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I have a '23 Runabout, see picture. I'm on the prowl for a Model T-appropriate tool box that's shorter than the one I have now, to gain more running board luggage space. The current one is 22" long, so anything shorter than that may be of interest. Tall or short, I'm flexible. Thank you.

My '23 Runabout evidently craved fiber in his diet and tried to eat his timing gear. Replaced it with an aluminum one to discourage gnawing on himself. Overhauled coil box with plastic parts kit primarily to cure chronic ill-fitting coil box lid problem. It worked perfectly - hooray! Last picture ta...

Actually, I thought about omitting it since it doesn't make getting the coils in and out any easier, and it seems to me like a properly fitting lid should eliminate any possibility of bulging. On the other hand, the coils shouldn't need to be swapped around much, if at all, and the phenolic parts sh...

All done and ready to go, all connections properly soldered. Nuthin' to it, thanks everbody!

This the link to the YouTube Video that dinosBunny mentions below ... the first 27 minutes of the video talks about the evolution of the box so you can skip to minute 27 by dragging the red line -- I think you might have linked to the wrong video. I've seen this one, and it doesn't cover replacemen...

Thanks so much, that's just what I need.

I've been trying to retrieve contact info for Ron P, but can't find it for the life of me. Can one of y'all supply a phone no. or email addy? Thanks!

Thanks Steve, anyone else? I ask because I just changed the timing gear on my '23 Runabout without the centering tool 'cuz I didn't have one. The car's mostly original, sporting a New Day timer. My buddy put his together without the tool a while back and his car runs great, is why I went ahead inste...

How necessary are these tools? What happens if you replace a timing gear without one?

1923 Runabout, pretty much all stock, have the kit for rebuilding the coil box with plastic parts replacing the wood, got new contacts, ceramics, etc., as well. I'm wanting to know if y'all can point me to any documents, videos, or other online content that might be helpful to the little project, th...