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We are looking for comments on would you or would you not attend the Phoenix pre-war car and parts swap meet in October of this year, as attendee or vendor.
It all depends on your responses and on us getting our act together.
Would appreciate your response.
Thank you.
Frank

Our club has brought up the idea of putting together a model T swap meet in the Phoenix Arizona area. This would only take place if all the rest of the venues either lost their lease or interest in continuing or for whatever reason would not or can not hold the traditional swap meets to meet the nee...

I towed my 18 centerdoor a little over 400 miles in 2014 when I moved. I put it on the trailer nose first but after the first rest stop I turned it around, facing backwards, since the floorboards flew up and created a huge pressure inside the cab. Make sure your hood is secured well but if not just ...

Hank, I was always told that the exhaust pipes have to be equal length from the exhaust manifold to the muffler when fabricating a duel exhaust system. I may be wrong, I usually am, but opposing comments welcome, or explanations to prove me wrong. Frank

If you are giving away any of them, I will not refuse, I will make room in my garage even if I have keep my wife’s car in the driveway. Lol Frank

Looks like a little rough on the old teeth but love the enginuity and enthusiasm. Frank

I think I saw Tesla motors on eBay that are ready to install, in a T. As John stated, the rear axle may get too much torque so you would have to put a gavernor on it. Can you imagine, a T coming off the line at a red light and going 60 mph within 5 seconds? Insanely dangerous, but it sounds like a n...

Lately every time I open the website the page always opens in the discussion page but it never signs me in automatically, even though I check remember me. ??????

My wife and I would also like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and hopefully a much deserved and improved new year from this one.
As Joseph Galamb would have wished everyone at the time,
“Kellemes Karácsonyi Ünnepeket és boldog új évet kivanok mindenkinek.”
Frank

It is not April 1st but good thread. Lol. Frank

Got it Steve, the project is out of commission as you suggested and resume in January. Frank

If you are going to hammer on the puller, put some wood under the spider as close as possible to the center so you won’t break the steering wheel rim. That would make it all garbage and you would have to buy a new steering wheel and shaft. That would be one solution to your problem, new everything. ...

I think the 30x3-1/2 is 22-1/2 in and the 30x3 is 23-1/2 or maybe I have it backwards. Check what you need and it might be easier for get one. Frank

I bought a 19 Star when I was 16 that someone had totally taken apart and then the garage burned down. After I got it home my mom made the seller, George, come and take it back while I was at school. George did put it together and turned out to be beautiful a year or so later. George was a Buick man...

Call Hank Lee in Tennessee.

Thank you everyone for all the help. I just got my Holly g back from Russ Potter a few days ago and had I known I was going to have a problem with the choke I would have told him to put the two lever piece on the all brass carburator. I talked to Russ and he told me to send it back and he will chang...

I put a starter on my 12 and it has a Holly G carburator, but with the cold weather I cannot start it unless i choke it by hand on the carburator from the outside. What setup do you have so I can choke it from the drivers seat instead from the front of the radiator or from the carburator. I’m sure o...

That first picture is more desirable than a well stocked candy store. Love the pictures. It is interesting that they called the mechanics shop a livery. Was it called from gone by days of the horse stables? I know, it is dangerous for me to think. Frank

Steve, that is a fantastic body lifter that you made. It may not be a bad idea to put a rag or something on the wood firewall before lifting to keep that 100 year old wood from shattering. I always removed the firewall on my 18 when I removed the motor but I was not concerned with damaging paint of ...

Put a washer under the nut and the nut will turn with the washer only, a little grease like Steve said will help with it as well. Frank

Jeff, you post that your TT is original, I am not doubting it just I have never seen springs like on the radiator to secure the pan ears before. I like that idea since you tipically only finger tighten those nuts and bolts on the pan ears. Appearantly the TT frame moves more than a regular T would o...

I am just now almost finished with a bitsa touring with parts left over from previous builds and parts bought from friends on the website or t-bay. The most frustrating at times is that you finally see a part you have been looking for, at a good price, but no one is bidding on it or buying it, inclu...

Lang’s sells the red electric tail light lens, 3 inch diameter, item number 6484BRX.
Maybe that would work for you. Frank

Someone just post a diagram of each situation, non starter versus starter coil box wireing.

Clean to bare metal on each side of the head bolt and the bracket to get really good ground. Or install a second ground wire. Just a thought. Frank

I went through the whole wireing thing three times, wire, tear out, rewire, tear out, with all the experts instructions and suggestions as to how to do it but it did not work properly no matter what I did. Then I called a friend of mine that told me that every LED bulb has to have it’s own resister ...

