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Pep C Strebeck

I am looking for a set of original Truss Rods (T-4816 and T-4817) for the forged running board brackets (1919 Model T). I had found a set of good forged running board brackets a while ago and unfortunately the truss rods did not arrive with the brackets. Please let me know what you might have availa...

Pep C Strebeck

Once again, to the top. Still looking for a body bolt wrench, 3-Z-686 or 5-Z-212.

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If there are any responses/posts to the thread beyond the original, they "should" be listed. If not, just click on the title of the post that shows up in the search result and you will be redirected to the original post/thread (showing any additional/further posts to the thread).

Pep C Strebeck

I came across this video yesterday showing the conversion of a standard Model T to a one ton truck using the Truckford conversion.

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

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Mark,

PM sent.

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....the price will be very high.... What is " very " high? This auction ends in about 13 hours and is over $200, plus shipping. https://www.ebay.com/itm/185534061055?mkevt=1&mkpid=2&emsid=e90001.m43.l1123&mkcid=8&bu=43191444603&osub=4762ed764950e6e02693a23340fc7541%257ETE80101_T_AGM&segname=TE80101...

Pep C Strebeck

It is shown on the cover of the APCO Equipment For Fords brochure.

I have one, but have never actually had the need to use it.

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I just saw this post. I had a late-28 AA truck back in the 60's that had that exact whistle on it when I bought it. The whistle worked very well and just like Jerry was thinking, it changed volume, not pitch/tone. It had a real nice sound, different from most other whistles I have had or remember. I...

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Just trying to find out if anyone has seen one of these pullers anywhere before. There is an unknown/indecipherable manufacturers mark on it as well as a number T20 with the last character either a 5 or an S, so T205 or T20S. IMG_7044.JPG IMG_7045.JPG I do not know what it was for originally, but I ...

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John Heaman wrote: ↑
Wed Jul 27, 2022 12:06 pm
Could be worse!

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As many times as I have seen the photo above, I am always perplexed by the complete lack of any gear oil.

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Pep C Strebeck

That is the switch that came on my 1920 Runabout:

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E-mail sent.

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Looks like Western Auto or Simmons. That looks like heater post on exit end of carb. That is exactly what it is. Someone, somewhere down the line changed the name plate on the carburetor for some reason. The flapper is supposed to help with smoothing out the low speed idle characteristics. IMG_6922...

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IMG_7040.JPG Success! After speaking with Erik in regards to his original Top Boot, the straps are 5/8" in width. The new Top Boot that I had purchased is at the canvas shop having the missing re-enforcement stitching added and once I get it back I will make the "correct- ish " straps (wrong metal ...

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top stras big.jpg Here is a link to a thread from the Old Forum: http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/179374/229470.html?1321379147 The photo above is from page 285 of Model T Ford (McCalley), and there is also a nice photo of an original set of straps on page 276. They should be black, woven cotto...

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The car has always left a trail of small drops, but now, on start up, major leak by the starter. Where by the starter? The Bendix cover, starter mounting at the hogs head, the hogshead (corner at the pan and block) or possibly the weep hole on the starter case. I do not believe it was designed to l...

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The divot on the back is where the hardness of the gear was tested when it was made. A Brinnell mark. The divot on the front face is "damage". Not necessarily. The page below is from the Ford Service Bulletins, published by Ford Motor Company of Canada, and it directly references the mark on the ge...

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Dropacent wrote: ↑
Mon Jun 20, 2022 9:48 pm
It’ll be a lot cheaper than sending to California for it.

Restoration Supply is in California, Restoration Specialties is in Pennsylvania.

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I had bought Door Panel Material from Restoration Specialties, you can find a link to their catalog through the link below: https://www.restorationspecialties.com/ It is on page 117 of their PDF catalog. It is a black, waterproof material, 3/32" thick and closely resembles the original cardboard mat...

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In short, what is the original width of the 3 woven webbing straps that hold the Top Boot in place? Is the width 5/8" or 3/4" wide? The photo shown below was taken from the a thread on the old Forum, in which you can see an original next to 3 replacements. http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/599638...

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Another change, cotter pin size and took out the washer. 1919-1925HandBrakeAssembly2.jpg I have never seen a cotter pined version. I have worked on 13-27 & bought many loose units, including TT to make into rux shifters. The cotter pin is for the pawl rod to the pawl itself, attaching parts 3460 an...

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RajoRacer wrote: ↑
Mon Jun 06, 2022 12:52 pm
This should be in the "Off Topic" shouldn't it ?

I agree, just like it was in 2019 when it was being discussed before.

