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Loftbed
- Posts: 251
- Joined: Sat Jan 12, 2019 6:16 pm
- First Name: Rod
- Last Name: Letcher
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1915 Speedster
- Location: Eugene OR
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by Loftbed » Sat Apr 23, 2022 1:03 pm
https://www.ebay.com/itm/144518591007?& ... fresh=true
This car is advertized as having an OD, looking at the dash, there is a switch showing "OD"
What am I looking at here? This is a first for me. It also talks about some kind of Power Steering and it looks like a PS pump IS installed. PS on a speedster, I'm impressed, but why?
Rod
1965 Shelby Cobra (Factory Five repo)
1957 Ford Thunderbird
1941 Ford PU
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Craig Leach
- Posts: 1906
- Joined: Tue Jan 08, 2019 12:22 am
- First Name: craig
- Last Name: leach
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1919 Firetruck/1922 Speedster
- Location: Laveen Az
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by Craig Leach » Sat Apr 23, 2022 1:19 pm
Looks like a laycock
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Mark Gregush
- Posts: 5370
- Joined: Sat Jan 05, 2019 1:57 pm
- First Name: Mark
- Last Name: Gregush
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1925 cutdown PU, 1948 F2 Ford flat head 6 pickup 3 speed
- Location: Portland Or
- Board Member Since: 1999
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by Mark Gregush » Sun Apr 24, 2022 10:55 am
I rebuilt a rear end for a guy that is using a Volvo Laycock over drive, that one looks different. Looks like a stock motor with "maybe" high compression head. All those bends and twist in the tie rod and drag link, looks wonky. I don't see any Model A parts in the steering, for sure not an A steering box. Really someone need that power robbing power steering on a Model T speedster! The mounts for the front springs, look to just be welded to the side of the frame. If that list of things used is real (? that), whoever did this car for someone, was maybe reaching deep in the customer's pocket and that person was sold a bill of goods because they did not come here and ask question or get a bit of education first, in my opinion.
I know the voices aren't real but damn they have some good ideas!
1925 Cut down pickup
1948 Ford F2 pickup
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Erik Barrett
- Posts: 531
- Joined: Mon Jan 07, 2019 12:32 am
- First Name: Erik
- Last Name: Barrett
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1913 speedster 1924 touring 1925 dump truck
- Location: Auburn, Ca.
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by Erik Barrett » Sun Apr 24, 2022 5:03 pm
Probably a Laycock overdrive, most likely done by Mickey and Rich in Bakersfield. Best ever for these cars. In combination with a Ruckstell a perfect combination for touring.
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Mike Lebsack-Iowa
- Posts: 548
- Joined: Sun Jan 06, 2019 10:22 pm
- First Name: Mike
- Last Name: Lebsack
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 11Torpedo, 11 Roadster, 13 Touring, 14 Roadster, 14 Touring
- Location: Iowa
- Board Member Since: 2008
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by Mike Lebsack-Iowa » Sun Apr 24, 2022 5:19 pm
I have one of the Mickey and Rich set ups with a Ruckstell and I love it. Excellent for touring hills and vales!!
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Scott_Conger
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- Joined: Sun Jan 06, 2019 11:18 am
- First Name: Scott
- Last Name: Conger
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1919
- Location: not near anywhere, WY
- Board Member Since: 2005
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by Scott_Conger » Sun Apr 24, 2022 5:29 pm
Very little there that interests me, but believe that you could not replicate the car for the asking price (not that I would ever want to).
The flat foam pad seat looks like the builder was running out of money toward the end...too bad as the car's looks and likely comfort, would have been massively enhanced by a proper seating arrangement.
The hot water foam insulation going around the cockpit is comical and badly detracts from the car. Perhaps it is there to protect against damage from prospective buyers, but for pete's sake, what on earth were they thinking to photograph the thing that way??
Scott Conger
Tyranny under the guise of law is still Tyranny
NH Full Flow Float Valves™
Obsolete carburetor parts manufactured
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TXGOAT2
- Posts: 7391
- Joined: Sun Feb 14, 2021 10:08 pm
- First Name: Pat
- Last Name: McNallen
- * REQUIRED* Type and Year of Model Ts owned: 1926-7 roadster
- Location: Graham, Texas
- Board Member Since: 2021
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by TXGOAT2 » Sun Apr 24, 2022 7:07 pm
Looks like about 60% done. Power steering is absurd. Windshield probably not legal. Is it metal? A canoe? J.C. Whitney headlights... Harley Davidson footboards ... fun car, if it runs and handles well.
