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A little bit of paint will not be sufficient. :D :shock: :lol: :lol: If I was to make something with this it would be very Frankenstein-esq. What sort of treatment would be required for the rust removal? I’m thinking acid bath to find serial number or other marks. Would the nuts and bolt be strong ...

Thank you all for these amazing insights. The chassis has been reused as a trailer and lots of parts from different years have been added. There is 2 square holes on the top of the frame rail, indicating early 1915 to 1916. Here is a better photo. I can’t find my vernier callipers, once I do I’ll po...

I have noticed some cracks in various parts. It must have been in a minor accident. The frame rail crack near the bracket is show from the side in the second photo. Cheers Tim 015BC117-BACC-47F1-A480-C54690F3B460.jpeg 34A59954-6400-48FB-A0E6-D935B1F26D65.jpeg 8371BDF9-BC4B-4C86-8E74-057B5BF6D112.jpeg

Some of the parts have visible numbers and manufacture logos. I looked parts names up as best I could using http://www.cimorelli.com/mtdl/1910/1910Partslist.pdf The crank shaft front bearing cap part number 3032, has what looks like FD T321 Ford (italics). FD could also be ED.Ok F45DAC89-A4AA-4AF3-B...

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Cheers

Tim

I have a Model T chassis in my yard. It has wooden spokes, so relatively early. Is there any other hint about what year it might be. Cheers Tim 2B4C79AE-66DD-45BA-853F-2E282EA05B1C.jpeg C5F3C393-1037-45E1-A820-E0D122E0BE6E.jpeg EDA2872A-771D-46F8-846D-0869F97C22F3.jpeg 32E6EABF-40DF-40F0-B158-543609...