I know I may be silly, but, the hoodformer on #1 in the picture above, seems like it may have been unpainted brass, or is it just the lighting. The brass radiator in front and the brass hoodformer in behind the hood would look beautiful.

Why is everything I would like to have always on the opposite side of the continent. Just a frustrating thought. Frank

My 18 centerdoor was Sarika which is Sarah in English. Unfortunately I sold her. My second car, the 12 towncar is Mari which is Mary in English and the 14 touring is Bozsi with two dots over the letter o, which is slang for Elizabeth. My wife is naming my cars, that way there is a little more peace ...

I would highly recommend you talk to Russ Potter for guidance. He is installing two of those float valves on my two holly G carburators. As he advertises he is the King/prime authority on model T carburators. He has done great job on carburators for me in the past. Frank

I fully agree with the method of installation, and that is the way I have always done it. But, I have always wondered while putting on the rings which side is in and which side is out. The rings have a slight opening with a asbestos type of material inside. The opening is not in the middle but on on...

Great story Bryan. Was this where the talents for the model T began and through the years/generations refined to a point where you earned the prestigious Rosenthal award?
Frank

Would like to buy an aluminum intake manifold. Can be a regular or dog legged, but with Ford script. Frank. Eight one 8 two five 4679seven. Thank you.

What about those white sacks that they sell for construction trash clean up or premeasured gravel and sand at the material yards? It is advertised to hold a lot of weight, tear resistant, but some sort of plastic. Would it depend on what is under it? I am right now trying to decide for myself on exa...

I have been contemplating on selling my model T but would I get interested buyers and good money now or should I wait till this virus passes or just till March or April of next year? What do you think? A friend of mine told me to put it up for sale and some lucky mans wife will buy it for him for Ch...

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Yes, Tony, you are right. I meant non demountables but appearantly had my head somewhere else,but I corrected it. The only other thing with the disc brakes that frustrated me was the end play of the rear axle was too great and the discs kept draining the fluid every time I went around the corner. I ...

If you have nondemountable wheels it is a pain if you have a flat or need to remove the wheel for any reason. The unit on the axle has to be removed every time and reset and shimmed when you reinstall the wheel. With the demountable wheels it is not a problem since the hub and spokes stay on the car...

Make sure to pack the hogshead with rags so in case you drop one of the washers or nuts they will not end up in the bottom of the pan. After all is well and done, make sure to remove all the rags and put the cover back on before you still have a chance to drop something into the transmission. It is ...

The worst is the traffic lights right above you as you stop, not on the opposite side of the intersection. That is how they all are in Eastern Europe. Work around it. My $.02. Frank

Mike, did you post that picture with that unusual radiator in the background to tickle everyone’s curiosity? Lol, Frank

Call Russ Furstnow in Flagstaff Arizona, he is the speedometer guru. Let me know if you need his number. I won’t post it for everyone to see cause he may not be very happy with me. Frank

I am making a model T 30” wheel clock and need some old wood spokes that you are ready to throw away. Just enough for one wheel. Will pay shipping. Saw this done on a YouTube video and I want to build one also. Let me know what you have. Thank you. Frank
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Thank you guys! Yes I do have a starter on the motor. The frame and runningear is a 14 with a ruckstell and disc brakes and for several years I could not find a 14 body so I bought a 21 touring body to put on but I wanted a brass car and had all the brass lights brass radiator and hood and hoodforme...

I had to pull the motor for repair on my 21 touring and kind of messed up the wood firewall. It is a 21 body with a 15 style hood former and a wood firewall and a brass radiator. Could I trade out the wood firewall for a metal one and do I need to use a different firewall bracket that holds everythi...

Sorry for the confusion. I meant to say the clutch pedal cam. In a hurry and wife yelling she is in the car ready to go. Thank you Bryan for bringing it to my attention, especially while I was already a 125 miles from home and driving on the freeway in Phoenix. All the replies seemed correct, thank ...

My clutch pedal cam is worn way too much and I need to change it. It is a cast iron hogshead with starter. The 21 touring body just doesn’t have any room to work in and I don’t do well standing on my head. I was told I will sweat blood and throw out my back guaranteed if I will pull the hogshead in ...

When I shortened a steering shaft for a special build, I cut the shaft between the firewall and the steering wheel where it will be hidden in the steering tube when finished. Be sure to sharpen both ends of the cut to be welded like a pencil so the welder can fill it in and grind it smooth afterward...

