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Classtique used to offer an install service. They would come to your location. Just needed electric and a place to park. I don’t know if they still do this

Bought an item from a well-respected forum member in CA. Item was scheduled to be delivered on a specific day. Checked the mail. Not there. Checked tracking. Said undeliverable no such number. I went to the post office a mile from my home. Told them I would be camping in their lobby until either the...

I bought some items from Georgia. Waited patiently. I tracked it to Kearny, NJ

I live in NJ. But the package decided it wasn’t finished with its road trip and took a Grand Circle Tour to GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan

So what say the experts about reproduction firewalls made to factory drawings?

Will, Snyder's has them in their catalog. 4814E and 4815E Listed as '17-'23 for $230/pair. They are the same as the ones I have off of my Center door. Terry Terry, If you have this style on your Centerdoor, then there IS a difference between Touring/Roadster and Centerdoor running board shields

Here's the drawing from Snyder's catalog.

Here's a pic from 2017, which partially shows what they look like.

Mine doesn’t have them either. I know a guy who owns one near me. I can go look at his on Monday. However it may not be “correct” as I don’t know who restored it before he got it.

The splash shields sold by Howells/Langs/Snyders are all made by Rootlieb in CA. Their catalog lists them as 1917-1923 and they are indeed shown to be different. The Encyclopedia shows only one type of sedan made from 1917 to mid 1923, when the “new” sedan was introduced. The sedan from 1917-1922 wa...

Every New Day timer I ever bought has NEVER said anything about lubing it whatsoever

Has the wrong top on it

You have to blow up the copy of Cimorelli’s site full size to use the plans.

I have an original set of Miller plans I got directly from his daughter

CRAP. And I was looking for a set of these. Oh well, next time

I have a Stewart 160 with the square adapter for my 1922 Centerdoor sedan as there is a square cutout in the dash for mounting it.

I do not have any of the other hardware. The speed dial rotates but not so sure of the numbers. Mainly got it to fill a hole. I think I paid $60 for it

Scott,

I have a TT handbrake assembly. The cam is taller than one for a car.

mike37 cdn wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 28, 2022 10:38 pm
how are you window runs on the glass for the door mine is missing them not sure how to make them

Mine are a latch system introduced in late 21 for the 22 models. The same as the front quarter glass.

Meeting of iron at a friends today.

Doing some test fitting on my Centerdoor.

Hood is slightly out of square.

And the notch for the PILLAR COUPE (that’s what the parts book calls it) is too big.

The sill was replicated by another person and does not match the dimensions of the partial original I have that came with the car

The non-Ford ammeters currently sold by vendors are for positive ground Model A’s Just wire it backwards and yer good

These are as good as they will ever get with me. I am not going to procure a lathe. The four I’ve done have round insulation rings. The other 7 are out of round, dipped, gouged or broken. I do have an unused ring that’s not in a case. I’ve also heard of the fancy jig using a router or dremel. I’ve w...

This one turned out better than the other three

Herb Singe bought a crated T from Morris Chamberlain of Chester, NJ in 1950 for $100 and totally restored it for $675.

Herb was former president of the NJ AACA. He passed in December 2020

Bob,

Will you have a website showing the original parts for sale?

Email inbound

Lemme help you guys out. The front axle spring is at the left, drag link to the middle, under side of cross member to the top. The rear most side of the cross member (facing the engine) is bent. If you look at the spring and cross member relationship, you can see it. You can also probably tell this ...

Steve Jelf wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 11, 2022 5:37 pm

I have a set of Wards and never was able to get them to operate correctly in my car.

Did they test OK?

The car ran but ran poorly regardless of what gap I chose. Had the same problem with Motorcraft F-11’s

I didn’t take them to a shop with a plug tester

Got good advice to straighten a bent radius rod cold ….

How would you fix this? Inside lip of front cross member bent slightly. Without removing it. I am not set up to do that now or ever. Would you hammer it hot? Cold? Or leave it alone?

Today I finished up the spark plug restoration project I've been working on lately. IMG_0685 copy.JPG IMG_0679 copy.JPG IMG_0683 copy.JPG IMG_0681 copy.JPG IMG_0684 copy.JPG One set will go in the car and the rest will ride along as spares. I haven't decided yet which ones I'll use first. I'll test...

That is excellent. Get all the good out of them. Check the rollers and pins. They are the next to wear out. I wore out 3 rollers in one timer on a tour due to worn out pins. TmtRllr.jpg Too many good timers have been discarded. Some only need better insulation around the terminals. I'd love to find...

