tough for new buyers.

I am lining a set of Apco rear external bands and would like to know the thickness of the material to use. How thick is Rocky Mountain lining? I am thinking 3/16 would be about correct, any thoughts? Thanks ——Dan

Coming back from a tour today...I had less than 2 gallons in my 23 oval tank. Was going up a fairly steep drive...slowly. It was about 250 yards long. It leveled out for about 100 yards and then all of a sudden the car quit. Ran flawlessly for about 70 miles today. I checked the fuel, got back in and it fired right up. So did I starve it going up...

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We just did an in-vehicle mag recharge in a buddy’s car using Tom Carnegie’s method as he outlined in a March 26, 2015 post. I’ve done the compass way multiple times in the past but definitely like Tom’s the most by far. The outcome was excellent. Car now hand-crank starts on mag beautifully. Thanks!

Does anyone have any detailed pictures of the throttle and choke linkages on a vaporizer? I have piles of parts but not 100% sure of what I’m looking for

A friend has these on his tires and looks very good.

This a follow-up to my other post with the same subject.

The first photo here is a leaf that has four Ford scripts. The locations are shown by the yellow pieces of tape. They are numbered 1 thru 4 from right to left. The next four photos are close-ups of those locations.

The purpose of this post is to show that the only indication of rubbing...

I am confused about how to position the sediment bulb outlet on the round tank. From a drawing I have seen it says it should be at 90 degrees to the centerline of the tank. Someone in an earlier posting said if it is turned slightly to the right roughly aimed at the wood block location it would require less bending, is that A good idea?

I assuming that this is an acceptable method of modifying the later 3321 transmission driving plate into a 3321B for the 26/27 transmission? modified driven plate.jpeg

Is there a difference between the 26-27 battery carrier and prior year battery carriers. The bottom of the carrier that goes underneath the battery on my 27 coupe, had rusted through and a replacement metal strap welded in place. That piece of the strap is completely flat under the battery. On EBAY, I saw and bought an original battery carrier...

Where can I buy Michelin 30 X 3 1/2 tubes?

Was a license plate combination brass lamp bracket used on the rear of a 1914? I am looking for photos of said unit for a huckster/depot hack.

Thanks in advance guys.

I have a very nice running board tool box that has no key. Are the keys being reproduced and are they all different configuration or the same?

Thanks in advance.

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At long last, the biggest little swap meet in Virginia is officially less than TWO WEEKS AWAY!

It’s finally May and time for LURAY!

Looking at the long-range daily forecast, the weathermen are promising 76 degrees and partly sunny… perfect weather here in the valley for both days. And with that, I must say that this will be the last...

Hello All,
Yesterday I visited Dean Yoder and was telling him about something I thought I had seen on this Forum this winter about a thin hard plastic or phenolic plate that someone is producing to place under the coil points apparatus to eliminate the need for spacer washers or shims. Basically creates a flat surface to place the points on....

Has anyone installed bumpers on a pre-bumper Model T.
The attached photo shows the parts, which may not be Model T. Along with the Model T in need of the bumpers.
The brackets from the car, to the bumper, were not included.
Any help, would be appreciated.

George

Today was the annual Model T Ford Club of St. Louis swap meet at GCS Ballpark in Sauget, Illinois. Forrest O'Keene and his family had a booth with a trailer full of Model T parts for sale. I picked up a pair of tire flaps, one 30x3 and one 30x3.5. These are currently on back order with many of the vendors. I also met Stephen Noll at Forrest's...

Hello All,
Yesterday I visited Dean Yoder and was telling him about something I thought had seen on this Forum this winter about a thin hard plastic or phenolic plate that someone is producing to place under the coil points apparatus to eliminate the need for spacer washers or shims. Basically creates a flat surface to place the points on. Anybody...

Hello. I would like to replace the original plate glass windshields with safety glass on my 1915 touring. I see where I can buy the set from Eklers (Mac's) for under $200 + shipping or should I just go to my local glass shop? I'm pretty handy and I have put curved windshields in before. I know the newer glass is thinner than the plate. Thoughts?...

I have a dual plug Rajo head that will come back from the shop at some point. One of the things to work on is ignition for it. I have a Bosch front plate distributor. I see on the form that folks have adapted dual spark rotors and caps to run both sets of plugs in Rajos, which sounds like a good way to go. But, I have a rule that I won’t put...

I got a spare hub with my 1916 Town car.
Tomorrow i have to go to a pre 1918 vehicle event far from home. As my rear hub make some crunchy noises i thought it good to carry a spare hub.
So i checked with a spare rim to put it together in my car. To my surprise the location of the valve for the tube on the hub and on the rim do not correspond with...

What do you think this tank was originally?
Looks like someone has added a threaded hole a long time ago?

Hello...As I drive my 1914 Touring car more places I occasionally have to leave it unattended and because I can not lock the ignition, I am worried someone might get hurt playing with the car. The ignition has a key slot, but I don't have a key for it. See attached picture.
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Does anyone know where I could get a key? Or should I just try to find a...

While at the Tulare swap meet last week I saw a mid year '13 frame. Young Russ Furstnow owns it now. I've heard about those frames, but never have seen one. It's good to see Russ carrying on his fathers legacy! The rear ears on them are flat, as opposed to the common raised examples we are all familiar with.

The Wonderful Wisconsin MTFCA Tour to be held in Fond du Lac, WI from June 19th to 24th, now has an extended registration deadline. The registration due date was originally April 30th and has now been extended to May 20th, and there is room for more cars to be registered. In addition, the host hotels, The Radisson, Comfort Inn and Holiday Inn...

I have a 1925 Tudor coupe when rewooding the body found a number stamped in the wood by the drivers door sill should this match up with any other numbers on the car I’m a new member owner wood worker lol anything anyone could tell me would be appreciated

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