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Same tool rest adapted easily on my crumby old flat-bed Atlas. More of a problem with a Vee-ways lathe. You must take pains to keep the sawdust out of gearing and to see that oil doesn't soil your project. Overall, it's not the best idea JMHO

It's why I keep horses. ;)

I thought the original got stolen years ago and was never found?
Um, considering my luck with women,perhaps that might have been a bargin if it would draw in the lady in that first picture that Ruxsstel posted.:)

When a kid, my older brother admitted he used to think a line in one of Johnny Cash's songs was:
When I hear that whistle blowing, I hang my head out to dry.

I am torn by places like this. While I like the old stuff and the ambiance it creates,
most times it is just lots of fake and contrived signs and artifacts that ultimately
draw in the crowds of old fat white pasty dudes, in their hot rod T-shirts, shorts, and
sandals with socks. If they are car guys, they are the type that have the 60's muscle
car...

I must admit there is a Milton, snap on air chuck in my pickup, waiting for that time with my TT tires.
Scott, thanks for bringing this back. Sorry I Up'd it. :)
Never a dead subject. Like the steel, under the seat and elusive hinges.

Thanks Mike I had no idea that I was being photographed. We had a great time out on the salt even tho we didn't get to watch them run, we had to leave before the delay was over. Burger, you are right the back of the bout makes a great pickup box. The other half of the boat is on my friends 30 model A called A Boat Load of Fun unnamed.jpg unnamed...

I found Stu Lyon. He was in upstate NY and unable to get phone reception. He has a restored 1913/14 T that because of bad knees and long legs cannot drive. His price of $18,000 is very reasonable. His number in NY is 518 359 9648 and if not there his number in Florida is 352 729 4638.

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum has an extensive collection of Indiana manufactured automobiles.

They only have space in the museum to publicly display 40 vehicles at any given time. I would say they have at around 300 vehicles in their collection including race cars and Indiana and non-Indiana commercially produced automobiles.

Nine...

It has a rolling miss right away, a tiny surge towards the end and maybe a small rattle. If the engine was cold on that start, it may straighten out and...well...ya know. It sounded a carb or more to me but I've never had the pleasure of getting acquainted with one.
I drive a 14 year old Chevy pickup and I refuse to drive him unless he's warmed up...

My 90 year old father and a long gone friend Lynn Davis......wish Lynn was still here so I could learn more.

Where are you talking ?
Thanks for your service !! :)

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Generally speaking, one needs to remove the three screws on the plastic end cap and lift
the side access panel to get at the cord. Pulling the cord from the side compartment, find
the end with the loop and engage the opposite end with...

H... ...t. I can't type what I wanted to say about that link!
That was outstanding! Thanks Leo! I'm glad you showed your 4 string, tin can job too!
Hahaha! Somehow this thread struck a chord with me ;) I am one that is far too slow to respond with a relevant quip. :lol:
Let's string this along! That how slo
Then, my brain says to me Paddle...

Chad,
My nephew was doing some yard cleaning around my storage bldg. and found this old lawnmower? magneto. It's a little rusty but still may be savable. Has points on the inside so it would need to be mounted so a shaft with a lobe could trip it. Might be something to play with on the way to something better. It will fit into a small flatrate...

what an awesome photo. very atmospheric)

Dallas, that is so cool to see that those side boards will have another purpose. :) Dave

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FJ

Burger,

Just don't screw the nut all the way off. Leave it on 3-4 threads and pull the socket off, or at least loosen the socket's grip in the nut by wiggling it around, then take it the rest of the way off by hand. If you accidentally screw it all the way off, just start it back on and then pull the socket off.

Really neat photo!

Chuck Doan is one of those masters of dioramas.

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And they were made a few miles from me in South Bend, IN.

I wanna drive that! I would.
Get it good and warmed up and... Go!
Thanks John!

Herb, thanks for putting this up. That was a great video.

I was at Shaw AFB, Sumter, South Carolina. A bunch of us watched on a little b/w tv in the barracks. It was my mother's birthday that day also. My walk on the moon didn't come until a year later. :lol

The method that E-Bay applies to it's site is no different then any department or grocery store and it's done to increase sales. Department and grocery stores move items and displays around so you have to walk through the entire store to find an item that you always buy. The item you want was always on the third shelf in the 5th isle but now you...

I believe that Governor Newsome and and his cronies in the State legislature truly believe if they passed a law mandating the sun not come up tomorrow, that it would not! Who do these freaks think they are? We are a very long way from independence from fossil fuels, regardless of legislation.

Those lights are 28 only.

Part of the acetylene producing process inside the tank uses acetone. Like Rich says,you want that valve up as far as possible to let the gas out but keep the acetone from running into the hose.

