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My 26 Tudor turned 100 years old today. Most likely. The number ends up on todays date in 1925. So just reflecting on all the places it’s been before it ended up here. All the people it came across. I purchased a good used U joint and it showed up today to! So I installed it in the end of the transm...

1926 facing up it lines up with the top of the battery and the starter switch.

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To be clear
The video posted was not to prove or disprove anything.
As stated it was just for fun and to see what goes on inside.
The video looked to be a “winging it” type experiment. And yes if someone wanted to take a more precise approach the results may differ.

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Iam sure balance can work both ways beads or not.
Tom if your good friend claims they are the “cats meow” than give it a go! I would trust my good friends.
And if you do, remember to update us on how it went.

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https://youtu.be/UZQXPLfOPXc?si=gx-KHtq3oTf9e-SC

For fun!
a go pro inside of a tire with balance beads. see how they work

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He was awarded his PHD in pre war automobiles. “Piling Higher & Deeper”

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I had a feeling and This makes sense. I see vendors sell them listed for all years.
Thanks all for the help
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Haha
It all becomes clear! I kept looking at pictures but noticed some had them and some didn’t. Was this an improved design? Or the opposite

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Looking to familiarize myself with the Model T generator. Picked this one up off the classifieds and was wondering what the piece sticking out the back is used for. Looks like a quick way to add a ground but I am guessing. 4567C09A-F762-43C9-A9B6-9F5232D1609E.jpeg iam sure someone will know on here....

Pretty simple explanation At the time American baseball was the biggest organized league in the world. Later history adds Canadian teams Toronto blue jays Montreal Expos (now Washington nationals) Now players come from all over the World to play professionally in MLB adding to the meaning. Though it...

Received the part today.
Great seller! with good communication, easy payment, I would buy from them again

Thanks, MTFCA!

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Tom Did you have balance issues with your current tires? or just pondering the thought for the new tires? I like beads. we put them in all kinds of farm wheels around here and they have proven to work every tire construction can be different, we have also not needed them on somethings, provided it's...

There is information and even a documentary film on this crime. The TNT in the truck was the last thing that happened in a web of events that led to this photo. Viewer/ reader discretion advised. Very sad
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William Albright exposition team 1924. Moab to the Dead Sea Jerusalem search for the cities of the plain.

Email sent

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Maybe that’s the reason buyers are leaving messages to sellers to call them

You know when they get around to it…

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Valid point and makes sense, also has been helpful in the past. real time is also important. If a random poster makes a public correction should a bystander reading them know the information is accurate just because it was posted? it seems trust becomes the issue either way I would think sellers wou...

The most useful comments are Email sent Still available Back to the top Price drop Sold Giving an after-sale review could be a good thing to. “Great seller” “Great buyer” this may help with trust in a scammer world. History lessons are nice but keep the item at the top dropping other items down. If ...

picked up this cast iron tape dispenser. Iam thinking it was made so heavy it wouldn’t walk off! Must weigh 10 pounds.
Labeled Texcal Tape

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It sure would be nice to have a Classified section without Opinions. Turning peoples ads into general discussion topic. Driving other sellers ads into oblivion.

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Looks like a bounce house! where's the slide at? LOL

I love it and where can i get one??

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I always forget to check the topic date.
I realized it when Rich Eagle chimed in. It was nice hearing from him again though

Crunched up T’s are Eerily fascinating in a historical since. I don’t like the modern versions so be careful out there!

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8AFDBE98-C08C-4D83-B8D5-2E5CDAA660DB.jpeg Out with the New. 7495854F-7731-4270-AF14-3CD6D33152F2.jpeg In with the Old. EAE5B1AC-6C9D-4E76-BDD2-C91B74E54FBE.jpeg Installed the repaired and refurbished original exhaust pipe with Cooper cut out and modified to fit repo muffler. 0FE9F056-7CD8-43DE-AE5D...

Nice!

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is this stuff on the market?
how did the collection get this large?
looks like its set up for auction. good idea if you're at the end. sells and exits the building. a good bit will be saved and some maybe not.

I am still confused on how sending it to a scrap yard is the solution. if it's worth so much from time and efforts and traveling why settle for scrap prices below its value? not to mention the scrap dealers are making a profit of it. kind of like those who seek to make money off the parts at your lo...

definitely kept the farm going.

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How many things can you hook to these things?
Some milk for your T?

I guess it boils down to if you want to preserve the parts for the future. If a scrap company will pay you basically nothing then charge scrap prices for the parts. buyer pays shipping or picks it up. it will take time and fuel to load and haul to the scrap yard to. This will only work if you love t...

J1MGOLDEN wrote: ↑
Tue Sep 16, 2025 8:00 pm
The Model T radiator core was also used in some of the fork lift tools.

There is someone still making them, as an old radiator shop in Baltimore, MD is still redoing the Model T radiators with them.

Jim
Do you know there business name?

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Very nice job!
Do you have a tall or short radiator?

