How much would I have to extend the frame on my T to add Two more Engines in line to add 35 ,more H.P. Thanks for the help.
About the length of an engine multiplied by 2.
I'd say put them side by side, then no need to extend the frame.
Mark, why not add 40?
If I were you, I would widen the frame and body. Maybe take two good T's and split them lengthwise. Cut one a foot off center, and the other one a foot off center the other way. Same thing with the frames. Then cut up a few good rear axles, and make one up that has two center sections side by side. Then mount two of your engines side by side.
I Know...I Know...I shouldn't post things after I have been Sniffing 600 Weight Oil......
Rob,Is that a actual oil pan on the K engine or did they run total loss as the NRS?? Bud.
Why only 3 engines?
Appears that the point of diminishing returns has been exceeded.
I'll bet it would be hard to beat in a noise competition though.....
put a blower on it!
OK Tony, I put a Blower on my T....Now What????
Mark,
there is a immigrant lawn care joke in there somewhere...
Your right Mark, that 600w does make one think funny.
Great idea with the blower. Keeps the bugs off the windshield!
If you want more power, put in the correct Model T Ford v8 please.
Mark there is too much dust on that T. Dirt, mud and bugs are fine but dust is no good!
Okies came here during the Dust Bowl in the 30's. They brought the dust here and it never left. Seriously the Southern San Joaquin Valley is the dustiest place I have ever lived. That and we live next to a LARGE Dirt field. ( Except maybe when I was stationed in San Antonio Texas). Here is a picture of my family arriving here in 1939.
I want to know what that other engine is on the floor? My first thought was how much it resembles a Metz motor? But then I figured it may be a NRS motor. But I cannot tell from this view if it is a single block or cast in pairs? It does appear to be a front-mounted flywheel. Like NRS.
Just me. Always curious about early parts.
Drive carefully, and enjoy, W2
Since the model T V8 that Ed pictured above seems to be in short supply, Either go Model A/B/C, Ford Pinto, Chebbie II four, or V8 60 and save yourself a bunch of time and trouble.
The engine on the right hand side is an NRS.
Respectfully Submitted,
Trent Boggess
So if you had a Model T engine and an NRS engine in line, would you arrange it so the timers would be in the center next to each other, or at opposite ends?
Would you use the Model T transmission and controls or the NRS transmission and controls?
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all you need is a trailer with truck to pull it. Then put the T, as it is, on the trailer. In fact, you could get a truck big enough and load the T directly on it. No need to spoil your beautiful T.
Norm
By Ed Baudoux on Saturday, October 11, 2014 - 04:46 pm:
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If I were you, I would widen the frame and body. Maybe take two good T's and split them lengthwise. Cut one a foot off center, and the other one a foot off center the other way.
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I have seen pix on the forum where the Aussies did that back in the day.
You could end up with a car that looks like this:
Wayne. Trent is right. It is a March 1907 Model N Engine. I am still looking for the rest of the car. P.S. Any leads on a N,R or S in any condition? Thanks Mark
Thanks Mark! I thought I remembered you having such a motor. I do wish you well finding parts, it would be fantastic if you could put together a model N! I know of a few NRS parts scattered about. But everything I know of is currently NOT available. One good friend needs to keep stuff that he has until he gets his unique and original NRS speedster restored (hint, hint again. He does read this forum).
If I had any money to spend, I think I would be trying to find some stuff myself. The more I read about and see pre-T stuff on the forum, the more I want to try to get one. I would even consider trading one of my three Ts as is for a good pile of NRS parts.
Drive carefully, and enjoy, W2
Herb, V 16 Cadillac under the hood?
Terry, I don't know what is in there.
Wayne,
Possibly the first Ford "speedster." September, 1907:
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Rob,
Interesting modifications to that car's front suspension. It would be interesting to drive like that. It probably would ride better due to shifting the weight distribution back about a foot.
I think speedsters go back pretty much to the beginning of the automobile. You do know the story of the beginning of the Packard automobile? Don't you?
Thanks Rob!
Drive carefully, and enjoy, W2
Thanks Wayne. And no, I don't know about Packard. Will you begin another thread about it?
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I dood it! (Red Skelton fan)
Thanks Rob!
And a link, in case anyone wants to read my drivel after these threads become separated.
http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/411944/486487.html?1413272851
Drive carefully, and enjoy, W2
Mark,
Say hi to Rose of Sharon & ma. What ever became of brother Noah?
http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/411944/485747.jpg
Jerry, He went with my Cousin Henry Fonda to pick cotton at he Sun Set Camp in Arvin.
Mark, WAIT!!! Don't cut up your car. Someone already made one for you. It's for sale too!
What is that yellow thing??? A Giant Roto Tiller??? Naw My 14 T is 95% original. I have the documentation of the other three owners before me going back to 1914. One family owned it for 74 years. It was last overhauled on in 1930. I would never touch it. Just drive it as it is.