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Steve,
Praying for your speedy recovery.

Gene

Allan,
Hopefully she doesn’t put a diaper on me someday soon!

Bob.
I reluctantly sold my ‘24 Touring to purchase the REO.
The car pictured belongs to Doug Keppler, who lives a town away.

Bryant,
The toy is made by Revell

PS
My 1909 REO 1-cylinder Model G Roadster.
A great driving car, as long as you keep it at 25 mph or less.
See the world in slow motion!
Drips oil from the total loss oil system like nobody’s business!

My wife loves the fact that it takes up no garage space and doesn’t leak oil!

This thread should come complete with a drool cup.
Beautiful!!!

Thank you Hank.
I hope all is well with you and yours!

Gene

Thanks Rich!

More photos

I have a brass Troy windshield frame that I’d like to sell to an interested buyer. I was hoping someone here might be able to give me a value that would be fair to both me and the buyer. There is a tight crack on one end that will need to be silver soldered. I did polish up a small area to show what...

I Met RV at Hershey a few years ago, when I dropped off a KW Coil Box to him for rebuilding.
What a gentleman and so knowledgable.
His passing is a major loss to our hobby.
My most sincere condolences to his family.
May he rest in peace.

Gene

Merry Christmas Hank!
My wife already bought me coal again this year!
I’ll be sure to leave some milk and cookies for the big guy!

Gene

It’s that time of year.
Wishing all of our MTFCA members a very blessed Christmas season.

Gene

Beautiful!

Erik,
I am so very sorry for the loss of your friend.
I'm sure she will riding alongside your daughter keeping her safe from harm.
RIP

Gene

Tim,
What’s better than a ride in the T and some ice-cream?
A little slice of heaven!

Thrilled to hear the engine run for the first time in many years. Even happier to take a short ride. Still much work to do but I see the light at the end of the tunnel. I have new bows to go into the restored sockets and a new top ready to install. Paint, new wheels and tires, and other work to foll...

Tim,
Couldn't sleep due to dreaming about everything that needs to be done before school opens in late August!
I guess I'm becoming neurotic after 35 years in education.

Lol,
Gene

I hope this isn’t a Marvel Mystery Oil, which engine oil should I use?, which grade gas is best? knock-down drag-out discussion thread. I had several local T club members over for a barbecue yesterday. I mentioned that I recently rebuilt and installed the rear and driveshaft on my ‘24 Touring. When ...

I posted yesterday about changing bands on my ‘ 24 Touring. The recommendation as a newer driver and someone with marginal mechanical skills was to use cotton. I’ve read that there have been or possibly still are issues with Scandinavian linings. Could someone recommend a supplier? I see Lang’s sell...

Thank you to everyone who replied to my post.
I greatly appreciate all of the sage advice.
I will put the set of three Kevlar bands with removable ears away for another day when I have much more experience as a driver and order a set of cotton bands for now.

Thanks again!
Gene

After taking an inordinate amount of time to overcome my fear of all things mechanical, and with the help of a good friend, I was able to rebuild the rear and driveshaft on my '24 Ford. Now, feeling invincible and with a great deal of false confidence, I am ready to tackle the changing of the transm...

Thank you Frank, Scott, and Tim!

Is there a trick to accessing the flip-top oilers now mostly hidden underneath the rear Hassler shocks on my ‘24 touring?
Do I need to remove the shocks?

Gene

Hank,
Very good advice!
So glad you're feeling better.
If I don't pass a mirror, on some days, I still think I'm the 22-year-old high school wrestling coach that I was 40 years and 40 pounds ago.

Stay well!
Gene

Congratulations.
Your new Couplet is beautiful!

Bob,
Very cool!
Enjoy it.

Gene

Great pictures Art!
Congratulations to the new couple.
I love your '11!

Gene

Has any Forum member purchased this mirror? If so, I'd like to know how well it works. Is there something better out there for a 1913 Ford Touring? https://www.ebay.com/itm/Model-T-Ford-brass-rear-view-mirror-1910-1916/381156361198?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D2016090810...

I used my 1934 Pontiac to drive my bride from the church to our wedding reception.
The car was sold two months later to help put a down payment on our first home when we learned that we were expecting the first of our four children.
We will be married 30 years in July.

Gene

Art,

My favorite year Model T.
The car looks fantastic.
Congratulations!

Wishing you many happy miles.