Link to the previous discussion: viewtopic.php?f=16&t=7125&p=55379&hilit=ebay+tax#p55379

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Oh, I failed to mention, the upholstery buttons used for my initial post are incorrect too. They are one size too big, and are covered with upholstery fabric too, which Ford didn't do! Three days later and almost 2 dozen posts to the thread, the mention of the incorrect upholstery buttons is the fi...

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Originals should be 0.070" - 0.072" in thickness. Use a tubing micrometer or a micrometer with a ball attachment to get an accurate reading, measuring in more than one spot and at both ends. In the past some of the reproductions had been made thinner than original. The last ones that I had gotten fr...

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E-mail sent.

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My '25 roadster uses nothing, and I'll bet the touring doesn't either. It is prior to your '25 Runabout, no metal channel/clips to hold the right-front and part of the left-front kick panel, but there are still tacks to hold the panels in place on a '25. Because of the metal channel/clips on a '25 ...

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The tack holds the panel to the wood frame:

Once the panel is in place, the upholstery nail holds the welting to the panel and frame:

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Absolutely nothing. The T is on the left and the Model A is on the right. IMG_6892.JPG Everything ended very abruptly late last year when my wife fell and broke her hip and the T was put up for Winter, with an unfinished repair (unceremoniously shoved into a corner). If all goes well, it will be out...

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I guess the only advantage of such an arcane description is nobody has to count the tacks, they just get weighed out. Alan from down under. Arcane, yes. The thickness of leather is measured in ounces and the size of the tack would indicate the thickness of leather it would securely clinch, a 3oz ta...

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Just looking to see if anyone might know/remember what size they used when re-installing the kick panels, Not the upholstery nails that hold on the welting, rather the tacks that attach the kick panels to the wood frame. The kick panel material is 3/32" in thickness, so I am thinking that the 2.5 oz...

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Still looking. Any help will be appreciated.

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SUCCESS!

I finally found number 4, so now I have a complete set. Thank you to all those that helped, I do appreciate the help.

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And just a couple more photos;

Any and all help or information is very much appreciated. Anyone that might have photos of original or "period" examples of the Top Boots would also be greatly appreciated.

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Second, would be the straps. When did the hole and grommet detail on the top for the center strap of the Top Boot become obsolete and no longer be on the top? topboot5.jpg topboot10.jpg topboot9.jpg Without the hole and grommet in the top, how does the center strap of the Top Boot work/attach? Would...

Pep C Strebeck

I am looking to get a top boot for my Runabout and I am trying to see if I am thinking correctly. There will be a couple of consecutive posts, to allow for more photos. The top on the car is good-ish , no tears, splits or stitching coming undone and is tight when put up, I would just like/appreciate...

Pep C Strebeck

Said every kid that dented dads car. Why do I think that in photo number 3 that a fire is coming soon.

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I looked carefully at the Snyder's and it looks exactly the same (six spot welds on the grooved/lock/rolled seam). I do not think that they are the same. look at the end caps on the photo of the one from Snyders, look at how the end caps are formed to fit over the lock seam and the lack of welds at...

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Steve Jelf wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 21, 2022 1:33 pm
Spindle arm bushings (#2714) are 1" long, OD ⅝", and ID ½".

Isn't the ID for the Tie Rod Bolt/Spindle Arm Bushing the same as the spring perches and spring eyes?

Pep C Strebeck

The dimensions of the rear spring perch/spring eye bushing is: 0.5625" x 0.6875" x 2" And the front is: 0.5625" x 0.6875" x 1.500" I used cast bronze machined bushings, google the part number CB-0911-16 for the rear and CB-0911-12 for the front. I don't remember where I got them, but I bought them o...

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E-mail sent.

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I thought that I had this book somewhere, I just had to find it. I had forgotten the size of the book and was looking for something larger. This book is MUCH smaller than you think it should/would be. There are also 2 volumes of The Automobile Repairman's Helper (same author, published at or about t...

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I have them, and I wish I had bought them sooner. They make moving the car in a tight space very easy. When I assembled them I had an extra syringe of white lithium grease on hand from some other project and was sure to make certain that the bearings on the wheels were actually greased. There was so...

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I did this late last Summer, I had to remove and replace the original for another issue, just as Steve said, it should be easy. The hardest part was/is removing the steering column, getting off the lever at the end of the control rod. The only difficulty that I ran into was one of the carriage bolts...

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Here are the photos from the link. Pictures 1 and 3 show the firewall to made out of OSB (Oriented Strand Board).

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I have an APCO Oil Level Gauge like the one shown in the photos below and I am looking for some dimensions/measurements of the mounting/stabilizing bracket that originally came with the unit (I am looking in your general direction Jay, I think the first two photos are yours that I stole from the old...

