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Ok a barn shot from Sunday and one from today

Your PM was answered. Thanks

The Hand Brake is installed and works. I heated the offending mounting brackets with MAPP Gas and doused them with a garden hose. Bingo!

That will break up the rust that currently keeps it from moving?

The cross shaft will not rotate in the mounting brackets. How do you loosen them so it will? RUST

Chevy produced the Series 490 automobile from 1915 to 1922. The 490 chassis was a huge success and became the brand’s main seller. It took big chunks out of the Model T’s market and provided enough revenue to allow Chevy co-founder Billy Durant to buy shares of GM stock. Eventually, Durant merged Ch...

Well, that was easy to figure out.

The brake lever cam on my running car is 3 inches tall. The cam on the bare frame with just an engine is FOUR inches tall.

It's never gonna work. LOL

I do not know if that's the case. Both sets of bolt holes line up to my frame. So I am not entirely sure. Also the hand brake I have has a funky jog in the pawl release rod.

It says it was used to store glass and trim.

What is the correct position for the clutch lever in relation to the fork? An engine I am working on is in a frame that did not have a hand brake on it, and I cannot bolt the hand brake up to the frame. It seems the cam for the adjustment bolt sits too high. I've removed the hand brake from my runni...

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Self-Quarantining is "Advised" but is completely voluntary. Consistent with CDC guidance, Virginia currently does NOT have any quarantine requirements for people arriving in the Commonwealth from other U.S. or international locations, as of August 13, 2020. Pennsylvania's list of "Skull and Cross Bo...

that's really nice. Nicer than the two I have

I took the horn outside and hooked it up to my Touring. It WORKS....

I've actually been working on the Center Door Sedan for over a year. A LOT of the job is being done in my basement, while trying to keep the wife from finding out. She found out by tripping over one of the pieces. Oh well. Here's a link to an Imgur file that currently contains 102 images of work tha...

The frame had an Ames horn on it. Stored under a plastic tub for I don't know how long. I don't even know if it works. Been raining on and off today and the place where I can test it is kind of cramped at the moment. horn cap interior as found https://i.imgur.com/bGE6f3k.jpg?2 horn interior as found...

Hub replacement

hub had a retrofitted Chevrolet cap

Haven't posted on my project in a while. I just got more pieces this past weekend. The running gear after I jacked it up and put four replacement wheels on it. The original wheels were rotted through. The engine didn't turn when I got it, now it does. I oiled the bores and with a 2 x 4 scrap, I ligh...

What's the going rate for this? I have both Valmont and V & S locations in my state.

I got mine at Chick Fil A LOL Actually, there was a car show there and a guy was admiring my car and said he had something with "Ford" on it in his garage and that he would GIVE it to me. This arrived in the mail. I had to replace the center grate with an old wash board I cut and drilled. I then coo...

My son and I replaced a hub. Nevermind the Chevrolet hub cab. It's a Model T wheel.

I have four that I got from Model T Haven, but I haven't checked them to see if they are any good.

The original door wood in my car was doweled

So help me out here....is Mark taking over the business, or is this a constant back and forth war?

NEVER use Western Union for anything....their money sending documents are some of the most highly forged in the industry. And there is absolutely no recourse to get your money back.

Never buy a money order from Wal-Mart or the local 7-11 either.

I just answered my own question. A gander at Rootlieb's website confirms that they are the manufacturer, not Howell's. Howell's is a distributor.

Now unless that's changed......

Is Rootlieb not in business any longer? I imagine that would be competition for Howell's or does Rootlieb actually make the stuff to begin with?

On my centerdoor passenger seat legs, they were bolted through the floor

I drove in December in the rain. Blew the muffler cover off, and had it hanging.

I've seen pictures where both seat bottoms were restored the same framing wise However, my passenger seat bottom was just a flat piece of wood with the spring attached to it with the legs bolted to the bottom. Here's how mine looked, but without the carpet bottom. PIC BORROWED FROM NET https://i.img...

the seat back and seat cushion are two pieces. The back folds down and then the seat flips to the front of the car. I have one, but it's going in my center door.

Mac's sells stripe wool cloth materials by the yard, but the stripe pattern is not original.

Well, unfortunately it cannot be assembled in the basement. I don’t have a roll up door.

