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A little OT, but I have to say... Other posts have talked about SCAT cranks and one mentioned 4000 rpm from a T engine being possible. I believe it's true, but I have great hesitation about spinning the 100 year old tech of the Ford planetary transmission at those speeds !! I've ridden in Robert We...

If you want to call a design that was made over 15,000,000 times and survives in extrordinary numbers to this day a "bad design", I think you're being a bit harsh, don't you think? I could say that a wood-hub on a steel axle, which had to be greased every 25 miles, or so, was a bad design, too. And...

I split this topic as there has been so much interest in this conversion it's worth a discussion. I've heard privately from no fewer than 5 folks who swear by it and have been running it their cars for 20 some odd years with great results. The mechanical theory is sound, the triple gear design screa...

This subject and I get beat to death every couple of years. My only concern is for the idiots that think 0.002 running fit means clearance. And believe me, there are a lot of them out there. They are the ones that you will se sitting along side the road with seized triple gear bushings. Do what wor...

what's with the time stamp posts? I delete those each time I see them as they mean nothing to me which means they mean nothing to 99.9% of everyone else who reads these forums. My plan is to send this set of gears to Dan M. to get the needle bearing setup. I'm assuming they'll work ok for that mod. ...

Wow. ok so everyone has some input here. This is one for the forum history books. how to beat a topic to death and then keep on beating it. I say it's probably time to take a breather on this topic guys.... You guys all got me hot and bothered so I had to go take apart the '27 motor/trans I got in t...

Its just one of the many reasons I personally enjoy this hobby so much.

art32mor wrote: ↑
Fri Sep 13, 2019 12:00 am
Sent an email

Sold!

He was selling it for a friend. You see, apparently Hank also knows enough people who need one of everything...

Jeff

Henry K. Lee wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 12, 2019 9:46 pm
Sending you an email Jeff!!

Sold pending payment.

Everything pictured here is included. They look almost brand new as it dosen't even look like they were ever installed. No tack holes, wear etc. The same "discontinuted" complete kits at Macs go for $727 or from Smith and Jones for $700. Make 3 of your own oak pieces and save a bundle. Here are what...

A complete seat setup from the "27 Roadster" sarcophagus I just opened. Everything looks brand new and has never been used. Apparently this seat (not the base) also fits a 26/27 Touring in addition to the Roadster. Floor Panel - goes under the seat Springs Vinyl cover Frame assy with wood piece Seat...

All of these came out of the scarphogas labeled "27 Roadster" but I haven't been able to figure out what they are.

For Sale: Steel Robe Rail, excellent condition. A cool accessory item. I have one on my car and it gets used every time the wife rides in the back seat. It mounts easily to the back of the driver's seat.

Best offer takes it plus the ride to your house which shouldn't be much.

SOLD!! at full price... this was a seriously hot ticket. I must have had 6-8 inquiries/offers.

More pics added.

Super rare and in great condition. Extremely rare item. More pics added.

$650 OBO

Henry K. Lee wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 10, 2019 4:24 pm
Jeff,
Welcome to the world of we all sleep together!
Hank

Yeah, but I ship 40# cases of wine across the country for $40-50. Just thought this was absurd not going commercial...

What do you guys generally do? I'm getting rates cross country (CA to NY) for a 5 lb box for a radiator shell of $60 from UPS, USPS and FEDEx. That's just insane....

Jeff

Jeff, I would like to get the bearing material tested. I might be able to at the local university materials lab. Let me know if you are game for sending me a sample. If so I will check to see if it is possible. Thanks, Matt That would be fun. My engineering mind accepts the offer if it's doable. Th...

Jeff It would appear that the bushings seized to the pins. This seems to be a all to common problem when people fit new bushings too tight to new pins. I have never seen this happen when original Ford bushings are run on new pins. In regards to the needle roller system I have those in service on a ...

I just measured some new pins at .675”. So if your existing bushings are worn fairly “linearly”, And the flanges keep the gear from rubbing on the flywheel, then I would just run them. Consider that originally they used low a LOT more than we do today (plowing mud and snow etc). I doubt I drive in ...

