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Kevin Pharis

32-(4 * 2)=24 inch rim. Sometimes metric tubes overlap sizes. Call Coker, they will make sure you get the right size tubes

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In this hobby, production quality tooling is almost always cost prohibitive. Even if you did invest in the tooling, minimum production quantities often produce more parts than you can hope to distribute. However, there are a number of modern prototyping technologies that can produce small production...

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All that effort, all those mods, and they still kept every one of those darn pocket snatching, butt cheek dimpling, latrine polio causing buttons in the upholstery

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It’s been a long time… but think I used spar varnish as well. Was gonna rewrap it a while back cuz it was looking pretty grungy… but a little simple green brought it right back! After a few drives with greasy hands the yellow will calm down quickly

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Perfect for all those old A crank motors with 292 or Model A flat top pistons

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I wonder what the specs were for the "special compensators". "... But here is the difference: the drilling of compensator holes are different in each size; the wall thickness is also different." (Winfield Catalog, 1930, General Information, p. 3) Keep crankin', Eric I have been tracking Model S INT...

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With the C barrel out of the way, I was able to make progress on the D barrel. Just a few finishing touches to the barrel and butterfly and should be able to make some noise with it!

New S-B, S-C, and S-D barrels

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Knock off wire wheel hubs are designed to support the wheel both at the inner flange, and over the hub nut. Almost all hubs are dramatically reduced in size in the center as they rely on the tapered axle to reinforce strength to the outboard end. I would be very skeptical of any original rear hub ad...

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Check out how the early Bentley guys “lace” their springs. Similar to a wrapped steering wheel

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Must be spindle mount…? What’s the inside of the wheel center look like?

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Congrats Andy! Beautiful!

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^^^^^^^^^ Roof A model head. Wicked kool exhaust ports… not sure what they were thinkin with the intakes tho. Rockers are typical of the early A and B model heads, and are prone to breakage. These used 2 piece push rods, pretty sure the valve tip links were the same on all heads IMG_2682.jpeg IMG_26...

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Your head is a model B, but rockers are for the racing model C. Roof modified the B rockers for the C. Upper tower was cut down on one side, and the shaft offset to one side to align with the C valves. Here is what the unmodified B rocker set looks like. IMG_1829.jpeg IMG_1830.jpeg IMG_1792.jpeg

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Straight out of the book, dual port Fronty and RAJO are to use 2 size C carbs. Maybe we aren’t driving em hard enough…?

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Just finished machining this new S-C barrel. Here it is compared to a B. About 50% more air flow!

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“Shorter”…? You may have a Model A coupe spare tire bracket there, check the wheel bolt pattern. Model A is 5 on 5-1/2” circle, T is 5 on 5” My ol roadster was a late ‘27 with the trunk floor attached to the deck, was a 3 bolt. Check the internal brace that supports the panel below deck lid for the ...

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3D printed patterns are fairly common practice these days. The hard part is still the hard part tho… shrinkage and gating. They will hold up to sand pounders if printed with adequate “fill”, also can be used for certain lost wax molds when using the right materials

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I’ve got one… but how much work do you want to put into it…?

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Manley Valve has a custom order option. Won’t be cheap, but they’ll be right

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NGK BP5ES, BP6ES, BP7ES. Never could tell the difference in how it ran, but if I kept the choke closed for just a moment too long… they all fouled the same!

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I have ran 3 Sherman heads on my speedster prior to the Akron-Hed conversion. Castings are sturdy and never had any gasket problems with copper clad, solid copper, or the silicone composite options. Most common heads were marked “Super” or “Spit” Fire, but compression ratios vary. Expect 5:1 to 6:1 ...

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I usually drive my speedster like I stole it. High revs at take off, and often near 4k rpm before shifting out of low. Scandinavia linings are my weak point, but at least they are easy to change! Have been collecting NOS bands for a while, and there is definitely a difference between the generations...

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Accessory Firestone wood felloe demountable wheels and pretty sure the Atlas steel spoke wheels had 5 lug demountable rims… but don’t believe either had lugs fixt to the rims. Interesting…

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Correct me if I am wrong Kevin since this is your specialty but weren't the originals produced while hot as hell with a compensation roll to allow them to lay flat when they cool? Inquiring Minds Without specifics of the original process… I believe you are mostly correct. My suspicion is that mater...

