My 20 Roadster been working on,here it is!

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Thomas Kuhn on Sunday, September 09, 2012 - 09:34 am:

Here is my 20 Roadster I bought last september.I rebuilt the engine and trans,driveshaft and rear end ans suspension,front axle and suspension,respoked Kelsey 88 wheels by the Stutzmans and freshly painted black last weekend. Waiting for one more wheel yet. Painted them outside, one coat metal etching primer, one coat primer sealer both spray can Duplicolor, and one coat Plasticote universal engine enamel black. They came out shiny and with a hard finish, they look beautiful to me! Still lots to do but thanks to good information here and new friends made this is what I got done so far.

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Greg Whaley, Georgetown Ontario Canada on Sunday, September 09, 2012 - 09:59 am:

Very Nice!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jerry McConville on Sunday, September 09, 2012 - 10:02 am:

Looks beautiful, nice work!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Jelf, Parkerfield KS on Sunday, September 09, 2012 - 10:05 am:

You've done more to your car in a year than I've done to mine in three. Looking good.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dennis Hoshield on Sunday, September 09, 2012 - 10:16 am:

Hi, Tom ...

Looking great! Looks like it will be easy driving backwards! :-) Good job!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By John McGinnis in San Jose area, CA. on Sunday, September 09, 2012 - 12:22 pm:

Nicely done...it's what I like to see on this forum.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Royce in Dallas TX on Sunday, September 09, 2012 - 12:28 pm:

Looks really nice!!!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ed in California on Sunday, September 09, 2012 - 01:31 pm:

It looks great. Very impressive.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Cameron Whitaker on Sunday, September 09, 2012 - 01:43 pm:

Your paint is too shiny. I think you need to dull it up a bit. :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By George Harrison,Norco Ca on Sunday, September 09, 2012 - 02:45 pm:

The car looks great!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By George Harrison,Norco Ca on Sunday, September 09, 2012 - 02:53 pm:

The car looks great!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Matthew David Maiers on Sunday, September 09, 2012 - 02:57 pm:

Engine enamel for the body? ilike your thinking. could you give us a little more info on the paint, it looks nice.

hopefully ill start painting soon.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jim on Sunday, September 09, 2012 - 03:08 pm:

Thomas,

Looking Good !!!



Jim


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Thomas Kuhn on Sunday, September 09, 2012 - 03:33 pm:

Thanks all!It is my first T,have a collection of 5 Indian Chief motorcycles-1923 with matching sidecar,1924,1925,early 1926 and a late 1926,all 74 cubic inch Big Chiefs.Fell in love with them 25 years ago,started collecting and restoring them.These are all to the nut and bolt 100% correct machines.They needed a friend to join them!The t has been great fun so far and will be a blast one I get the engine in and the rest finished up.Everything is painted with Acrylic Lacquer except the wheels as I used Gloss Black engine enamel-It cures hard and glossy.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Wayne Sheldon, Grass Valley, CA on Monday, September 10, 2012 - 12:12 am:

Beautiful! Looks like you do nice work.
I look forward to more updates.
Drive carefully, and enjoy, W2


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dennis Hoshield on Monday, September 10, 2012 - 07:53 am:

Ah, man .. I'd ALmost trade my Dad's T for one of your Chief's! He had one just out of high school, that he broke his arm on. Seems like he said it was a '35 or so. I don't remember if he said the number was the model .. or year. DO you have photos of those?? You could PM to me, as that would be a tad off topic....


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By john kuehn on Monday, September 10, 2012 - 10:47 am:

Your black roadster sure looks nice!
I have a 1919 I restored years ago and do remember how nice it looked after being freshly painted.
After I drove it for a while it would get dusty as the new black paint job would show the dust and etc.
Just makes you wonder how clean the new T buyers in the T era kept their cars espically since there werent that many if any paved roads.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Wayne Sheldon, Grass Valley, CA on Monday, September 10, 2012 - 05:40 pm:

Steve J,
That is because he is working on one. You are working on three! (I didn't even include the TT or tractors, or roof, or)
I do, however, hope that sort of thing is okay. I am never working on only one antique car.
Drive carefully, and enjoy, W2


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Thomas Kuhn on Monday, September 10, 2012 - 06:36 pm:

I could use some help on this car if anyone has a 20 or close Roadster.Mine has a Beaudette body on it with the steel seat frame and had a steel cover over the round gas tank.I really need pictures or dimensions of the wood boards that go from the back of the body where the turtledeck ends to where it ends up under the wood tool storage box under the seat.It didnt have that flooring in it when I got it and want to make it right.Have no pictures of any cars to look at or measure up.Hope anyone there can help me out??Its the one big thing I need to make right on this old girl-here name given to her by my wife and 12 year old daughter is Doloris!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By john kuehn on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 10:44 am:

Thomas, here are a couple of pics of what I did to the tool box area on my 1919 around 20 years ago. I dont know which body it was as all I had was the roadster body shell and that was it.
I had a correct frame and started from there when I built it. The 17-22 Bodies are essentially the same until you get to the 21-22 era when they changed the body style to a high cowl.
I did buy a set of wood body structure plans from Mel Miller and the plans really helped.
I bought a wood structure kit from ford wood and built the car.
Mel Miller's plans are avalible from time to time and I think his daughter still sells them after he died.
I sold the plans a few years ago to another guy who was building a 1919.
You might try Fordwood online as they show the body structure wood for most Model T's.
Since Ford used different body makers it might difficult to get it 'exactly right'.
Generally speaking they are pretty much the same except for a few details as I remember.
Maybe someone has a Beaudette bodied roadster they can show you. I didnt install the metal cover over the gas tank area as they didnt make them when I built it. They do now and I just havent installed one.
Anyway I hope this helps.
gas tank areagas tank


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bob McDonald-Federal Way, Wa. on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 11:05 am:

I note that you listed your T as a 20,it appears that the windshield posts might be 23 to 25. not picky just wondering . Great looking T keep up the good work.

Bob


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mike Robison on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 11:33 am:

Bob, those are 1920 style stanchions. 1923-5 stanchions are the full length of the windshield frames.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Kohnke Rebabbitting on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 11:54 am:

Nice car Thomas, but it looks like it will need bands soon!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jeremy Brockhouse on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 08:36 pm:

Beautiful looking car!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Norman T. Kling on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 09:40 pm:

It's looking good. I think Henry would have made it shiny if they had the paints available today. If you want to dull it, let it set out in the weather for about 10 years. Otherwise, leave it shiny.
Norm


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dan Knoll on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 - 11:40 pm:

LOOKING PRETTY !


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