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Dave

I do not see it attached to the spring, but it does look that way. Just the way the photo is. Looks like it is attached to a cross bracket.

I cannot pull over the post that Molly put on FB. Steve said 'Tell everyone that I am enjoying my existence in Indiana, but I don't want to make permanent residence here! Please tell everyone that I am looking forward to seeing them all soon.' He can talk on the phone, and he prefers to be in rehab ...

That is awesome. Did they make the forms first and place them or use the running boards as they were building?
(My father was a bricklayer.)

Now if only you could get your hands on some Flubber.

Were you picking up a load or dropping one off? That picture belongs in the Vintage Ford.

Good ideas there Pat. I just drain the carburetor. That way varnish cannot build up on the needle and then you have a stuck needle in the spring. Better to let the float just hang.

Bob

If you could turn that bracket around so it attaches closer to the engine it will support the muffler better.
Supporting on the very end allows the muffler and exhaust pipe to flex too much where they come together. A bit floppy if you understand what I am trying to explain.

Way to go Steve. Glad your brother was able to make it up here to visit with you. Keep up with the recovery.

Model T Times arrived late last week. Vintage Ford arrived today.

Looks like metal to me, not wood.

Look for pictures on the FB post.

Did you get a chance to race the bishop?

Unfortunately I can no longer make it this year, but I will put it on my calendar for next year.

Hope all goes well with your surgery.

And no one should assume that the Aussie's speak the same English that the New Zealander's speak.

It is like the difference between German and French. We frequently need a translator when they get on a zoom call.

I know where you live, sort of. I can always stop on my way to Detroit to visit my in-laws.

My muffler fell off and Dallas and were able to put it back on. It is an FO-11. It is not clamped to the exhaust pipe. I had to open the front of the muffler with a file so it would slide in place like it is suppose to. Then we installed a clamp like you see here that I picked up at Autozone. muff4....

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Not much change today. Hopefully he is just taking a day off.

The last tour I was on is no different than any other tour. All participants are asked to leave room between cars so modern iron can pass. 5 miles from the start 6-7 Model T's are on each others ass. Not even a Model T could get in between this group of cars. They keep this spacing up for miles. The...

Nice ride on a road I have driven many times.

What a beautiful day you picked for a ride as well.

https://www.facebook.com/SelahWayseer/posts/pfbid02oCh428EqGEydt8nZv3og4oAkPK1aosH7Vj71gY9zKsNHrCcxY9h41hTcZqc6zMcnl?comment_id=1634267843649395&reply_comment_id=1296839887630760¬if_id=1694996250430927¬if_t=comment_mention&ref=notif This is Molly's report for today, with comments. It shows a l...

Good to hear that. Hope he can make it to the next Speedster Rally in MI.

Was the gumbo like that the first time you drove on it or is it the result of many people driving across the same patch of road?

I understand his room is full of flowers. If you wish to send a card his room number has changed. Steve Jelf Room 357 Fort Wayne Lutheran Hospital 7950 W. Jefferson Blvd Fort Wayne, IN 46804 In addition, a visit is always welcome. He may not be able to respond, or may be resting when you visit, but ...

If Mark's offer falls thru, please contact me. Thank you.

We are almost halfway to the goal. Thank you to all who contribute.

The Henry Ford Museum is in need of differential cages and I assume the spider inside.
If you can spare one, please send it to the Model T Garage, care of the Henry Ford.

Any updates on Russ Potter since the last notice?

Seems like they need to work on their maintenance skills.

Keep the pictures coming.

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Dallas,

All I have is this video. I cannot post pics on this site. Photos go on FB.

Thanks again for all you are doing for Steve.

The accident happened in Huntington, IN. About 20 miles SW of Ft Wayne. I would hope that we would all concentrate on Steve's recovery rather than the facts of the accident. It will be under investigation for a while and when we know more we will let you know. Thank you all for your concerns, prayer...

Reverend (Priest) Brent Allen is in Ft Wayne. He will be visiting Steve on a regular basis, and he does not even know him. Really nice guy. If you want to send a card I suggest sending it to Brent rather than having it lost in the hospital shuffle. His address is 2713 Baywood Trail, Ft Wayne, IN 468...

Tim

I only saw one IV line when I was there. They now have mittens on him so he cannot pull anything. Still a bit agitated which is expected. The signs are looking good for recovery.

