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Anyone ever use these with success? They also have a red wall version. They are for 21" wheels.

Taking apart the speedster to replace rotten wood. Full frame teardown to repaint. Took apart the diff. after water poured out when I went to top it off. Cowel off for rust repair and frame/suspension work. Valve job on the engine. Need to get it ready for July car show.

Met Stan at his last auction. Joked with him about having him look at my Stroberg OF. He said he wouldn't and laughed. He posted the auction results that next Monday. Tuesday I opened the forum to RIP Stan Howe. Wished I could have known him better.

Auxiliary transmission included in a Model T for sale near me. What is it and worth?

Was given this by a friend. He said that the person who built it said it was for a Model T. The only thing I can think it would be for is the pan bolts. One end of the long tube is a 3/8" drive, the other, near the wrench, is a socket. What do you think?

I think you are obligated now.

This is a testament to a dauntless geezer. Good to see you are doing as well as can be expected. At 56, I would still be struggling with the damage. Look forward to reading your future installments.

Thanks for the input. I was a bit too slow and some other lucky guy (or gal) picked it up. We'll keep looking.

Opinions on a 3 in 1 lathe, mill, press for the work needing to be performed for the Model T. I know they are limited, but there is one in good shape in my area for $250. Maybe as something to start with?

Any pictures of what others had done for wire wheel bolt color? I have a set of three bolt Ash Wire Wheels that are antique white with red center caps. Red, antique white to match, black...nickle plate. They will be on a 1926 speedster.

Just picked these beauties up for a song. The larger seat tool has the Ford script. How viable of a tool was this? It would create an arched seat instead of a three angle. I know the intake would work fine with a narrow seat, but I was taught to create a wider seat for the exhaust for heat transfer.

Isn't this called the 'Mother in Law' seat?

Picking it up...

Fancy. I will really need to do a full bead blast and repaint to make them right. Just getting things ready for rolling around. Have a friend who wants me to get it ready to show as an 'in progress' at a July car show. Needs the guides reamed and new valves installed for it to run.

I have five more. Hubs are good. Only had four wheels and three caps. Found two more in Murdo SD with one cap. Bought them both so I could have a full set, wheels and caps.

Your split rim is not the same as my split rim...

The gentleman, Brian from nhsnocar.com, builds repo parts for your Model T snowmobile. He was able to locate a set out for Canada for half of what I would need to charge. My chains are rated more for snow plows and heavy duty equipment. Maybe a little overkill for a 20hp 1500 lb car...

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:oops: Wouldn't rope be used to both cushion and grip between the track and tire? I would think that chain would be maybe too aggressive and would not cover the whole tire like a rope wrap, leaving a lot of gaps between the cross chain. I would think a thick lace on boot would be more suitable in th...

I have a question about tire diameter/width. I know how to calculate the 30" tire vs 21" wheel for the standard vs. improved T, but I do not know the general drive tire measurements for the TT. I own a tire chain building company and have had a snow machine owner reach out about utilizing my chains ...

Haven't been able to touch it for a year.

TXGOAT2 wrote: ↑
Sun Nov 26, 2023 9:27 am
I have found that "good enough" almost never is.

But what if it's "Good enough, FOR THE GIRLS WE GO WITH"?

I don't see a steering wheel on that Gibson, does it steer with the lever on the near side in the picture ? That should take some getting used to :D Yes, the right side lever is for steering. Left two, front and rear, are for the plow blade and drop hitch, respectively. It does go pretty fast in th...

This was my father-in-law's. He loaned it to me about 30 years ago to plow my garden. I have the bottom plow in the garage. When we were moving from the left coast to the Midwest, I thought about selling it. My 29 YO daughter told me I couldn't, because she remembered sitting on it and pretending to...

I have a 'hardly any' T motor. It's been laying on its top with a hole in the pad for the last umpteen years. Bet I can still get it free. In my high-school farm power mechanics class, we had an Alicce Chalmers engine so seized, we had to use the 20 ton press to get two pistons out, and break out th...

Thanks Dan.

Will a Model A horn work with a negative ground or will it need to be isolated and hooked up factory?

Mine showed up on the mail today. Thanks for doing this Dan.

Check in the mail.

E-Mail sent.

Rich Eagle wrote: ↑
Thu May 25, 2023 11:31 am
"wurst wagen"! That deserves some kind of prize. Very Nice.
Rich

-Das ist mir Wurst-
Direct translation: This is just sausage.
Meaning: It means nothing to me.

So, no prize necessary.

That weinermobile, it's the wurst wagen I've ever seen.

Glen,
Received my book. Very impressed with the high quality of the book build and contents.

"Henry didn't design it that way". Well I guess it's time to disassemble my 'speedster'...

Anyone need parts?

Check is in the mail.