RajoRacer wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 07, 2022 8:34 pm
Those are "Tiger" timers - if the insulator ring is a dark maroon, those would be "era" - if the insulator is more orange, that would be a more recent repro.

The insulators are dark

The last pic is number 2, which has been debated ad nauseam on this forum

Some of the ones I got the insulation ring is broken at the contacts. I don’t think those can be saved. I do have a “new” insulation ring I might put in

If it’s like my 6 buck Hershey find, the shaft goes all the way to the end of the handle.

Speedy,

The insulators on these two look very smooth and round with no ridges or gouges. Lite surface rust on the interior body

A lathe is out of the question.

That is excellent. Get all the good out of them. Check the rollers and pins. They are the next to wear out. I wore out 3 rollers in one timer on a tour due to worn out pins. TmtRllr.jpg Too many good timers have been discarded. Some only need better insulation around the terminals. I'd love to find...

Got some USED TIMERS in the mail. The contact rings look serviceable. I might get some rollers and test them out.

Second timer on the right I attempted to polish. Both looked like the last picture when I started

JTT3 wrote: ↑
Sat Aug 06, 2022 6:53 pm
Joe if I’m not Mistaken I heard that he passed away. Tried to call him several times and visited with him when I drove through Shreveport,La. a decade ago when I covered that part of the Region. Last email I had from him was 2008.

According to Facebook, Seth joined that site in 2018

How long before Birdhaven joins the 21st Century with an actual accessible website to purchase items from?

I sent you my address via email. Check in is the snail mail.

Cost to ship timers to 08527? Thanks. If you still have them, I’ll take them.

There are 5 items on my car (not counting the top, upholstery or glass and wiring) that are not Ford manufacture: New Day Timer, outside oil line, rear seat panel, mag post and generator cutout (it’s a diode in a period looking case)

Cold it shall be! Thanks.

I put 60 to 65 in all of mine.

Can you repair a bent radius rod by cold bending or should I heat it!

How about start each end and meet in the middle?

Will a modern Group 1 battery fit in a reproduction battery box?

Berg’s radiators, or at least the one I have, didn’t have the reinforcement across the bottom. Those he was making just recently DID have that feature. And the top tank was one piece.

There’s a video on YouTube showing him building one.

I believe Brassworks is 6 months out....

I washed mine today

I’m not even going to attempt to drive on a public road with these. They are Firestones

Got a set of shop rollers. I’m going to attempt to pump them to 30 pounds. Any more than that, and I’ll probably be wearing them as shrapnel

I do not have a set. Must have unloaded them a while ago. Sorry

I might have a set. I’ll check in the morning

My quote from them was also in error as they assumed I wanted tires.

These tools are shown in a couple of the Murray Fahnestock books, so they were used somewhere. He specifically shows them used on Model Ts

Yes, I know I can buy new ones, but I'd like to have a set of originals. THANKS!

For Model T use, you can run down the crankcase nuts and bolts with it. I assume on the Model A as well

I have rebuilt transmissions in the past and sometimes it's nice to see how other do it. I just don't want someone to ruin their car. I will not post the name of the person or video link I saw that made me cringe, but I will tell you that you do not take one piece of wire and run it through the bol...

If You come home from Luray with a car….You’re sleeping in it.

Wow. You didn’t wait until the 10th. Lol

Coming down to Luray, I am looking at finding a set of sedan splash aprons from 17-22. Not looking to do any serious surgery. MIGHT be in the market for 17-22 sedan fenders, depending on how much stuff I can cram in a Ford Fusion. No major surgery, please. Possibly a Front Cross Member MIGHT also be...

Just got two ash boards for my sills to the Center Door. Now to carefully "carve" them into the correct dimensions. LOL

Spare tire carrier....hmmmmm

FABULOUS!!

Yadkin Valley Ford in Wilkesboro, NC has a 15 and other cars in their showroom. The oldest Ford dealer in NC/SC since 1915.

Interesting folding seat in this ‘15 touring. Age unknown, was in place when vendor bought the car 15 years ago. That is a period accessory you could purchase to make your passenger compartment into sleeping quarters for camping trips. It's called the "Good Night Sleeper". The back and sides are pa...

The blocks were not scripted after 1924, if I recall correctly.

Replied to your email

Humblej wrote: ↑
Sat Apr 16, 2022 5:27 pm
What dimension wood do you need?

I'm looking for a finished thickness of 1.25 or 5/4 Ash I want it at least 7 inches wide so I can creep up on the actual width and at least 8 feet long for a little overage.