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When you start seeing these things everywhere!

its even a ford radio
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F53D27A7-B119-4718-8005-90B2FA65501A.jpeg after a short drive I decided there was something off with the transmission. Popping out of 2nd gear sometimes and the speedometer cable was whipping between 0-120 mph like crazy! AC9A3E83-43F5-467E-B4E8-0AC024CF3F49.jpeg found the tail shaft bushing out. R...

12F5C70D-E5A5-42CE-BDF5-4DD8387BAEDB.jpeg it simple threads on. It was standard direction thread. The F-1 case has a smaller input preload collar that the F0-1 so the bearing retainer will have to match its ID. A machinist could easily make this collar knowing your two measurements. (Threads and pr...

Hey welcome to the show! You joined the club and that’s the best resource you can have. Go to the car classifieds and pick out a T. There is pretty much every example to choose from. If it’s to far away check the service section of this forum. Their are some reputable auto transporters listed. Post ...

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this logo appears on gears and shafts all over. Anyone recognize the logo?
I see letters F,I,G,H,C,T maybe…
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Iam thrilled to have a good main shaft!
I was worried I was out of business. It would have been near impossible with out great club members!

when in doubt just ask.
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The input shaft difference F0-1 case has a removable input shaft that is about an inch longer to accommodate for the trans spacer. The bearing retainer that screws on to secure the bearing has a larger diameter due to the preload screws diameter difference. Then there is the bearing size difference....

The input bore on the F-1 case is a smaller diameter. This makes the preload collars different diameters and the input shaft bearing is taller but not as wide.

The F0-1 case seems to be more robust. The input flange is thicker, the webbings thicker.

Received another chicago to try to build one out of two.
Some Notable differences. The black case is the F0-1 case and the rust colored one is the Patent’s pending F-1 case.

Tadpole
Love the big cubic inches!
The valve covers are really cool looking

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Looks like your not to far off from driving it out of the garage and to a paint booth!
How many cubes are under the hood?
Got a color in mind?

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Found another parts transmission. Has a lot of great better than current parts. Should easily be able to build a solid trans out of the two. Thanks to Craig Leach! Not only did he find the transmission he disassembled it to inspect the internals. Disregarded anything unusable to drop shipping weight...

Watching a news briefing on the YouTube I saw they found this old relic in lake lure after hurricane Helene. The vehicle was found when they dropped the lake depth in efforts to clean up debris. They said it was most likely abandoned there before the lake was even there. The news anchor said it was ...

Your wife brought you a Model T home from a car show so you could have something to play with!?!?!?
That’s the most spectacular thing I have ever heard!

She deserves an award or something!
Welcome to Model T land

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The Bath School disaster
May 18, 1927
Absolute tragedy!
Appears to be the remnants of a Model T pickup

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Did these geniuses ever watch movies?

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Tried with me I believe.

threw me off. What one is he referring to? Joined the same day he sent the message. Out of the country location? I don’t think so. Watch out!
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From spot welds to artificial insemination!

Wow!
I disassembled a large amount of my 26 Tudor. Lots of spot welds in various places in the inner body structure.

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Off topic in the Off topic I would think is fine. However Off topic in the On topic is not.
Common sense rules apply. Pretty simple.
As far as this particular topic I Find it very interesting. After all the internet is a key factor in holding this Forum together.

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it a baby ford
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good old Edsel
we had two here on the farm. a 58 corsair and a 59 ranger. both had FE 332 cid engines
what engine is in yours?

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0C9C0343-404E-4085-985C-0AA25E1B5B75.jpeg It’s been awhile since the last post. how time flys. After the passing of my Father in-law, my family has been honored in taking care of his classic. 1963 1/2 Ford Galaxie 500. FE 390 4V 4 speed. I went down to Virginia with our farm tow rig to pick her up....

A different version of find the Ford.
Driving down a random back road I spotted it.
Do you see it?

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373FB2CD-200E-45F6-9F55-2438286C1B47.jpeg Picked up this little voltage meter. Triplett model 310. In our current digital world I long for the analog. Watching the needle fluctuate is very satisfying. Not sure how old it is. Trying to pick up its unique batteries now then we will see if it comes al...

They were still pretty much transportation all through the 1930s depression years, and even beyond into the 1940s through the war years. Parts and tires were readily available in most small towns and all major cities. During the war years, many middle class high schoolers coming of age got a used m...

Hogshead. One of the bigger ones

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What is it?
Works like a slide hammer
My guess is for prying and pulling nails

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main input shaft. Zoom in for details! she has seen better days. Sad but true this hobby sometimes.
Looking for one in the classifieds but also talked to a friend of mine that’s a retired machinist.
He said “ I can make that”

A glimpse of hope
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looking for this main input shaft.

What a beauty! Where did that come from?
And is there more?

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Thanks again Dan! I guess I will sacrifice the part.

But looking at the piece that is cut out I see a possibility to re-purpose it for a trans mount. It’s got that shape to it.

Thinking….

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Just a "heads-up" - the starter switch installed in your photo is NOT a good reproduction - it might work a few times, but the button rivet usually comes from together & launches the button or gets stuck engaging the power - not a good scenario ! When I took the picture I thought to myself. “I wond...