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I have 25in hayes wheels on my 1919 dodge. Been looking for 3 years for just 2 lock rings I feel your pain. I did find 1 24in and 2 26 inch I plan on re sizing those to fit my 25s. I did find 1 25inch heavy ring at hershey so now at least the car has 4 wheels on it still hunting for a spare. I have...

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Only the rear main bearing cap is equipped with thrust material. Your bearings look typical to me. I suspect your center main bearing gap (noted in pic) is simply an over zealous radius on the bearing material. I have had cranks reground where they did not grind all the way into the radius, solution...

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Got er split and notched

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Made a fixture to cantilever out from the table to almost twice its diameter. Material is welded to fixture as there is no room for clamps. Programming was a nightmare as the machine is not technically large enough, so had to use extra long/short tools holders and creative tilt angles to gain access...

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So, there are a few rim manufacturers out there that will roll new lock ring rims, but only 1 of them makes the actual lock rings. They are a custom hot rolled steel profile that gets rolled to mate up to each rim diameter. 2 profiles are traditionally available, “heavy” for the larger cars, and “li...

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Rebuilt a set of #4 Houk, 60 spoke, 24” lock ring rim wire wheels for a 1919 Detroit Electric. Just need true and paint. Also made a new hub cap to accept an original factory accessory Veeder hub odometer and replacement steering column control grips. IMG_3405.jpeg IMG_3300.jpeg IMG_3270.jpeg IMG_32...

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The tail shaft is often machined to accept a smaller inside diameter ball bearing. If so, put the ball bearing back in. If not, you could swap back to babbit, but both have proven to perform reliably. The trimmed drive shaft tube is necessary with the ball bearing, but makes no difference paired wit...

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Hope you don’t need much of a “pump”, the Nims type pumps are almost novelty. How are you getting water into the block…? If you have room for the original water pipe and inlet, there are several pumps where the pump housing is at the front, rather than the typical Texas T style at the water inlet pa...

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Only original twin spark flathead that I know of was the Riley Multi Ford (Multi Lift) head. Later came the Sherman twin spark and even 3 spark flatheads

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If a brass car, pulling the firewall might provide the needed access…?

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I have Buffalo front hubs in stock if you need one

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26-27 for left side

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Perfect for what crowd…? I’m sure Blockley markets tubes to far more than just us T guys, and the stems are likely off the shelf. Doubt they are looking to develop a valve stem business just to sell a few tubes a year

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FYI, 1-7/16” square bolt pattern is Winfield S/SR size A

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Despite his less than optimistic view of the world, Hank provides good design advice. If you hire help, tell em it’s a water tank. Certain words like car, road, fuel, and gas will cause most shops to refuse the project due to liability concerns. I would only add that the end caps should not be held ...

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Developed by the Califunny government, the culmination of 5 years and $32,000,000,000 taxpayer dollars, the final solution to homelessness. Manufactured in a facility powered by green coal energy, these plastic housing units are compostable, reusable, recyclable, digestible, and have all the ameniti...

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Pic is from the classifieds;

For Sale;
Fantom Payne 2 man cycle. As new, never ridden as can’t reach the pedals. Only dropped twice. No discount offered as seller is 1/2 off. Pick up only in Emputee, NE.

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From the ‘28 Winfield catalog;

And my flow estimates for the S/SR series carbs. Dual carbs is said to reduce efficiency by 20%

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Been playing again…! This time a CC/D choke horn. It’s almost a complete collection

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big2bird wrote: ↑
Thu Sep 18, 2025 1:13 pm
I received my 5 tires and tubes today from UK.
$1800 all in.

That doesn’t seem too bad… think I was at $1400 for a set of 4 clinchers with tubes several years ago. About $80 duties at that time

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Yeah, a friend told me just yesterday that he had to pay UPS $190 in duties to import a set of tubes from Blockley. No mention of customs forms, but we have discussed the inconsistency of government enforcement on this topic before…

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Pics of the cylinder head in question;

The rocker stanchions have “R. R. MFG” cast into them which is typical for Roof. Head bolt layout and exhaust side of head suggest Chevy/Olds 4 based design tho. Have you tried to bolt to a T block yet…?

