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Just dodged a bullet. I'd been looking at purchasing a newsboy cap, similar to those seen in period photos. Along came a very nice looking video of Henry's caps. It's the story of Henry who hand made these types of caps for 50 years but is not retiring and having an 80 percent sale, everything must...

>Monday 10 March 2003

I'd love to know how the prices have changed, 22 years on.

Good news, I picked up a hood and stainless steel tank from a fellow in Vermont. The hood will require a bit of tin knocking to fit, and one minor hinge weld, but should prove satisfactory. PXL_20251112_000441840.jpg PXL_20251112_000534470.jpg The tank... Is going to require me moving beaucoup detri...

Home again, here's my livery.

Norman Kling wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 11, 2025 11:36 am

Looking good. How's the weather? Can you still tour this time of year? I live in the San Diego area so we can tour just about any month of the year.
Norm

It's actively snowing at the moment, touring is strictly limited to those who have track conversion kits for their Ts!

Michael, Great looking start on a TT! Suggest you look into how close a local Model T Ford club is. See the links at: https://www.mtfca.com/chapters/#me and also https://modelt.org/chapter-directory Sometimes depending on how close you are to another state the one in the nearby state may be closer....

A KC Warford + the Ruxtell will give you all the speed(s) you'd want in a TT, and a gear for most any situation. I was under the impression that the worm gear would be the limiting factor when it came to speed? An accessory overdrive wouldn't remove that particular bottleneck, because it's on the w...

Far too pretty for my old gal!

Ant thoughts about a bit of anti-size on the retainer positions headlight and/or reflector I would think it unnecessary. Those locking points aren't under serious compression, like the threads of a nut and bolt. Now, a thin bit of grease around the outside of that area might help mitigate any stick...

Daisy Mae wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 10, 2025 6:51 pm

Just don't junk the Ruckstell, those for TT's are not easy to come by.

Not a worry, it'll get a good cleaning and greasing before going into cold storage. I'm loathe to discard anything casually that still has some use.

I recently encountered, and fell victim to a scammer on a public auction site. It's remarkable just how much work people will put into avoiding an honest days work at the expense of others.

I just finished a '25 TT in October. Let me know if you have any questions, need any comparison pics, measurements, etc. I don't have all the answers, but I learned a lot getting mine back on the road. Picture is at a late October cruise night in Pleasant Hill, MO. That was its first journey out of...

Very nice! My first T was a '25 Closed Cab TT. I notice yours has a Ruckstell, nice! All torque & no speed LOL. You can literaly crawl in a parade. Do you know what ratio you have, 5:1/7:1? Welcome! Thanks for the welcome! I have done precisely nothing with the rear end, save for checking (and addi...

Steve Jelf wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 22, 2022 2:38 pm

I believe I was going through Decatur when I saw it like this.


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Holy shnikes! How on Earth...

Honestly, I'm a new T guy, and I feel like the overall cost barrier on getting started is ridiculously low compared to other classic cars. I bought my project chassis for $1,500, and have probably spent $2,000 on additional parts getting it to the point where it'll be ready to start up. Some tires, ...

I have a limited bit of original signage on my hood, can't seem to upload the photo on mobile. Will try again when back home.

Hello all! New member here, working on rebuilding a 24-25(?) TT I procured up here in Maine, and have been slowly piecing it together ever since. PXL_20241120_210440077.jpg So far, the old girls been pretty cooperative, and has shown no issues in the course of my inspection and repairs (save for the...