Thanks for the link Mark! I like the idea.
Now for another issue…..

the running board brace is now in the way. Is this normal for Aux transmission installations? I just love a challenge.
It’s a 26 Tudor

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I actually like the simplicity of the spacer. However to get it installed I believe it will require studs. The through bolts would need to be to long to be able to get them to fit into the holes.

Putting the round disk in place I realized it’s purpose. Giving just enough spacing so the brake equalizer doesn’t hit the transmission. Pump it full of grease for an oil seal.

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Thanks for that. I was looking through older posts but did not see this one.
What a bracket! Has its own suspension.
Thanks Dan

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Also looking for a source for a transmission mount/brace. It probably wouldn’t be to much different than a Warford set up. Or any pictures of such a thing.

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Looking for parts for the Chicago mark-e auxiliary transmission.
Shift knob
shim gaskets
Internals (what do you have?)
Frame to transmission support
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This one doesn’t have the patent pending on it.
Says FO-1

hopefully an Obtainable model.
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Looking for information pertaining to the Chicago Mark-E Auxiliary transmission. What I am looking for Literature on installation Original sales ads and the like Part sources, part numbers Rebuild specifications/tolerances Information on manufacturing dates Information on the round disk with the gre...

What’s he see in that old thing anyways? I don’t know. Awful lot of work just to go get an ice cream cone.

Home on the range

Ohh how times have changed
The dress alone…

A picture of an old movie
I will have to try the ballon trick
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Mine had the 4 middle trim pieces also. 74FE32F0-8D43-4BC9-86B4-A9A5FC0EA50E.jpeg Longer ones are for the doors. Shorter ones I believe go at the bottom of the rear seat quarter interior panel at the toe section. B5237656-1935-45DA-9FF7-6C8B42BFAAC7.jpeg There are little slits cut out in the floor f...

Question#1
My crossmember bolts where carriage.
I assume when you have new wood under them they would sink in and grip good enough to tighten them. I could be wrong though. I had to cut all of them off because they were so rusted and the wood was rotted away.

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Question#2 04E19308-C7D3-4A9F-9F39-0F26D0C6FF6C.jpeg This I believe is the little plate you are referring to for the fender mount. I would try to drill out the bolt and re tap or cut the attached nut off and re weld a new one on. The plate is spot welded in many places that require removing the quar...

Great seller! Has good communication and willing to work with you.
Thanks for giving me your time

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IMG_7265.jpg IMG_7266.jpg here are the originals that where on it. they are indeed two-piece pressings. the mounting bracket measures approximately 12 gauge and the repo bracket measures 16 gauge. so, originals are definitely thicker. Henry Ford using scraps he had? makes me feel better about this ...

817CED3B-92D5-4E74-BD0B-5ED379194ABA.jpeg slide it over original pipe end and it will stop at the bead. 6FF40589-BEA8-4855-A35C-067CCE258F75.jpeg drill 1/4 20 hole out to 5/16 to accommodate the original size carriage bolt. 048D04CE-9780-4B1A-8D7F-82E839363883.jpeg assemble muffler. A62F8C1A-D4B7-4...

Because inquiring minds want to know. Here we go. 62FFB903-4C57-4D12-B2C0-5AA401CD1960.jpeg repo muffler broken down. 8AD23D93-BB9E-46AC-90AF-7E3D116E5CBE.jpeg engine side muffler end needs the ID shrunken to accommodate the original pipe bead because it is designed to be a slip over. Just flip the ...

I believe its base price ends up around 20k after the EV tax credit of $7500? I like the possibilities of this truck. We need this kind of “blank slate” concept across our vehicle markets. Love the fact it’s a mini truck and looks like a small pickup in design. 2 door! No dealership required. Build ...

I don’t think it’s that complicated. I now have a pile of usable parts and fabricate for a living. Dan the repo muffler disassembles with ease. I will not be using the inner pipe. The engine side muffler end needs resized to fit tight on the rolled ridge on the pipe. I will not just be clamping it o...

Lang’s pipe and muffler kits are currently on back order. Another vendors shipping cost are to high for my taste at the current time. Using the original pipe because it is still good enough to use is my option. Finding a new repo muffler on the classifieds worked out. But as usual if you use a repo ...

Fitting the pipe on the chassis it fits so close to perfect I don’t think the dent is anything more than a dent. I was just trying to use a part I had. I can most likely make my own pipe as I have a bender. But I will most likely use the pipe anyways because it’s still good. I will double check my m...

You are correct I have a 26
The original pressed ends where still on it but I removed them to Inspect. They are to bad to re use. The new repo muffler I purchased comes apart and fits nicely on the pipe.

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Cooper! wow I see it. it was making me cross eyed. i wonder if there is a matching foot pedal for it. boy they don't make them like they used to. 100-year-old exhaust pipe and it's still good enough to use! needs a new muffler though. Got one of those off the classifieds the other day. its amazing h...

Trying to fix up the exhaust pipe that came with the T. It’s still solid enough to work with. Looks old. Is it a possibility it’s an original or maybe an aged aftermarket? Has an interesting seam going down the middle of it. I managed to get the cutout to function with a new return spring. I can’t q...

Received the muffler today!
Great seller!
Thank you!

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