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Ed Baudoux

We have the same bumper on the rear of our 27 Fordor. It came from Mike Peterson in Minnesota.

Ed Baudoux

aint my first rodeo either, had to do a Friend's A tudor body wood before. no fun but it was worth it. for y'all to see here is the link to the car https://www.gatewayclassiccars.com/vehicle/lvs/1320/1925-ford-model-t 11,000 isn't cheap but isn't bad for a car in this condition. i'm thinking of off...

Ed Baudoux

Be careful. 100 year old body structure wood will need to be replaced. And the cost will exceed the value of the vehicle by many times. Our 27 Fordor is the second one that Don Booth rewooded. The wood appeared solid and intact, but was dry and brittle.

Ed Baudoux

Cruby wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 09, 2025 9:31 am
Don't pick on Marty too much, he had a new knee that was only one week old.

Oops. I thought I had understood what Marty said, when he told us that he'd recently had a noonie.

Ed Baudoux

Our daughter, son, and son's girlfriend arrived at Greenfield Village from Saginaw at 3:30, so I was in the museum parking lot. As soon as we drove back into the village, daughter got news that her husband wrecked his car. In Saginaw of course. No injuries involved. But I missed the meet up. We'll t...

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DHort wrote: ↑
Fri Sep 05, 2025 9:58 pm
We found each other.

Did I say that wrong?

Dave, there's nothing awkward about a bunch of old dudes that wouldn't even know each other, if not for some web forum regarding rickety old cars of one specific design.

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Ed Baudoux

Bumping this back up, for the OCF participants. See you around 3:30 tomorrow!
Also, if anyone is interested in driving to the Piquette Plant during the OCF, I'm interested. I arrived at Dearborn too late today to get over there.

Ed Baudoux

DHort wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 04, 2025 10:11 pm
Better use mosquito oil in those lamps.

I thought about it! See you there.

Ed Baudoux

I've been around these old Fords all of my 60 years, but this is my first experience with the oil lamps. Saturday night's light parade is going to be Lit!!

Ed Baudoux

Remember that Model T bodies up to early 25 are wood structured bodies covered over sheet metal. They do flex over time. Shims are needed for yours. Remove the floor boards and you can see the brackets on the body wood where they are attached with a bolt to the frame. You might need to add a shim (...

Ed Baudoux

We bought a class C RV in 2013, mainly for the OCF. At the time, a lot of the old car fun happened in the parking lot. It seems that a lot of that died with Jack Zimmer. He and Jan would host a small party around their RV. We still look forward to camping wherever the parking area is each year. I'm ...

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John, if you ca fit it into your schedule. The Piquette Plant is a few miles away from Greenfield Village. It's absolutely incredible to stand in the same spot where the T was designed. There are plenty of things to see there, and a lot of cars.

Ed Baudoux

Bill's personal FB page is active. I believe that he's in the Auburn area.

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Brent, for the years that we brought our 27 Fordor, the blue zone was on the northwest corner of Maple and Burbank, in front of the slave cabins. We're going to be parked with the trucks this year, with our 23 TT.

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Dave, I'm having some difficulty posting pics here. I sent you some via fb messenger. I've been told that 4 vehicles rode the Vulture Wagon on Thursday. It's been.a great time so far! Tammy and I stopped to help fix a timer brush on a 26 Tudor today, and had it not been for Steve Shotwell coming to ...

Ed Baudoux

The Ford issued exhaust nut wrench measures 2.043".

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I wouldn't mind seeing that car. Not one bit.

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Norm, I noticed that as well. He's a writer and driver, not a T owner. He misquoted me at least once. I told him that our 27 Fordor was obsolete when it was built, and he wrote that all Ts were obsolete when mass production began.

Ed Baudoux

Most of the people who helped me with this 25 Touring, I met through this site. Jeff Humble, Don Booth, Mike Catlin, Denny Newman.

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https://henrypayne.com/index.php/2025/0 ... n-michigan

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Brassworks had been out of production for a time, due the the foundry not being able to supply the fittings. They are back in production now.

Ed Baudoux

Welcome to the illness. Before you drive much more, pull the rear axle apart and replace the thrust washers. Use the manual. They're extremely simple, but a few tricks are helpful. Like swapping the inner axle Hyatts to the wheel end, ect.

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I do the same. And I use chainsaw bar and chain lube. The heavy summer blend.

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speedytinc wrote: ↑
Mon Jun 16, 2025 8:36 am
That's risky to flash on the lead button. Hard connect to the solder & flash ground on the ring.

Thank you. I thought the same, until I saw it happen. Zero damage to the solder blob occurred.

Ed Baudoux

I believe that it was Marty Bufalini who took the reins a few years ago, and set up a MTFCA forum meeting at the Greenfield Village Old Car Festival. I'd like to do this again. Any interest?

Ed Baudoux

There's no need to remove the individual magnets. Lay the transmission on plastic 5 gallon bucket, magnets up. Lay a good mag ring on the magnets in the correct orientation using a compass. Clip the ground lead of a MIG welder onto the cast frame of the mag ring. Then very briefly, zap the MIG wire ...