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Good luck on your quest Chris. Keep in mind that there was also a single cap version of these distributors. They came in left and right side input shaft, but can be reversed with a bit of effort. These are standard Bosch magneto mount units, so could use any DU/ZR4 mag to get it up and running Here ...

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Uhhhhh… 2 ports on top…? Think it’s time for pics. Here is a shot of a 2 port Roof head. Yours the same…?

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If a 2 intake port head, check the floor of the combustion chambers for cracks. If a 1 intake port head, check the center exhaust port where it Y’s around the center head bolt for a crack. There are a lot of heads out there with the wrong rockers installed. Do your rockers have adjusting screws at t...

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Babbit is typically .040”-.050” radial thickness. So a stock T rod would be about 1.350”

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These don’t show up very often, but here’s a set that was listed recently;

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=49154

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I typically only make wheels to order… but this order got cancelled. Wheels are ready to go! 100% new components, just need paint and rubber. Bare steel, powder coating available. New hubs and caps available too 5 available 30”x3-1/2” rim —> $1200 ea + shipping IMG_3301.jpeg IMG_3302.jpeg IMG_1432.j...

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As I recall, the Storm feed nut was 40 tpi, or .025” per revolution. The cutters were fixed in the bar at standard size, but as mentioned above we also added set screws to make it adjustable. Feed is definitely too fast for a good finish, that is why we built a feed screw and retrofit a KwikWay feed...

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Perhaps the issue could be related to the sight glass being installed in the upper petcock…? If you filled till you could see the level, you would be dramatically overfilled. Level should be between the petcocks, not above the top

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^^^^^^^^^^

Still looks more usable than mine!

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My trailer and T looked like that once… the pinion bearing seal in my tow rig went out during a 400 mile haul. It’s amazing how much coverage you get out of a quart of hypoid oil! Stinky too!

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A couple questions; Which Roof 8 head…? 1 or 2 intake ports. The 1 port head has a far more open water passages and would no doubt cool better. Which water pump…? Only about a thousand options here, and some were no more effective than adding snake oil to a stock system. I have to agree with the abo...

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Haven’t seen an output shaft with a hex drive before. Typically these MATCO drives have a 1” diameter cylindrical output shaft, and a matching hub to mount to the mag. A short piece of fiber reinforced rubber hose is used to couple. A 1/4” screw and nut anchors the hose at the output shaft side, and...

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I can manage without Shop Vac… but sad to know that SK Tool is owned by an off shore brand. You might find that our American car manufacturers are from overseas as well

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Here’s a page from the 1930 Winfield catalog showing the S style bowl. Don’t have any documentation showing the M style bowl, but here an old thread about the model N carbs, where both styles are discussed https://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/506218/598952.html?1451433153 IMG_3274.jpeg IMG_3275.jpeg

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Wonder if it’s a real McCoy…?

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Early production model N carbs used a model M style bowl, later used a S style bowl

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Are there any identifying markings inside the wheel centers…? You won’t find a brand name, but often there is a serial number and sometimes a small logo. Might be similarities with other known wheels. How bout some pics…?

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Take a closer look at the article where they show the difference between the 3 brands of hubcaps. You will notice that the tapers are different angles. I would suggest that you measure the taper angles on your wheel centers, hubs, and caps to ensure they match. Dayton wheels are relatively common, H...

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Way kool find Andre! There are a few fellas on here that are quite familiar with the Roof 16 heads. Looks to me like you have a BB model head, but equipped with C model rockers. Yours rockers are the later style, much better than the earlier style shown in the drawing, but still prone to braking if ...

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No doubt it is obviously labeled “FUEL” to protect teenagers from going blind

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I have drawings somewhere for the drive shaft and bushing for the MATCO, not sure if they interchange with the Eisemann tho. The 1” rubber hose coupler typical of the MATCO works very well

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Sounds like yur lookin for a Matco or Columbo. None here, but I do have a couple extra 3in1 plates if you wanna run a dizzy

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Side drive…? Cross drive…? Generator motor…?

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These fixture bolts are an even closer match

https://www.carrlane.com/product/clampi ... ts/cl-1-sb

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Late ‘12 - early ‘13. Also works with Bosch 3 gear mag side drive

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TRDxB2 wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 14, 2025 9:42 pm
But will they rust out in 8 years?

