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Still looking ..

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I know this is a long shot, but still looking ...

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OK, Here is my 2 cents worth, and probably not worth that. In years past replacing the gas tank was usually the best choice. Unless it is a tank that is not reproduced, in the long run replacing was always best. "BUT" the repro tanks made today are not as good as repro tanks made aprox. 5 years ago ...

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The subject line pretty much says it all. Something that needs repair would also be OK. Other brands other than Stevens will be considered.

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I have sold out of the Stevens tool catalogs. As mentioned above, Lang's will have them for sale soon. This has been a fun project, and I want to thank everyone for their support. I also wish to say thanks to MTFCA .....

Have fun and be safe ...... Donnie Brown ....

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Only 4 catalogs left. Then I will not be making anymore for sale here. I have made arrangements with Langs to be the sole seller of the catalogs in the future. Not for sure what they will be asking for them, but they are slated to be in the next catalog that they are currently in the process of prin...

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Buddy, Glad you liked it. Everyone so far has liked the catalogs. I reprinted this catalog because originals are almost extinct. The few that do exist are in private collections. That is one of the reasons that the Stevens tools are not as readily recognized as KR Wilson tools. There are also Steven...

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I agree with tdump. If the engine is in pretty good shape, then just a "freshing up" may be good enough depending on how you plan to drive the car. But the magnet plates and the brass screws. "MUST" be addressed and replaced. It sounds like you have made the decision to have it fixed. .It may seem l...

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Mark. I'm interested in both tools if you decide to sell them. Not sure about the second tool but the first is a brake shoe spring remover/installer as mentioned above.

My e-mail is dobro (at) artelco.com

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They are correct. They are snubber strap brackets. Someone needs them. That is the part that is usually missing.

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The 26 27 style is notched at the area beside the tape measure in your photo.

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I went thru over 150 keys last night. I found one "crown key". King Lock Co must not have made many keyes. About 3/4 of my keys are Ford script. The rest are aftermarket "bogus countrefiet" no name keys

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TTT, about half are spoken for. this is my last run for awhile, After Chickasha in March, I go back to the real world till next fall/winter model T season ...

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Allen, The studs and bolts shown in the photo above are temporary bolt/studs. The new studs I made, have full thread engagement. I will use double nuts to lock them into place.

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Henry, Good suggestion. I will look at adding a brace. I had some old US made 6 inch grade five bolts. So I cut them off and rethreaded them on the lathe, then I chased the threads with a die nut. Turned out nice. From the input above I think grade five will work OK. Dennis, I tried turning the clam...

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Frank, Acording to what you said, I would want the bolt to fail before the holes in the block. The grade 5 probably would fail before the block. The grade 8 probably would be more likely to "tear" the threads out, than a grade 5. Mark, I was also taught that a course threads in the casting and fine ...

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I am installing the dual exhaust manifold on the speedster project engine. Since I have been unable to find 3/8-24 double ended studs 5-1/2 inch long I am going to make them myself. My question is what material is best. grade 5 or grade 8. I will be taking a 6 inch bolt and cutting off the head and ...

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For those unfamiliar with Stevens tools, here are a very few, poor quality, pictures of some of the things shown in the catalog. There are 80 pages of goodies shown in the catalogs... I have found many of the items in the catalog at swap meets or flea markets due to the fact that I had a Stevens cat...

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Please send me a regular e-mail instead of posting here. I may miss someone if Im looking in two places. A regular e-mail is the best choice.... But, I will try my best to make sure nobody is missed .... Thanks again for all the interest.

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Here is a link to the previous discussion about the Stevens tool catalogs.

https://www.mtfca.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=8627

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I have listed the second run in the classifieds, any of the above interested folks that did not get a chance at the first batch please go to the classifieds .

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I have the second run of the Stevens tool catalogs for sale. The first run was well received and the feedback was good as to the quality of the printing. I have 25 catalogs for sale from this printing run. The catalogs are 7 X 10 inches and have 80 pages. The Stevens tools are as good as or better t...

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Sold and paid for to Richard. Thanks MTFCA

Richard e-mail sent. I need an address to ship to.