Mr. Flowers has a video up on this one. Looks like Dave is the lucky new owner.
https://youtu.be/cEq4X59_YZY

Well… it works! My 2000 rpm drill pumped about 4 gallons out of the bucket in 20 seconds! With the pulley ratio, that should be about 12 gpm at 1300 rpm👍 608EDDDD-92A2-4830-86D4-7B67B6A11EA3.jpeg I carefully excluded my testing rig from this pic as it was mostly constructed of duct tape😬 Red Green ...

What did Henry do to fix his server back in the day?

Duey_C wrote: ↑
Fri Mar 17, 2023 6:10 pm
Yep, a bit slow.
Happy St Patrick's Day!
Banished snakes from Ireland? I wonder if snakes were referring to my ancestors? They got booted out 500 years ago.

Diving the pagans out.

My ancestors got driven out later for opposing the protestants.

Same here.

This is why you should always wear a duster. Even on St. Patrick's day.

Éirinn go Brách.

You can never trust that new-fangled GPS.

What, 5hp? Great candidate for a little Shriner-T.

That's a typical single cylinder ignition coil, used for cars and stationary engines. There were possibly dozens, if not hundreds, of different manufacturers of them. Yours is not for a Model T, or even a pre-Model T, or so I believe, since Ford never made a single cylinder car. I suspect that some...

Just picked this up. The shop called it a Model T Ford magneto.

I am a bit ignorant on how it would work with a standard coil box.

Looks like something you may find Grandpa and Eddie riding in the rumble seat. Unique to say the least.

When I inherited my '26 speedster I was told I had to take the rest of the leftover parts. Except tires and wheels, I should be able to assemble two additional chassis.

Thanks Dan. I was a Involved with fleet management for nearly all of my career. Newly retired. Have seen gelled diesel take out the pumps (supplier did not deliver the winter mix ordered) and know the pains of repairing this issue. From what I can see it's about $4k for parts alone without the filte...

Dan, I will be purchasing a 2011 6.7 PS soon, so any help would be appreciated.

Thanks, Sean

The Ash wire wheels are a good start at making the car stable at higher speeds… but I’m afraid with just a low head for speed equipment yur gonna need to stick with the trailer😉 Was missing one hubcap. Found two Ash wheels/one cap on TBay. Shipping from Murdo SD cost me $50+. One year later I moved...

tdump wrote: ↑
Fri Feb 17, 2023 10:42 am
And good health insurance!

Pah! Did Henry have health insurance?

90 MPH? No problem! Add a supercharger and propane fuel system, a Marvel Mystery Oil injector, a Scat crank, rods, mains, modern flywheel, oil pump, forged pistons and under/direct/over Warford with a '48 u-joint. Don't forget the water pump, radial tires, drag chute, Plum Crazy paint job, and wate...

Jerry VanOoteghem wrote: ↑
Thu Feb 16, 2023 5:48 pm
Very cool! Looks as if it has a lot of gear shifts?

It has a Starr Planator. Found that out on this forum. Thought I had a Ruckstell until I was schooled.

I will be posting more as it gets to be road worthy, but that may be a time down the road. New business to get established.

Before the trailer load up.

When I first knew it was mine.

Strap it to an eastbound trailer on I90 in Montana. Finally getting it moved to it's new home.

Thanks for the input. Maybe something I attempt on a stand motor in the future. I like the idea of using a modified dist. to fire the coils.

Charlie, good to know the patients has grown for those of us who are foolish enough to share our wild random thoughts.

I've been thinking, and that can be dangerous. Is it possible to use a 6v coil and capacitor per cylinder and use a comutator to collapse the circuit to fire the secondary winding? Just ruminating, i know having original coils rebuilt would be better for authenticity, but I am currently running a di...

But what if I have a Starr Planator? I have not seen a manual to reference.

Bill, you will get a better response on if you post this in the general forum. I know the 'what oil' alone will create quite the input. I , personally, run 15w40 in everything I own.

Keep one in my wallet so I'm never without cash.

All those in favor...

Thanks John.
I will look into it.

Bobbbenner wrote: ↑
Thu Dec 29, 2022 8:01 am
I wanted to keep the original green background so only painted the letters.

Looks good. Takes a steady hand.

Noel, I think I might take you up on one of those things. Maybe I'll see you in 'Peer'.

Thanks Rich. I knew there was someone out there that did beautiful restorations. I will make sure it is in the budget for the rebuild.

Santa = my wife.
The one needs a little cleaning up, but at least they match.

Just picked this up in Wyoming.

I have purchased all I need to install a motorcycle pull style switch. Never though of this as an option. I have a few horn buttons lying around. /sarc-off

A true Irishman would never stoop so low as to "eat corn". Blasphemy!

