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OK, I rebuilt 4 brass top coils for him and now it runs!! He was able to get the title corrected so all is good now. Any idea as to what a fair price would be on this car?

Today, I pulled the radiator out of my 26 Coupe to replace the wood blocks underneath of the hood shelfs and the hood latches. In order to prevent the hood from coming unlatched.

Thanks!! There were pads there when I took it apart. I looked at the Vowell Art diagram and it did not show them. So, I wanted clarification before I put it back together.

I am working on my 26 Coupe replacing the wood blocks underneath of the hood shelfs and the hood latches. Should there be a rubber pad under the radiator mounts, or not?

With all of the weight forward of the rear wheel, a wheelie would be impossible.

It looks like it has a V twin motorcycle engine driving the rear wheel. The steering wheel looks to be steering the front axle.

Pictures posted of my 26 Coupe and Roadster.

I do not see any sign that there was a metal floor on the 27. But, with the bed installed, it is hard to see for sure. So, I was thinking. Why would some one spend the time and effort to totally remove the metal floor and all the rivets, if it was not necessary? Back in the day, they were probably n...

There is a leather seal that goes around the shaft and then the brass fitting compresses it to make it seal. The EZ Turn lube is impervious to gasoline and lubes the brass valve and the leather seal. I used liquid Teflon to seal the pipe threads at the tank.

At first glance, I did not see a metal floor. I will take a closer look and see if I can tell if there ever was one.

I flipped the front axle around today. It needs to be rebuilt. I will address that later. Erik had installed a coil box with my rebuilt coils, cleaned all the battery connections and changed the oil. The gas tank looks to be very clean. It was nice and dry with no scale or rust!! I put in a refurbis...

You might want to use some lapping compound on the tapered surface. Also, buy some of that EZ Turn lube that Lang's sells. It works really well on the fuel valve.

I will take #5.

It arrived here today!! It is going to need a lot of TLC! I spent the evening working on getting the engine ready to run. The gas tank is actually pretty clean.

Today, I finished up the rear axle install on my 26 coupe and drove it for the first time in 3 years!!

Update: The little pick up is rolling again on good rubber!! Thanks to Robert Weitzel and Erik Barrett. Not running yet, but cranks over and has compression!! The rear end is toast. The front axle is in backwards and shot, the spindles are flopping around. It is now loaded into FJ's trailer. I am no...

Has anyone tried using vinegar to free up stuck parts?

Today, I put the rebuilt rear axle back under my 26 coupe.

Still curious about your 12 volt conversations??

I am curious about your " And I can also do 12v conversations." Can you tell us a little more about that?

Today, I assembled the rear axle for my 26 coupe.

I am thinking that with the nuts to rear, it might be safer? You are driving the perches into the shackles all the time. If reversed you are driving the shackles out of the perches. That is why I decided to orient mine with the nuts on the rear.

Has any one used this tool? It looks like the perfect tool for removing and installing the rear end.

https://www.911motorsports.net/3-point- ... p_17.html

Forget the shop vac idea. Just running the hose out side will do fine. The old filling stations had a hole in the door with a little cover to run the hose out side. Unless you need to run it a long distance. If so, get a small squirrel cage type fan and adapt the hose to it. Then run some duct work,...

I have 2 exhaust hoses in PVC pipe under my floor. I used 2 gas meter bases with cast iron covers. I just lift of the cover and pull the hose out of the floor. The PVC pipes join together and come up out of the ground out side with a turn down. I do not have a fan on it. If I did it again I would co...

John, where in Illinois are you? I am only about 30 miles east of Danville off of I74. My press is tall enough to do it.

I recently did the rear axle on my roadster and with a new bushing and new drive shaft. All I had to do was run a ball hone in the bushing to clean up the bur from drilling the grease hole and polish the bore a bit and it fit fine. I just installed another one for my coupe and it was the same. The n...

Steve, That looks a lot better! Did the new perch fit good and snug in the axle bore? I was concerned that it might have been a little worn since it twisted around so easily. You were very lucky that day!! Glad I was able to help you get it patched up and back on the road. That was a lot more fun th...

Don't give up on that carburetor yet. Heat that jet up a bit and quench it. It will probably screw right out.