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Austin OCF is for all old cars built prior to about 1930. Only about 25-30 percent is Model T. The show ends tomorrow, so unfortunately there just is not time to get anything done. I appreciate your concern and thank you for making a good suggestion. I am telling as many people as I can what conditi...

Well said Hank.

Dallas is here in the hospital, and a minister is here. We will keep an eye on him and take care of his car and belongings. Steve is stable for now. Thank you to all for your concerns.

Found this on FB. You might enjoy it.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1541174873088870

We are all thinking of you Steve. I want to hear you are on the mend, soon.

You are in Indiana. I would call Joe Bell.

I hope he is driving over and does not need the tubes tonite. Just needs them for spares since he has/had 2 flats.

We are waiting for u Steve.

Dan

I see your fuse is easy to access. So is mine. Why do so many people state you should put the fuse down by the starter switch? Does it really matter as long as a fuse in installed in the yellow wire? Thank you.

Dave

You should take the time to do it now. Well worth the effort. This year I am driving modern iron since I am bringing the speedster.
That pickup would be a great car for the trip. If you can go 100 miles, you can go 1000 miles.

Hope to see you there.

Wear a name tag so we know who you r Ed

$50 each. I will pass

Yes, off of Oakwood. You will get the hang of it once youare there. It is confusing the first time. We have driven brass cars down Michigan Ave. Not a big deal. Just pay attention. Michael, all it takes is a plane ticket. If someone knows you are coming, anyone of us can pick u up at the airport. I ...

I bought a car that ran. First tour I took it on the engine seized. Total engine rebuild with a SCAT crank, so I paid for the car twice.

Bought a speedster in the mean time from a guy that I knew was a good deal.

Now I have 2 good cars.

Marty, I find it hard to see you in a Speedo.

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Tour will be in Three Rivers, MI which is in the SW part of the state, close to the Indiana border. Dates are June 11-15, 2024. Contact John Williams if you are interested. tinlizzy one-one-seven at yahoo.com to be put on the mailing list I believe this annual tour was originally started by Russ Pot...

Brent Many people unload their vehicle at the back entrance to Greenfield village on Friday night and place your car in the village. Then drive your trailer over to the Mall. Unhitch and drive to your hotel. Then you do the opposite Sunday evening. Hope that works for you. Not sure about the zones. ...

Looks like they will be using the parking lots at the Fairlane Mall again. Works for me.

Friday 6-9 is the meet and greet.

My car will be in the red zone.

My car is number 911.

See you all soon.

Joe

Go to www.redflagmotortour.com or FB and look up red flag horseless carriage tour.

It states Mt Pleasant Iowa, as the central host city and tour is New London to Brighton Iowa.

John

Would love to come, but I am heading to Copenhagen. I need some Aquavit.

We just finished the New London to New Brighton MN tour.

I have never heard of the Iowa tour.
Just wondering if anyone here has gone on this tour for cars built prior to 1928?

Fairlane parking lot has been usual for me. Not a great area, but easy access to Henry Ford. If you have an iPhone, get an Airtag and hide it in the trailer. All trailers should have a lock, even if it is in your back yard.

Take it back to the builder. It should not leak like that. In fact, if it is a rebuild, it should not leak at all.

Running very slow here in Wisconsin, but it is running. I will see if it is better tonite.

Looks like I will have to remove the entire rear axle. I was hoping to be able to do just one side. When Dean Yoder tells you that the rear needs to be checked, you do what he says. I thought in the advertisements that a Ruckstell could be installed without removing the entire axle, so why not do th...

How hard is it to install a Ruckstell with only removing the left axle housing? How do you deal with the spring tension? Isn't that the way they did it in the 20's?

That was NOT the steam car in the first photo..haha

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtCsxiydEZI

Short video in a Model S passing a Maxwell

needs more photos

Got a new camera. Unfortunately nothing will download to this site, so done with that. Saturday was the big run. I believe 37 cars started, but I do not know how many finished. Paul Sloan offered to let me ride in his Model S. Great guy. We started like everyone else, but at some point the navigator...

Got a new camera. Unfortunately nothing will download to this site, so done with that. Saturday was the big run. I believe 37 cars started, but I do not know how many finished. Paul Sloan offered to let me ride in his Model S. Great guy. We started like everyone else, but at some point the navigator...

Joe The tour total changes every day. It was approximately 40-45 today. Some cars break down before the tours and others during them. There is a pre-tour Wed-Thur-Fri in which any car can participate. I thought the Pierce Arrow was 1912??? The long run on Saturday, 120 miles, only cars from 1908 and...