I will take a 12 plate, where do I send a check. Frank

I really like the beautiful shade of blue on the body with the black fenders. The pumpkins are nice too. Frank

Mike, sent you an email. I will take it. I need a hot air pipe also for a 17. Frank . 8one eight 254six seven 97

The ad said it has a two speed warford not a ruckstell. Is there such a thing as a two speed warford? If it has a clamshell rear axle it may be worth fixing up but who knows what condition that axle may be in. Looks like there is a starter and smooth pedals along with a cutout switch on the floor. N...

Be ready to answer inquisitive questions at any time. What color black car are you driving, are you the original owner, can you put unleaded gas in it, how fast will it go, and or stop, where do you go to have it serviced, how often do you have to wind her up? These are just a few, be ready for more...

Sorry to see that you are selling the T, I guess you like to drive the A better. Missed you at the meetings. Frank

I know I am asking a stupid question, but..... I have heard the term for the last twenty five years, but, heard so many versions that I am no longer sure. Clarification, or your version greatly appreciated. Frank

The last time I spoke to him he had cars spread out between different museums all over the east coast. He may have brought home the flock since then. Frank

Right there with you Henry. Love to hear the positive note on the future of our affliction. So many dreamers are talking about not having private cars and only robot driven cars in the not too near future that somehow does not compute in my head. Just my thought on the subject. Frank

Thank you John Zibell for Mr. Ben Martins information. I have been looking for someone to repair my ignition switch for a long time. Spoke to Mr. Martin, super nice gentleman. His father was from my neck of the woods and we had a wonderful long conversation. Brett, if you need a new key and tumbler ...

Steve, love your sense of humor. The momma feeding the baby wrenches. Priceless. At first glance at the momma I saw the word COVID on her neck, but after enlarging the picture I saw I was wrong. It would have been even more appropriate for the times. Thank you for the laugh. Frank.

I have had a set of wheels respoked with teardrop configuration many years ago and they are still beautiful today. After looking at all the pictures of the shop I would hesitate to think that after so many decades of making wheels and spokes they would make such a foolish mistake as to leave out a s...

I always get a kick out of the boat with the skeleton with the huge chain and anchor in the middle of the desert whenever I drive by to pick up parts from L.A. There is a gentleman near there with a beautiful collection of antique cars along with several V12 Cadillac’s and other antique cars in his ...

You can take 1/2 “ inch copper plumbing pipe, flare one end to where you like it, fit Into the stem hole to see where it needs to be cut, cut and put back into the stem hole and flare the inside by placing the flaring tool across the fellow. In other words the flaring tool is touching both ends of t...

Peter, can you post a picture of what the choke rod assembly you created looks like on the motor side of the firewall, please. Frank

I am in the finishing stages on a 14 with similar findings. 15 frame, 17 motor with 14 serial number, ruxstell, disc brakes, touring body of a 21 since that was all I could find after several years of looking, 27 split rims, parts from roughly 25 different people on this website from carburator to f...

Come on people, the comments and interests have come to a halt on this beautiful rare automobile. It would look beautiful in your garage and or with you driving it. I have no connection to the seller, just love the car but no money. Frank

I helped my friend replace the top on his 25 touring. He watched the tutorial several times and it turned out nice. He is a machinist and knew nothing of upholstery but made key notes to follow as we went along. I am going to be putting on a top on my 21 touring this winter also cause it only has th...

What year and model T’s does he want to trade for a towncar?

I may be wrong, but, Mark Chaffins was selling a T with that exact body a few months ago.

Sounds like a lot of fantastic advice from folks that have actually done it. Thank you. Now Dennis wants to do the whole nine yards but he wants to keep the wood wheels. How can he accomplish putting back the wood spoke wheels onto the model A front and rear axles.? He doesn’t want to fool anyone bu...

It is free, just pick it up or pay for shipping.

My friend wants to replace a worn out T motor with a model A motor in his 25 pickup. Any suggestions and advice on the exchange and things to watch out for. Would appreciate any and all advice, pro or con. Frank

Sunny, sent you a P.M. can you let me know if you got it or not. Frank

I have a used set, right and left side, Aries brand Stainless steel step bars or nerf bars for a newer Toyota Tundra. It is in a box with the brackets and bolts that I took off from my 2015 truck. I did not clean them, but noticed I dented one on the bottom side which does not show when installed. O...

Well, after grinding down my fingers to the bone on the keyboard with all the letters I wrote all over Europe, I finally made contact with the model T club president in Hungary. In my quest I also made contact with several wonderful people in Europe, such as the president of the model T club in Aust...