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EricMac wrote: ↑
Fri Jun 06, 2025 5:34 pm
Anybody have any idea of when we could hear back if we were accepted?

My confirmation email stated that we would be notified in the first week of August. Hope to see you there!

Ed Baudoux

I've had a similar experience. I spotted a Shriner T in a friend's garage decades ago, and expressed interest. He eventually offered to trade for a 1976 Honda 250 Elsinore. Now we have pre '31 Fords, and one baby T.

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Jerry Van:
"I wasn't even thinking about T stuff". Fake News!

Ed Baudoux

Hope to see you there! I'm planning to be parked in the truck zone this year.

Ed Baudoux

I might have mis-spelled Bob's last name - it might have been Schwarzer ??? CRS is creeping in ! I believe you have it correct. He was a nice guy, fwiw. Scherzer is the correct spelling. Nice Guy is an understatement. I was fortunate to have Bob as a shop teacher in high school. Three of my five ol...

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Cool stuff!! I sure hope we get to see the whole thing!! Thanks for posting!

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Drive it with the fuel cap loose. I'll bet the problem is gone.

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As Josh Hawkins suggested, the problem will go away when the engine, body, and fenders are installed.

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You're going to find that the ears of your clutch discs are eating into the hub and the drum.

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I believe that the length of the intake drop is intended to allow enough drop for the gravity fuel system. Some earlier body styles had a longer drop.

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Great post, Steve! The old farts continue to infect the kids. My version is, I had a Dad that was an old man my whole life. He was born in 1921, and I in 1965. My school classmates had dads that fought in Vietnam. My Dad and his brothers were drafted into WWII. Dad's parents where far from wealthy, ...

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Thank you all for the replies. I was able to get three sets ordered this morning. Christine told me that there had been a problem with their site, and their IT person has it fixed.

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https://tgaskets.com/
Has anyone ordered from Fuel Tank Radiator Service in Australia lately? I'm trying to order three sets of their copper T manifold gaskets, and not having success.

Ed Baudoux

The Tudor will be more comfortable for you. I have had both. I'm 6 foot tall and 222 pounds. Our current Fordor had the back of the front seat moved back a small amount, and the cushion thinned out during restoration. Another thing to consider, is that the Fordor steering column is more vertical tha...

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I appreciate you people sharing information on your trailers. I'm looking at replacing our enclosed car hauler, with something large enough to haul the TT farm truck. We tow with a 31 foot class C RV. Ford V10.

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Don, I'll take one set of 26-7 bands please.

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Ron, I'll take these, in the early style. Email sent. Ed

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https://michiganjamboree.org/
This one is within 100 miles of home plate. Hope to see you there! We've got a site at Lakeshore RV Resort.

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This is great news! Thank you for your contributions to the hobby.

Ed Baudoux

Coil Box, Ignition and headlamp switches, Mag Ring, flywheel with magnets. I'm returning a car to original configuration. Grayling Michigan.

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Why not split the plug wires, so that they fire two plugs at once? It would probably require a smaller plug cap to keep the cap and rotor alive. Because it would always fire the plug with the path of least resistance. Never fire both. I suppose I typed that out before my brain gave it a review :) T...

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Why not split the plug wires, so that they fire two plugs at once? It would probably require a smaller plug cap to keep the cap and rotor alive. Or use a coil for each cylinder, one plug positive and the other one negative? You could use the body of the distributor to trigger coils. Just thinking ou...

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I'm attaching a picture of the auxiliary transmission in our TT. This was built in Bob Scherzer's auto shop class in high school, when I was a student in the late 70's. I believe that the Chicago transmission requires a similar custom brake shaft.

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Thank you Eric and Allen.
It annoys me that spending 2K on tires and tubes for my 23 TT doesn't buy a better product. Model T folks are notoriously cheap, and I'm no exception.

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James, here is what I was sent by Coker. I'm a bit disappointed that they will have to be stretched to mount them.

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Thank you Steve,
I have a winter project for a customer here in northern Michigan. It's a 1925 touring car that has been in the same family for many decades. Respoking the wheels is on the long list of work to be completed by May 2025.

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RecklessKelly wrote: ↑
Mon Oct 21, 2024 8:49 pm
Can coils run on 12V that were set up for 6V?

Absolutely.

Ed Baudoux

Thanks for posting this Brent!
I don't know how I missed out on seeing so many people this year at Greenfield Village. I see Wayne Funk and family were there. Great pictures!

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Dad (1921-2009) Told me of a time when he was a young kid. A few of his friends were crying at school on a Monday morning. Their fathers had died Saturday night. There had been a neighbor party after a barrel of alcohol was discovered. It was wood grain alcohol. This was during prohibition of course.

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DHort wrote: ↑
Wed Oct 02, 2024 1:11 am
Maybe I better plan on going to the Michigan Jamboree next year. 360 miles to get there.

I'll plan to see you there! We're 89 miles south of the bridge.

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What have I done with my T? I dragged a TT home, to keep company with the 26 wagon, 27 Fordor, 30 Fordor, and 30 Tudor. This 23 TT was restored in Bob Scherzer's auto shop class in high school when I was a student. We used it for his funeral hearse in 2021. Bob did things the right way! It has the h...