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I have a nice pair of original friction shocks. They would be very nice on a speedster project. I do not see a name on them, but it could be covered by paint. Since "patina" is a sought after look by many folks, I am not cleaning them up. I see nothing wrong with them. I have no project for them to ...

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Your photo shows a 1926-27 Improved model. I can see the 26-27 style fenders and windshield frame in the photo. The Improved models start August 1925. Your engine date will be an "early" 1926 model. There was no serial numbers on the frames till Dec 12, 1925. There are several details that are uniqu...

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Darel, I sent you a e-mail ...

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Ill take two, I can do pay pal . or send me your preferred payment method. dobro@artelco.com

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I'm also interested in the 12 volt conversions. I assume you mean 12 volt starters.??

I'm getting ready to put a starter in the speedster project. A 12 volt starters would be great.

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Bill, I have the same problem. My old eyes do not see as well either. The colors and print are very close to the original. It is actually a little better than the original to read. The old 90 to 100 year old catalog was really in poor shape.

The next run should be in soon.

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Will mail the last catalog tomorrow. So far everyone seems to like the quality. So I have ordered the second run of catalogs. I will be doing them in runs of 25 at a time. That way I will not be overloaded with orders. When I have the catalogs in hand, (probably next week )I will list them in the cl...

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I will agree with Mark. I am not home with my library, but I do not remember ever reading about or hearing about any removable lugs associated with Ford 21 inch wheels. There are removable lugs for the Hayes 30 x 3-1/2 inch wheels and also TT rear wheels. I have done considerable wheel research on t...

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Dobro1956. Donnie Brown south building
Spaces SL 11, 12, 13, and. 14

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Harold, That is a good suggestion. I will check with the printer to see if we can help the contrast a little bit. As to contrast, the original looks just like we printed the catalogs. It was in poor condition, with torn pages, writing on the pages, rust and grease stains. It, after all, is probably ...

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Duane, You probably know you are looking for something made of "unattainabumn" The legendary "hens teeth" I will look tomorrow, I used to have an extra tag. Its a long shot, but maybe.

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After the dust has settled and my keyboard has stopped smoking from all the e-mails :) I have 5 paid with pay pal that will ship tomorrow, and 5 waiting on a check. So that is half of the 20 taken care of. Everyone did a good job of getting the info that I needed to me. I may wait till Sunday to sta...

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They fit my hand like a pair of tig gloves. They are a little thicker than tig gloves. They have a nice fit around the fingers and palm of the hand. The really weird thing is that they fit me like they were made for me and I have always worn them. They must have been a very high quality item when th...

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I have started processing the orders. I will have several ready to go out tomorrow. I will have to process the orders that are sent by e-mail first,just to keep confussion to a minimum. I'm not a shipping warehouse , so please bear with me.. I also always try to send a reply e-mail when I receive th...

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I had found several pairs of new gauntlet style gloves that I liked, but I really wanted a vintage pair. I thought these might fit, so I took a chance on them They fit like they have been my gloves forever. They are soft and must have been saddle soaped all their life. They have been well taken care...

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I have been looking for a very long time for a pair of driving gloves for the speedster project. We have found all the vintage clothes shown in my inspiration photo, but I wanted a real pair of vintage driving gloves to go with them. Finding a useable pair that fit me, was the hard part. These show ...

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I picked up the first batch of catalogs today, So I will start contacting the first 20 people listed above. Those first 20 buyers are my "quality control". I hope every one gives me feedback as to their opinion of the catalogs. If all goes well then Ill order the second run and start selling them in...

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Mark, I have sold quite a bit of NOS parts to Langs. I came into an estate buy that had a very large amount of NOS parts. Lang's will be able to get a lot more of it into hands of people who need it way more than I ever would. Glad you found what you needed.

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I'm currently installing a Columbo cross drive on the speedster project. If it will help I can look at the rotation of the Columbo output shaft tomorrow One thing I noticed is the ball bearing thrust assembly is poorly designed. On my assembly there is no way to stop the assembly from rotating with ...

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I'm interested in any Stevens tools or KR WIlson tools.

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Its part of the cylinder boring set for the Combination machine.