Looks good. Looking forward to seeing the process.

I will be performing this task in the future and wonder where the guides are available? I do not have access to a metal lathe to fabricate my own...yet.

Sean: I've got some in a pump type oil can and after 5 years it smells good and works well. You do need a closed container/oil can to reduce acetone evaporation, but the pump can does this. jb Thanks James. I do have couple gallons of Kroll, but, as you are well aware, a couple gallons won't last f...

SteveD wrote: ↑
Fri Oct 14, 2022 9:38 am
Hoboken!? Oooo I'm dying!

Waskaly wabbit.

Accessible and removable are mutually exclusive, in my opinion. I could not get enough of a grip on screw heads to loosen them. Maybe soaking in Kroil will help. Try 50/50 Acetone and ATF mix. Works better than commercial penetrating oils. Using this formula, do you mix it up as you need? My though...

Ooh, shiny.

This is what my father in-law used. The wormgear is driven by a 3/8" drive ratchet.

Drug it out of its tent for a long hauling. East bound and down. Loaded up and trucking. Out of Washington. South Dakota here we come. Hopefully have time to start the real work on it. It's been two months since retirement and nary a spare moment for anything other than prep for the move.

Little guy in pick 15 is going to catch flack for the hand he is using on the crank handle.

TXGOAT2 wrote: ↑
Wed Sep 21, 2022 7:57 am
Is it still legal to transfer an internal combustion vehicle title in California?

You must first convert said vehicle to battery/electric. The ICE can then be used as a generator to charge the battery. Any form of fuel for the generator is acceptable. Coal, diesel, kerosene...

DHort wrote: ↑
Sun Sep 11, 2022 7:48 pm
I wonder what they would say about all the wood bodied speedsters out there?

Shhh. Still haven't titled mine.

My childhood memories are of my mother hanging the clothes up to dry in the backyard. There was nothing better than putting on a nice crisp white t-shirt fresh from the clothesline. BTW, those sure are some long black leggings you are hanging to dry Steve, I didn’t think anyone wore those anymore :...

Most people here are old enough to remember the black stripe down the middle of every highway lane caused by the crankcase breather tube every car had. And on some highways you can still tell far ahead where a bump in the pavement will be, .... there is a dark spot on the pavement from the hanging ...

Interesting little article.

https://silodrome.com/1914-ford-model-t ... D=ref_fark

So when do you start production?

One I love to follow.
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=9508
Search: Getting Rattles back on the road.

Awesome father/daughter team, working together on a long term project.

Yes and when times are tough Dobbin can feed a family of 4 for a month... let's see your new fangled automobile do that. :o Had this discussion with a girl in high-school. Motorcycle v. Horse. When I finally conceded that a horse was better, I let her know this was my reasoning. She did not appreci...

Subscribed. Look forward to what you put up.

Will be moving to South Dakota soon and will need to begin this process there. Anyone know the procedure they require?

This 'sparked' the thought. Since it has two coil boxes. Would there be any advantage to running two coils per cylinder? Two wires to each comutator terminal. Just a thought. Oh, and speedster first for tooling around and then you have something to drive to the parts store while building your next o...

I have an OF that has the throttle holes and shaft that have seen better days. What is the process for alignment when drilling for new bushings? Can the shaft be 'brazed' and resized, or is it better to just turn out a new one? I really can't believe my T was running with how worn out it is, but I d...

Does water roll off of a 'thick skinned duck's back' better than a thin skinned one? I would think it had more to do with water repelling properties than thickness.

If you do happen to let the smoke out of your wires, they have been making a smoke machine for a while. They are not cheap, but can help if you've made this mistake. Just search for 'smoke machine' in your search engine.

Can I get this at Bass Pro or Cabelas?

I did heat the entire manifold with my torch. Used to braze, cracked cast tractor manifolds back in farm power mechanics in high school. We would always throw them in the forge until good and hot before, and for a short time after. We then would bury them in dry sand to slow cool. Usually worked out...

Pic no. 2. See how the lack of the running board on modern cars has deprived the short in stature to see what's happening. I vote we bring them back. Why do trucks have all of the privilege.

Alan, you are spot on. I saw them browsing Ecklers and wondered if they where a must. I have a set of ash wire wheels and rubber stem tubes. Your response points me to take a better look at that area of the rim.
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I see that there are bushings sold for a steel wheel where the stem passes through. Does anyone use these? Are.they required?

Succes. Mounted up nicely. I know, I know. The parts aren't correct, but for now, they hold things together. This is a patch, get it running for a quick jaunt. Full rebuilt will take place in the future.

Tim, those are the gaskets I have on hand.

John, propane.

It is cool now and does still have a slight deflection. No twisting though. We will see if it is close enough that it wants to sit where it is supposed to.

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