Mitchell open valve engine

The crankcase has windows so you can shine a flashlight inside and observe all the action.

One way to ride a Model T

Pierce Arrow

Ford Model A

Brush

Mitchell

Today we all drove to the county fair and then to a senior citizen home.

100_1716.JPG https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=691881312972676&set=pcb.691885379638936 Today was a trip to the www.Maxbats.com factory where they make baseball bats. We saw the process of making a bat from start to finish. We also went to a wood factory where they make spindles for chairs & stair...

Cars getting ready for run of the day.

Thursday I drove about 20 miles to a local car show, so I could hand out flyers to my car show next month. Met a lot of nice people, an old friend, and took a young couple for a ride. Saturday I went on a tour with the Dairyland Tin Lizzie group and added another 130 miles. A young lady in the group...

I know there is a good group of Model T'ers where you live. They invited us up from Milwaukee group to have a meeting with them. Langs, Snyders. Chaffins, etc all have the books you need. The service manual and the books from the MTFCA. You can also order them from the Museum in Richmond if you woul...

Mr Cross. Are you going to tell us you purchased the car? We are all waiting with baited breath. Anticipation........

Mark

That has to be the car. Nothing else like it. You beat me to noticing it on FB and then posting it here.

Marty

Last year you called it the third annual reunion. Is this a groundhog day moment? Always the third annual.

Looking at last years, it was at 4PM so Steve could eat his dinner on time.

How are you going to top riding in Rob's B?

I got my notice today that I am accepted.

I plan to bring the speedster.

Dallas, you want a ride I would love to see you drive up one of the days.

Is Ford up there this year in their bldg?

the racing starts at the 25 minute mark

He said there are some rear axles in there. You never know if you will find a couple of good bearings inside and the rest is junk. That is how I got all my extra rear bearings. If the caps are on the ends, you might get 4 good ones.

How many others beside Steve have already been admitted? I guess I have to wait another 2 weeks to find out.

Is the early coupe a restoration or a recreation? Looks fantastic.

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Gilles custard in Fond du lac

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What muffler kit are you using? FO-11 muffler works great.

Gmailed from my phone to my Gmail account. Then shrunk with picresize.com. Only this software has an issue.

got up too late, so I drove to Kohler-Andrea State Park. Love walking along the shore of Lake Michigan. If I had a suit with me, I would have jumped in and walked out to the sandbar. Maybe I can get the wife to go soon. Water should be warm by now.......This is what the dunes looked like up the road...

Dallas I have not heard yet. They said they would let us know after August 1 if we were in. Maybe because I have a speedster and you only have a truck. :) :) :) Ed I will come even if I cannot bring a car. Maybe I will have to bum a ride. Also planning on Yooper tour, but I will not make reservation...

I believe last year we unloaded at Fairlane shopping center and then drove to Piquette for all the EFR pictures. Afterward I drove to see the Michigan Central station. Wonder how much it has changed in a year?

I do not think we have even hit 85 yet this summer and some nights I need to wear a jacket to walk the dog.

Isn't there a truck part that connects the drive shaft to the gearing that is made of unobtanium?

When I change the oil I leave the upper petcock open. This lets excess oil drain. I usually only have to add 3 1/2 quarts. Then I leave the oil container on the floorboards to remind me that I have not closed the petcock. Sometimes I leave the oil cap there, too. I let it drain about 30-60 minutes a...

Agree with Scott about your clinchers. Are you cleaning them up and repainting them?

I am retired so makes no difference to me.

I have tried Hotels.com, Expedia, Travelocity, and Trivago. Parkview Lodge is not listed with any of them.

Keep up the story and the adventure. Love it so far.

I purchased this trailer maybe 5 years ago for 2K. Now it is $3400. I gave up looking for a
decent used trailer. Just a starting point for you. 7' x 14'

Mike 1. You could make it the 23rd and then you would not be so close to your surgery. 2. You could set it up as a 2 day tour with maps and all, but not drive the 2nd day yourself. 3. Maybe Parkview Lodge would store trailers, and we could drive to Copper Harbor, stay overnite, and drive back the ne...

Kelly

In my view some of them are so-so.

I can tell you the DVD's that Ron Patterson did on coils are excellent and well worth the cost.

Mike

Are you planning on inviting Model A's as well? That would make for a bigger group.
Haven't been to the Porkies in almost 50 years.

Jason could always ride with me and his wife drive the F-150. The second day we would switch. I hear she is a peach.

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