We may never know… the average electric car ownership is currently only 3 years, compared to 12 years for gas powered. With the average car loan being 5-7 years these days, apparently the true goal of “clean propulsion” is to maximize consumer debt…?!

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Original Smith wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 14, 2025 6:13 pm
I hope they don't do it.

They have some $5B invested into the project so far… they are doing it

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That’s the “new” logo associated with the “new” Model T, a product line of modular electric vehicles

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I ran a set of ball bearing replacement cartridges years ago. They were great, slipped right in and didn’t have to grease em. The ones I had required trimming of the axle tube ends, same as safety hubs. After a few years I pulled the rear to build into a Ruckstell, but couldn’t get the bearing cartr...

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When hand cranking have to spin the engine several revolutions to get a reading anywhere close to a starter. Starter should get you 50-60psi, pulling over 1/4 turn by hand will show bout 35, spinning by hand probably bout 45-50.

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Almost all modern push rods are 5/16” or 3/8” tube, with same diameters for ball ends. I wound up making the 1/4” push rods for my Akron-Hed project from solid 4140 prehard rod (McMaster Carr), then oil quenched the ends. Working good with no noticeable wear issues so far. Also had to make double ba...

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Hood is correct and has 6 louvers… but if you look close you will see 3 extra louvers out in front with unequal spacing to the original 6. Definitely a unique modification that could help to identify this specific car. Hoods are readily available and easy to change, so car may not retain this unique...

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Paint is barely dry on the speedster, and yur on to building a torpedo… I’m jealous! Good luck with your project, looking forward to seeing pics of the progress

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There was a discussion a while back about a batch of starters where the case screw counterbores were drilled too deep and broke out into a cavity on the back side. No structural issue, simply leaks oil. Fix was to glob over the screw heads with silicone

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Got er all squared and aligned this morning, so threw in an old vice and ran the first cut. Project #1 is a hub nut wrench for a #4 Houk wire wheel. Not just any hub nut, but a Veeder odometer hub nut that I will be recreating from an original blueprint later

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It’s alive! Still some work to do leveling, squaring, and calibrating… but that’s gonna have to wait till tomorrow. IMG_3200.jpeg This machine will do just about anything. It’s got the typical X/Y/Z linear axis, and also a table that is a built in tilting rotary B/C axis. It will simplify and automa...

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Conduit and wire are in! Working on air now…

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Thank you Jeff! From both of us

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Still room for the T’s too

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And closer…

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And closer…

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Getting closer…

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Told you it was bigger…

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Look like hood hinge pivot brackets to me. Just not for Fords

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Price reduced to $100

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Better hurry! Tomorrow morning the bigger and better toy will be here, and the punch press will be gone…

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The C model head was intended for racing. Compared to the A/B/BB heads, it has a bit more compression, a bit more valve size, and 4 intake ports. Would probably run nice and mellow with a really low lift cam to offset the extra valve area, and a moderately sized carb. But of course, what would be th...

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Spent 7 years building and developing knee and hip implants along with associated rehab tracking devices. Cutting into the knee “capsule” is said to be the most painful surgery you can endure. Because of this, an entire industry focuses on producing slow release implantable local anesthetics. In the...

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Joe Morris made several T crankshafts (couple dozen?) back in the 70’s-80’s. They were fabricated from pins and webs, and meticulously pressed and welded together. Beautiful cranks, but unfortunately most have already broken. I know where some fragments are…

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Ron Patterson to the rescue!

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=40938&p=314395&hili ... el#p314395

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In your off topic post, your pics show what appear to be Firestone demountable type rims. These rims are basically flat, with 2 full circle bead rings and a snap ring to retain it all together. Not incredibly common to find these rims, bead rings, or snap rings in usable condition or the needed diam...

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There’s not too many wires on a T. The starter is not controlled or regulated by the ignition switch. If you were able to “hot wire” the coil box directly from the battery, the problem is somewhere between the two. Should just be a wire from the starter switch to the terminal block on the firewall, ...

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The center port is open to exhaust gasses to pre-heat the manifold

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The Fiat engine sure appears to be a perfect match! Those Frenchies and their rivets…!?! Can’t see much of either chassis, but the rusty frame has doubled up leaf springs in the front

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