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Mark, I should know in a few days how much the total cost will be. I know what the printing cost should be, but shipping and sales tax is not figured yet. I am really happy with the way the catalogs came out. The photo shop work was great. The original had tears, water stains, holes, wrinkles. I kno...

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Update, ..... I went to the printer today to pick up the "proof" copy. It came out really nice, The lady who did the "photo shop" work really did a nice job and the proof came out nicer than I thought it would. I think they did more work than my budget allowed just because they seem to be a very nic...

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I sold Lange several cans of NOS ball bearing parts last year at Chickasha. There were inner and outer cones as well as cups and retainer rings. They should have what you need,unless they have already sold.

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Stan, Everything you said, I agree with. I have had deals go exactly as you described. It seems to happen more in the last few years, than it did before. I noticed a change in how a lot of prospective buyers act, about 5 years ago, and it is getting worse. The vast majority of my buyers are great. B...

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Tbird, If it's any consolation, you did everything right, you were just second in line. :( Most of my items sell very quickly. Most of the things that have been mentioned here really do not matter, until the seller is juggling many sales at the same time. Again, I do appreciate everyone who has boug...

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Dan, I forgot about the "check only" thing. It happens way more often than most folks think. A lot of times they do not even write on the check what its for. That space is just left empty. Or the one I really like is when it is "check only" , but the check is in his wife's name or his business name....

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OK, I got a good night's sleep, I'm over my small rant. Hope I did not make any "Sam's" mad. I'm not a very good speller, and English was one of my worst subjects. After all, I was raised in the hills of Arkansas. We have our own version of "English" But, I do try to make what I write readable. My d...

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Its the time of year I start selling a lot of nice things in the classifieds to pay for this years Chickasha trip. We have a section of How to sell on the forum, but I feel like a "how to buy" section is also needed As a seller there are things that just make it so hard to sell and ship. Some things...

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I have shipped three cars overseas. I agree with the others above. It has always been the buyers responsibility to handle shipping.

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sold to Tbird Thanks again mtfca

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I forgot to say that when I glass beaded the drum, I protected the bushing with protective covers. The bushing was not glass beaded. A couple years ago I had Mike Bender rebuild my 27 tour cars engine. I tore down 12 transmissions looking for a good used drum. Mike also looked for a good used drum. ...

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I finally got to talk to Seth about his use of stainless for his rocker shaft. The folks who remember Seth's build of his speedster engine know he is pushing the limits of a T and a Rajo 4 valve head. . After a couple years of very hard use and high speed driving, his rocker shaft shows no wear. He ...

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I have for sale a very very nice reverse transmission drum. Im almost positive it is a NOS drum. Ive been going thru a lot of my leftover estate buy out parts. This is the stuff that got pushed to the back when the next big pile came in. I did not even know I had it. From looking at it very closely ...

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Thanks Dan. My bushing is 2.303. It is the same at both ends. That's close enough to make me think it's NOS. Two different people can easily be .001 difference due to technique or equipment differences.

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Does anyone know what the inside diameter of a reverse drum bushing would be reamed to when new. I need the measurement after the bushing is installed and reamed. I'm not at home to look it up in my books. So far I have had no luck online. I have found what I think is a NOS reverse drum. If the busi...

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Hi Neil I sent you an e-mail. Please send me an e-mail to the address in the photo above. I may have used the wrong e-mail address from my files when I tried to contact you , If I remember right we had trouble with e-mails about the Reliable Dayton. Also please send me you complete mailing address. ...

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Dropacent (Tim) My towers being the taller towers is why I think all my rocker parts are repro. It also came with the 2 separate valve covers and the new cast aluminum intake like the Australian repros came with. All those parts are obviously new parts. As a general rule the repro heads do not have ...

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For those not familiar with Rajo 4 valve heads, here are a few pics of my head (red) when I had it mocked up in the speedster project. The black heads are other heads I found pics of on the web. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz (1).JPG zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz (2).JPG zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz (5...

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Yes, it is a Rajo 4 valve. I believe original heads had a single shaft. The repro heads had 2 separate shafts and the rocker towers are taller. I believe the towers of the repro heads were made taller to accommodate a pair of off the shelf rockers. It is rumored the rockers are Chrysler, but I have ...