Had to look twice but the lovers are indeed on backwards on the 24-25 high hood. The panels are in great shape. In the 24-25 hood pic it looks like the panel in the right corner of the pic is a low hood panel. Maybe! Good eye. That's yet another set entirely. That's the one I matched to my '21. Jeff

I agree with the others. top is 26-27 and the bottom is repro 24-25. I would love to come and play "Clue" with you. but the commute would be a little rough .. :) Just keep posting the stuff here, we will all help figure it out ..... This is great. Right down to the backwards side panels! It was a p...

RajoRacer wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 09, 2019 8:24 pm
I have several - can't hardly give them away !

They weigh a lot... Scrap metal pile after a stint on Tbay?

Anyone?

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It's a LOT different from this hood
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This is like a game of Clue.... I really need a visitor or two to come to Santa Rosa and help me identify half this stuff....

Jeff

black one is a '25 - the rust colored primered one is a '23-'24 high. All perfect condition. The short one is a '23 low radiator or a replacement for '17 up
(Thanks Steve Tomaso!)

$100 OBO each plus the ride.

Jeff

I just got a complete setup in perfect condition if anyone is interested and wants the whole thing. Certainly for less than $587...

Jeff

william wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 21, 2019 10:07 pm
Wanted a 1926 metal firewall for use with my wood cab. Any help appreciated. William Rathert 913-886-2521

I have several to choose from, all in excellent condition

Ok, these are cool. T period correct. 2 Boxes. Selling together or individually. If someone really wants them I'll part with them but I may just keep them and put them in/on my car. Box 1 is an under the seat type tool box 20"x 8 3/4" x 2 3/4" and is primered and perfect, no dents. Box 2 is what loo...

I have several, all refurbished to this level. Here's the first one:

$75 OBO plus the ride.

I got this with the loot I just scored. It looks to be in great condition. No visible cracks anywhere, and it was obviously rebuilt in the past, thought I don't know when.

$100 plus the ride takes it home.

**SOLD** To Julius!

I got this carb with my car and rebuilt it easily (nothing forced, all parts replaced with what came in the kit) with the rebuild kit from Langs. No cracks anywhere. I ran this for a few weeks and it ran great, then I got the Zenith carb from Stan Howe (also for sale now). The name plate is the only...

I got this carb from the previous owner of my car. Looks to be in great shape as someone clearly rebuilt it in the past.

First $150 plus the ride takes it.

Jeff

I bought this last year from Stan Howe who had completely rebuilt it top to bottom. I paid $800 for it and used it for a few months until I got the rebuild kit for my Winfield SR which came with and is staying on the car. I'll take $100 off what I paid for it as it is not quite as shiny as when I go...

Dan McEachern wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 09, 2019 6:07 pm
26-27 Vaporizer Carburetors.

Just different version? One says Holley...

In my bundle of parts. There were a few items very carefully wrapped and obviously rebuilt - this was one of them. No markings at all.

this was another

what are they?

Jeff

I finally got the whole lot transferred to my new storage shed. It all just barely fit. Looks like Al took apart 4 or 5 cars. He had a real liking for wire wheels - I must have 20-30 of them. . Greenshot 2019-09-08 18.00.59.png . I took pics of some stuff along the way. I'll be identifying as much a...

I might have this... I have literally tons of ‘26-27 body parts.

Jeff

Will_Vanderburg wrote: ↑
Wed Sep 04, 2019 5:00 pm
I'm looking for a good, used sediment bowl for a 1922 Center Door.

Once I post in the classifieds, have at it. This is not a for sale posting, it is a story about finding T parts.

Jeff

Load #3. I only had a few hours at the end of the day today so we had to work fast. 5DA575EC-2C2A-4C13-BD78-53D326E5AF9D.jpeg Both motors turn over freely so that’s a plus. The one in the foreground looks to be in really good shape. Cylinders smooth, valves clean, etc. I’ll tear into that one first....

Yeah Andy... thanks for that.

Here’s load #1 and some interesting items. Of course none of the 4 helpers I had lined up today showed up so it’s going to take longer than I thought to get it all back here.

Al Champie, a Marin County local T guy, was apparently very active in the Model T world. I now have his impressive collection of Model T parts and hope to carry on where he left off. As soon as I get my car back together using his parts, I’m going to give him a ride.

Does anyone know him?

Jeff

DHort wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 01, 2019 7:51 pm
When you pull up the post and click on they they are upright. Don't ask me why

It’s a “feature”. Too bad that we can’t disable this feature or we would.