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Still looking for a new home.

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If not available through the regular vendors, here is one from an "alternate" vendor (Ebay). I have no connection to the seller, I only remember seeing it listed.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/154780953684?h ... SwLvFh1M1P

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Laminated mahogany, not walnut. The pattern/mold or model of the part to be made would have been mounted to that and then the parts would be checked and fit to the pattern/model/mold before any tooling or dies were made to actually produce the part. Once everything passed muster it was mounted into ...

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Beverly B3 Throatless Metal Shear for sale, $400. This is the largest of the manual, bench/stand mount metal shears made by Beverly. The literature for the shear says it will cut up to 3/16” mild steel and 10ga stainless. I have had a Beverly B1 for years and it has always worked flawlessly, this is...

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A TRADE HAS BEEN MADE!

Trying to put the "swap" back into swap meet. Thank you to everyone for showing interest.

Pep C Strebeck

Might be that pair of rods could be used for this? Just guessing. 43723.jpg They'd be too short for a T axle. Maybe for a Model A axle??? I always wanted to believe that is what these were/are for, but they are too short for both the Model T and A axle. The only point on a T axle that they might po...

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The one in your first photo (right/passenger side) is in correctly, but is a Model A shackle, the photos belwo are of the replacement Model A shackles with the grease fitting: IMG_7013.JPG IMG_7014.JPG The shackle in the second photo (left/driver side) is in correctly and Model T, see the photo that...

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IMG_7010.JPG IMG_7011.JPG IMG_7012.JPG I have had these for more years than I care to recall, they came to me in a lot of tooling that was all K.R. Wilson (all Model T and Model A tooling) and these have been rolling around in the bottom of the box all that time. Whether or not these are in fact KR...

Pep C Strebeck

Still looking to make a trade for either of the 2 tools shown in the original post. Looking for either a Stevens No. T-290 Bushing Refacer or one of the reproduction ones offered by the vendors in the past.

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Norman Kling wrote: ↑
Wed Feb 16, 2022 2:26 pm
Or Acetone? You need a very strong solvent to remove it. Should be doable.
Norm

Agree with Norm, Acetone. Let it soak a little bit to soften it up and then a good sharp blade/scraper to remove the bulk, the rest should just wipe off.

Pep C Strebeck

Carburetors are sold, payment pending. Thank you very much.

Pep C Strebeck

Still in need of a wrench.

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Still looking for one AMOCO TF spark plug.

Pep C Strebeck

The auction listing says: This list is very condensed- See our website for full listing. (Well over 450-500 lots to sell). Their website only list less than 300 items. I have tried to contact the auctioneer with some questions since I saw this post on the 2-5-22 and have yet to hear back. And I agre...

Pep C Strebeck

I have 2 of them and they work every bit as well as they show in the video.

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Reamer is sold pending payment.

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Original, combination Spindle and Tie Rod Bushing Reamer, 2713-14. IMG_6810.JPG IMG_6804.JPG IMG_6806.JPG IMG_6808.JPG I believe this to be a Keystone reamer but I can only see where it says FORD 2713-14 on the shank, price is $40 shipped anywhere in the U.S. (will ship overseas). The reamer comes w...

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Socket wrench has been sold and will soon be heading West to its new home, thank you.

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Spark plugs are sold and will be on their way to a new home, thank you.

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Puller is sold and will be on its way to a new home, thank you.

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Puller is sold and will be on its way to Bob, thank you.

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More photos.

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Ford 3-Z-611 Transmission Driven Gear Puller, price is $70 shipped anywhere in the U.S. (will ship overseas). IMG_6996.JPG IMG_6997.JPG Excellent condition, marked with the 3Z part number, no Ford script. If you would like to see any other photos or have any questions, please feel free to ask. You c...

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Ford 5-Z-1172 Wire Wheel Rear Hub Puller, price is $100 shipped anywhere in the U.S. (will ship overseas). IMG_6992.JPG IMG_6993.JPG IMG_6995.JPG Excellent condition with clear Ford script and 5Z number. If you would like to see any other photos or have any questions, please feel free to ask. You ca...

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Three carburetors in one lot, 2 Holley NH and 1 Holley G body (cast iron), price is $70 (for all 3 carburetors) shipped anywhere in the U.S. (will ship overseas). IMG_6991.JPG IMG_6984.JPG IMG_6986.JPG IMG_6989_2.JPG The swivel top NH is complete and everything moves freely, the throttle arm seems a...

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T-2839 Wire Wheel Socket Wrench for Tool Kit, price is $70 shipped anywhere in the U.S. (will ship overseas). IMG_7000.JPG IMG_7001.JPG IMG_7003.JPG This is not one of the 3Z or 5Z tools that fit the lug nuts, this is the T-2839, T-handle Socket Wrench for the Tool Kit. Stamped with the Ford script ...

