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Got the rear doors aligned buy tweeking the hinges for proper gap, and shimming the bed to remove a slight twist. The door mechanism is still hard to operate. Will work on that.

Finally got the screen sides and canopy done. The original door mechanism needs some fine tuning. Probably did not work that well when new.

Canopy Top finished.

Will have at Pate, no spots yet. These screens are reproduction made buy me, copying originals. Includes all hardware, nuts and bolts, patterns for canopy top, chicken wire for roof, and some general instructions,( so you don't make the same mistakes I did on the canopy top. Inquire thru forum if in...

Top installed, ready for phase 2.

Also included Chicken Wire for the roof if you want. Free delivery to Chickasha.

Finished install of roof wood.

I have reproduced one set of screen sides for the TT express bed. The pics show minor differences between original ( painted black) and my reproduction. Included with the screens are the corner brackets, all hardware, full size patterns I used for my top wood and some general instructions for instal...

Thanks Steve, quite a variation in the wood work, I have seen those corner brackets before, and the hacked out rear window, definitely needed to back up. Wood all painted, ready to install. P1010089 (1).JPG

Thanks Geo., that's exactly like mine. I see you have the stowage clips, Do you have the curtain irons and drawing ???

Geo, Steve is going to post some pics of his original canopy top. I also have some pics of one other original canopy top,.......some where. Like I said above, I just followed the same pattern as what is in my roof.

Purchased wood several weeks ago, White Ash, as what is used for the C Cab roof. Followed same pattern as the cab for the Canopy Top, as what little wood I did get with the screen sides, not enough for patterns.

Ahhh,.... early sun roof...

And then I found this buy accident, I was on a road trip thru NM, several years ago, stopped at a museum and saw this inside. Was more interested in the additional brace in the C Cab. My memory had it that I saw chicken wire in a T's roof somewhere,......well there it is. I did not note at the time ...

Too late to change the cab wood now.............The top wood I had duplicated 7-8 years ago from what was on the truck. It was in good shape except for the slats. I assumed it was original. Anyway, I am making the canopy wood following the same pattern as the cab wood. This time chicken wire. I will...

I guess chicken wire would have made the top smooth rather than wavey. I am getting ready to build a canopy top for my express bed with screen sides. I do believe i will apply chicken wire to the top. First, a layer of black fabric, then wire, then thin padding, then top material.

Did the T's and TT's use chicken wire in their roofs ???
Thanks , Don

I think the really good lock pickers are still in jail .........

I love Step Plates........I love Step Plates..........I love Step Plates

Reminds me of a "Poker Run" I put on when living in NC. One of the stops was at Cemetery to pick a card and answer a question.
"How many people are dead and buried in this Cemetery?" One couple were a little late getting back,.....but they probably had the right answer. I had to give that one to them.

Here is another issue. The reproduction lid measures 7 1/2 X 9 1/16, the original lid is 7 5/8 X 9 1/2. The box measurements were posted on this forum long time ago were 7 1/2 X 9 3/8. As you can see below, a reproduction lid will not fit a box made to those measurements. Reproduction lid on the left.

Here is a couple pics of a reproduction lid. In the first one, the impression is not as pronounced in a original. In the second pic there is a metal strip jogged and spotwelded to the lid. This takes the place of the handles or the plywood spacer otherwise used. This was a better idea for sure as lo...

Here's mine, works as advertised.

Yep, we got it all set up,.....just waiting on you to deliver.

If you have their phone, email it to me at aandtman@hotmail.com

Working on building the top wood, and I will soon have a set of reproduction screen sides for sale.

Here's one I have, a little different, same principle.

Here is what I did to mine. A small pulley on the motor and the belt around the flywheel.

I made a bunch of them several years ago just like in the thread above. Just the bottoms, not the tops. If I have any left, I will send you a email.
I am on the road right now.
Don

There was supposed to be info forthcoming months ago,......nothing. No posting on any other car sites, dates, cost.
No recent postings.....No info on V8 site.
Who is supposed to be in charge of this ????
FJ started the postings, but it has to be somebody else local.

I have one that looks like it's NOS and it measures .3150. That is 8.00 MM.

Finally finished securing the screens to the door frames and installed the rest of the door latch hardware.

The fit up is complete, one set done, the second set is in work.

When I got mine, it was in a semi trailer. I jacked it up removed one wheel, removed axel key, lubed it real well, wheel back on, and zinco.

Somebody went to all the trouble to cast a duplicate one, and then didn't finish it for whatever reason.

Had these for quite some time, one is original and the other is a fresh casting.
Thanks for your help, Don

Haven't posted lately, but I have got 2 sides done and all the door frames done, wire fitted to all the doors and wire retainers drilled for install.

Also trial fitting door latches.
Still looking for a detail pic of the door handle.

Well,.....the deal was the dealer wanted the jars and lids back, and I would get a refund. The jar and lid is rather rare, I'm told. Who ever put that stuff in them, did not want them opened. The lids were bonded with what looked like JB weld, but was very silvery in color. Nor heat or cold or torqu...

