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Removed mosquitoes.

Hope the wife's Christmas ornaments aren't out there like my wife's are !!!

I have my 24x40 3 bay shop...
Then I have a 12x24 storage shed for yard stuff, bikes, Xmas, boxes of stuff etc.
The shed showed signs of rodents...
Guess where my wife insisted the Xmas stuff was to be stored this year...
I tried to protest...it didn't work....

. I've accidently fumigated my garage a few times only to have insurance that my carbon monoxide monitor is working

Actually, the other day, I finished rebuilding a different engine, different car off camera, not the Model T pictured. When I got the car running, first start, I turned around and saw the photo opportunity above. All the oil and assembly lube burned off. This is rented space, not mine. I started up the Model T, first try, and moved it out of the way to get the other car on the road and air out the garage. Then drove the T back into its spot.

I’m about ready to drop my motor in a speedster I’m building. I’ve got the front and rear axles done, next comes the body. It’s an Overland body but I might want to go for a spin before I take it off for bodywork and paint so I had to drill holes for a coil box. Never used one of those step bits before.

Pulled wooden truck body from the 25 my Dad passed on to me. Sheet metal mostly painted and Dad was building the engine when he passed away 2 years ago. Finishing up the engine and playing around with front half touring car on the frame. Wheels are NOS Fords dad bought years ago.

Dont leave your engine sitting horizontal.
That puts a big strain on the crank from an unsupported transmission. Tip it up vertical.

Yes thanks for that, I just bored the fourth main and installed it with engine vertical.

Today I checked the coils on my 26 Touring and also checked the sparkplugs. Later I will clean the timer and clean the air filter. getting ready for spring and warm weather.

This is the first year that I didn't put our 11 T on jacks for the winter. I'm glad that I didn't, as it was in the mid 70s yesterday so I took it out for an early February drive.

Today we hung the front fenders on our 27 Sport Touring.
It’s starting to look like a car!

Living in WI i have not done much with my Ts they are all in storage. But 2 of mine celebrate their build days. My 27 turns 99 next week and my 16 turned 110 last week. Neither car has changed much since they were built especially the touring. It's still rock its orignal interior and wheels the engine has never had main or even a valve job done in all its years and still runs very well.

Nothing lately, she’s still taking her winters nap.

Brent Mize wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 12, 2026 5:50 am

Today we hung the front fenders on our 27 Sport Touring.
It’s starting to look like a car!

Wow that's a nice paint job! Info regarding it?

Got some bling for the old feller, another week of this heat wave and it might be warm enough in my building to put them to use. Chaffin's does really nice work, My thanks to them. Jim

Rebuilt the $10 headlights and gave them a lick of paint.

I was able to salvage my four dip pan that came to me with bolted on repair ears. I had a rusted out three dip pan that had the correct three rivet ears and I used a frame checked for square to align everything before tack welding them in place so I could remove the bolts and rivet and braze.

While inside my engine I took a better look at my drums. The reverse had a hairline crack across one of the webs and my low speed had rivet marks and other wear on the OD. I ordered three drums from Dave Nolting and used a centerdrill to remove the old riviets and my press to reset the rivets. I am delighted these quality replacements are available versus salvaging old drums.