Incredible!
Thanks Herb.
Rich

I've been watching 4014 on youtube videos lately. Absolutely mesmerizing watching it go down the track at (I'm guessing) 60-70 MPH. Some of the videos have 844 running in tandem with it. Now that's a show!!!! Dave

I was living in Austin, Texas, with my Wife and two kids. I was determined to watch this Show in color. We had a small, probably 12 , black and white TV with the Rabbit Ear antennae, ran a wire over to a window screen for better reception. I started looking for a used color set, the system was still so new they were hard to find.. Finally found...

I'm glad that PB Blaster worked for you.

FWIW, 1910s-1920s pot metal was usually awful, they had trouble with intergranular corrosion even back then, and metallurgists finally got it sorted out around 1929. Unfortunately, since pot metal takes to precision casting so well, way too many distributor bodies and carburetor parts were made out of it.

BHarper. Thanks for the info. I have loved these cars since I was a boy. I understand what you are saying about a pile of parts. Usually I see these cars as a pile of parts. I'm ok with that. Kind of like having a T that has many years all together. I have my budget and I will make sure I don't bust it. They don't come up often but I'm not going...

:lol:
Completely incorrigible or just naughty.
That's what I like about you Burger. :) You tells it like you sees it yet with a sense of DEEP humor about us all.
Yes about the harder parts to hear.
Sounds like me and my son.
I'm a bit more moderation than Son is tho. ;)

You gotta be kidding me GREG.
You know I kid you.
YOU took those photos and I'm glad you found them again! Pretty lucky GREG. :)
Du

Scott, you are right about the Command Trac , but I don't think there was any option on a YJ (Wrangler) transfer case. Should be a New Process NV-231. My 96 Cherokee (XJ) had the same. They work great, just needs to be slick to use on road .
93 (95) was the last of the real Jeep . 1996 there was no Jeep Wrangler and 97 was the introduction of the...

Supreme Leader has a nice ring to it.

And another first for Herr Porsche, also designed for the Lohner car works, in 1901 he built a Hybrid gasoline-electric four wheel drive car !

The wifeperson and I share a cynical humor for the way our media and society self-
flagulate each other on what she and I see as meaningless landmarks and achievements
making news.The above comment about cheap plastic and chrome tools is right on par
with that. I often muse (with some sadness) that my idea of a celebrity is Jimmy Stewart
or...

Update!
Your input helped Merv get more info on that USA carb on his rare NZ engine. Perhaps only 20 of the 500 or so still around.
He's getting close as time permits him. IF interested. Me? Very much. Valves on the side. Have a MN built tractor engine here like that.
'cept this one has four cylinders and it's a Twin City.
OT for sure.

Ned

when I had my trailer built, I had them weld 2 plates along the length of the trailer floor and then tack E-Track to the plate. The wood floor goes up against it. That way, I have nearly infinite tie-down locations for one or two cars. I also put in some recessed permanent tie-downs IN the floor for some specialized use(s), but the E-Track is...

Yeah, that's an old pump Dallas. I bet she sucked it right out still !! :? :lol:

Mine is so old, the plastic handle with the switch just fell apart the other day, still works, used it today.

I laughed so hard this afternoon when I read this thread, I almost couldn't sleep for my nap!
Thanks again for making my good day great. :)

Thanks Dave. :) I could buy linings but they're 68 bucks for a set of four from the vendors. Like a bird, cheep. Dumb as a rock too 'tho, that's probably an excellent price! :lol:
I do have an old brake lining/rivet machine, remember the ones that have a drum sander built in on the other side so a fella could reshape the linings perfectly to fit...

Kalamity Dick Klamitbofer built just the one that is in Chugwater.

Ten bucks says a putty knife and some roofing tar in the speaker holes will do the
trick too ! Gorilla Glue ? JB Weld ? Maybe do a trial run with mayonnaise ! :lol:

All the local welding supply houses send the torches people want repaired here. I carry my stuff to them directly as they are close by. They do good work.BUT as of late,alot of companys have bought out each other and merged and so forth and it has prompted a loss of parts supply for alot of torch and gauge sets. I use Marqutte torches with victor...

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FJ

Ding ! Ding ! Ding ! .... We have a winner !

Wayne gets 3 bonus points and an extra slice of raisin pie.

No DeSoto convertibles were built after the 1959 model year. While technically a real car,
it is a 1961 Chrysler Newport platform (shared with DeSoto), with a DeSoto nose clip, interior,
and side trim hung on it. Knowing the builder, I would...

