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Tires and Tubes on the Cut-Down Touring
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2021 9:27 pm
by Retro54
Dad and I hit a HUGE milestone in the Model T project today! The new tires and tubes I bought back in March are now mounted on my newly painted rims and are back on the car! Dad and I are very pleased! Due to the shortage of new brass stem tubes, we used a method popularized by folks such as Steve Jelf and cut the stems off brand new Hartford rubber tubes to install old metal Schrader valve stems. It turned out to be pretty simple once we got thru the first one! Can't wait to see how they stay up. We like the benefit of a brass stem that gets fastened to the rim, keeping the tube from rotating within the tire and ruining the valve stem. I totally understand others have different viewpoints. I am mostly posting this as a thank you to Steve and others who have championed the effort and provided clear instruction through their website and posts on the forum. Also as a testimonial to amateurs like us who have never done this retrofit procedures before. See the photos for a partial description of the process. I'm sure there may be one or two things we did wrong or different than seasoned T'ers.. but hey, that's how you learn. See the link to Dauntless Geezer below for a better step by step instruction. Might have this puppy on the road soon!
http://dauntlessgeezer.com/DG110.html
Thank you, Andy
Re: Tires and Tubes on the Cut-Down Touring using the JELF method
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2021 9:29 pm
by Retro54
The next steps!
Re: Tires and Tubes on the Cut-Down Touring using the JELF method
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2021 9:30 pm
by Retro54
Next Steps!
Re: Tires and Tubes on the Cut-Down Touring using the JELF method
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2021 9:31 pm
by Retro54
Next Steps... lots of Steps!
Re: Tires and Tubes on the Cut-Down Touring using the JELF method
Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2021 9:32 pm
by Retro54
SOME MORE SHOTS OF THE FINISHED PROJET... CYA IN HERSHEY???
Re: Tires and Tubes on the Cut-Down Touring
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2021 9:01 pm
by Dan B
Looks great! Photos will for sure help someone in the future. I think Royce was also a proponent of this method and had a similar post years ago. Sure wish he was still on the forum.
Re: Tires and Tubes on the Cut-Down Touring
Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2021 10:17 pm
by speedytinc
Looks like both beads @ the same time. Right on. The V notches are fine for your metal stems. A bit light if using the rubber stem. Looks good.
The more you do, the easier they get.
Re: Tires and Tubes on the Cut-Down Touring
Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2021 6:55 am
by Retro54
Dan B wrote: ↑Sat Sep 18, 2021 9:01 pm
Looks great! Photos will for sure help someone in the future. I think Royce was also a proponent of this method and had a similar post years ago. Sure wish he was still on the forum.
I think you are right. Us younger guys in our 30s are nothing without he experience of the 'oldr guys' posting photos and sharing secrets.
Re: Tires and Tubes on the Cut-Down Touring
Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2021 6:57 am
by Retro54
speedytinc wrote: ↑Sat Sep 18, 2021 10:17 pm
Looks like both beads @ the same time. Right on. The V notches are fine for your metal stems. A bit light if using the rubber stem. Looks good.
The more you do, the easier they get.
It does get easier! Ha.. dad and I did these in about 3 hours. Fresh pliable rubber helps too, as does a work surface at hip height. No bending over. Although my father has done several sets by himself, I think two sets of hands makes the project much more managable..