DHort wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 01, 2019 10:28 pm
I thought maximum number of photos was 4-5, and you got 11. Did you pull some strings with the Admin?

I might have an “In” somewhere.... I do think I’m going to have to use something else tho like Instagram. There’s just too much stuff. Too many pics .

Jeff

So, good progress today, I got the barn cleaned out and shelving installed. . 1289814E-D807-4B14-BAA4-5171ACDD55AA.jpeg . We opened the first sarcophagus that was labeled “Speedster” . 6982D229-1FD3-4250-8C33-15135519B83A.jpeg 9114FAB8-EC68-4292-909D-3A394FD22132.jpeg 6EB10289-CDD8-491B-9029-094D3D9...

Load #1. I couldn’t wait until tomorrow. I can’t imagine any single member on this forum that could’ve waited until tomorrow...

My inbox was flooded this morning. I know I know. Everyone wants something. Let me get it home and at least figure out what I have. There are also 20-30 (possibly more) large boxes, all labeled refurbed this or that. We opened a couple and they had new SNYDER’s and Lang’s parts, stripped and painted...

Allan wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 01, 2019 3:20 am
Jeff, forget the T stuff, Tell me about the mini.

Allan from down under.

1963. It was already sold!

Sometimes fate just lands in your lap. I was at my local hardware store a few weeks ago when “George” was running and a guy comes up to me and immediately knows what the car is and even what year it is, As I’m sure you all can relate, that is highly unusual, and so I engage in an informed and lively...

When we don’t spend time resetting a dozen passwords and upgrading software and moderating posts, sure. Oh and fixing our cars.

modeltcar wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 22, 2019 3:57 pm
I have not been able to use the forum since 1/1/2019

You need to reregister on this site. The forums were changed in Jan to new software.

Jeff

RajoRacer wrote: ↑
Fri Aug 23, 2019 10:34 pm
Son Of A Bi--ch !!!!!!!!!!

Right? What else can go wrong after this??

Jeff

OK... Hogshead off this am, thanks for this forums excellent advice on how to remove it! No good news. ALL of the triple gear bearings are toast. and burnt toast at that. You can see the result here: https://youtu.be/fS9wUhwuSV0 OBVIOUSLY MUCH more digging is in order to get to the root cause, howev...

Jeff not to beat this to death, but that was exactly my original point if you get advice from someone that rattling noises growing louder , and eminating from the transmission even while stopped, is normal... seek out better advice Its a good thing I never got advice from anyone like that...,

Jeff to perhaps clarify: a rattle coming from the transmission, which is occuring when the car is at rest and not moving, that continues to grows louder (a key point), is not normal. An expensive and frustrating lesson, for sure...I feel for you. that suddenly grows louder is not normal. Modified, ...

I am going to be putting a completely new set of drums and triple gears up for sale. It is expensive but will last you the rest of your life to do it once with new parts than look all over to find crack free originals and still those are 100 years old. Just a thought. Appreciated but this trans was...

In the future, if you get advice from someone that rattling noises growing louder, and eminating from the transmission even while stopped, is normal, seek out better advice. Nobody said the word “normal”.... acknowledgement of a noise is different from saying it’s normal. But, I’d been driving the ...

Jeff, this is not your first trip down this road. What’s up with that? What are the symptoms and conditions extant at the time of the failure? Yes, I know. And the car was running so well after all the work we did. I literally drive it almost every day. But, Im fastidious about keeping track of noi...

wayne sheldon wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 21, 2019 10:03 pm
Oh shoot!

Right? I’ll take off the hogs head tomorrow with Brad and see what went wrong. Nothing good, I’m sure.

Jeff

So there’s a first time for everything....first time I’ve had to call a tow truck. Ever.

Transmission nastiness. MAjor bummer.

"DANGER: RAGS, STEEL WOOL OR WASTE SOAKED WITH POR-15 TOP COAT MAY SPONTANEOUSLY CATCH FIRE IF IMPROPERLY DISCARDED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER USE, PLACE RAGS, STEEL WOOL, OR WASTE IN A SEALED WATER-FILLED METAL CONTAINER." Instructions on use https://por15.com/assets/images/techdata/POR-15-PS-Top-CoatLR.p...