Gene

If things remain true to form, I hope to receive the Jan/Feb issue sometime in late March or early April.
Better late than never, so they say.
I blame it on living in NJ.

lol
Gene

Very cool!

Gene

The car (my ‘13 touring) has the correct 30 X 3 non-demountable rims and tires on the front. It has one correct 30 x 3.5 non-demountable rim and one non-original 30 X 3.5 demountable rim on the rear. Am I better off looking for a good original complete wheel or good original rim? I will take all fou...

Dan,
I searched, “Repro Rims” but did not find the post that you’re referring to.
Can you give more details?
Thank you.

Gene

When I purchased my 1913 Touring the previous owner replaced one rear wheel with a later demountable rim (pictured). Is this the correct rim that I need to build an original non-demountable rim to match the other three wheels like the one pictured. Would those with more driving/touring experience su...

Finally!
Alleluia.

Nothing yet!

Nothing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PS

Gil is only 40 miles away.

Gene

Still has not arrived in Newton, NJ but there's still hope!

Gene

Still not here in the Northwest corner of NJ.

Sending prayers for a quick recovery.

Gene

I must've jinxed myself by starting this thread.
Still waiting in Northwest New Jersey.
Now taking bets to see if the Jan/Feb issue arrives before the Nov/Dec issue.

Lol
Gene

Still waiting........
Cricket chirp, cricket chirp, cricket chirp.

They say that patience is a virtue.
Still waiting in Northern NJ.
Hopefully, the stagecoach will pull up to the mailbox one day soon!

Gene

Have others in the Northeast not received the year-end issue?
Still waiting here in New Jersey.

Gene

Sending a heart-felt prayer for your friend.

Gene

Don't worry about high gear until you master starting and stopping in an open space. As others have mentioned, drive the car like you have no brakes, because compared to your modern ride, you almost don't. During my very first attempt at driving the emergency brake moved from the vertical position t...

This year is much less about bright lights and much less about fancy presents. It's about how much we miss, love, and need one another. May the stillness of the day give each of us time to reflect on even the smallest of blessings in our lives and may 2021 be a year when we can once again share a la...

Wishing all a very Blessed Christmas and a New Year filled with promise and great hope.
It is in the toughest of times that we can pause and give thanks for even the smallest of blessings.

Gene and Maria

Ditto
Great story!

Your question will spur a tsunami of debate!
Google search, “MTFCA oil”.
Many will say that any modern oil is better than what was used when your T was new
Gene

Two more photos

Wishing all of our members a Merry Christmas!
Let’s pray that 2021 brings renewed hope and great peace.

Gene in NJ

I have reached out by phone and email several times in the past two months with no response.
I purchased a beautiful 1913 taillight and carbide tank from him in the past year.
He's a great guy!!!!
I hope everything is okay.

Gene

Prayers to the family.
So sorry to hear.

Gene

As the owner of a '13 Touring, I (and hopefully others) would love to see photos of the model if possible.

Thanks,
Gene

Not to hijack this thread....
Looks like my ‘13 has the additional wishbone support?

Gene

Makes me want to leave New Jersey and move to Mississippi.
Do you allow Yankees in your club?
LOL
Great video and a great group of guys.
Keep on T-ing!

Gene

Dean,
It was great meeting you and speaking with you at Hershey last year.
Happy Birthday, brother.
Go Hawkeyes!

Gene

My friend Doug and I, unpinned the U-joint, drove out the old driveshaft bushing on my ‘24 Touring, and replaced it with a new brass one. Luckily no reaming needed, but did need a little facing. After reinstalling the U-joint, everything looks great as far as clearances and backlash. Now ready for f...

Awesome
Thanks for sharing!

The video is still private.
Dying to see it!!!!
lol

Universal T Drivers for me too!
Went on easily with tubes and flaps.
Much easier to put on than the 1960's Lincoln Highway Tires that I had to take off.
They were like four rocks!

Gene

Thrilled for you Darel!
Can you show some more pictures of that great car?

Gene

Thank God that no one was hurt.
Another sobering reminder for all of us.
Cars can be fixed.
People not as much.

Stay safe,
Gene

Yes, amazing!
Washed the who underside of my car with oil.

Beautiful Tim!

Removed the inspection cover from the hogshead to tighten the brake band.
Reinstalled finger tight when the misses called me for dinner.
Took the car out for a half-mile test run the next morning.
Washed my driveway and entire neighborhood with oil.