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There WERE two 1915 Model T's in RAGTIME. Here's the other one. This is when "Younger Brother" played by Brad Dourif drives the car away from the hideout, because the police are looking for a Model T full of "colored folk" as Cagney described them. The car here has "ford" across the radiator grill, ...

And unless the guy at Cherokee swapped them out, the car Rollins drives has demountable rims on it.

Well, there was more than one. Unless the movie production company had it shipped to England. The JP Morgan library sets at the end of the movie when the car is driven were filmed at Shepperton Studios in the UK. I believe the reason for that is because they needed several blocks of city streets and...

Here's a picture of Howard E. Rollins, Jr. driving a 1915 touring in RAGTIME that's been "backdated" to about 1909-10, even though logically story wise, (if you know the history of what's going on in the movie), it doesn't make sense. This particular shot isn't in the movie. This scene was filmed in...

Thanks all.

My particular question was answered by my research. Thanks again

I remember that hack. I drove it one day. So you live in Florida now?

And to think I either heard or read that repair shops used to slap hub caps back on with a mallet

I sent you a PM

Thank you for those. Now that I know what they look like, I can check a friend of mine's stash and see if he has any. Probably not.

If you were to let them go, what would you ask?

Can you send me a pic of them?

I've seen a frame that has a 26 rear cross member, but the extensions on the front were welded over the top of the existing frame. Maybe a backyard job?

I don't know all the differences, that's why the question comes to me. What all exactly would need to be changed?

Other that the extra extensions that were welded to the front, longer rear crossmember, and the possibly the brake quadrant, is there any differences in a 1926 frame from earlier ones?

I was thinking how one could modify a 26 frame to fit an earlier car, IF a regular frame could not be procured.

Anybody got a set of these? for a 1922.

It is my understanding that they are different from regular splash aprons from the other Fords of that era.

a repopped set is $190, but I'd like to go original if possible.

Restoration Supply sells individual spring coils so you can replace just the damaged ones. That is if buying a complete spring assembly is out of budget.

Any one need or want? Acquired from a parts liquidation. I don’t use these on my car.

Complete and sealed in original bag. Price is as marked, but they currently run higher.

$12 plus shipping to the states.

Mine. I also have it's matching brother.

perry kete wrote: ↑
Wed May 06, 2020 7:49 pm
That was a great video.
Is that the same guy who makes those Borax Wagon wheels?
He is very talented

Not only did he make the Borax Wagon wheels, he made to full-size Borax Wagon replicas plus the water wagon for watering the 20 mule team.

I'm not planning on removing the windshield glass from the confines of it's frame. With the exception of dirt and paint over-spray, I plan on leaving it. I know some will be against that idea, but then again, I probably wont drive the car that much. I'm referring to the retainers at the bottom edge ...

How does one go about removing glass from the little metal channel that is affixed to the glass at the bottom of the pane. This is for an enclosed car.

Just curious 🤔 has there been any progress with the future of these rewooding plans? Was a price for all the plans every established? To paraphrase American Pickers, "What's your crazy price to make this happen"? Just seems a shame that these plans will be lost. IF it was, it wasn't disclosed. So m...

Changed choke return spring on the touring. Still trying to dig the broken nails out of the Centerdoor woodwork

Royce worked it out for me.

I just don't know how to get back in

I'm also a member of Royce's forum and I cannot get in it. Can't change password, can't re-register. Says website isn't set up to have the CAPTCHA function

Anyone else have that problem?

I had one come out and was bent into a 90 degree angle

I think this might be a mingling of parts. If you look closely, it has the 1922 window latching mechanisms inside.

These appear to be a kit.

A fellow Model T'er got a group of us together today for a "Smiles Parade", at least that's what I'll call it. We took several Model As, my Model T (running on only two cylinders), and a smattering of other rolling iron and did a parade though the township's neighborhoods, honking our horns as we we...

There is actually a different post from the one referenced above that shows the comparison of paint products on Model T metal. I've seen and read it, and cannot find it.

The centerdoor photo is at the T H & B station in Branford, Ontario, Canada

approx location today

Photograph of a stunt performer in an automobile in the air between two embankments on North Stanton St. Three people on the road below point upward at the car. The city of El Paso TX is visible in the background. The Martin Building is in the far distance on the right side of the street. September ...

I thought selling titles was illegal?