I measured a set of new ones at .740" and a nice original one at .752".

I am in need of one good left side Hyatt bearing sleeve for my 26 Coupe. Does any body have one that they are will to let go of?

Here is a picture showing both torque tubes. I though mine was the later. Turns out it is the earlier. I thought the early one was straight. Both my 26 coupe and 26 roadster have the early style tube. So, Hank does have what I want!!

Same here , spent the day at home in the shop. Repaired a set of brass top coils for a guy at work that inherited a Model T from his late father.

Try swapping the other hub and drum assembly from the other side. If it fits better, then your you probably have a real one real nice hub and one worn hub, with the .0625" longer axles. Or, it is possible that you have one standard length and one long axle? I doubt that you could have used enough sh...

Mark, I think the same guy worked on mine too!!

Here is a view from another angle.

Here are a couple pictures of the one in my 26 roadster. Right about where that rubber block is, it starts tapering down to a smaller diameter.

Still looking for 26 torque tube. Hank only has the earlier style. I prefer the later style since that is correct for the year.

I just pulled the rear end out of my 26 coupe. Just like the roadster, I placed the stands as far back as I could to clear the radius rods. It is very stable.

After setting for over 2 years waiting to get the time, I finally tore down the rear end on my 26 Coupe. It sounded like a rock crusher when it let go. Some one had been there before and cobbled it together. The torqued tube had been broken and welded back together and of course was broken again. Pr...

I need a torque tube for my 26 coupe. Mine has been broken, welded back together and broken again. Still need to tear down the rear end and see what else I need.

I am looking for a set of brake shoes for my 26. Does anyone have a spare set that they are willing to sell?

I finished rebuilding the rear axle on my 26 roadster. I got it back in the car today.

I just did the rear end in my 26 roadster. I placed the jack stands as far back as I could to clear the radius arms. It worked fine.

Dan, how about a die?

I was told that the 8' aeromotor wind mill hub is 13/32x 16 threads. They sell the tap for $71. So, Dan's price is a good deal.

https://aermotorwindmill.com/products/s ... 2433345025

I sent you an email.

Steve, Search for tube by size, then options will appear for tires. That is how I found them.

Yes, just a slip fit and once mounted the steel fellow prevents them from coming out. That and probably the pressure from 32 PSI of air pressure in the tubes.

Here are some pictures of one. One of the loupes broke off when I drove out the pin. The pin is 5/16" diameter x 1 1/8" long.

I use a high efficiency natural gas forced air furnace. I have it mounted up on a wall on it's side with a cold air inlet box, with filters, on one side and a warm air outlet, box with vents, in the other side. I keep it set at 60 degrees all the time. It does not cost much to run, as I have my barn...

I mounted it in a vice and used a 3/4" drive ratchet to apply torque to it. I applied enough torque to feel it twist a little, but it springs right back. I do not see any signs of looseness.

I did deburr the rough edges at the bottom of the cups with a Dremel. That did increase the distance of travel, as it was making contact there. I will take your suggestion. Prior to installation, I willl work it in a vice and put some torque to it. I also doubt that it will loosen up.

I have one exactly like the one that Mark has. I don't think anything is loose. I think they are from a different supplier then the one Dan has. Dan's looks to be of better quality. What size feeler gage are you using?

Are these good serviceable parts? Or, do they need to repaired?

Wow!! Some of these responses are not what I thought that I would receive. I asked an honest question and voiced an honest concern. I did not insult anyone. Any way, here is an up date on what I have found. I had a hardness check done and the results were, the original tested at 8 and the reproducti...

I would agree other than the diameter of the shaft is larger at the lever end. The shaft appears to be only 7/16" in diameter at the cam end. Subtract the 3/16" pin diameter and your left with 1/4". Divide that by 2 and you have only 1/8" of material left on each side to hold the forces that are app...

Here is a picture of one of them. I really don't like the way it is made. It looks like an accident waiting to happen!!

I am in need of a set of the 13/32" x 16TPI bolts that connect the drive shaft housing to the rear end.

Does any one sell one piece brake cams for a 26? I just bought a set from Lang's and the cam lobes are separate parts pinned onto the shaft.

