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It's been a bit since I posted on here. I have posted this in the Facebook page but thought I would share here for those who are not part of the FB online community. I did get Teddy back on the road. Joe did fantastic work! I did take some pics of the progress as well. Some pics didn't turn out as w...

PM Sent. Definitely interested!

A good topic and one I feel I can give some background on. I grew up with Model T's. My dad bought his first Model T in July of 1976 (I was born in Feb). He used to take me for rides by strapping me in with a regular pants belt tied to the top irons. Over the years I watched him drive, and soon, arr...

Well, its been a while since I posted anything so its time for a short update. Since I pulled the engine I shopped around and decided to go with a short-block rebuild and went with Joe Bell in Ohio. Contacted him, loaded up the engine and headed up this last weekend. It was a L O N G trip, but it wa...

As someone who started out in life in a family that had collector cars I can certainly say the BIGGEST issue with 'getting into' the collector car hobby (or Model T's lets say to be more precise) is something the OP absolutely touched on. Space. Having space to store, and more importantly, to work o...

In the indominidable words of Buster Scrugs (if you havent seen it - watch it - quite entertaining), "That aint good." Recently on one of my shakedown trips as I ready Teddy for some good Sunday driving, the magneto quit with a bit of a crunchy sound. Thankfully it was brief, and he's run fine since...

Fantastic Job! Love how it came out, and such a happy couple!

John - you are absolutely correct - I meant to say never crank from 3 to 6. Never heard 7 to 11 - dad always used to say 7 to 9 and you're fine! Jim - didn't know that - very cool! No relation I'm sure - our family was from Illinois about then. I am actually looking at a picture of my Great Grandfat...

*sigh* - whelp that'll be another project I'll put on the list. Good thing is the windshield isn't overly complicated to take out. Also have a new set of emergency brake shoes. The 'enthusiastic nuzzling' after cranking it up is cute and all, but not too cute on an incline or if the engine is cold (...

Fantastic job Art!

Now - I know being clean and pretty doesn't mean the same as mechanically sound, but I do appreciate an engine being clean so I don't get all kinds of greasy when I'm working on it! So since I was doing the hogshead and band replacement, I figured I might as well do some cleanup as well. Pressure wa...

Art - Driving these cars is why I'm here. "Years ago" (1993-2003) I owned a 1916 Model T Touring my father bought me. Great car, but in need of restoration. It had sat in a museum from 1959 until 1993 and had been "Restored" in 1959. By restored I mean painted and reupholstered. Thats it. The engine...

The bands were pretty well burned out. Hard as rocks and thin. Some scoring on the transmission drums, but it'll do for now until I can get a rebuild going. More to follow by end of weekend!

Double button upholstery!? Huh - hadn't heard of that before. So today was a good day - took it for a short drive. Plenty of power, but yikes the bands are BAD. Figured as such - but it was enough to get it up to enough speed to say 'ok, she's not half bad.' Plenty of pep, didn't burn a lot of oil. ...

More progress: Today I was able to install the upper water inlet and 'test' the radiator out as well as flushed it out as well. First time I've had Teddy run for more than a couple of minutes at a time. Total running time was about 20 minutes at fast idle. No problem at all. Did get to a boil - even...

I do crank with my left - for the most part. I've known two people who've ended up breaking their arm / wrist from cranking with their right. However - with both the backfire happened on the downward push (from 3o'clock position to 6'oclock position). The only time I came close to that was on the sa...

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I've been reaquainting myself with Model T's this last week. First of all, while these cars are old and have been through a lot, sometimes they just need the proper care and maintenance to bring out their best. For the first part, I actually got down and cleaned the carburetor as good as I could. Bl...

How many numbers should there be?

For all you experts out there, thoughts on this body number? Found on the floor riser. Car is suposedly a 1917. Could be 1918. 458792 or 468792

Hey Keith! Long time no see! Yeah, it's been a while! Glad to be a T owner again. Teddy's a nice little car - a bit neglected but I'll work on that.

mbowen - I've got an order in for some rebuilt coils and will pull the timer to see how gunky it is in there as well.

Hey All! Short update. Yesterday I pulled the head a noticed carbon all over the pistons and valves. Looked like a chunk on No3 keeping a valve open. Cleared it off and it seals better now. Also drained the remaining coolant from the engine (top radiator hose was rotten / loose). After that I took a...

So, took a few minutes this morning and found out why he wouldn't run for very long, nor run on all four. First problem was a VERY dirty carburetor. That took all of 10 minutes with some acetone to clean out and replace. Second problem was VERY corroded terminals inside the coil box, and on the term...

Dave - Pretty sure its a 17. Will double check the body number. I glanced at it and thought it said 17. Engines get changed out pretty often. Casting date on that is 1918. Its definitely pre 1919 - no steel dash, key on coil box, non brass radiator. The spare tire carrier - I've never seen before. I...

Hey All! LONG time Model T owner here. I grew up with Model T's as my dad bought his first one 4 days after my parents adopted me at 4 months of age (45 now). Long story short, I've had T's for years, but about four years ago I lost my job in Arizona and had to relocate. The relocation meant I had t...