Don’t forget, the model T transmission is either in gear or not. It is not a slide transmission like on the modern cars. The pedal has to be either all the way out or all the way in. If you have the pedal partially down and act like with modern sincro transmissions too much you could do damage. It i...

I have had antique cars since I bought my 19 Star touring when I was 16. Been to many antique car swap meets like Bakersfield and Anaheim and many more over the years and even was a seller in my twenties and thirties. I am appearantly are not too smart since I could never catch on. I saw prices all ...

I see a lot of new and mostly used model T parts for sale, but, where do you get the prices? I look on the forum and don’t even get me t bay prices, can never figure out what some of these people are thinking. You may have a part with a price and right after that someone posts the same part for eith...

I would love to have that beauty, especially since I was a day old that day in July, but a few years later. Too bad I don’t have space in the garage. Best of luck on the sale.

I would like to have a pair. Frank

Parts to a front end/axle alignment tool. Maybe.

Bump it up to the top.

If you have read the above text, PLEASE COMMENT as to, keep trying, stupid idea, or whatever in between. I have nothing to gain personally with this adventure except maybe hoping that by the time I cannot physically care for my T it will still be worth something to other enthusiasts. Frank

I have been trying to find model T owners in Hungary for the past several years to make contact with but keep coming up with dead ends. I have written many emails, private messages and letters to model T people in Europe without any replies. I even reached out to Susan Yeager in the mtfca museum who...

[image][/image]More pictures of the towncar. I cannot move it at this time to give side and rear views since I had hernia operation a couple days ago. No lifting or straining.

Bernd, I sent you a private message. I hope it did not go into your spam folder. Hope you can get your vibration problem solved. Frank Seress

Thank you Hank, I am over the moon that I finally got this far but rotating the pictures is in the next lesson, if Bob has more patience to teach me further.

My friend Bob Doris has been helping me over the phone now for several days to learn how to post a picture. I am not too bright and the size of the picture and certain steps kept getting hung up and now I just might have it. Hope it works. 7C267D71-7463-42E4-BE21-B65A96657A06.jpeg Now I have to lear...

My first car was a 19 Star in pieces when I was 16 but after getting it home and spread out in the garage, my mom got so angry at the pile of rust that she made me sell it immediately. Luckily I didn’t lose any money on it but the person that bought it put it together and I did get to ride in it. I ...

There is an ad for brass spare tire carrier for sale about 20 ads up from your ad. The position may change as new ads are posted or this site or it will go to the top as comments are added.

I have the same side mirrors attached to the windshield frame. The factory bracket was so flimsy that it was useless, so, I cut 1/8 inch brass plate to put inside of the original holder one for each side and now it is nice and sturdy. Also have an old piece of water hose under the clamp to keep from...

Dallas, that is a fantastic idea. I keep losing my gas gauges, paint sticks. To put in a gallon at a time might be more accurate than what the vendors sell. I learned something again. Now all I have to do is remember to actually do it tomorrow. Frank

Ray Wells does a fantastic job and makes it seem easy and fast. Unfortunately he is getting up in years and is thinking of slowing down and or retireing all together. But Ernie Romero makes the upholstery look like a million dollars car. The smell of the new beautiful leather even two years later is...

Chris, you are much more clever than people give you credit for. You caught on to Magyar as being Hungarian immediately. Thank you. I have been trying to contact a model T someone/anyone in Hungary for a while to meet with in October but no one is willing to reply to my emails. I even sent several e...

I think I saw one on eBay a week or so ago. Good luck. Frank

Na mi van, a Magyarok nem számítanak bele a játékba? Feri

Thank you Susanne, you are a true patriot. My exact thoughts and beliefs for owning and enjoying my old cars. Frank

I have been putting together a touring with a 14 runningear and a 21 body for close to a year now. Used up most of the parts I have been gathering for a couple of years, parts from friends, eBay, parts stores, and now it’s a Johny Cash special. Been getting frustrated, so a month ago I rattle can pr...

In the seventies there was a company that manufactured Brand new model A reproductions with all modern runningear that had everything from A/C to cruise control. A friend of mine has one in comiefornia but never uses it since he is too big height wise. I assume it had to pass certain criteria like c...

Kim Dobbins is advertising a whole bunch of brass lamps for sale. Talk to him regarding as to what you need. If he cannot educate and guide you in the right direction, no one can. Frank

Don, don’t get upset, under your personal information of cars owned it states you have a 22 centerdoor. Sorry, my mistake.Congratulations on the restore, it is a beautiful car. I wish I had not sold my 18, I loved that car. I have a brass bail handle, I wrote that also in my last thread. I bought it...

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