RIP According to Facebook, Charles ED Henline passed away on February 26, 2020

According to Facebook, Charles ED Henline passed away on February 26, 2020

How much for the remaining five pounds? to 08527

I need to take a road trip....

You should watch the video he did on the 1907 Everybody's Car wheels he restored.

Here’s a tenon that I installed where it should be. The pillar had been sawn even with the sheet metal.

Also filling and reshaping a small missing piece

Your wood rear window hoop has screws? Mine had nails.

Thanks much!

My basement is a gathering of sub-assemblies. I also have both front seat platforms, the cowl former, windshield header and a kit for the roof rails/bows. At least one other piece will need to be made and that’s the rear seat stringer. I may also need to rework the front header as it has a significa...

More pictures

Here are some pictures of progress on my 22 center door sedan.

Looking for a complete set of headlights for a 1922 Ford sedan.

Gene, your attachments didn't come through. I sent you an email with my actual email address.

Rebuilding the wooden structure of my 22 center door sedan in my basement.

When it warms up, I'll start building it on its frame outside. (Still have to pick that up)

I’m not wanting to do it for a living. I just want to be able to fix mine. I’m only 52 years old; I’ve owned my T since I was 29. I’ve worked on everything from a Model T to steam locomotives, so I’m not entirely stupid.

But make no mistake, I’m just wanting to add to my knowledge set.

Some day I hope to get someone to teach me how to Babbitt my own engine, as I would like to learn before I die. Anyway, I'm perusing the Service manual, the service bulletins and the KR Wilson catalog, and all three state that heating the block before pouring the Babbitt is not necessary. The servic...

You can buy an entire kit from Classic Wood Products in Greensboro, NC. I don't know if they sell individual pieces of wood, but it won't hurt to ask. Also, when I did my touring, I contacted Fordwood and was told it would be a 9 month wait, and that was a long time ago. I have not heard anything bu...

I received this in the mail today. It only cost me $20. I think is a Model 160, but I am not sure. There are no holes in the case to mount it to my dash bracket. My dash bracket has mounting points located at 10 am, 2 pm and 6 pm. As you can see, the speedo has a removeable mounting bracket with att...

Dallas Landers wrote: ↑
Sun Jan 05, 2020 8:59 am
Reading some of the complaints on line, it sounds like another story on the dad started the business and had a steller reputation and then the son took over and it went down hill from there.

That business you refer to had TWO sons who could not meet eye to eye and the business suffered.

I have a 1922 Center Door. There was no tag present when I got it.

Just received this in the mail. All I need is a model 160 to go in it.

There is a 1909 for sale on the Hemmings website.

One of the pictures in the add shows a two pedal/two lever set-up.

However the actual car for sale has three pedals and one lever.

Whoops.

The 24-25 tourings have a steel pillar on the RH side. I bought one from someone on the forum 10 years ago and wound up not using it, and just opted for wood when I rewooded my car.

Heel panel on hold for Les

Original pair of rear sill covers. Pitted but salvageable. I would like $10 plus shipping CONUS to you. I will not have a way to ship these until late next week. I am taking a train to pick up a car I will be gone for a few days. I can get you a quote when I return and we can finalize the deal

For sale a reproduction heel panel for the front seat of a 25 touring. Suppose it would work on a roadster too. This was painted 10 years ago with an aerosol can and stored indoors in climate control It is scratched and was not primed. It has not been drilled and was never mounted in my car. I’d lik...

If 500 bucks is all it would take to buy them, then I would do it, but I dare say that's not all it would take.

The last set of plans I have from Mel Miller has a copyright date of either 2003 or 2005 on them.

I have read the comments posted after mine, with great interest, and I have nothing against the museum at all. Having worked at a LARGE transportation museum for several years, and knowing the inner workings of a museum, if these plans went into a museum, once anything is donated to a museum, you ca...

I am very good at organization and reprinting and cataloging, but the pricing would have to be insanely cheap and that would not be fair. Unless arrangement could be made to make payments to her in kind so she could benefit from the sale of the plans as well.

I am constantly logged in

Don,

Will you be retrofitting a gas tank to go under the rear seat, or take the easy way and put it under the driver's seat? In 1915, it was under the rear.

Craftsman Tools and Eastwood Restoration teamed up to build one for the 2015 Race of Gentlemen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwPb7LKqY18

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