I did quite a bit of research on this when I had my engine out of the car recently. In the interest of saving time, I painted everything in one go. I ended up using this product. https://www.amazon.com/POR-15-45918-Chassis-Black-Coat/dp/B00MBFOH7Y?th=1&psc=1 This stuff is amazing. It is hard as nail...

mike penserini 1 wrote: ↑
Mon Jul 15, 2019 12:40 pm
Jeff, If i was able to get on the forum I would post the original SR setup sheet. You might be able to find it on the NWVS site.

And because you just posted this, you, Mike Penserini, ARE on the forum....

Jeff

thom wrote: ↑
Sat Aug 03, 2019 3:18 pm
I'm just glad your whistle is on the opposite end of the country. I hate them things almost as bad as I hate bagpipes.

Too funny. I love the thing. My passengers like it even more than I do.

Sometimes you just have to sleep on the problem before you can come up with a fix. I had all these parts in my parts bin and with a little bit of brazing and some ingenuity the new part works better than the old one does.

David,
Thanks for the info. I’m headed to the hardware store. I might have some ideas for brass fittings that could work. Perhaps a little brazing is in my future, but that’s why I refilled my oxy tank, right?

Jeff

John E. Guitar wrote: ↑
Sat Aug 03, 2019 12:41 am
That looks like it might be 13/16 ORFS (O-Ring face seal).

Your local hydraulics shop should have something to replace it.

Good suggestion. If only there were such a store nearby! I do have a Grainger I could try.

Jeff

No joy here as the piece that broke is aluminum. And there’s no way glue is going to hold that’n

I need help replacing the connector on my wolf whistle which just broke and isnt fixable. Does any know anyone know where I can source this type of connector? it appears to be 1/8"-27 NPT x ?? -16. Not sure of the dimensions of the large end. I don't have anything to compare it to. It's smaller than...

You are logged in or you couldn’t post as yourself. I’m not sure what you’re asking?

Jeff

Yes, I deleted the thread at the request of the topic author. And I’m happy to do this in the future for any topic author who requests the same.

AdminJeff

What happens when you post from a regular computer? If that works,then there’s something screwy with your phone. Try another browser? Clear all data from your current browser? Other than that, I’m not sure.

This is from my wife’s android phone...

Jeff

Jeff, Wow that stuff in the Bendix cover is impressive. Mag contact, magnet keeper, and shards. They don't look like drum shards, but I have to believe you on that. Yup, that’s drum material. Anyone know what the bands are in those pics? Wood? I’m monitoring the wear on the new trans with the Kevla...

Yes. Not just cracked, exploded. While doing 40mph, so not under stress so to speak.you can see the wear line in the center of the drum, and when I got the car I wondered about that wear line. And they were not kevlar bands. Have Kevlar now. The pieces ended up everywhere in the motor and mostly in ...

I appreciate the kudos, but this is really a team effort all the way. There are several of us who work tires tirelessly behind the scenes to make all this work. The national MTFCA club makes it all possible by paying for The website and for the forums.

Jeff

Thanks for your hard work but still having trubs loggin in. It tells me my password is incorrect. Thought I had it fixed yesterday! Will I need to go through the "forgot password" drill everytime I attempt to log in? When I try to change the password via my profile I get a message indicating that m...

Very cool. I know how much time this took and sorry we lost the pics in the change. This was the post I was really hoping to have restored!

AdminJeff

Teddy had some good words.

Today is a good day.... I get to kill the other sites!

Jeff

And I can't even blame it on old age, as I'm not even in my sixth decade yet! The eighties were a hoot. I blame the eighties on all kinds of things... always a good scapegoat. And if I didn’t have to deal with the after effects of having a stroke, I might still be doing things I was doing in the ei...

I have coffee cans of both style clamps so cutting a couple off didn't hurt my feelings none but I do reverse of Mark's installation procedure - I install intake first to verify ring & gland seating then install exhaust as you can also verify seating looking down across the manifold - you can't see...

DHort wrote: ↑
Sun Jul 21, 2019 12:28 am
https://www.modeltfordclubofamerica.com ... ry/album/5

This is the link that is currently on the Vowell drawing page, and it is incorrect.

Fixed.