Sounds like a great one. $1.99? and Hardcover, 372 pages.
Thanks

I never became what I would call a serious record collector. Too many other interests, and projects, competing for my time and money. However I spent several years around some serious collectors. One thing, besides condition, also makes a HUGE difference in value. And that is what is on the record, song, its genre, comedy skit, historical voices,...

The one thought I had about these tires is that the holes will pick up rocks, mud, snow, slush and fling it on another car at 65 miles an hour breaking windows, denting doors, scratching paint. I guess the lawyers will make out fairly well.

Burger, you have much on your plate like many still? We can lament about our travels yet can't we?... I do too. And yearn for... More...
Crap, do I need to check Lucky the TT's wheels? He's on break too Burger, waiting to see if I have enough money this fall for rear tires ($600) after some Other Things that are VERY pressing that suck cash away...

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With most Amish you leave a message and they call you back. During business hrs you may get an answer if they are near the phone shack.

Well well. Beautiful images Rich! Thank you! :mrgreen:
:D

Back when politics was ‘clean’ and funny ! :lol:

Can’t say that now. :shock:

17 minutes well spent. Fantastic video! Very well spent.
I'm not a 50's car guy but I'd love to take that one for a spin after warming it up... 115 mph? Naw, but to put it thru it's paces.
Just to see a perspective of Bob's (RIP) love of older Ford's from then.
Thanks Marv.
I watched another older friend move his 60's or 70's Drott, tracked...

The USB charger and Blutooth port give it away.

Hi John E.
As soon as I saw your request for Car ID, I saved the image to my Crossley photo folder.
I would say that is a 1912-1913 15hp Crossley 2seater Roadster. English manufacture fitted with an Australian body.
You, being Computer,Photographic and a prolific instrument player could post a front section photo of our 15hp Crossley for forum...

You will have to sign up, but there a a few people that have high wheelers;

We've had so much rain I saw this in the front yard this morning and the guy on board was calling to my dog!

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Pretty cool!

Just LOOK at all the folks who like car shows clogging up this thread...... :D

I wish I could get a ride in a Model T this ground is burning up my feet!

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I can't imagine life without a truck. I commute 160 miles roundtrip, so i don't drive my truck everyday, but I still can't imagine not owning one. When you need one, you need one. I've known people that seem to get by with a utility trailer behind their car when they just HAD to haul something, but that ain't for me. I've got a couple of trailers,...

Neat of you to post your dad's Roadster Dick!
My sister's old/newer car is a 28 or 9 Plymouth sedan. They don't use it enough tho.
:)

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Wonderful!

Another too quick for a photo...
On the other side of my driveway this evening, was momma and 4-5 baby skunks walking into the bramble !! Looked like one big black and white ball of fur moving along, cute as could be...at a safe distance !! :shock:

Gonna have to keep an eye on Petey.

I understand they just opened a new one in Bozard Ford St Augustine, I think I'll go check it out.

My now deceased best friend used a wringer washer to wash his greasy coveralls and other clothes as he was a Diesel mechanic (among other things, including T's) and didn't want to use the wife's machine. He had had a heart transplant and some of his meds made him a bit forgetful. One time, he put his insulated coveralls in the machine in his...

It's the classic Goliath beats David story... wait, what???

Thanks everyone for the advice and compliments on the car! It is now posted in vehicles for sale. ya'll take care ;)

Dan: Imagine this a 22ft Day boat being towed by a Suzuki Samurai! he backed the boat down the ramp and launched it then didn't have enough power to pull the trailer back up the ramp...Glad I didn't see him on the road. I told my Dad about this (He was a Florida Highway patrol) he said well technically there is no law saying how big your tractor...

$4,450. I'd say that is pretty good for a running chassis with the following description:

This Depot hack runs and drives well. I bought this car at an auction with some others and do not know the details of it. This is a great driver quality vehicle to enjoy , i.e. a pig-in-a-poke. Of course some people might see it as a more than a running...

Pot metal is easy to fix. All you need to do is fill the cracks glue it together make a silicon mold, our wax into the mold, dip the wax, melt the wax, then cast with a better metal.

Winter came late to Spokanistan this year. The temps dropped and the snow that DIDN'T
come in the usual December-January started coming down in earnest in late February, and
didn't stop until the end of March. When it was done, I had about 3-5 feet in the sheltered
areas, and double that where drifts had blown in against fences and buildings. And...

Tour plaques can be treasures to keep. They can be colorful and interesting. The lower left was a leather one.
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I want to do that!

Sorry to bump this but those are great photos Herb!!
As my grandsons age a few years like those boys in the photo, they'll stop asking me to do it all FOR them and start asking
Can we have this? To do on their own! Yesss!
Been OT busy and missed this. Or is it OT/OT busy? :lol:
Thanks Herb!
On a deeper level, thank you.