A $1,00 bucks for that roadster/truck is an AWESOME price. Get it

Taking advice from another thread, I decided to get a quote from Baird Bros Lumber for some wood to make the sills for my Centerdoor project. They don’t sell the correct sized wood in less than 50 board foot lots, but they do sell dimensional lumber the correct length and with that I can glue up and...

Who’s coming to Luray in May and what are you bringing?

I’m in the market to buy some stuff.

Thanks.

Still trying to finalize drawings for my Center Door. No one around me has ash, so I'm going to have to order it. Try Baird Brothers over in Ohio. They have ash. I got a load of oak last fall. Quality wood. Their Ash 5/4 and 6/4 lumber must be ordered at a minimum of 50 board feet. I don't need tha...

Still trying to finalize drawings for my Center Door. No one around me has ash, so I'm going to have to order it.

Mine, also wrapped around the front bow, neither a roadster or a 21, but the flap is designed as a V that goes in front of and behind the top glass frame, with a slot for the windshield wiper arm to fit into.

Only once, in my entire membership since 2009, have I ever received the magazine in the first month it covers, and that was the January 2022 edition.

All,

A set of original valve stems, and all associated hardware has been procured. Thank you much. MTFCA is the GREATEST!

Lee from Blockley emailed me and determined he had quoted the wrong postage. Postage for 4 tubes to NJ is 65 British Pounds. That's better than the 190. The larger number was for tires and tubes together. LOL

I just received a quote from Blockley for 4 inner tubes. At 35 pounds per tube plus postage of 190 pounds, that puts it at 330 pounds That's 400 bucks American. There's no way in hell....

Will, If you are want originals, what make and part number are you looking for? It is my understanding that the new metal stems will only take the new reproduction nuts and cover. Am I correct?? I think that's correct. I am in talks right now with someone to procure a set of originals plus covers.

Allan wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 02, 2022 1:37 am
Will, the Blockley valve stems are the more usual fatter stems, if that is of concern to you. They take the more plentiful hardware.

Allan from down under.

Allan,

The more plentiful hardware: would that be the currently made reproduction covers and nuts?

That is a possibility. I guess no one wants to part with their stems....

What are my chances of someone having FIVE stems, bridge washers and nuts they would be willing to part with. I'm looking to get them for the inevitable of not being able to obtain metal stemmed tubes ever again for my current Centerdoor project. Or are they "unobtainium?" Let me know your price...T...

signsup wrote: ↑
Thu Feb 10, 2022 5:34 pm
From the auction listing :
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There is an INTERNET PREMIUM of 15 percent . Click on the ProxyBid link in the original first post.

15 percent premium, No thanks

OK, I did find the page that gives the date. I'm told there are more pictures of #2 than the two side shots. If there really are, I'm not smart enough to find them. I have no trouble finding all the photos of table saws and glassware on the local auction companies' sites, but this one has me stumpe...

My 22 seat is exactly like that

I painted my car with a foam roller

I’ve sent an email and a PM two two different people.

Wanting measurements of original hood shelf blocks for a 1922 sedan.

Yes, I could buy repros, but I want to try making my own. Need measurements for front ant rear.

Taken care of. I am set for two years.

Exactly what I thought happened.

I renewed my Membership TWICE, once on January 13, 2022 and AGAIN today January 25.

I didn't mean to do it. Can It be applied to the following year???

Thanks

Having received some rough pieces from another Centerdoor that is long gone, I’m readjusting my sill thickness to 1 1/4 inches instead of 1 5/16th inches. I’ll probably cut new wood to the larger size and creep up to the smaller size. I’m not sure how much of a difference 1/16th inch makes over all....

Mark Osterman wrote: ↑
Sun Jan 16, 2022 4:23 pm
I think I have some originals you can borrow

Mark,

I sent you a private message

I'm wanting to replicate a set of hood shelf blocks for 1922. Anybody have some, front and back, that could send me general measurements.

Yeah, yeah, I know....I can buy them from a supplier. But I wanna try making my own.

Thanks

I've taken apart both Ford and Ames horns and neither had a gasket.

I used cold galvanizing spray paint on a gas tank and the paint turned to powder that you could wipe off with your hands.

Eastwood makes a two part paint in a spray can. You puncture the seal of the bottom of the can then mix by shaking and then spray

There's not enough space currently in my basement to lay the sill patterns out flat on the floor. However they are drawn on 7 pieces of 9 x 12 inch paper taped together.

a couple more

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