I just installed one today. The hole in the drive shaft housing and in the original Ford bushing were 7/32". So, that is what I drilled the new bushing too.

Wouldn't that make the correct pipe tap a 1/8" x 27 NPS tap and not a NPT tap? NPT is tapered while NPS is straight threads. NPS taps are readily available.

I would be interested in a 13/32" X 16 tap also.

The old babbit thrust washers were intact. I think that some one must have replaced them at one time.

I pulled the rear axle out of my 26 Roadster and tore it apart. It's going to need a little bit of work. This is my first rearend rebuild.

The head lights are bolted to the cross bar. I also noticed that the tail light is mounted to the frame and not the fender.

It has been moved. It is still in CA, but is now in a good place.

Still looking, Emailed Dallas, never heard back?

We will all be looking forward a video of your first startup!!

I need a carburetor control rod for my 26 coupe with an NH carburetor. The one that runs up through the dash to adjust the fuel mixture and set the choke. Does anybody have one that they are willing to part with?

They are going to try and get it properly titled. We will see how it works out.

It is listed on the events page on the MTFCA web site.

The car has been sitting for a few years and they are thinking about selling it. I wonder how difficult it will be to get the title corrected?

Are you sure that you have the correct fan pulley? I think the 26 pulley is a smaller diameter than some of the earlier ones?

It is not my car. Some one's father passed away and left them this car. 8448447 is the actual engine number. The title says 1923, but has a VIN of 14528467. I think that is a 1927 VIN? I am thinking that it is a 1924?

Does make it a 1923, or 1924?

I am looking for the build date of 8448447.

Steve, those numbers do look much better!!

I guess the lesson learned here is, carry with you everything you need to repair a tube!!

Steve, How is our road side front end repair holding up?

Steve, I am glad that I was able to help you out. I think I enjoyed that more than the auction itself.

Steve, 25 is actually open. I drive it daily to Lafayette for work. They have been chip sealing and put the signs up to deter traffic. If you had taken it you would have passed though my little town.

Happy travels, Steve. Are you still planning to stop by that auction on Labor day?

On my 26, I was able to sneak it out of there.

TERMS:
Cash, Credit Card, 10% Buyers Premium (Onsite), 18% Buyers Premium (Online Bidding)

Are you sure that 10% premium is not just for onsite credit card use?

I would guess further south?

Good point, Steve. I was wondering if it the auction was actually down town? Or, if maybe it will be at the owners residence?

I don't see any address on the listing. It just says down town Mulberry.

I sent you an email.

I have one. I sent you an email.

That auction is only an hour from my house, I think I need to go!!

Did you happen to capture the event on video?

I was able do a "depression era fix". I cut a piece of inner tube patch and replaced the rubber button. It is sealed for now and was able to take the wife out for a sunset cruise. I will definitely replace it asap.

Should I just remove it and replace it with an original type water neck?

What is this water neck? It is leaking out of what appears to be rubber in the center of that brass nut.

It now has a valid CA title!! The title is to the engine number. It is paid for and now I am waiting to get it shipped from CA to IN.

Took the wife for nice sunset cruise this evening in the 26 Roadster and she really enjoyed it.

I tried all sorts of things on my 26, vinegar, Dawn dish soap, Purple Power, Simple Green, Macs radiator cleaner, after multiple times each, none of them did the trick. Then I bought a bottle of Thermocure. It is a radiator cleaner that is made by Evaporust. It did a very good job. I have since used...

I miss typed the first temp reading. It should have said 180-200 at the water neck. So the initial drop was more like 70 degrees. I think this was because it was not really up to running temperature at that time. After more driving the temperature drop was 60 degrees. I did top of the coolant a week...

OK, I drove my 26 today with no water pump. It is 90 degrees out. The motometer pegged after a short distance. The actual temperatures with IR thermometer were 180 -220 at the water neck. 110 -120 at the bottom hose, The head temperature was 200. I drove it more than twice that distance and checked ...

I posted on the old forum asking basically the same question and did not get a real answer. Surely some of the guys out there have checked the temperatures with an infrared thermometer? My 26 roadster pick up runs high on the motometer. I have not driven it much this year, but from memory, my temper...

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