Sorry, wrong jar, A stuff in that one. T stuff in this one

Picked this up at a flea market several weeks ago. Could not get the lid off,....the jar finally broke. Lucky I did not get cut.

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Sooooo where is all the pics of the Tulare Swap Meet that everyone was raving about ??????

I will be there,.....way too much stuff to list,......."T" & "A" and early V8 stuff.

The other person in the pic with Dean Yoder is Russel Grunwald.

Well, there is only one side lite, and the headlight's rims are different side to side.

It's really interesting to hear of the other uses of this screen as others have commented on. What is still puzzling to me is that big hole in one of the side panels,.....who or what, why and that was not easy to do.
Not much more progress to report as of this date.
Don

I obtained two incomplete sets of screen sides a number of years ago, the only part missing was the handle for the doors and the rest of the wood.My intention was to restore a set, until.... 149.jpg I came across a storage bin in a warehouse that was being demolished and had the same screen. As rare...

Pretty cool......
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I finally got all the bits and pieces made for the TT screen sides. The special 3/4 X 3/8 Bar channel finally came in,.....so I[ am now ready to start assembly of the doors and sides.

I pulled the valve cover on my speedster, it has a 30 head, same exact spring, ie wraps, OD and spring dia. No inner spring. Along with all the above inputs,......problem solved.
Now I got to find the push rods.
Thanks all, Don

Thanks all, I have a 30 head also on my Speedster, I will check it also.
I will give Mark a call.
Thanks again, Don

I seem to have lost or misplaced two of my inner springs for my RAJO head. I have all the outers, VS 698 54-56 Buick, I believe will work, but short 2 on the inners.
Any ideas for the inners, will buy all 8 if needed.
Thanks, Don Vagasky

Some pics of a few bodies I put together.

I'm still working on my "DODO" speedster........

Try again.....

Here's mine.

Well, since they started a "Pre-war" area a couple years ago, it started to get better, attracting those vendors to a specific area. Other wise, you had a whole lot of walking to do,( unless you bring a ATV or scooter to ride), while looking at post-war and late model stuff.

Rats,....I was intending to bring a lot of Model T and TT stuff. Guess I will do the one in April

James, I have no idea of the origin of that badge, maybe somebody else might chime in.
Here is another I need to restore this one,.....some day.

Been working on the bits and pieces for the screen sides. About ready to start assembly.

A couple of mine

Larry, you need to verify the exact date of manufacture for your car. If it was a Friday or Monday car, that could explain the disparity. If it was assembled after a major holiday,....well that would have definitely contributed to the problem. Or maybe it was just meant to be..... Its only original ...

Larry, yes, but it is bear to weave new wire while still in the frame. Do not get the rock crusher grade as it is probably very difficult to bend with out heating. What is the diameter and mesh of your screens? Are they rusty? Dave, yes the holes are square, but with the screen out of the frame, I c...

Larry, I hear that McMaster-Carr now has quite a selection, not sure if they would work or not. Could not find the correct screen anywhere when I first started this project.

I have those screen sides with the side boards, (since removed). The doors were missing, but I since found them, and a extra side. I also have enough screen panels to reproduce at least two full sets for sale in the future. The frames for the side panels are 3/4 bar channel. The special corner brack...

I put LED Bulbs in my A,T and stock 37 V8. Great investment,........I can now identify what I am about to hit.
Don

Call Tom Lane 661-706-5263

Very good article in latest issue Secrets of Speed and then some...….

If it was not you whom I spoke with at Chickasha, it was somebody else from Canada,..... me assuming it was you.
Oh well mistaken identity...….

Tony, that was me who had the Multi-lifts at SD. I do not remember quoting a price, as I was more interested in talking with those who might have some experience with them. I also had them out at Chickasha in 2018 and I believe I talked to Les about Reverse Engineering the concept. I have to admit n...

Matt, I make the spacers as large as the flat surface of the Chevy wheel will allow. IMHO if the Chevy bolt holes are exposed using just the Ford hubs and outside plates, a stress riser will be created at the exposed holes, especially when subject to high side loads. A crack will always start at the...

Well, mine are not all nice and polished like Hanks, I prefer mine painted and use round head hub bolts.

In addition to or to clarify what Wayne said above, the wheels measure 2 1/4 second pic,and 2 5/8,top pic, at the outer flange. The only difference I know of in the rims is the method to lock the split. I have one mismatched 2 1/4 wheel with adapter plates I make already installed. Looking for its t...

I will be in spots FK-49-50-51 South west side of north Bldg. outside. I have a complete set of new spokes for a Hayes wheel,a Hayes Wheel, a couple of Fatman Wheels, a number of locking steering wheels, Curtain Irons for a CCab, a nice selection of Hasslers and parts, and lot of other T, A, and ear...

They have been advertising a "pre War Area" for two years now. I went last year and there was some early stuff there, it just might take a while to really get going. Some of the other vendors with early stuff did not want to move to the prewar area because they also had late model stuff. It is a big...

Ames Body, # 17 in honor of my wife's dad, a B-17 Pilot and 457th Group Commander Glatton England.

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