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We RV camped in the Rotunda lot, and had no problems driving to and from Greenfield Village. I stayed on Rotunda until turning onto Oakwood. There was no reason to use Southfield. It was great to see everyone!

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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ7bLYYCJ ... aXZhbCA%3D

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Here's what I did, so that I can haul the 27 Fordor. The 30 Fordor is a bit longer, so I removed a bit of the front wheel-stop. I thought it would make it un handy to use the trailer for hauling lumber and furniture, but it's no problem.

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Herb is a great ambassador for the hobby!

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Dark Side my @$$. The A makes a great addition to a collection of T's. Nice pickup!

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My grandfather had a set of stamping dies for the Model A Ford, complete with the correct stars I don't know what ever became of them.

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I've been told that the 2024 OCF has been limited to 250 cars. Has anyone heard about it?

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Dave, they have a pool, but it's spelled with a silent Pee.
Amish dude has an open room for hobos.

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I friend handed me a bag of sixteen T coils. Some quite rough. I told him that I'd give him any proceeds from them, and advised him not to expect much. I'm in Grayling Michigan. Ron Patterson is an hour north of me. I recall seeing a post where someone was looking for coil cores?

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Jerry, I have one in my stash. Ill check it tomorrow morning. -Ed

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If they're not seriously deformed, anneal them by stringing them on a piece of wire, hearing them red with a torch, and quenching them in water. They'll be soft enough for reuse.

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2024 will be our tenth year bringing an antique Ford to the Greenfield Village Old Car Festival. They have had us setup for RV camping at Fairlane Mall the last few years. I'm planning to drive whichever car I bring, to the Michigan Central Station and back to the mall. I'm not worried about securit...

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Bud Delong (RIP) would call that a Self-Commencer!

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A few of our group on the Jamboree a couple years ago crossed the bridge, just to say that they did. I don't remember why I didn't do it. Nobody reported any problems.

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I'll add, that if not for Don's presence here, my life would be very different. 12 years ago he posted the progress of his Fordor restoration. I half-jokingly asked when I could drop ours off with him. He quickly replied, and i drove from Grayling to Bay City on Christmas day. Dad had bought the 27 ...

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Tinner12. Email me at Edbaudoux (at) gmail dot com
I'm having trouble attaching the pictures here.

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I have the hinges. I have a coffee can full of Fordor parts from a cut-down car that my uncle built into a depot hack in the 1960's. He had scrapped the body and saved the hardware. Send me you address and I'll ship them.

Ed Baudoux

On our 27 Fordor, I was able to fasten a metal rod onto the handle at the stock sediment bulb. It is sandwiched between the splash apron on the wood body sill, and bent at a 90 degree angle. It would not be noticeable if I painted it black. It makes it much easier to shut off the fuel when the car i...

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The back of the front seat on our 27 Fordor was moved rearward a couple inches, and the padding thinned, during restoration. It's still not real handy to enter and exit the driver's door. I use the passenger door almost all of the time.

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If you're in the area, check out the Bay City Walking Dredge that was used to make the roadbed across the Everglades. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_City_Walking_Dredge

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Steve, you must be doing incredibly well! I didn't even know that you could fly!!

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Steve, you must be doing incredibly well! I didn't even know that you could fly.

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Solder the crack with engine bearing babbitt.

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He looks happy

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It's common for the choke return spring to be broken. It wraps around the butterfly shaft. I've seen a few on them with an additional spring mounted externally. Without it, the choke will suck itself shut.

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RVA23T wrote: ↑
Tue Jan 23, 2024 3:36 pm
Please go get some new Medication

....Yes, this!

Ed Baudoux

The wheels and tires can be an issue. On ours, the tires were no good, and the previous owner had attempted to use bicycle tires and tubes. This was not successful, as the wheels had no lip for the bead of the tire to grab. I was able to buy a couple of cheap bicycles from Walmart, and turn the plas...

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Dave Sullivan wrote: ↑
Fri Dec 29, 2023 8:28 pm
Or the FORD distributor, probably the same , Ranger pickup 94 up. Dave in Bellingham, wa

Dave, the twin plug Ford Ranger 2.3 engine is distributorless.

Ed Baudoux

Great work as usual, Rob.

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I'm glad to see this , Steve!

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If he were to answer truthfully, the Dahlinger story has fascinated me. Evangeline's house still stands, and is likely occupied. Ford vehicles both current and past can be seen on the grounds. Was he really Henry's son?

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Consider using the washers under the wheel nuts that vendors offer. They help keep the paint from chipping around the holes. The holes are very likely enlarged and the wheels flattened out a bit, where they meet the hubs. I've seen a lot of 26-27 T's with little peaks at the end of the lug nuts from...

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I'd love to drive it!! It would be worth the trip from Michigan!

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Somehow I got that right on FB, and wrong here. Thank you for the correction.

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This is from George's sister.

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Dallas, thank you for the update!

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Thanks for the ride at the OCF!!

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Atomic Amish /Jason posted this on the T FB page. You're on everyone's mind Steve.

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Steve, perhaps it was an Inconvenience Store?

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