: 2019-07-20 18_36_31-(1) RE; Manage notifications - MTFCA Forum.png (96.16 KiB) Viewed 100 times

David S, Me too! I have looked at that crawl several times today, and I have a knack for spotting typos and misspellings. CHRIS! JEFF! Et al! Ignore that minor faux pas until a better time. (Almost committed a minor one myself, had a typo in midst "faux pas", that would have been ironic?) you guys ...

DHort wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 20, 2019 6:04 pm
Jeff. That is not the same web site that is under the forum 'Photo gallery and other topics'. Can you correct it AFTER you finish your vacation. Spend some time with your wife, not us.

ok, the wife is perfectly happy and watching Netflix. Give me an actual link to fix that isnt working.

Jeff

At least a dozen of us currently have no access to the forum. Please correct this situation or tell us you will not ever correct this situation. You will have to use the 2018 forum for the notification if you are not able to remedy the problem. It appears no one is checking the update thread on the...

I keep going through the theatrics of re-establishing all my preset pages, still, I have few pictures that seem to work, I have to log in every time I try to enter the site, and my old bookmark still gives the evil 404 message. And it won't let me stay logged in, apparently... Not sure what happene...

Kaiser wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 20, 2019 5:53 pm
First i want to thank you for all the work done to keep this forum up and running !
second i want to let you know that i tried to access the Forum rules, just discovered that the links are a dead end.
just wanted to let you know,
keep up the good work !

good catch. fixed.

Jeff

First login here, so far so good. Maybe there should be another notification on the 2018 forum, or a new link. I found the MTFCA home page let me in and my old link was no good. The old site isn't accessible any longer, thankfully... Im now eternally thankful that nightmare has ended. The old links...

All, thanks for the kudos folks, much appreciated. To think how much I could have done to my T by now... And worse yet, here I am at the coast in Pacifica CA on vacation, and my wife keeps asking me "why are you spending so much time on the phone w/ tech support? Don't you get enough of that at work...

That part of the forum must still be down. Does anyone have instructions on how the fan goes together? We have a bunch of parts, but no technical drawing. Thank you. https://mtfca.com/phpBB3/app.php/gallery/album/11 works fine. I did mention to Martynn that a few of his pics were missing. He hasnt ...

Seriously, what happened? [/size] The admins moved the site to a different hosting company. Jeff says the new company provides better service. But they're still working out the bugs that turned up in the process. I still have to log in every time, even if I just go to another tab and then come back...

Here's where we are as of noon today: First - why did we do this? Most of our club's servers were down last week for almost a week. And Chris and I called for help and nobody could help us. So, after a TON of due diligence including test calls to their support line before we moved all the sites, we ...

When trying to access the forum from my bookmark, I get the 404 error. But when I get to the forum login page from mtfca.com it works. I updated my bookmark and tried the updated bookmark and still get the 404 error. What the heck is going on? A friend of mine is having the same issue. I'm hoping w...

Well I seem to have found the answer. The URL changed to this https://www.mtfca.com/phpBB3/ from the original bookmark which had the long name of the club as part of the URL. Yes, correct, as we just changed hosting providers. However, the old one should continue to work. But it doesn’t . I’ve been...

DHort wrote: ↑
Sat Jul 20, 2019 10:32 am
For some reason this forum allows you to post a new topic without logging in. Or at least it did for me. I hope it stays that way for others with issues.

Yes, It’s set up that way on purpose. I’ve given as many ways for folks to ask for help as I can possibly think of.

Jeff

Asked for a new password. Got a temporary one. Password is too long. The password runs out of space before it it can be all typed in. I have just fixed this issue. It was an obscure setting buried deep inside. Passwords can now only be 10 characters. If you don’t know how to copy and paste, it shou...

I have the same problem, I tried to reset my password and got a temporary password with 86 characters. Whats the fix ? I’m curious, if you are posting here with your name, you are logged in, Why do you need to reset your password? Or are you just trying to Change it? I can help you do do that... Jeff

How do you contact an administrator? No responses from Chris so I assume he no longer does the forum. No contact info anywhere for Jeff. Am I suppose to call susan? Thank you. To do what? I've explained several times now that we are moving servers. There will be problems and they will be fixed. Yes...

Well I done everything requested...still no pix ad of 130 pm Friday. Both on iPhone and Win10 pc. Just in case curious..😃 There are about 3 days with of pics for all posts during that period that did not get transferred over. They are still on the old site so not lost. I’ll work on that in the next...

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