Gene

Thanks Guys!
I'm not sure why I never noticed the black tape with the lens in place.

Gene

After a little coaxing, I was able to remove the passenger side headlight lens to change a bulb on my ‘ 24 Touring.
A previous owner added the black tape pictured.
Was this his way of keeping the rope gasket in place or am I missing a bracket of some type?

Gene

Wonderful!

Thank you Art!
I have contacted John and he will use my ends to make a new set.
I appreciate everyone's help with this.

Travel safely!
Gene

Allan,

I agree.
It's nice to bring as much of the car as possible through time.

Gene

Thank you for all of the replies and information.
I am hopefully going to have a new set of oval tubes made using my old hardware.
Time to start saving up.

Gene

And the machinery and skill.

Gene

Rich,
Incredible work!
I wish I had your skill and experience.

I contacted Lang's.
They have a set listed for $675.
I was told that there is a six-year wait on them.

Are there other vendors I should try or individuals who would make a set?

Gene

Are these 1913 Touring irons worth restoring?
Have members here restored worse?
Any advice appreciated.

I am finishing up the rear end and driveshaft rebuild on the ‘24 Touring and simultaneously and slowly gathering parts for the ‘13 Touring project. After removing what was left of the well-worn top, I have bows that have seen better days. I have received a recommendation for new bows from a member h...

I see that Snyder’s Sells a set of 4 1913-1914 Touring bows for $310.
Has anybody here used these?

Gene

The front top bow on my 1913 touring is not tight in the sockets and can be wiggled up and down by hand. The curved part of the bow shows cracking. What is the best way to reinforce the bow and tighten it in the socket? Would something similar to J B weld or epoxy help? Thanks for helping someone wh...

A friend sent this link.

viewtopic.php?t=2012

Thanks!

I have read the “1913-14 Gaslight” thread with great interest. I have a carbide tank on my 1913 touring but nothing else. I am going to try the McMaster-Carr red hose for now, but can someone recommend a source for the correct pipe and clamps? Also, is there a good diagram or photographs that show w...

So sorry to hear this.
I hope that his family is comforted in their time of mourning.
We all owe a great deal to those who have shared their time, talent, knowledge, kindness, and friendship with this fraternity.

Gene

Just a curiosity question from a wannabe mechanic or maybe closer to a non-mechanic pretending to be one... If you replace a worn pinion gear is the ring gear normally replaced too? Would a brand new pinion gear and good but somewhat used ring gear not mesh as well as both new? I am in the process o...

Tim,
I'm a high school principal.
My students are always checking my spelling.
lol

Funny Ed, I was having a flashback of stealing my mom's new broom in the late '60's, cutting off the sweeping end, and using some of my dad's black electrical tape to make a stickball bat. We'd spray paint a rectangle with both diagonals for a strike zone on the wall of the local high school (JFK Pa...

I am cleaning out the old grease from the axle housings after removing and separating them. After removing the end caps and all of the felts,roller bearings and steel washers, I used gasoline (not near the house) to clean the steel washers and roller bearings. The original Babbitt thrust washers wer...

I waited thirty years to buy my first T. Taking my time and enjoy the journey on the rear end rebuild. Three years ago, I did not know the difference between a muffler and carburetor. I had to keep reminding myself that clockwise was tighten and counter-clockwise loosen. It took me a long time to st...

Russ,
Your Couplet project looks fantastic.
Congratulations!

Gene

additional photos

Pulled out the rear end and drive shaft for a first-time rebuild.

Yes they did!
What eye candy.
What is the make and model of the big car (bottom left) in the photo marked C16170?
I like it!

Gene

What a thrill!
Wonderful to see such an early T back on the road!

Gene

Happy Birthday Darel!
I hope you have a wonderful day.
How about a photo of the 1910 T with you at the wheel!

Gene

Great news!

John, Ed Fuller's post (above) enlightened me as to why the brass covers on the interior side of the hinge would not screw or turn off. Answer - They're covers that just pull off revealing a nut that can be loosened. A couple turns of the nut with a 19/32 wrench and we're now in business! Thanks aga...

She has risen!
Alleluia, Alleluia
Thank you to everyone who helped with great suggestions.

Gene

Misery loves company.
Lol

I was trying to spin that cover off.
Duh!

Thanks Ed!

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