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Two N.O.S. Wizard 18 Spark Plugs with boxes, price is $30 shipped anywhere in the U.S. (will ship overseas). IMG_6983.JPG IMG_6982_2_2.JPG IMG_6981_2.JPG The plugs are in good condition with some rust on the bases, but they are new and unused. The boxes are missing the end flaps and the edges have c...

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Wanted to trade, one set of reamers for the Dearborn Equipment Transmission Bushing Reaming Fixture. This is only the 4 reamers, I have no other parts or pieces of the fixture. Each of the reamers has a #2 Morse taper on the shaft. Here is a link to a thread on the old Forum about the fixture: http:...

Pep C Strebeck

Still looking for the 5-Z-212 or 3-Z-686 wrench.

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I have seen this one knocking around on Ebay for a while now:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/193726882854

I have no connection to it, I just remember seeing it.

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E-mail sent.

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E-mail sent.

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Technically not " with " or " to " the Model T, but rather for it. My freshly rebuilt NH (Russ Potter) with original cast arms arrived at the house yesterday and will be installed come April: IMG_6969.JPG I also finally found a box that I had been looking for, I knew it was there but could not remem...

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IMG_6964.JPG I had fished this sign out of a trash can at least 50 years ago ( correction, I picked this out of a trash can when I worked for Ex-Cell-O so that would have been 70+ years ago ), been hanging in the basement ever since. Measures 18" x 14", original frame and backing, the original glas...

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Still in need. Please let me know if you may have one available.

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My answer to your original question, " should I be worried? , I certainly would be. I would agree with a lot of the posts above and find a new frame. You said that the frame number and the engine number match, don't junk the frame rather keep it and make it the "back-burner" project, keep the matchi...

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Pep, You did not let us know if you were the high bidder. I am aware of you "search skills" so if you got it, I say "well played" I would love to say yes, I did get it, but that would not be true. I found it while looking through completed listings (trying to keep an eye on " asking prices vs. gett...

Pep C Strebeck

In one of the photos in the listing you could see that it was/is marked 3Z with a couple of faint numbers beyond that.

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John kuehn wrote: ↑
Sat Jan 15, 2022 4:17 pm
It looks to be a 24 or later chassis on the line he’s working on. The picture has 24 on the corner so maybe that’s when the picture was taken?

That is the 10,000,000th Model T.

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Saw this on Ebay and was wondering if anyone else had seen it? It was listed as being 1-5/8" and the only thing that I know of on the car that is that size is the hubcaps.

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Lot more to it than just getting the extra in the pay packet, the workers had to conform to the rules Henry set in working and his idea of life style and if you did then the extra was paid at the end of the year. So the story go's??? :? Quoted from The Henry Ford; " Those who did have jobs at Ford ...

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Still looking, any help is appreciated.

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Farmer J wrote: ↑
Tue Jan 04, 2022 1:34 pm
What is supposed to hold the lid on? The reproduction one I have fits nicely, but has nothing to tie the lid on. First big bump and off it goes

Part T-5152, Battery Box Lid Clamp. They bolt to T-5150, Battery Bracket.

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I wonder if that’s a T or early Ford engine in what he’s driving. Maybe some kind of prototype? Calling it his "automotive plow," Henry Ford had Joseph Galamb and C.J. Smith construct this experimental machine. It is powered by a 1905 Ford Model B engine with copper water jackets. Screenshot 2021-1...

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These are the only photos on hand of my 1920 Runabout that would show the top bows;

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Still looking, any and all help is appreciated.

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About thirty years ago, the Museum commissioned reproductions of several pieces they had on display. In addition to case goods, they sold a dining table and chairs as well as upholstered furniture. The showroom was on the front of the Museum near the statue and cafeteria. They eventually stopped se...

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The “C” superimposed over an “H” was the trademark for Cleveland Hardware, a business that made steel forgings for Ford and other manufactures. The Cleveland Hardware trade mark can be found on many genuine Ford Model T parts produced during the teens and early 20’s. This trademark has been observe...

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PM sent about brackets.

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I don't have an image of the 3-z-1327 to share,but still looking for both a 3-Z-686 (or later 5-Z-212) and a 3-Z-1327.

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TXGOAT2 wrote: ↑
Wed Dec 22, 2021 7:32 pm
I believe that older Volkswagens (early 1960s) had a low profile 6 volt battery.

A Group 19L battery, 8.250" x 6.750" x 7.500" (L x W x H). The same battery that fits inside the battery box of a 6 volt Farmall Cub.

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