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Im getting ready to do the final rocker arm assembly of the Rajo 4 valve head on the speedster project. Im changing the two separate rocker arm shafts to a single shaft. My rockers are solid castings with no bushings. I have several choices of 5/8 inch shaft material from McMaster Carr. I am leaning...

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Nice finds, I do the same kind of searches. Looking for the mis labeled and unknown tools. I almost bought the reamers and taps with the Stevens front axle reamer. I even contacted the seller for better pics. Since I already have a complete setup I decided to pass. It was a great price. I recently b...

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This is my last NOS front cross member. It is for a car and does not fit a TT truck. I found 4 of these a couple years ago in an estate. I sold all of them except this one I was keeping for myself. I probably will not need it, so against my better judgment Im going to sell it. In all my years of mes...

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Mark, Good point. I will keep an eye on it. I mostly added the mesh to keep out bugs. It is a simple matter to remove the mesh if I need too.

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Andy, Your cap is just like mine. although mine does not have the small hole. I think I can screw a 1/2 inch "bayonet" style pipe fitting into the hogs head, where the mag post is supposed to be, and hook a rubber hose to it and run it to a vent position somewhere high on the cowl. That should stop ...

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Kevin, My oil fill cap is as you describe. Just a cast iron casting with no machining. It does not seal shut, but it does make a fair amount of contact. So a little venting is possible, but it would be very little. A fluted liner does offer a fairly simple fix. I wonder how much venting is enough. T...

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While installing the Columbo magneto setup on the speedster project, I noticed that the way the oil filler cap mounts that it is steel to steel and no provision for any crankcase venting. My engine is a 1919 two valve cover style engine, so the two seperate valve covers do not allow any ventilation ...

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Tim, thanks for the reply, I agree that oil may be better than grease. Mine has a grease cup with a zerk fitting in the top of the cup. I probably will use a oil cup instead. I have several styles of oil cups about the size of a regular grease cup. I probably will also add a felt wick or felt insert...

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Since the 1926 27 models are refered to as "Improved Models" and almost every part of the Improved models are different than 1925 and before, almost nothing will interchange with an earlier model. There are some chassis parts that will work, but almost nothing body wise will interchange with a 1925 ...

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Im getting ready to install the Columbo cross drive magneto on the speedster project engine. There is a small mystery hole on the inside of the casting where the shaft is located. The hole is beside the slightly larger oil hole for the shaft. The mystery hole is threaded and I can see no use for it....

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Chad, I thought you may have seen Seth's head for sale, just thought I would remind you. I think it will be hard to find something cheaper. Even if you can find a 1000 to 1500 dollar head, more than likely it will cost another 1000 or more to have a running head. I have close to 4000 dollars in my R...

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Not sure if Seth sold his Rajo 4 valve, but it was a nice running head setup. I see if I can still find his contact info if you may be interested in a 4 valve.

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Sold and paid for in less than 15 minutes. Thanks Richard and MTFCA ......

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Dan, The last ad you posted has a piece almost like my mystery part. I have two five gallon buckets almost full of accessory bands and pieces. But I have never been able to "piece together" a full set. I have several "single" bands with their proper ear or lug. but no full sets. Now I have a better ...

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I have two glass reflectors for acetylene headlights for sale. They are both 8 inches in diameter. One is probably useable like it is. The mirror surface is pretty good on the one with the grey painted back. The other one has quiet a bit of hazing, and dullness to the mirror surface. Other than a co...

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Dan, I think you are correct. I never thought about it being part of an accessory set of bands. While going thru my stash of bands I found a few odd ball sets of "button style" bands. They have lugs like shown in the above ad. The lugs have a "step" at the end of the lug. The lugs also do not fit Fo...

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John, return e-mail sent ..

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Nobody has seen one of these ?. I was hoping someone has used one.

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Here is a nice little brochure I just added to the collection. I just love all the artwork in these old brochures and ads.

click on the pictures to make them bigger ....

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While restoring the hogs head for the speedster project, I found a neat accessory item in my parts stash. I have only seen two of these and I have both of them .. I think I understand how it fits into the hogs head. It appears to be an item to achieve the same effect as a long low speed pedal shaft ...

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